Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-10
NOT IN THE kRDs.

NOT IN THE i RDs.
He was well-dresscd, ssid be cam,
from Cincinnsti. He los ! IKE drum.
mer from prosperous 4 geods house
except that the diamond hevore va,
larger and more preten ~ displayed
even than is the custom hsss peripa.
tetic gentry.
came in. bat be vas hpd in biz
tsss-.sked essl r.. eske ,
Quu.s-- t6e IOafens need any
pressing.
In point Of fact there w1S0't one of them
that didna take a drink. Theirs were
big drinks; but the Cincinnati mans
wasn't more than one finger. and be left part
Of that in the bottom of his glass. But j,
seemed to fy to his head. notwithstand-
ing.
1t was an uptown saloon. and at the
beginning Of the pork-packing season,
when the hog-raisers were driving in
their gruuters. There we're three or four
of them in the saloon at the time, taking
little Robertson county in a group BY
themselves. They didn't drink with the
Cincinnati man, but the stock-raiser who
was treating his party paid for their drinks
and showed well-flled pocketbook as he
did it. After that the Cincinnati man
was inclined to be friendly with the hog
drovers.
He was so polite and liberal. and seemed
to be so anxious. that the drovers each
took drink. The regulars had all poured
out theirs and had gulped 'em down while
the talk was going on. The countrymcn
each took the usual horn. but the Cincin-
natl man poured out two fingers THE time,
and didn't drink more than half Of that.
But he seemed to be getting drunk fast
Nov gen'rmen. less have mother drink
anil show you trick with cards. Say.
barkeeper, ham out deck cards"
The gentleman behind the bar took
down a pack of cards and gave them to
the Cincinnatian. whose big roll of none y
still lay on the counter.
"Gen'lmen, said the stranger" who
BY this time was getting drunk very fast.
"gen'rmen. II bet twenty dollars I can
do trick with cards hone Of you can fin
ont But less take mother drink first "
So they all drank with him again. and the
loafers aud countrymen gathered around
about him as he clumsily shuffied the
pastcboards. uodding sleepily toward the
counter once in while. Then he tried
to do several tricks with thssssrds. which
were very transparent indeed. as each OF
his tricks were successively detected by
both countrymen aud loafers he began to
get mad.
"D-n T can't do one thing" said he
at last, "none of you can in' out can
cut any card'n pack you name. n not half
try. Bet ten dollar can cut any card n
pack" he repeated, and drew a ten-dollar
bill from the big roll on the counter. l,
was evident that he was very drunk.
Somehow. although he was very drunk.
the Cincinnati man addressed himself al.
together to the one who had already ex.
hibi,ed the portly pocketbook. If he
hadn't been so drunk aud so innocent
looking sharp one mi ght think he wa.
making dead set on the green country
man.
What is it you want to bet ?" said that
individual.
"Wanuer to bet IF dollar can cut any
card in pack" replied the light. t.headed
man from Cincinnati.
well now, stranger" returned he from
the country. i've just sold my hogs and
got five or six hundred dollars right here
in my pocket" slapping that locality in
his breeches. "and Ill bet you tha, pile
you can't do it."
Then the eyes of that well-dressed stran-
ger from Cincinnati gave just one more
fash. and were dead again. Then he
seemed very drunk aud about to 60 tc
sleep.
..Wha' say you? Bet Eve hundred
dol'r? Take you, an 60 you five hun.
dred bctt'r."
The drover from the country besitated a
moment, while the Cincinnati man spread
out his roll of money on the counter -
There was more than a thousand dollar.
in it. Then he turned to his friends and
there was a transfer Of divers bills frou
their pockets to his hands.
"D-n ne. il don't take you" said
! be "if you'll let ne Cas the keards
first"
"Damfcarc," repliedshe Cincinnatian
and he had evidently gotten very drunk
Then the countrymau counted out hi.
thousand dollars. and. after considerabl.
trouble and poking up Of the Cincinnati
man, hi. thousand dollars were counted
out, too, and both put in the bar-keeper',
hands; and the eountryman took thos,
pictorial pasteboards. .and the way h,
shuffied them was q sight to see. Firs
he couldn't get them 20 mix at all, and
then he'd spill half of them on the foor
The bar-keeper asked If be ''hadn't bet.
ter take bushel basket for them cards.
ba, the Cincinnati man seemed to be fas
falling asleep. At last they were shuf
fed to the satisfaction Of the dealer il
swine, who vas from Shelby county. By
the war. and he laid them on the table
Then l name the Jack o Clubs, and
Gu. and be id TO you.
Then came sudden change over III,
sui,eless man from Cincinnati He reused
up all at ouce. He did not seem half 8,
drunk as be was moment before. Aud
he pu, his hand mp behind his neck and
be drew long and very sharp bowl,
knife from down his back. and cut tha
rack o. cards clear through and down q
the counter. Then be reached over 10 th.
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