Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-18
Playing Osa sssdge sor Eks Presidency
Dream OF Sut Lsyeagood,s.
By ST, Of Tennessee.

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ought to know it for the benefit Of your car-ae-
ter Tor cuss me if you eSer even thought anything
smart awake"
Thus bantered, SUIT leaned against the rough
board counter of the doggery, with lumber of
whisky in one hand, while the other sounded for
the bottom of hoe in his breaches, by courtesy
called pocket--took small sip and began to tell
his dream. Hear him, reader, speak for himself:
Gentlemen l dreampt an unpossibility last
mite. wurii Washington City, an know l
never will be thar oness they take me thar tn hang
ur cruelty ne fur drinkin more nur my sheer ov
"the peoples dIiak," cid Rot Gut But in my
dream was thar, an no mistake IS artin, sure-at
thunderin big tavern, whar they rung lettls bells
tn keep rum hollerin srter the niggers an maxim
noise; an whar they called yu to yur mush by rat.
In on big still bottom just fur the sake ov the
noise; an whar they took thirty dimes day fur
doin nnthin fur yu ana whar they gin you sass
enuf to make you fife lat home) fur nuthin at all
Darn the seat cV govurnmentl Darn the legs an
body ov government Ian darn every body !
sayl
Tell your dream before you get drunk, you
ong-legged cuss you, or let somebody tell it for
you"
Thus reproved, Sut sheered into the channel
| sgsin:
"Well, srter supper awhile nosed round ontil
l got inter room whar seed lite, an thar sat
three fellers psyin ov 'old sledge.'"
"Old WHAT"
Sscen-up, you drotted we2zeI skinned, frog
legged son ov kangaroo"
This was addressed to a young specimen of the
order intensss Anlerieanas, anti opeati6as nude
qtsinaas, who shone Respondent from k, in
tights, small cane and watch ribbon, and had
laudable desire to learn something of the hidden
mysteries of "old sledge" BE played only on an
asthmetic trombone and "schess'' when in the
"scity"l
They wur playin seven up with bran new
kerds, spank span new an no marks, every teller
fur his self seemingly. Now, gentle. men, I believe
kin smell kerds eff they ar in motion, as fur as
frum here tn the spring, ur how the devil did
hsppin tn hit onto that room whar gambolling wur
gwine on2 But thar did 60 by iu-stink, I
reckin, an the three fellers wur nobody on yearth
but Buck-cannon, Fillmore, and Fremount, an thsy
wur plsyin single game ov seven up for the
Presidents cheer ov these free an awful United E
Plurbus States, thirty one in number, an kiveriu
the whole yearth. Thar wur another chap inter
that room, with one hand under his coatail, an
tother strokin oV his chin wakin about sorter
keerless Ike, but fusts lookin inter Filmors's
hand an then inter Fremount's, an then wipkin
and frownin fust at one ov them an then tother.
Then he'd tiptoe an try to peep inter Bucks hand.
But the old feer hilt it under the shadder ov the
table, and sorter looked at it sideways his self, an
was watchn the peepin Teller, too, all the while
rite cost. His name was Sea-ward, or Hell-ward,
ur sumthin ov that sort no matter which. Now,
Gentlemen, kin play old sledge myself rite peart
an when seed that it wur a game ov two pluck
one, sn that Buck-cannon was bound tn be skinned
ct his hide didn't grow fast onto his bones, got
as mad as bee in swsrmin time, an I jist thought
Cmind sed nuthin) that I'd like tn mock enuf off
oV that chsp's skull tn make built ladle, ef /
dard tn. He is darnd snake in the grass, sure.
Well, arter they had played out thar hands,
Mister Buck-csnnon SEE, bowin nifty purite, ~
believe, gentlemen, made high, jack, an that has
sot me six, eff amt mistaken" Then both on
EN-, Fillmore and Freemount, spread all O. Bucks
j
trumps an the Jack oV trumps which he had cotch
from Fillmore with the king, and then they agreed
that he soas six. Ses-ward sed, "Yes, be reconed
that was the state of the game" Fillmore then,
as modest as fifteen year old gal, sed Il made
low; you kotch my juice with yer old ace, Mister
Buck-cannon; and that sits me three" Ansgreed
on that count, an Fremount lesning his cheer back
| Whispered behind his hand tn me, dan id low it
was too, don't yu think SOP" an his black must
tuch-us twisted up like onto two corkscrews; but
all agreed that Fillmore was three, an no mistake
Fremount then sed, II made game, an that sot me
six with you, Mister Buck cannon" Buck bowed
agin tn that but Fillmore said, "Si.r.r, I'll count
game with you this is not adzsctly sccordin to our
understands, 3r.r" an fur the fr1st time he look
ed like he mought be made to fte. Sea.ward
frowned, shook his head, winked, and swested
nightly. Fremount did so too, an all at old FIJI
more, but it warnt no use, count game he would;
and Fremount beat him one. So that sot the
gsme-Buck six, Fremount six an Fillmore three
an Bucks deal, an Fremounts beg or stand.
Buck licked his thumb an delt EN- nifty slow an
keerful. I looked at Fillmores kerds as he got en-
from the deal, an it like tn knocked me down.
Thar wus the ace, the king, the queen, the jack the
ten an the juice ov trumpsl Thinks ], o, Lordy |
an then looked at him, thar the old Teller sot
his belly kiverin the cheer all over, an nearly out
tn his knees as solemn, as big about as wise as
an ole Dutch squire tryin ov a bastardy case
with good proof agin the daddy. I tell ye, boys,
he looked jst like he had his fust big horn ov whs-
ky fur the mite, an telt it in his boots I tho't o
Lordy sgin.
Buck never turned up his hand, but axed Free
mont what he ment tn do. He looked at his kerds,
sorted EN-, then looked at EN- sgin, then up at the
lamp, then at Buck, scratched his year. ahot up his
eyes, an very slowly sed--I-b-e-g. By the jump
in JehosephatI Buck run EN- quick, an I thot it
no harm tn take another look at old Fill He fotch
low collicky sort ov grunt, and then he bowed.
] swsr, the wind come outen his nose, mouth,
eyes, an years, an like tu put the lamp out
lodged an TUX 8 peep inter Freemont's hand,
an now swar, that when a mans six on Q big
game ov seven up, never seed jst SIGH kerds.-
He hlt tother three aces, bound to be high let
what would cum-an out-an-out President at that.
Thinks l. o Lordy, Buckl-O Lordy, Fillmore
| an watched TO see what suit was to make the