Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14


swell, meow, yeou Teller, if yeour'c
determined to throw away yoour money
where ycou don't stand no chance win
MIN, why just pull out your dough! =
During this time, the pseudo Mission
larry had worked his way along through
the crowd, and getting behind Strong,
though Gas he supposedly unobscrvcd by
Dodge, remarked in a low tone
oh Strong, this is too good IL you
don't hurry through and take the ninny's
money soon l shall explode with laugh
ter. ! can't hold in much longer; but
say, Strong, equal shares, you knows-
honor bright US three 7
sOf course chimed in Brown, with
a wink Of the eye and . twist Of the
mouth-s parfners!'
Only for benevolent purposcs!' whis-
pered Strong, this is the richest sell Of
the season-but II you say SO why part
ners it is
sO!thc dear heather Z observed Mr..
Walker, opening his mouth as if imbib-
ing a julep-' I'm as dry as powder
horn = ss mess 3 as m
Dodge had meanwhile been gazing in
tently in the hat, and person not ac-
quainted with the peculiar twinkle Of his
large eyes, would have sworn that he
had seen nothing else for tho last five
minutes.
Cap'n, want you to hold these ere
thousand dollars. and as man OF honor,
in the presence Of these passengers, see
that fair play is did few stranger
az would rather have nothing TO do
with this affair." replied the Captaia,
"but if you wish me to hold the stakes,
| win do so, and call upon my passen-
gers TO see that everything is honorable"
aWell, Captain" exclaimed Strong,
in voice loud enough to be heard by all
present, "sherc's thousand dollars in
current bills and gold, to cover the YAM
KEGS pilc.'
"See that it's genewine, Capn, and
no geouging."
aAll right" replied the Captain,
g and now, gentlemen, please inform me,
loud enough for all to hear, the precise
character of the bet"
" Well, that air chap there,
what's got the red whiskers and big
watch chain, and my own self, what
don't want to hev it called bcttin', puts
up in yeour hand one thousand dollars
each, and eff that air kecrd in that air
hat, with that air knife jabbed through
it, is the Jack Of Spades, the hull tcw
thousand dollars Is mine, but il that air
kecrd, in. chat ..ir hat, with that air knife
jabbed through it, is the Jack Of Clubs,
then the few thousand dollars is his'n.---
Amt that right, ycou Teller ~
"That is perfectly right, gentleman
replied Strong, drawing his hand across
his mouth to hide a laugh, and edging a.
round sidewise, for he could hardly keep
in. "Ycs, Captain, the Yankees state
ment is correct" .nsiHg
The idea of vcrdant nutmeg YAM
kee putting upa thousand dollars on the
cut-tlrroat game of "Changing Jack, 7
was so extremely ludicrous, when added
TO the fact, that it was all done as an act
of benevolence for the poor heather,
that the crowd could only BY the greatest
exertion, refrain from yelling. Walker,
who Of course exercised firm belief
that the Yankee must, beyond doubt,
get the entire two thousand dollars, here
winked 10 the clerk Of the bar, and
smacked his lips with hilarity, as isiici,
as 10 say, 'Juleps FOR the crowd at
my expense in few minutes, my boy"
Strong and Brown very silly perform
ed few mysterious gyrations with their
fingers, such as initiating the cutting Of
the throat, q rope around the neck, and a
dive into the river, three very common
ways of committing suicide, and too Of
ten adopted by young adventures from
the North and East, who blindly stake
their all after falling into the hands of
these Western river chaps. ~ ~
Smiling at the earnesiness and un-
bounded confidence Of the hcartlcss cut
throats, whose slightest movements had
not escaped his eagle eye, Dodge merely
remarked: t M a9fi
Let them laff that wins there's tew
sides 10 all jokes, tew sides to this keerd,
and tew sides e. all Of yeolr mouths 10
laf eout of---so here she comes"
Drawing out the knife and turning
over the card, to the astonishment Of the
whole crowd, il was the Jake of Spades!
As the captain passed the money over
to Dodge, the lower jaws of the disap-
pointed sharpers fell about feet, andal-
most simultaneously exclaimcd--4 nt
"Jewed, by-----w 70 ta
Yankeed, by !''us aosIs
Bit, by----!'' 4a 8
The crowd, who were bound to have
good time any way, and more especial
ly now that the joke was so much richer