Washington telegraph., 1856-04-09
FALSE PRETENCES,

oFihiantiy Illuminated neckerchief, and the
rest of his costume in gone tossed coudi-
ton, lately appeared at the Buffalo Police
Once and walked doubsfully within the
bar. Some business being transacted, he
waited apyiously until it was finished. and
then walked up to tne ask saying
-Juuge, / waus d warrant.
The Justice, who was busy making out
some delivery papers" for an individual
who had just been convicted for something,
merely said, ''Eh what ?" and went on
chirographing his irrevocable edicts. After
some time "Seedy" broke out again, with
Squire, l want warrant
"Well." said the Justice, very blandly.
''and what do you want warrant for %
''For false pretences, said Seedy, "a
We'll. well, but hold on who is the
individual you wish to arrest ?''
at was Jimpson-and he went and"-
"Well, now stop" said the Justice, wax
ing impatient. you just answer my questions
and we will have it straight. Now what did
Jimpson do ?''
well, you see, Judge, be comes false
pretences on me. was just going to
roost, and you see, Squire. Jimpson met me
in the hall and says he, 'Lank, says be,
come into my room. and have a leetle game
of bluff | told him l know'd nothin
rabout bluff, and he said he'd show me, so
went i'm
And what did you do then ?'' said the
Justice. becoming interested.
wall, Jimpson showed me how they bet
on pars and them as had the most pars took
the pile what was up. l won two or three
pots. and then Jimpson won small one.'
"Well,'' said the Justice, screwing his
chair nearer to the applicant for warrant
for false pretences, "Well ?"
''Then Jimpson be dealt and | sware eff
thar warnt three queens IN my ha1d. l
says, 'Lank, I'll bet ten dollars on three
pars'-an' says Jimpson. says he. AN I'll
see that ar an I'll 90 you ten dollars better.
We'll. go on" said the Squire, getting
more and more interested-'swh then ?''
Then | 90, little skeart,s but know d
that three queens was blessed good iisnd,
cause Jimpscn said at first that them as had
the most pars took the pot, and | went him
ten dollars better"
"Well, what then," said the Justice, ris-
ing and leaning over the side of the Jastice's
box, what then ?''
WALL Jimpson be looked at his hand
again, laughed and said. Il see that ar, AID
I'll 90 you twenty dollars better-and can
YOU beat four kings said Jimpson. That
skeart me worse'n ever, as | know'd three
queens couldn't beat four kings, so | didn't
bet-and he took down the pile and now
want a warrant on Jimpson for false pre-
tences"
You can't have it, thundered the JUS
tice. son what grounds do you claim one ~
"Wall, Squire, you see Jimpson asked me
if | could beat four kings. and | know'd
three queens
Con what grounds do you claim war
rant-you lost the money, didn't you ?''
said the Justice.
"Yes, but you see helt three queens,
and Jimpson asked me if | could beat four
kings-and | know'd three queens wouldn't
beat four kings, so throde up and he took
down the pile And he never had four
kings and consequently he obtained my
money on false prstences. Give US war
rant. Squire.
What did Jimpson hold?" said the
Squire.
He never helt nothing but two little
pars"'
The complainant narrowly lodged
whack from a tremendous fist. as the Justice
sank into an arm chair with sigh, while
the victim went off lamenting and execratlng
| the law that did not allow man to seize the
pot when he ''heit" three queens, and a'law
that permitted another fellow to pull down
the pile when be 'helt but two par -