Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-11-10
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kcertain village boastisgaof lsa tavsrni
ffhrse stores. and four groceries where,
from morning till night, Ind frnGn night
till dawn, asPerson entering tke town
may find, lp,the1x tavern, st0ras, Or grDy
Iceries aforesaid, one of morn groups ot
persons pla yipg eards.N Gambling there
lis, reduced to sas scisncerthe HISTORY sof
1.-THE four kings II thoroughly stu1ied. aud
from the achoolboy, 10 the grey @jieaded
lyeternn, from lthe IA iss insber teens 10
1.-THE 4noihan Of ~ large family, they ape
Initiated into tlse.niyaGeries of higlb INV,
Jack, game; ipigha and leiA bbwsrss tse
Fhonoss and thes odd 4 rick !, s,One sof the
best, playeraia .tl,eavillagss was Alsjor
Smith, the tavern keeper; or. sas he ex-
pressed il, the proprietor of,the hotel;
a.WidoweE who. like sss7 4E.sgs ,sst Ill as51 "
v.t,s s.J ':Jeptha, Judge in Israel. g,$ MI .ss.t
Y .,e,s Had \ daughter passing fair s
i Fanny. the daughter, was one of the
prettiest girls in Tennessee, and there
fore. one of the prettiest in the world; ;9for
1--we here adigress, in arder, to lay down as
ipsi, dirit, that Tennessee women in
tpoipt of beauty are matchless The
Isweatheart Of Miss Fanny was young
farmer, residing in the neighborhood,
whom we shall designate by the name Of
htoep,4E vf fa4iesFrts,tf s5s -.--. s IA sssAs
Il happened that eneday before har-
vest the yonR ~ man. was, detained sipsthe
village, and found thim,n as usual Kat the
hotel, seated between the Major and his
daughter. After a. desuitory conversa-
tion between the, two gentlemen. gonihe
state Of The weather, the prospects Of the
approaching harvest, aud such, import
ant staples Of conversation, i the M ai0r
asked, Robert how, his wheat promised
| 10 yield In reply he was lold that the
young farmer expected to- make, at leasl
one hundred bushels The Major az
Ipearedto study fora moment, then abb
ruptly proposed game Of old! sledgc OF
seven sup,"3 the stakes to, be his daugh-
ter Fanny against the crop of wheat
This, of course, the young man. indig-
nantly refused, because he could not
bear, the idea that tho hand Of her he
loved. should be made the subject Of a
bet, Or that he, should win a wife by
gambling for her, and perhaps. because
he knew the old man was sshard to beat, !"
and there. was a strong probability of his
losing both. wheat and wife. 60,
Il was. not until the Major, with his
usual obstinacy, had sworn that unless
he, won her he should never have. her,
that the young man was forced reluctan-
tly 70 consent to play, s,t ,,s,s. II ~.S..ss i
The table was placed, the candles lit,
the cards produced and the players took
their seats, with Miss Fanny between
them 70 watch the progress Of the game.
The cards were regularly shuffied and
cut, and it fell 10 the. Majors LOT to
deal, The first hand was played, and
Robert made gift to his opponents high,
low, game. Robert then dealt, the Ma
(jor begged !; it was given. and the Ma
jor again a nm made three to his opponents :
one. III. VI. .l.. .8s ss,, s.s..s5S....
sigh. 81 ~. ,.,ss.. '.,s,s ' ss..l.'.,..,. I /. ]
Y The Major, as he dealt the cards, wink
ed knowingly and said ..i,,.; Nj, :
81 I, I. am good for Il tbs, wheat, Master
The old man turned up a trump rit
was =. spade. Fanny glanced at her
fathers hand-her heart sank !; he held
the three, eight spot, and the king ~
She then looked at Roberts hand, and
10 he held the ace, queen. duce, and
Jack or knaye.. She whispered 70 Rob
ert 10 beg--he did 50. .,5s;s r,...s. a,,
TAKE it" said the Major. .,s.sf.e s.
Robert led his duce, which The Major
took with his three spot, and followed BY
playing the king ], Robert put bis qu aen
upon il. The Major supposing il was
the young man slast trump, leaned upon
the table, and tapping fr,hs the last trick % With
ss'' That's good az wheat VI # .a@ .
I,t. s.saIsit ~ asked Robcrt, as he dis
played ato the astonished Major the ace
and Jack Yet III his hands s1'oA' I. s. s.
|. ..s VIicf low iack piff ald the rairle.