Nebraska advertiser., 1857-01-22

bowed agin tn that, but Fillmore sedy
"Si-r-r, I'll count game with you; this
is not adzactly according to our under
standin, Si-r-r;;" and fur the first time
he looked like he meught be made to
ite. Sea-ward frown'd, shook his
head, winked, and sweased nlightiIy.-
Fremont did so too an al at old FIJI
more, but it warnt no use, count game
he would; an Fremont beat him one.
So that sot the game-Buck six, Ere
mount six, an Fillmore three-an
Bucks deal, and Fremount's beg or
stand. C
Buck licked his thumb an delt 'em
mighty slow and keerful. Hooked at
Fillmore's kerds as he got EN- from the
deal, an it ike tn knocked me down.
Thar was the ace, the king, the queen,
the jack, the ten an the tie juice ov
trumps! Thinks I, O, Lordy! and then
/ looked at him, an thar the old fellor
sot; his belly kiverin the cheer all over,
and nearly out tu his knees, as solemn,
as big, an about as wise as an old Dutch
squire a tryin ov a bastardly case with
good proof agin the daddy. tell ye,
boys, he looked iist like he had his
fust big horn ov whisky fur the mite,
and felt in his boots. Itho't o Lordy!
agin.
Buck never turned up his hand; but
axed Fremount what he meant tn do.
He looked at his kerds, sorted EN-,
then looked at EN- agin, then up at the
lamp, then at Buck, scratched his year,
shot up his eyes, and very slowly sed
I-b-eg, By the jumpin Jehosephat
Buck run EN- quick, an / tho't it no
harm tu take aputher look at old Fill.
He foteh low collicky sort ov grunt,
and then be bloWed. / swar, the wind
that come out his nose, mouth, eyes, an
years, ike tu put the lamp out.
I lodged an tux peep inter, Ere
mounts hand, and / now swear, that
when mans six on big game os
s 80 3 ? . L.
seven up, / never seed Just such kerds
He hilt tother three aces, bound to b
high let what would ,unl--iin -oat-aIl
cut Prosfdanf 1k + g
Lord7 Bhck!--0 Lordg, ESlimore! at
watched to seemhat suit Ahs I'd make
the President outen that darned- mule
eaten Fremount-when thars nara no
nuthin in he'll if he didn't turn jaeE
list as easy as eff thar'd been 1ifty-twc
ov EN- in the deck, an thenonly leaned
back and smiled loud, fpr q President
Fillmore rared backards outen his cheeI
an tainted as comfortable on the fool
as an old maid at quiltin when th'
kissin begins. Fremount's eyes turned
fgreen-the har on the back of his he(
rise up like the teeth ov comb, hi
Emust-such-us turned up towards hi
leyes,. he brayed like mule, an at on,
/ Jump kiyered old Fill as he lay, an thel
sot in tn bitin an cholin an a maulil
ov him like the Devil beaten honiny
This sort ov excitement fotch the oil
ffeller tu an as soon as he felt all tn
hurtin that was a gwine on all owe
him, inside an Oot, he sot rite tn itil
like an old stud hoss, and thar the,
had it. / looked at Buck, (who stil
helt the kerds in his hand with tn
Jack turned up on top) as much as t
say, "shall part emf" BE shook hi
he'd, and / put my hands in my pocke
an kep, outen thar way. They fit som
time, Itellye: Notwithstanding
flew, sorter like ginin cotton. Sea
ward cut dirt as soon as that awfr
lack was turned, locked. the door o
the outside, and went strait tu pra
Lneetin. in Ninth street, Whar ] recke
he is yet. Well, thar they fit an grunt
led, and every now an then FremouI
would bray like onto mule, and Fill
more wud grunt out sl1mthih abor
fsomebody's box an 'fusion. Now I
fusion means. mirin they war faset
Iabout as we'll as two opints Of bald fac
lin a quart flask on a hard trottin hos
I An 6v all the darned noises | ever d
heari they shook that big tavern |
the ground. An I walked all ov
,,1lather ov SWEET, an then just turne
over in the bed an cried like a baby,
@What for, Sut?" IS s. osi
Case Iwakedup afOre eitherhollere
and 1 never will know which whippe
Old Buck knows, an if ever I set n
eyes On him, I'll ak i'm. Give
!, lanother horn, old hoss. e