The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-17
THREE-cAED MONTE.
Two Pious Women Ewindled out OF a 6asa-
etfal of Bibles.

Two Pious Women swindled out OF 6asA-
etful Of Bibles.
Last "wednesday, save the Alta California,
e the western-bound tram OF the Ceh'fa'
Pacific railroad arrived at Tosno, two wom- |
On of the cruzadipg class, who had been |
travelling ON the train for some time, got on |
N ace If they could find either sin OF sinner |
tn GO for, They had with them basket
filed with nice little Bibles, and with these
they were going around doing good and
making money. While on The train they
sold several Bibles, and talked about religion
and rum to every one who would submIt 10
beipg thus afflicted. As they stepped on
the tain, bowed down by the weight Ct the
hvket which they carried between them there
was a sigh of relief from the passengers, and
napv a wish was expressed that the train
would move of and leave them.
While wanderingabout seeking customers
for their wares. they ran across gentesi-
looking individual who was engaged IN ioss-
ing around three pieces of paste-b ard, and
Who seemed to be buried in deep meditation.
they drew nigh unto him, an, noticing DIS
finely cut, classical features were o'erspread
with shades Of sadress, they offered c1nsoia'
ton and a Bible for four bits. Finding
there were no customers in eight, be good
naturally resolved to give the ladies litile
game inst to while away time and keep
them quiet. He threw the cards, and then
asked them to pick out the JACK, which he
had previously shown them. They did 30,
once, twice, three times. Then be threw
them again, and one OF the innocenis ciied,
'sThere it is; you can't fool me if you did
throw EN- quick" ono, Madam; you are
mistaken" he replied, and drawing out OF
his pocket ten asd two twenty dollar
pieces, he sait, "I'll bet you $50 You don't
know which is the Jack" 'Oh, We never
bet,,' said one of them; "but you can't fool
LIS with your nimbIe fingers" And then
they stood and eyed those gold pieces and
thought how much good they would do
them, and how little their possessor appar-
emily appreciated their worth.
Watching for the favorable moment, the
wretched young man said, swell, j don't
care, seeing its you; I'll tell you Whist I'll
do, seeing you're 50 sure about it. III let
you this $50 sgainst that basket of books;
but everything goes as it lays-you can't
find the Jack" Now they were convinced
more than ever that he was a bold bad man
and they determined TO take his money to
help them along in the good cause in which
they we're engaged. They ''put up" and
as both were certain the same card was the
one they we're after, one of them seized i;
with "this is the boy" Ii waa turned over,
and-it was the tray of hearts. Their na-
turally long faces at on ,e assumed longer
and more serious cast. and they looked at
the card. at each other, at the bad, bad man.
at the money and then at the basket Of BIZ
bles, thoroughly bewiidered. The monte
sharp pu mp his tools, ard walked off with
bis plumber, and before the victims csmpre
hended the si,u.,ion be dIssppearei from
sight. The sequel is soon told. The winner
marched through the train and distributed
the Bibles among the passengers. Several
of the trophies are now on exhibition in this
city. What became Of the women is not
known by the passengers.