Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-22
sTHREE KEERD MONKEY"
. Story Probably a Lie Of Canada
Bill and a California Minister.

From the Omaha Dispatch, September 6.
Canada Bill has had another exploit.
A few months ago, as is well known by
several gentlemen, Bill offered acertain
railroad thousand dollars a month
for the privilege Of working trains" in
the three card monte business. He Of
fered to give bonds to a large amount
that he wouldn't take a dollar from any
body but preachers. OF course, this wa
charged to BilIs prejudice against the
clergy, nut that he meant what he said
was evidenced by pulling out a thousand
dollars in greenbacks, and insisting
upon placing it in the hands of any one
the road might name. 1t is useless to
say that he was refused. 1t was not be-
lieyed that he V e won a dollar of q
preacher, but Bill has recently demon
strated his success in that line.
A few days since he boarded a Union
Pacific train in Omaha. In a few min
utes he started through the train to see
what he might find, and at last sat
down alongside a minister bound for
California on a pleasure excursion. Bill
had a farm near Pappillion, so he said,
and had just been to Chicago and sold
th~irty-seven hundred dollars worth, Of
cattle. After getting on good terms the
minister and Bill were interrupted by q
stranger passing through the car and
dropping several playing cards on the
floor Just in front Of them. Bill picked
them up and commenced toying with
them. The minister deprecated their
introduction into the world. Bill then
went on telling how some fellows had
"tOOk him on the keerds' several DAYS
before on a game they called "three-
keerd monkey and gave a halfway
explanation of the chow OF it.p
Just then a beardless boy came in,
and after listening some time to Bill's
story said: "Now look ahere old man, I
can guess them cards.n Bill lethim try
several times, and, sur enough, the boy
never missed once, and lost no OppOr-
tunity to intimate against BilIs brains.
The latter atlastgOt mad, and offered To
bet his watch against the boys. The
boy jumped at the chance and lost his
watch. Bill then went to another car
to get rid Of of the boy, who was boo
hOOing at terrible rate about that watch
being given to him by his dying father,
and he must have it back or he never
could face his dear old mother again.
The minister partially pacified him, and
so far gained his confidence that he ex-
planned how he had made a mistake,
and if he just had some more money he
would win the watch back. He ex-
it so perfectly to the minister
that the latter told him he had some
gold, and would risk it ifthe boy would
10 the betting. The young innocent
and went into another car after
Canada Bill, who came in, but didn't
want to bet. He was a plain honest
and not a gambler. But the
preacher showed him how unjust it was
not to give the boy a chance for his
and Bill consented. Soon two
hundred and fifty dollars of the minis !
gold was gone. "Paplo," shouted
he brakeman, and Bill threw down the
'keerds," and told his antagonists that
lie lived there, and must get off and Ego :
num-" The boy became so desperate at
his that he told the minister that he
vas determined to get off there too and
ollow the old farmer home and get that !
back. y
1t is needless to say that "the kid" :
vas in the game. /.
Such is the world. Day after day this ,
hree-caTd monte game is talked about !
n the newspapers; but all to nopurpose. !
)ne fool falls, and his place is immedi- :
telV filled nv another. Z