, 1870-12-25
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! NOVEL GAME 0F sEVEE-TP
True Story OF tho Plains.

ssme regiment, both stationed 1t Fort D. A.
nuseeD. Wyoming, determined to 60 south.
Cheyenne & Denver Road, and hunt for
deer along the lands Of the Cache Il Pouare.
MS Thompson ind Box Alder Creeks, which
.1n from the hllls AID empty into the South
Platte River, not f.r east from Denvor. Col
qlau9: Obtaining permisslon from Major
van soast, they enttltted aud started. Upon
1s'ng n71s B,,;s st goh Alder, The two met Al CID
isins With his Sioux iea::n viio ns and ,ans g,s
chisdlen, in teepee, on the crock bottom
near she wagon road. yloF aud Dolaen di4-
Raphael welcomed them heartily. @''
1t might 30 40 well to etate here that
Raphael bad I daughter, the Oldest Of bis
children, little girl Of twelve yeaza, .sho
could spsak the sior1. Crow, Mexicaa. ana
sISn taogs thngG.ses fluen.lE; She vas perfect
u hee Indian origin, not to mention, Is an
ADDITIONAL proof, the large, brilliant black eyss
and olIve complexion. which. in DAldan'a asti-
nation, rendered her a verltable 3lipnahahA.
Elten had often asked Raphael to lot little
Mas5 come and live with hts wife, bEt no in-
part Kith his daughter,
Be1den carried u Winchester rifle, repeater
I OF aIEteen 6hote, and Rauhael had 1 simil,r
weapon. Raphaels brother was 1t the teepee.
visiting. when Taglof aud Beldea arrived al
The BOX. ALDER and Joe Gal!egos, seeing
| IT, which Belten would not agree to. Aftar a
e9nsql.s:ien hs.ween ths 10 brothers, ia
uame):
E-tan,cna Sea, villa: do you say to little
4 game CT c1.dn:'' -
\ II am agreeable; WHIST will We ulayf~
| we Will play ssvsn-up," said Es-pi-o (or
| Raphael-we Mill use Lila Indian na1nei
| Tia cards, an old. c.easy nacE vrare r,o-
duced; and spreading ont roba nnnn Ia
teeEee lSor, laying few moro sticks of vood
on the fire that burned il tie oent-e OF tie
teeree, With TAYLOR and Jo4c i;all,eo,. the
tquaw and childred rrounsd a,o1,,'1 Nm
g1mebte.s took seats upon The corner. nY lie
Iohe. .S
"wsl1. what 11o We going to play for "
I'm sure I don't know" replied E.t.n-cl.
Sea-. lyon say What it's to Le.
'.What. do you cay to p11ying your ,,tle
aEsfutt UiEef"
| "1f you will allow me to use it during my
hunt here. in caee loso it, win"
| '.Al right" said Es-ri-o e;z:uE :he cards
and ehufiirg them slowly. adding, wa VIII
play the rub, best two in three"
They cut fcr the deal, and nxphscl won II ;
tben the cards were dealt, aud the game ,u,-
mepeed.
1oal tne seCoHuS aaQ won the IAlru, thereby
Nirn:ng Es-pi-o's ride. This was unexpocted
" Es-pto, who. failing to win E-tau.chl
SsA's 1ltle, had lost lis own, Matters marr
peIr}exirg.
'tko,o what will We play fors" SKID the white
man.
rife sou ha1e just VOL, said Es-m.o.
Hecbe-washta, i4a-chs-che!" Irood, ]
guereJ said Ertau-clia Sea. and the rtms nro,
cccded. Es-pi-o VIE more fortunate in tlia
game, Winning back his rifle. Tho gamo nov
went on as It fzss commenced, 1itle against
rile. resulting ~ In tie first game. The
rifle vas icet, thel, lis mule. then the Wagon
and ba1I eas. when there was \ few moments
! lnil IN the game, both E-tan-cha Sea aud E.
pi-o looked into each o{hets' eyes in an IL.
qui1nE undecided manner. No one in the teo
pee spoke wcrd; al was breathtess OK,
peetAtion, awaitirg Espi-o's ne4t sems,E.
After moments study he sai1:,
~ will play my tespee, sqaaw, and two
youngest Children against tho mules, waso,.
and Iit1e! What do you uAy-shall it j.. 2
:, E-fsn.cha Sea realized the ludicrousnsas oi
sa na asss ass be slt have s,6s 6ssi
those Of Taslor, who sat near him. Zacl
, nodded for his companion to accept the mo
potiticn, and E-tAn-chA Sea, tur1.ivg 10 e.
pi-o, said, ~ will do it; wo will play IL,
trLt ssTen points!"
|
them rapidly, End while doing So turned t,
the squaw,sn impressive spectator, aud sAil
WAAh-tA-tsa. E5pi-o wants % bet you A1t
Tom and the b1by agaioet what hive nov
Won from him. Shall I pl4y the rame:r
"He owns me-Le is nv nastsr. what Il,
doee is hts own Adair, AID be knows what l.,
il doing. ] am content"
"Cut tho casl.," aaid E-.sn.chs Scs
pnshipg them over to Es-pi-o.
He did 50, hia LAND trembling pcrceptibl
The while.
Al g g,the1sd closer around tho players
! ! cards 60 10 Es-pi.o. Click. cJick. click III,
s1tuc number ia E.,an-r:,a So cjcE c,;.t
click, Es-io 1as Tia nneeSI s;n Ii1; sri,;,s1. Ssa
! his fate within his tremblipc bands. an,
. E-:an-cha Sea, running OF tho last thtsa 10
himself sltnws tha c,F,I. tn liza fso. dn,rr
ward on tho rots betors him. a. AWAITING @ Essn; s%d
BET" s.ia E.-m.o.
Slowly, one by cue, his opponent took n
biz CARTS. With impettu5taLle connosur
hn ca,t III. ara rycr tbat, thar G1;ntI
taid. 1"''''
'Wa-zhe-Ia-ua.coo.~ 1uye von one,,
II The hand was ,layel oui and E.isp.c,,
| Sea u.xde Licn. low Jack. and the rIme
csuptiur ld1ir tu Es.ri-o'e one. E..,,i.o too
mp tile cerls, ia a hurried, excited 1narne,
AID began 10 ehutls them. Es.tan-.ha Sc
looked At Tstlur then Il joe Gallsgos, the
least emotion.
: Es-pi-o pushed The carla 10 his oppopa,,t I
cut, and then dealt them. On this da.l lt
p.nded all! Would tbs Mexican CONTINUE
bad luck. aud With hie own baud de4l ont til
Instruments that must rob him of all he 20:
aesscd in the nu.lu;
"Click. click. click" How the greasy card
rattle. :. Click, c;ict, click!' Whit : nj etall
aound they gave forth, sounding iiko cofii
pl.tea or tie cold, gL,selsne se1eas til1t nisl
toon close tha lid upon all tue Mexican
earthly hopes .sCi.ck, c.icl, click Z" D
J any orc ever hear such asviist, sound. b.
: fores 'CI!ex, cucK, cL1cx." Tho dea!
over;
Careicssly, iudiffsrentlv, E-tan-chA ST
,, scanned tie cat1s hr held in hts hand: The,
,, he ea:d:
! ttNa.xhe.lA pA-coo, Cola" (Give rna OH
ttierd.)
, ..How: Huck.a-ha." {Weli, 70 xheadt y
i This>tt the game wss playe3 resy eso 4:
each player s.ud1i1g well lis card ere ne p1
. Hclloo: sou hsva saved yous Jack" CTS
. Es.pi-o, IN E-tal,,chA SEA 1,lsce;l Ills kuavs
T trumpa UPON IN acc which Es.pi.p had plave
: III :, with What be had received a. !gift
? xna nsds On lie iirxt dsi., maaa E-.aa.ci
!, Sca Elk points: be lacked but one moro to VI
!. Tho game, Er-pi-o mu:t mike high, loT. Al
. f.,l,ss +, E-t,n.els sca. ~ 1 49,
It s:os.y he game n was p,.ysl. c.re,ul!y IL
. ca1d. were W selected and placel upon the fos
It Erpi.o hSs risyej s.lox," Cautiously III
, urcceel. With trembling hand The cxrds a
Q rlsyed down iii eacI, pInyer holds hut a sIuV
y pi.o holds tae ace Of trump,-.he h;ei
!, card in biz hand! He must with il. tR]
J. Wbateyer III, nnponent holds. and that sura
vii he tentsnot- xhieh vii m,fe n;
# %.mme- ~ and - M msv than win e ~ c,m y,
n9a eo1nas Tx aee1 IN n1;ciIv % foiosna @ ~ ~ ~.
i seysn-suot. Of no usa whatayes! Espi-5 b
T. lost-E fan-cha SeA Ina Won his iii
i T,vjor vets m and ,r.1ks In ,ha daor NJ II