Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-31
Sol. and Daddy playing "Swcat..
By NED ALHRo.

49, WIN jim, an OlutI DIDlHtF, and he In.
was goner What am you dom here p '5 al ne
his daddy. asked
"A pIayin' Of S~eot, said Sol. CATHERINE
what constituted the bank up
'S~eoH and what's that sonny .
why you see that ere board, with
s. 8, painted on Well Jcm said he go - -; -
bet any other figure than 5, if ia h. a'I "a! q
double, and throws three skies every roe n a'l9
puts him TO perfect smash. anu
Old Mr.. Science didn't quite understand ..
answer, but he reckoned to himself the r ,I4
rashles had becn'cr gamblin' and WinDin' o-
another's money
jim, said he, jest tote ycrself in III tEe loBso
an Stay there till l come; and YOU Solomon :,
and cut me willow branch-d..acllv.'
what for " asked Sol
4 N goin to give you lickcn mv son. Wb..
sen the Scripture Spare tie rod and Smile ,Lo
child, and ii | should do that thing vopd caa
tnue to So on in this wicked way, until von,d
come to the galIus'
Daddy, said the youngstcr, putting both bands
in his trousers pockets, there is no talkin' to me
in that solemn strain, for ! tell you I'm bound r.
be a gambler-9allus orno gallus Now. there's
Nancy Smith, the female | set up with. She c.,
as how I'm a lamb and don't all lam bs qag,5o39,
Hold yer tung, you drafted skunk, YOU'RE ig.
nOraut rs boss; an If YOU don't take warnin
youH to dreadful cnd-surc as vou,rr !
human bcln' Solomon; | say, that gamblers have
dealings with the devil, and i YOU should 20 down
70 New ork with ten dollars in yer pocket they'd
win all from YOU in a day.
Iii bet they wouldn't
Besides, if they couldn't get it no low else
they d cut your throat with "a banana. and then
chuck YOU down some of these hundred foo, prt,r
Who's afraid I'm tea 20. il don't itlinK
| could beat the captain OF Tie hull crew al to
Il
-hrcc SKIES a dozen tmes-Laud rtnnG'-aDd
daddy, / can tell you how many sIo.s is on the
top and bottom without lookin =
And let me shake EN- up and kiye en- oyer?'
y ., daddy
And you turn yer back and ~hetrer eye:"
'EIzactIv
1T can { be done said the old mn solemnIv
the thing impossible. Angels coudntdo i'll
couldn't DO it,
Well l Kin, said Sol with grin.
Silence YOU drafted william; dn't tell YOU
nobody could
NHaJIl yer bet ,?
Me 5etZ an old man almost in my grave, and
a deacon at that What would sister Crump saw,
| wonder, If she Should hear Of such "A thing -
No dad, said sol, i didn't mean to say voul
wouldn't; bu, | tell You what | DID mean. You
see .'e gog hye dollars in silver, and van. f,e
more q buy watch. How, if you.l gre me
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! wja,' and lie old man lis. d. JAGGED Indiana
W. aa'aNss. '7e.o@oa' silver. aa4 sals he dice
80 s.@4..7 s,.vla 500 -. minus :
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