The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-09
Outdone by an Actor.
A TALE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

No naiier about my name, mistcr,' said he,
rnll me k III answer H. that, I'll the
home You cant come Il ever me- calliu- me mis-
ter. How 30 know Int you are ono 4 them tel.
lows mat psvs rpk"r. aud allus winss'
I n'v,r r'y,d hut thrrc games Of pok' r in my
lic,' snd Rpilru, hut III play cuchro with YOU
for tho drinks'
NO YOU doa't Look o. here mister,' runrc
down tho lower cy'lash, do you So anything
~, en- there
4 Sc that YOU hivo cut yo,r eye teca.,' said
Rniicu. = rluliu'g undertake g. Loaf you, IT,
cheating wac my trace, which, am happy to says
II isuot.'
You don't raw, ol.l,okin'. but SC can~-
como u. ahan't play f'r the drinks nor for mo-
| thin clse. Iproniiscl slsy, WHOM | come away,
tlat wouldn't Itch laird. The hull time | was
oil an no more | won't. You soc, i've thounnd
dollars worth n bacon aud che. sc wouldn't he no
shakes a. a.. ~ one o. them !acrs that plays po-
ker'
'rhars So said Roilen. You are w'se.'
Net an that ann the hull ont Tor ms moneys
| IN Tho clp'n's safe aud, what's more, rlstay there
IlI half an hour Nore land
A. said Rodden, suggo'Nv'ly.
| At-ycs. dt; hu' where ar is vou'n have to md
| out Tor I told Susy I'd scep DARK ~oodchuct's
| hol and not talk to nobody morc'n was rally
necessary, Asto you. ] wouldn't mind telling
| on. for tr'S 10 you At wont. You arc smart
| Tut you can't keep hotel, or you wouldn't como
| a. re about ka.r's. You might Lave known !
| wouldn't play, by tic LOOKS Of me.
Roddcn was pcrsrvcrnc the man in homespun
1
| hcd. AMI m srrth ., every bour the old mother
| ruic hard. proud. and .mpcrous she would take
| tie baby, keep II from its mather, and | believe
/ pinch II, simply to torture the Door woman. Rra-
i len never iu'crfctcd to protect her. VIVA; ne
| shat poor thin was lcad'n-, sud wbAi a fate for
| hc:' Ono even ne h.lrd Roddeu nlEirr to the
| gav-v u.hn about play.
| IloG ~ here now said the laite-- 'ef sou ever
| sag .uilds T. INC -, III pitch iuto We. | an u
man O. my word, specially when my words given
| to sufS. BUt have guts pockct tlli 81 dice and
rIHH .IHl .HIH.U Law
enough TO bet sons,hing hanlsotno ann NY ter0Is
| ker-tuv, TT I'ay wish YOU
H. drew outa vc-y ancient Al 'yer loN, Of about
FIVE dollars Wei ut, aud laid e on the Ishl,. Rot
den sat down 70 the business vi,h = g cam IN his
dark eye that mean! miscLiC. lie Won it-thcn
Loot ~ II wa os' anivun several Lucs- "a! rested
a. last iu iLe 80, ''! ui tie cJuuu ytuan.
smart fellow but YOU can't "esp ahutcl nor w.n
| nv tGfu.,s er-hUy.' .1.G no
Tie next day they played again, aud be lost liI
| box, al. watch, and thlrty dollar, 1T next TIM
be Won a. ain and - surlrIs ~, that che gamble
lost pretty nearly an he mad g. lose, and then tie
| counuym9n refused g. play amy loup,r
NJ to-ulaht ANYHOW sal! he. might h'
| WIlAn- Co PLAY tomorrow, huti want -cep wr.h
ms Ioc.cts ful one iugAt. al Es Int my own
moucy IA tho c,pus sl'c, hrt ~ kesp thi' cr'
that Mas youra, IN my berth to-isht 10 sleep on
| Just t,r luck
That foolish follow WY be- robbed t1-n!,it'
b said h. tuyscL aud bc murdered I had such
urrf. ut.cut o. o.. Chefs TINT coub not - 4
sleep aud al midnight Wien heart I'm 20 T.
leI, saotkt3 90 g.. st9tc-yoon door, ard sail
1 vii YOU an 'w mc tn spca. to your
d 4 know VrHt y1l're .ontcr saw said he, IN
, never YOU lsy awake ON ny account. anita hGh,
y | and tuow what that Rpideu is grntcr do, AZ vel
y as you do. Rgt he, O.. rk.n up hc wrong trcc
Lros g. ere, MUSTER, ssid he, and hn drew out
| tremendous bowie. NE from nc h-os ol his meek
ard FL we'd no uli,r bis pillow a.N-at pOb-r.
| reckon "a. 80 ere ~ 40 his business, u b. come
, | after me- aud my wirnus.'
| lief the msu. rClFs.I-'i and returned 70 M
| ber... mo-, TO slesp lUc pgst weni -uorulc hnt
~ | roa-in. on tcr wa up tho gloomy river. IL WH
10 | rt.E 1oUi. ard q aiu asclieut hapreu'i 70 th
% hoit tNtrr was "a oDI .uIlge .r -. plssen-C rs
| rr han once o. mai .,ctmod past the Holuu,
e gurrsc. from iu1.t ~ ioIcd steamers 81 Ia
| blinking 81 al .hts, | hpar. rtup. The country
70 man .cpr u,t' ne 4oor oIon. lie Wuul1 enc,
L. "a gca u az orut. he sad II he GIuu'I get the sir
Pe.Js brought Mp lu g houses are apt to feet ST..
J. surln 70 uy ices ana rrrpt towards lis stasc- roor
u Tho acu- va SMUT. T.err was tic sudden cNpl
i, SOON Cd. = pistol, iH. nwvI nr nelcc cry. 90 epc
- tue cny~. h1lucn tsI fallen ON tie toor hut h
.. spr,ul tn o feet, with 'gt cross hlS iaul, ~
10 u,c ct IN ear. ,aut of. lie dashed vt o. The doc
l. as .r' ,..air, u.u ,.a.s.Esu'-
'Iur varu.nt'
- ,Arc You Autir
'Nuta b.. utu' lie h1I - sl- Ia at uu his haua
- however Il u.sn .! ..s.co!y lr,t tue sIate-g,u.
T. WHEN lc yyi- -rsltl.u o.. tla porter Nh. TX. uls
nj self ma. le,u wa,,u.i. l,u. The porter Iat see
n .ho lrrt conflict, which 30 Aad ,ttnr TO prev en-
e. The "a sn struggled hard, but be was Be- C4s4lu
VI el, bound at Iel., aud lo'.et up IA s'a.e-roou