The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-23
2nisefllang.
THE CANE OF PGAEEs,
How SharppTs are Sometimes
Paid in Their Own Coin.

The st. Louis Globe says: About two
years ago a Missouri steamboat left Fort
Benton with party Of tough and we'll
to do miners on board There were al
so among the passengers three or four
"braee men, and before arriving at
Sioux City they had generally cleaned
out the pockets of the miners. The boat
stopped at Sioux City to 'swood up, and
found. among Others waiting to get on
board, ministerial looking parsonage
with tn longest and most solemn coun-
tenancs On him yon can well imagi1e,-
,Ie WAS dressed IA suit Of black awessse
a white stove-pipe hat and ''choker, ,,:so,I- s,IL
lar. ornamented WITH black neck hanu-
kerchief.
Well,h got aboard and the boat start
ed down stream. For two days he was
unnoticed by the other passengers, but
one of the sports at last thought he saw
chance to make something out Of the
sad and melancholy individual. The lat
ter would once or twice day step up to
the bar,and with voice that was as aild
and gentle as maden's, ,ask for so glass
of soda, if you please" and then he
would pull ont roll of bills from his
pocket and take quarter from their in.
terror layers Then he would say to the
barkeeper, as if under a thousand obi
gallons, "thank you, sir" and walk aft
again as if about to commit suicide.
This thing had gone fac enough, and
the gambler l have spoken Of at last ap
preached him
Would you like little game of seven
up, sirS"
"Seven-up? What is seven-up? Please
tell me my good friend"
"Nhy, game Of cards, YOU know,
Just TO pass away the time. Let US play
game"
"My good friend, do not know any
thing concerning cards; cannot play
them
"Well, come along; wen show you
how to do it. And the mild gentleman
in black, after some further protests, at
lenoth consented.
They showed how twas done, land they
played several games. The gentleman
in black was delighted. Gamblers want
to know if he will play poker, five cents
ante, just FOR the fun Of the thing. Gen
tleman in black says he can't play the
game, but they explain again, and poker
commences. The gentleman in black
loses every time. There are six men in
the game each one deals before gentle
mar in black, alil ante has been raised
to 6. dollar Gent in black deals aEk-
varalv and looks at his hand.
Next man to dealer bets fye-goes
arcsind, and bets are raised to one hun,
,5si;ass'.,,lle~se Cert in black seas it and
makes it q hundred better Gamblers
look surprised, but will not be bluffed.-
The BET has reached five hundred dollar;
a thousand Gent in black makes il
two thousand Ali draw out except s
Pixies Peak miner, who sees and calls
nim:
"What have your
"Weal," answered the gent in black
81 have-let me see, let Inc see-weal,
have four ones"
The gamblers, who have suspicionef
something before, looked wild, Land ligh
began 10 dawn in the miners mind He
leaned across tha, table and said in tht
most sarcastic tones he could com
mand:
"Oh. you heave, heave yer? You go
burned sanctimonious son of gun"
The gent got up from the table ant
banded one of the gamblers his card -
1t read, '.Bhl Walker, New Orleans
-one Of the most successful sharpers il
the country.