Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-04-24

risk heap of money on that ere game
Every well-I'm with you stranger!" exclaimed
Strong, swapping his fingers; there's plenty more
money where this from, and Pm willing TO risk
all I've got in the world, that can by repeating
few short sentences in hog latin charge the Jack of
Spades while under your hand, into the Jack of
Clubs, and that you can't tell by the sense OF feeling
when the Spade takes its departure"
''Look a here, old fax headl'' exciGmed Brown,
another of the conederates swelling out his large
form to its fullest dimensions and briStling up to
Dodge as il for a fight. s'Look "a here, Mr. Phil
garlic, you interfering in other peoples business
have set TO that mans pile myself, and don't want
no man to interfere
q ak your pardon, if lntrude," says Dodge.
every well; you may jest bet ONCE" says
Brown, looking al Dodge very closely, ''for see
you arc not a sporting man. You may bet once, II
you wish; mind, only ONCE! as it's my game; but
hereafter, as general thing, you had better not in
erfere with Strangers games, for you may get into
a musSi''
ssWal, yeas, it pears to be-so now go on with
the show, for l want tew make some money ALFRED
bad.'' says Dodge, taking hold with both hands of
what appeared TO be the leg of the Jack of Spades
Every well, then,' says Strong, turning the pack
over-'now pull the card, and keep il bottom side
upward
Dodge pulled the apparent Jack of Spades out on
the table, holding his left hand over It, while with
the right he took off his bell crowned hat and sweep
ing the card off between the palm of both hands, had
the appearance of placing the drawn card into the
folds of the old bandana, upon which he placed his
double fist, remarking at the time
'sBy ginger. eff yeou kin git that air Jack o.
Spades eou of that air hat by way of yeour hog Lat
in, hope l may be stuffed to death with billed I'M
yunsl'
While the party were in the highest state of rolc
/ and excitement over the verdancy of the victim,
Dodge took from his pocket jack knife, and, open
ing ii with his teeth, held 1t over the hat and taking
out the bandana which held the card he had drawn
I he he abb he of clear
through the other card and hat, and into the table,
eXclaiming-
Dang my buttons, ef keer for the hat-Pll jab
her anyhow, cause, If make hull lot OF money
+ kin buy new hat, can't 10
While Dodge holding TO the knife, and
looking as if he expected every minute that the hat
would take wings the trio could hardly keep in but
il too good to spoil, they only wInSed TO one
another, much as to say
"a sure thing OF it. Got him on the dead! What
an excellent thing to tell''
The crowd SMOKING something extraordinarily
rich gathered around the party, and revealed by
their anxious faces, that every board had now
become deeply interested in the result of the profess
Onal SHINING.
ssNow, then, saws Strong, looking the victim
sharply in the eyes, and holding up his right arm,
while he repeated in slow and measured tones, as
solemn the High Sheriff at public execution
'now then, my friend, prepare for the miracle:
wow look OFT for tricks that's strange
F'Ill be kcr-walIoped TO death with cabbages, old
fellerI if that air keerd is changed anyhow!'
'Il go a thousand dollars that it DID!'' says
Strong-''and that the card that your knife is now
sticking through, is the Jack of Clubs.'
''Wal, / coined eOut West here for TO buy con-
siderable of a farm, and eff | kin make a thousand
dollars in one pile s'pose | mought well dew it,
but mind meow, don't call it betn for that would
be wicked and only take this ere thousand dollars
for benevolent purpose, but as FARTHER used to say
Sin for pence, in for pound so here goes
Suiting the action TO his words, Dodge deliberately
drew from an inside vest pocket an old greasy wal
let and taking therelom ten hundred dollar bills
on Philadelphia bank, held them in his hand and
exclaimed
ssNeIl, meow, yeou feIIer, eff yeou're determined
10 throw away yeour money where yeou don't stand
no chance Of winnin', why jest pull eout yeour
dough.''
Dodge had meanwhile been gazing inienlly in The
bat, and person moi acquainted with the peculiar
twinkle of his large eyes, would have that he
had seen nothing else for the last five minutes
/ "Cap'n, want you to hold these 'ere thousand
dollars, and a man Of honor, in the presence Of
these ere passengers chat fair play is did tew
stranger"
81 would rather have nothing to do with the affair."
replied the captain, ''but if you wish for me TO hold
the stakes will do so, and call upon my passsen
/ gers TO that everything is honorable"
''Well, Captain exclaimed Strong, in a voice loud
enough 10 be heard by all present, 'there's thou
sand dollars in current bills and gold to the
Yankees pile"
"See that it's genuine, Captain and no geouging"
''An right" replied the Captain, ''and now, gen
tlemen, please inform me- loud enough for all to hear,
I the precise character of the bet"
While Dodge's attention had been drawn of by
the prospective fight Strong cut the Jack Of Spades
directly thro' the centre, with his ackknile-had
the legs, and placed the head part evenly the
lead Of the Jack of Clubs, crossing his thumb
the out edge 10 all appearances, the legs Of the
Jack of Clubs belonged to the head of the Jack Of
Spades
''You sec that is the Jack of Spades" said he
turning 10 Dodge.
els that air spot genuine;" says Dodge wetting
his finger and touching the spade at the head of the
Jack
''You find it so, don't you;" pressing il close with
his thumb TO prevent its moving.
''Well, that air chap there what's got red whisl1-
ers and big watch-chan, and my own self, what don't
want to have it called betin, puts up in yeour hand
one thousand dollars each and eff that air keerd in
that air hat with that air knife abbed through it, is
the Jack Of Spades the tew thousand dollars is mine
but if that air keerd in that air hat with that air
knife iabbed through it, is the Jack of Clubs then
! the tew thousand dollar is his'n-ant that right,
yeOu feler:'
.sThat is perfectly right, gentemen,'' replied
Strong, drawing his hand across his mouth TO hide
laugh, and edging around sideways, Tor he could
hardly keep in. ayes, Captain, the Yankees state
ment is CORRECT"
The idea Of a verdant nutmeg Ynnkee putting up
thousand dollars on the cut-hroat game of 'sChang
ing Jack" was so extremely ludrcrous, that the
crowd could only by the greatest exertion, refrain
from yielding.
Strong and Brown very syly performed few mys-
FERROUS gyratiOns with the fingers, such initiating
and dive into the river, these very common ways
of COMMITTING Slcide and foo often adontPd nv