M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-29
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Bob, you are about leaving home
for strange parts. You're going to
throw me out of the game, and 60 it
alone. The odds is agin you, Bob,
but remember always that industry
and pers eYerence are the winning
csrdg; they are the showers. -
Book learning and all that sort of thing
will do well to fill up with, like small
trumps, but you must have the bowers
to back EN-, else they ain't worth
shucks, II luck runs agin you pretty
strong, don't cave in aud look like a
sick chicken on q rainy day, but hold
your head up and make believe you
are flush of trumps; they won't be so
hard asin you. I've lived and trav,
,eled around somes 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 a bold front, but play
cautious; be satisfied with a pint
Many's the hand I've seen euchred
'cause they played for too much -
Keep youI eyes well skinned, Bob,
don't let 'em mig" on you! Recol-
lect the game lays in the head as much
as With the hands. Be temper
ate; never get drunk, for then,
no matter how good your hand,. you
won't know how to play it; both bow.
ers and the ace won't save you, for
there's sartin to be a "miss deal" or
something wrong. And another thing,
Bob, (this was spoken in a low tone,)
don't gG too much On the women;
queens is kinder poor cards; the more
you haYs Of 'em the worse for you; you
might HtHe three, and nary trump.
ldon't say discard 'em all; if you get
hold Of one that's o trump, it's all
good, and there's sartin to be one out
Of four. And above.all, Bob, be hon.
est; never take a man's trick wot don't
belong to you, nor "slip" cards, moi
mig" for then you can t, look yonr
man in the face, and when that's in
the case TIERS no fun in the game;it
regular "cut-throat." So now, Bob,
farewell, remember wot tell you, and
you'll be sure to win, and ifyou don't,
sarves you right ifyou git "skunked."" I"
Yankee Enterprise. ..
Jonathan Duliens, a live Yankee
from Connecticut, started out in the
world to try hiS luck, ''-.gt -a, .1al
Jonathan learned at an inn, that
Michael Van Higgenbeck had snug
but untenanteG farm, in a distant
county OF New York, and after max.
ing sundry inquiries touching Myn-
heer, repaired to his homestead, and
offered to take the untenanted farm at
"the halves" To this proposition
Michael agreed, adding as condition,
that he should have the tops and
Jonathan the bottoms of all that was
raised. Jonathan retired to his abode
to make the best OF his bargain and
Michael to his pipe, chuckling at his
adroitness in ovcrreaching the Yam
kee. Time brought the harvest, and
with it Michael to demand his rent.
The season had been propitious, and
Jonathan gathered in abundance.
"Will you take your half nowP -
"Yaw," replied Michael. i. H
Jonathan pointed to huge pile of
tops, the bottoms were--potatOes.
The truth suddenly flashed upon
Michael's understanding, but it vas
too late to grumble; there was the
bargain, and there were his tops
Thinking still to come aroand the
Yankee, he rented his farm to him a
second year, this time conditioning, at
its expiration, for all the bottoms; but
Jonathan had cultivated nothing but
wheat. En.I s'I Ia '.Hu
"Miue Gotl" exclaimed Mynheer,
to tam Yankee gets te tops and te
pottoms, but | will have tenn pote
myself next year" Z .r...a.ifa
Al the clrse of the next year came
Michael with his teams; but Jonathan
had decamped with the corn, leaving
behind him, according TO agreement,
all the tops and bottoms. r. .,I.
UAn editor had a bottle of Lon.
don Dock Gin presented to him, and
after drinking the whole of ii, wrote
notice on the article. Here is what
he wrote: ........ III +...t .....
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