True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-24
An Arkansas Fathers Advice to his

Bob, you are about leaving home for
strange parts. You're goin to throw me
out Of the game, and 60 it alone. The
odds is agin you, Bob, but remember al
ways that industry and perseverance, are
the winning cards; they are the ''bowers. :"
Book farming and all that soft of thing
will do to ell up with, like small trumps,
but you must have the bowers to back
'em, else they amt worth shucks. Ifluck
runs agin you pretty strong, don't cave
in and look like sick chicken on rainy
day, but hold your head up and make
believe you are flush Of trum?s; they
won't play so hard agin you. I've lived
and Travelled around some, Bob, and I've
found out that as soon as folks thought
you had weak hand, they'd all buck
agin you strong. So when you're sorter
weak, keep on bold front, but play eau
tious; be satisfied with pint. Many's
the hand I've seen eucred' cause they
play'd for too much. Keep your eyes
we'll skinned, Bob, don't le! EN- mig" on
you. Recollect the game lays as much
with the head as with the hands. Be
temperate F.; never get drunk, for then no
matter how good your hand, you won
know how to play it; both bowers and
the ace won't save, for there's sartin to
be misdeal or something wrong. And
another thing Bob, This was spoken in q
low voice. don't 60 too much on women
queens is kinder poor cards: the more you
have of 'em, the worse for you; yor
might have three and nary trump.
: don't say discard 'em all; if you gel hole
Of one that's trump it's all good, ant
there's sartain to be one out OF four. AnG
above all. Bob, be honest, never take
mans trick wot don't belong to you, no
T "slip" cards or "nig." for then you can
look your man in The face, and when that
the case there's no fun in the game it
regular "cut throat" So now, Bob
farewell, remember wot | tell you, an,
! you'll be sure to win. and if you don
sarves you right if you get "skunked."
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: SLEEP WALKING "A case is related {
4 an English clergymvn who used to &C
/, up in the night, light his candle, writ
a sermons, correct them with interlination
t and retire TO bed again, being all the viii
f asleep. The Archbishop of Bordeau
d mentions similar case of a student VIII
r got up to compose sermon while aslee
wrote it correctly, read it over from or
r end to the other, or at least appeared
. read it, made corrections on il, scratche
q out lines, and substituted others. put
a it's place word which had been omilte,
|, composed music, wrote it accurately dow
/, and performed other things equally su
e prising. Dr. Gall notices miller wi
it was in the habit Of getting up every nigh
II attending to his usual avocatiUn at 4
mill, then returning to bed on awakil
y in the morniug he recollected nothing
= wha. had passed during the night. Ne
y tinet speaks Of d saddler, who accustom
=, to rise in his sleep and work at his trad
N and Dr.. Pichard Of q farmer, who 6
d out Of bed. dressed himself. saddlsd
ID horse, and rode to the market, being
I'd the while asleep. DR.. Blackjack, on Q
IN occasion, rose from bed, to which he b
retired at an early hour, came into
u room where his family were assemble
! y convefsed with them, and afterwards (
- - .ertained them with a pleasant song, wi
a ID out any of them suspecting that he v
~ asleep, and without his having, after
- =. awoke, the least recollection Of what
'D had done, II lis a singul h, yet we'll
p ,henlicated fact, that in the disaslrc
~ retreat of Sir John Moore, many Of
soldiers fell asleep, yet continued
march with their comrades.
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