Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-01
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GOOD AS WHEAT

GOOD AS WHEAT
Inthe State of Tennessee thereisa certain
village boasting tavern, three stores and
four groceries, where, from morning till
night and from night till dawn,a person
entering the town may find in the tavern,
stores, groceries aforesaid, one or more
groups Of persons playing cards. Gambling
there is reduced to science, the history OF
the four kings is thoroughly studied, and
from the school-boy to the gray-haired vet
eran, from the miss in her teens to the
mother Of q large family, they are initiated
into the mysteries of high, low, jack, game,
right and left bowers-the honors and the
odd trick. One of the best players in the
village was Major Smith, the tavern-keeper
or, as he expressed it, the proprietor Of the
hotel; a widower, who, like.
"Jeptha, Judge in Israel,
Had daughter passing fair"
Fanny, the daughter, was one of the pref
tiest girls in Tennessee, and therefore, one
the prettiest in the world; for We here di,
gress in order to lay down as ipse dirit,
that Tennessee women, in point of beauty,
are matchless. The sweetheart of Fanny
was young farmer, residing in the neigh
borhood, whom we shall designate by the
name of Bob.
1t happened that one day before harvest,
the young man was detained in the village,
and found him as usual at the hotel, seat
ed between the Major and his daughter
After desultory conversation between the
two gentleman, on the state of the weather,
the prospects of the approaching harvest,
and such important staples of conversation,
the Major asked Robert how his wheat crop
promised to yield.
In reply he was told that the young far
mer expected to make at least one hundred
bushels. The Major appeared to study for
moment, then abruptly proposed a game
Of old stedge, or, seven up the stakes to
be his daughter Fanny against the crop Of
wheat.
This, of course, the young man indignant
" refused, because he could not bear the
idea that the hand of her he loved should
be made the subject of a bet, or that he
should win q wife by gambling for her,
aud, perhaps, because he knew the old man
was shard to beat, and there was strong
probability of his losing both wheat and
wife.
1t was not until the Major, with his usu-
al obstinacy, had sworn that unless he won
her he should never have her, that the
young man was forced reluctantly to consent
to play.
The table was placed, the candles lit,
the cards produced, and the players took
their seat with Miss Fanny between them,
to watch the progress of the game. The
cards were regularly shufled and cut, and
it fell to the Majors lot to deal. The first
hand was played, and Robert made gift to
his opponents high, low, game. Robert
then dealt, the Major begged; it was given,
and the Major again made three to his op-
ponent's one.
six to two,' says Miss Fanny with a
sigh.
The Major, as he dealt the cards, winked
and said:
sI'm good for the wheat, Master Bob. ,
The old man turned up truup-it was
a 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 had the ace,
queen, deuce, apd jack or knave. She whis
pered to Robert to beg-he did so.
Take it, said the Major.
Robert led his duce, which the Major
took with his three spot, and followed by
playing the king. Robert put his queen
upon it. The Major, supposiug it was the
young mans last trump, leaned over the
table, and tapping his last trick with his
finger, said:
That's good as wheat
is it p asked Robert, as he displayed
to the astonished Major the ace and jack,
yetin his hands.
sHigh, low jack, gift and game shouted
Robert.
'Outp CALCULATED Fanny.
ssGood as wheat added Robert, as he
flung his arms around her neck and kissed
her. -
In due time they were married, and ev-
er after that when anything occurred Of a
pleasing nature to the happy couple, they
would express their emphatic appreciation