The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-05-20
flE Had OSE.I FOUR ONES.

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E,E HAD ONLY F0sx ONES.
About two years ago. il Missouri
River steamboat left Fort l}enton
with Il party Of tough and well-to-
ID mintrs on board. There were
also among the passengers three OF
four 'bruce men. and before alriy-
ing at Sioux City they had general
y cleaned out the pockets Of the
miners. The bc.> 'pped at Sioux
City to wood up. and found among
others waiting to get on board. Il
min!stcrial-looking parsonage. with
the longest AMI most solemn coun-
:enance that could be well imagined.
He was dressed in a suit of black.
wore white stove, pipe. hat and che
kcr collar, ornamented with black
neck-handkerchief.
Well. he got on board. and the
boat started down stream. For
two days he was unnoticed by the
other passengers, but one Of the
sports at last thought he saw 4
chance to make something out of
the sad and melancholy individual.
The latter would once or twice q day
step up to the bar, and with Z voice
that was us mild and gentle as q
maiden's: ask for "a glass of soda,
if you please" and then he would
pull a roll of bills from his pocket,
and take 4 iarter from their inte-
rior layers. Then he would say to
the bar keeper, rs if under thous-
and obligations, Thank you sir, "
and walk aft again as if about to
commit suicide.
This thing had gone far enough.
and the gambler 1 have spoken Of
at last approached MIN.
"World YOU like a game oi seven:
up"
:'Seven-up What is seven-up?
Please tell me: my dear friend"
Why. d game of cards. yon know:
just to pass away the time. Let
us play q game.
My good friend, I do not know
anything concerning cards I cannot
play"
'Well, come along, we'll show you
how to do it." And the mild gentle
manin black. after some further pro
tests, at length consented.
They showed him how twas done:
and they played several games
The gentleman in black was delight
ed. Gamblers want to know if he
will play poker: five cents ante, just
for the fun Of the thing. Gentle
man in black says lie can't play the
game: but they explain again. and
the poker commences. The gentle
man in black looses every time. There
are six men in the game. Each one
deals before the gentleman in black,
and ante has been raised to- Il dollar.
Gent in black deals awkwardly, and
looks at his hand. Next man to
dealer bets tve-goes around. and
bets are raised to one hundred dol
lars Gent in black sees it, and
goes one hundred better. Gam
blers look surprised, but will not
be blutfed. The bet had reached
five hundred dollars-a thousand.
All drew out except a Pixies Peak
miner, who sees and calls him:
What have you?" "Waal. answer
cd the gent in black, Il have-let
me see. let me see-waal. [ have
four ones.
The gamblers, who have suspi-
cioned some time before. now look
wild and the light begins to dawn
in the miners mind. He leaned
across the table. and said in the most
sarcastic tones he could command,
oh! YOU heare. heave yer? You
d-m sanctimonious shutfier.
The gent got up from the table:
and handed one of the gamblers
his card. It read. Bill Walker,
New Orleans one of the most
successful sllarpers i'll the county.
[SaA JuoIn ProspectOT.
An Irishman speaking of suicide,