American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-01

EgBI Up F6R A WIFE,
Or ssaA GOOD a. Raeat.D

n tSS Slses e tennessee there Is cer-
a's iscc Boosting OF tavern, three
s.5css sha iaur groceries. where, from
rsias ~ night, and from night till
saua. person entering the town may end
in tie tavern. stores and groceries afors-
said, ons or more groupes Of persons play
lag cards. Gambling there is reduced to
scisaee--the history Of the four kings is
thoroughly studied, and from the school
boy 10 the grey headed veteran, from the
miss IN her teens TO the mother OF large
ia0ily; they are iniiatA6 into the
mysteries Of high, low. jack. game, right
sna lett howers--Ihe ho1ors and The odd
rick. One Of the best players in the
Eilisge was Major Smith, the tavern keep
'rtyr. as he expressed it, the proprietor
ehs hotel; widower, who. | ks
"Jetha. judge IN Israel,
Had daughter passing fair."
Fanny. the daughter, was one Of the
aret,iest girls 10 Tennessee. and therefore
rue OF the prettest 10 the world; for we
hzfe iigress in order to lay down AS ipse
irit thSt Tennessee women in point OF
''eauty are matchlrss. The sweetheart Of
Fanny was young farmer, rssiiing in
The neighborhood, whom We shall desie,
nate by the uamsof Bob.
II happened one day before harves, that
the young man was ietaine1 in the vi
lags. and found him as usual at the hotel
seated between the Major aui his dsugh.
ter. After desultory conversation bes
tween the two gentlemen, on the Safe OF
'he weather. the prospects Of the approach
ing harvest. and such important staples Of
''pve rsstion.the Maj,r asked r bert how
his whea! crop promised To yell In re.
p.v la wts tplj thst tue young farmer rx.
pecte' % rsi,a 1t least ore hundred bush
ss rae Msjnr appeared to study Tor a
a,pmsni, tten abruptly proposed g,me Of
on 'iedge. or seven up;' the stakes 10 be
his laughter Fanny against the crop Of
wheat. This. Of course, the indignant
young man refused, bec>use he couli not
bear The ea that the hand of h.r he
loved should be made the subject Of bet,
". that he should win wife by gambling
fo' her, and, p,rhaps. because he knew
the BID man was hard to beat, anil there
was strong probability of his losing
Both VIII, at aud wife.
Il was not until the Maj,r, with bis
usual obstlnaoy, had sworn that unless he
won her he should never have her, that
The young man was forced reluctantly to
consent 10 play.
The table was placed. the candles lit,
Aie cards produced, and the players took
their seats. with Miss Fanny between
them, to watch the progress Of the game
The cards were regularly shufl.d and cut,
and itiel to the Msjor's lot to deal. The
frst game was played, aud Rob,rt made
ift to his opponents high, low, game
Robert then dealt; the Maj. begged; II was
given, and the Major again made three to
his opponents one.
Six to two said Miss Fanny with a
sigh.
The Major as be dealt the cards, winked
knowingly, and said;
Il am good for the what. Master B ID.
The old man turned up trump--ii was
aspads. Fanny glanced at her fathsr's
hand her heart sank; he held the three,
eigh, spot. and the kpg!--She then loked
nj Roberts hand and lol he had abe ace.
quseu, ducs and jack or knays:~ she
whispered TO Robert to beg--ho did SO.
Take IT, said the Major.
Robert led his dnce. which the Major
took with his three spot, and followed by
leading his king, The Major, supposng
il was .hs young m,n's last trump, leaned
over tho table. and tapping the last trick
with his finger, said:
That's good as wheeE
'Isil?' asked Robert, ds he displayed to
ihe Asionished Major the ace and jack,yst
in his hands.
High. low, jack, git aud the game.
shouted Robert.
'OutP calculated Fam.
Good rs wheat, added Robert. as he
lang his arms around her neck.and kissed
her.
In due time they were married. and
srer a0er that. when anything occurred
ia pleasing nsture to the happy couple,
h-y would express their emphatic aPpro'
alton Of IL. by the phrase:
Good as wheat.