Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-03-27
PLAYING OLD SLEDGE FOR THE
,a4f .a & PRESIDENCY. 5aafa p 3, H
Dream of SUIT boyesOOd.
M s., OF TENNESSEE.

bTehn OIL sui ~ ...t-
.5sl BT 81, OF TENNESSEE. .s .sE
-" Well. Sut. what was your dream q
Tell us; il you ever dreamed anything
smart your friends ought to know. it fol
the benefit Of your car-ac-ter. for cuss
me ify6ul ever Moug ,t anything smart
awake 4EaszgEI ASA oEFa 20 ..BG- ra
Thus han,ered. rSut leaned against ,ht
rough, board counter Of the doggery, wish
atumbler of whiskey in one hand. while
the other sounded Tor the bottom Of d
hole in his breeches. called pocket; took
a.small sips and began to tell his. dream
Hear him. reader, speak for himself:
Gentlemen! dreampt en- unpos'
sibility last mite. / wur in Washington
city. an know never will be thar. on.
less they take me thur to hang ur cruelty
me fur drinkin' more nor my sheer ov the
peoples drink. old rot gut. But in my
dream was thar. an no mislake-sar
tain sure-At thunder'n big tavern,
whar they rung leelle bells TO keep from
hollerin' ar.er the niggers an maxim q
noise: an whar they called YOU III ynur
mush by ratIlin' on II big still bottom jcs
fur the sake ov the noise; and whar they
took thirty dimes day tur dOin nolEin
fuS you; an whar they giu you sass EMU
u make you Gte at home) Tor nothin' at
all. Darn the seat Of goVurnmcnt !-an'
darn everybody. | say !"
a. Tell your dream before you get too
drunk. you long legged suss. you. or lei
eonebody else tell it for you
Thus reproved. Sut sheered into the
channel again:
''Well, arter supper awhile. nosed
round ontil l got inter a room whar
seed lite. an' thar sOt three fellers q
pIaYin' ov old cid siedge.' y
"Old what 90 ...-,.
"SeCsR up. you drotted weasel.skinn-
ed. frog-lexged son of kangaroo"
This was addressed to young speci
men Of the order intensinaus Americanus
anti PopeGti6WS RSWdieWSimus who shone
eane aud watch ribbon. aud had a laud-
able desire TO learn something Of tho hid
den mysteries Of " old sledge." He play
Cd only on an asthmstic trombone and
"sehess. )" when in the % scity.'' lz=.
"Fhey Wur q playin' seven up with
braR new kerds. spank span new. and NO
marks. every feller fur his self seemingly
Now. gentlemen. believe kin smell
kerds, il they are in motion. as far as
from here tn the spring. or how the devil
did happen to hit onto that room whar
gamboling wur a gwine on But thar
did 60 by instink. reckin, an the three
Iellers Tur nobody on yearth but Buck
cannon, Fillmore and Fremount. an they
var Playin' single game ov seven up
for the Presidents cheer ov these free
an awful United E. Pluribus States, thir.
II in number. an kiverin' the whole
yeGrth. Thar wur another. chap inter
that ere room. with one hand under his
coat tail. an tother strOkin' ov his chin.
AWalkin' an froWnin'. fust at one ov
'em an then tother. Then he'd tip>toe
an try to peep into Bucks hand. But
the old teller hilt it under the shadder OF
the table, and sorter looked at it side ways
hiaself. an was a watchin' the peepin' fel-
Ter too. all the while rite clost. HIS name
was Sea- ward. or HeIl,ward. sumthin ov
that sort. no matter which. Now. gen.
IIemen, kin play old sledge myself rite
peaTt. aud when seed that it wur a
game Of e pluck one, and that Buck>can
non WeH bound tn be skinned ef his hide
didA't grow fast onto his bones. got mad
asa bee in sWRrmin' time, an l list
Thought (mind. sed nuthin') that I'd
like "a knoek enuf off ov that chaps skull
tu make . built ladle. ef l dared tn. He
10 darned snake in the grass. sure.
We'll. arter they had played out thei,
hands, MistersB Buck: cannon seq. bowin'
nifty purlite. i believe, gentlemen. |
stand high. jack. and that has sot me six
ell ain'E mistaken. Then both on 'em
Fillmore and Fremount. spread all o
Buck . itricks out onter the table. till they
ssWTAis Acs ov7 trumps an Zee jack sot
trumps which he had cotch from FILLMORE
With the king. and the y agreed that he
aOds six. hSea.ward said, '"Yes. he reck
oned that was the state Of the game
FILLMORE then. as modest as a fifteen year
old gal, said, l made low: you cotch my
juice with your old ace, Mr.. Buck can.
non: and that sits me three.' All agreed
ON that count. aud Fremount, leaning on
= his cheer back, whispered behind his
hand Gu me-. Aud ID low it was, too,
don't you think so?' and his black must,
tuch.us twisted up like into cork. screws:
but all agreed. that F Fillmore was three an
40 mistake. Fremount then sed. l made
gGae, an that sot me six with you, Mis-
ter Back-cannon.' Buck bowed agiu tn
that; But Fillmore sed. S.i.r.T. I'll conn
game With you: this is not sdzactly ac
eosdin % our understanding. sir;' aud fur
the tast time. he lookel like he ,mout be
made 20 fte. Sea.ward .frowned, shook
nis head yinked. and esweated nightly,
seqne sf sf'Fs TO. qa' al at Old FIJI
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