The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-06-10
AN NvINCIBLE HAND.

ChOteau, q halt-breed Creek indian /
and negro, bright, sharp, and intelli-
gent. He was the last witness to be
called before adjournment that day. !
After examination some one of the
Grand Jury who knew him asked him
if he was the man who had four aces
beaten.
He answered, eyes, sab; Is dc
man"
"Will you have any objection to
telling it?'
else afeared it will get me into
trouble but if de Judge is willin',"
appealing 70 the foreman, 81 will tell
it" ~
The Judge consented, then Scipio
said ~
"You see l lives on the cattle trail
from Texas through the Creek country
to Kansas, and ! was out on de road
one day, and l meets gentleman
ahead of big drove of cattle.
"He says, old man, do you live in
dis country?'
81 says, Yes, sah.'
"He says, Its mighty poor coun.
try. How do you make livin' ?
Il says, "Sah, tits pooty good coun-
try; we has plenty meat and bread,
and | makes a good livin' a
"Says he, 'Old man, do you ever
play kerds ?
II says, Yes, sab; does, some
times
"He says, Would you have any
objection to play little draw?
81 says, No, sah.'
$50 we gets off our horses along
side de road and sat down, and pulls
out the kerds. Well, in short time
beat de gentle nan out of sixty-two
dollars and fought | had him; so |
puts up a hand on him-for | is, do l
say it myself a mighty smart hand at
kerds-and know'd he would have
tree jacks and | would hab tree aces,
and in de draw | know'd he would git
de oder jack and | would git de o:er
ace. So he raises bit, and l raises
on. back, till at last put up all de
money / had winned from de gentle
mar, and all de change L had, and l
know'd l had him. Well, in dc draw
de gent got de oder jack and l got de
oder ace. De gent wanted to bet, but
| claimed a sight for de money, and
told him | had an inwincible hand dat
couldn't be beat.
"Says he, ole man, dem is right
good britches you is got on how much
did dey. cost?'
"I says, Yes, sab dey cost me ten
dollars
Says he, Il put ten dollars up agir
dem
II says, Berry well, sab but | tells
you got inWincible hand
HE puts UP de money, and hold,
up my legs and he pulls off de britehe'
and lays dem down.
CHOW, sah,' says /, i told you
had a inwincible hand. Use got 70
aces.
"Do gent says, ole man, did yol
ever hear Of five jacks beaten 70
aces?'
II says, Use heard it, sab, but Is
never seed it; and if you convince m,
oh it, de moneys yourn.
"'Berry we'll, he says, layin' dow
one kerd 'ain't dat de Jack oh clubs
"'Yes, sab,' / says, dat am de jacl
| oh clubs
He lays down anoder kerd Ain
dat de jack oh spades?'
Yes, sab, dat is dc jack oh spades
"He lays down anoder; Ain da
de jack CD diamonds?
"'Yes, sab, dat is do jack ob dia
minds
"IIe puts down anoder and says
| Amt dat de jack OBJ hearts ?
81 says, Yes, sab, dat am de jack o
hearts
"Den he runs his hand in his bosom
and pulls out great, long pistol an
points it at me and says, 'Ain't da
jack haul?'
81 says, YES, sah.'
"And he says, Amt dat five jacks
and don't dat win de money!
II says, Yes, sab, Cat is Jack Hau
and dat is five jacks, and five jack
BEATS an inwincibl9 hand
80 he puts de money in his pockC
and ties my britches on hind Oh hi
saddle, and tells me 10 scatter-and
. did.
, you see, it served rhe right, for
fought de man was Il green Missouria
4, when ] put up de hand on him but h
was a Arkansaw chap, and l find der
mighty sharp, Judge" )"
, The above is youched for by th
foreman and several members Of tn
Grand Jury as faot-eyery word Of j
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