The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-06-07

that you are the right sort Of q man but
that is neither here nor there, for I'm
nearly gone out and wish to camp here.
80 Stranger demanded Dacey, where
do you hail from, and what is your bust
ness
q replied. came TO dig gold. but l
need 4 little rest first, Cor | have made a
long tramp of it. You see, two months
ago / left Salt Lake, where the Mormons
cleaned me out. 1t is long story. but to
be honest, I'm an emigrant from the State
, Of Missouri. | have 10 money, but if
can pay you for few days board by any
light work, why all you have to DO is TO say
the word
well, Mr.. Emigran., if you are sure
you are not yourself Mormon, aud will
swear to it, I'll let you put up with me /;
but mind. if you deceive me, III Kill you
as sure as my name is Bill Dacey, for I'm
particularly down on the Mormon tribe
Il convinced Dacey that his suspicious
of my character were groundless, and by
? playing the agreeable to him, l that night
drew him out. Like most men, he was
vain, and by touching this tender point L
set him talking while | listened, or rather
studied the man. Before bedtime my
plans were laid, and fell asleep thinking
had an easy task to perform.
With the gray light of the next morn
Ing was up and making myself generally
useful about the premises. On meeting
Dacey be saluted me with the usual set
phrase of good morning, and then added
! see you are no idler, and as you are
very handy with the AK, wish you to fin
ish the job you are now working on. and
then build me rough shed to put my
horse under in stormy weather
For three days labored steadily, and
had nearly completed my task, when my
employer came to me and bantered me to
, play game of cards.
Il replied that was ignorant of the
art, but If he would teach me- | would, for
the sake of amusement, try to learn
THAT afternoon he faithfully endeavored
to make me ian old gambler) understand
the game of seven-up but [ proved a
poor scholar, and several times he was
) about giving up the business as being hope
, less However, | managed to keep him
in good humor, and thus ended the first
; day of my undertaking.
"Dacey was now SD interested In teach
ing me the secrets Of gaming, that the next
morning he could not resist the temptation
Of proposing fresh trial Of our skill
"On this occasion, seeing as he said,
| began to know something. he offered to lend
me a small sum of money, SO that We could
make it interesting by betting.
| Il stoutly refused to do this for some
, time, but the arguments of my new friend
r prevailed and l yielded Three hours
+. few rapidly by, and by dint of wonderful
: luck, as he styled it, had now quite a
; nice sum.
: "Daccy now began to show signs of be-
wilderment at my occasional bad playing
and yet my success. He finally became Sc
r irritated at his continued bad play that he
4 refused to 90 on with the game.
c The cards were hardly placed to one
l. side before | expressed my desire to return
r to him his gold Said I, Mr. Dacey, d.
' take the money, for feel as though | has
5 stolen it from you. Ny conscience vii
:, not permit me to rest until you have agar
s your property Pre- ao,s s,,,,n. al :.
keep it; you came BY it fairly; obtaine,
y it in the same way from the miners
o That evening my host was less cheerful
E than | had before seen him. He wa
Il seemingly engaged in deep thought, an'
is although ! kept up an animated fire 0
l. small talk. he would not join in, but, in
= stead, choose to retire TO his blankets at q,
e early hour.
"Dacey was very restless during tn
o night, and once or twice he muttered some
e thing that sounded like my name. TIL
i next morning, after giving me directions a
to what TO do during bis absence, he starte
e away on horseback in the direction Of tn
nearest settlement Late in the Afternoon
Of however, he returned, but with him cam
IS another man whom he introduced to me b
l. the name of Martin. They brought wit
them a jig Of whisky. and both men pre-
Of tended to be drunk
st Il at once saw what was in the wine
Sc and determined to act accordingly. MAJ
e. tin, I knew from his manner to be blacl
10 lee, and the errand that had taken Dace
Y from his home was to get him to come an
d win his money back. After several drink
at in which | sparingly INDUCED, although
n went through the motions, We commence
chatting on various subjects, and wound u
Re by eating supper, which | had in the mea'
IN time prepared. The two men he'd eviden
a ly been fasting all day, for their appetit,
ne were exceedingly keen, but after a tin
in the rcpas. was finished and the boards wei
II cleared.
mt Dacey lit his pipe and brought out h
IS cards. He evidently was in bis elemen
ly and with boast he offered to play Mart
adj and me any game we chose to name I'll
% former accepted the challenge, but r
n fused it, at which they exhibited surpris
Of However, at it they went, and for about {
be hour they had everything their own wa
ed while remained simple spectator d
nv cey now asked me to take his hand. for
said he must 60 out and look after Il
sc riding animals / complied. after beggir
Oh Martin to overlook my want of skill, viii,
~ be agreed 20 do | lost every game uni
eff Dacey returned, bur, as expected, VI
Of not allowed to stop playing when he r
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