The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-03-18
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Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald.

'seup FortSnsitA (drk.) Herald.
During the session of the United State,
district grand Jury witness was called be.
fore them named Scipio Coteau. half.
breed Creek Indian aid negro, bright.
sharp. and intelligent. He was the las,
witness to BE- called before the adjourn
mont that day. After the examination, some
one Of tbs grand jury who knew him ask
saifbe was abe man who bad four aces
beateu,41as ss9tae asfi e4re So va
He answcred, Yes. sab; l'se de man.
viii sou have any objection to telling
it, tH1aa l.'s Il izii g -
aF.I'se afeard il will get me into trouble
but il the Judge Il williu'.' appealing to
foreman. Il will :el, IT, ,..ass.s sats.s
The Judge consented. Then Scipio
aaid -
asYou see. I lives on the cattle trail
from through the Creek country 10 Kan
sss. and was out in de road one day, and
! meets gentleman ahead Of , bis drove
Of cattle. -, ~ ...
:, ~, He says. Its . mighty poor country.
How do you make a llirin' s4sa ~
al / says. Sab. lisa putty good coun-
FRY. We has plenty Of meat and bread,
aud makes i good iiyin' -'','
1f. He say, Old man. DO you ever play
kerds !'hBHa1g EBiafsg glitb ~ sigiauk
i, X says. Yes. sab. does, sometimes. :
He saws .Would you have anv OBJ
jection 70 play . little drawr
II ays. No. sab, s''s'sas na'F
I'll. So We gets OF our horses slong-sidc the
road. and sat down. and pals out de
kerds. Well, in . short time i beat de
gentlemen out of sirty-two dollars and .
half, and I thought had himj so I puts
up hand on him for I Is. tho I say IL
myself. mighty smart hand at kerds==
know'd he would hab tree jacks and |
would hab tree acres. and IN de draw /
knos'd be would git de oder jack aud /
would git de oder ace. 50 be raises bit.
and raises on back till at last put all
the money I bad sihned from the gemmep
and oil de change had, aud 1 kpos,d I
had him. Well. In de draw de gent got
do oder jaek and got de oder ace. lJDe
gent wanted 70 bet. but claimed sight
EDr De money. and told him I bad an in.
wipcible hand. dat couidn't Be beat. s1'is
lie says, .0ld man. dem - right good
britehss you i got On; how much did tbss
cost =
Il says. Yes. sab. dey cost me ten dol.
lars ." r''' ''' s'sf'' ''49 ''''' d. "
-sIIessy,. i puts mp ten dollars sgia
dem. ti III Eur ~ 8efss7t @3 v# 4
s.Issys Berry we'll. sab !. but tells
you got inwincible hand, ..-.s -.
He put up de money. and i holds up
my legs aud he pulls of De britshes aud
lays dem down. 4 .lasil iFa ihrHs @ u
.'.Now. sah.' I says. II told you had
iuvineible band what can. be bsst. T.
.De gent says, .0id man. did you ever
bear Of Eve jacks beatin' 70 aces?' ''s''' II
III says. ia heard it. sab; but Is
neye seed il. and il you convince me vb
il, de moneys yourp. ts., y,fsui,Fa d,
Berry we'll. he says, laying down one
keerd. amt dat de jack Oh elnbs?'
asyes. sah.. I says. dat am De jack Oh
clubx. ,HH n8H8 - U 5rtasegH tag gras1
lie layr down snoder kserd; .sin't
dat de jack oh spades s..r-st 'fy
'Yes. sab. dat sm de jack ob spades.
He lays down anoder; .sin't dat de
lack ob dismondsf' i3s III ta6a
Yes. sab. dat am De jack ob diamonds. :
lie put down snoder, and says. ain't
dat dc jack OBJ hesrts!' So.
'Issys, Yes, sah. dat am de jack Oh
hearts, -
Den he runs his hand 10 kis bosom =,
aud pulls out great long pistol aud points
itat me, aud says .aia't dat jack hsplr
.Iaya 'yes, sah' 80, -.
Aud be says. .Aiu't dat Eve jasksi
and don't dat win the money!
= And says. syes sab. DAT is Jack
Hsnl. and dat Is Eve iseks. and Eve jacks
beat an inwincible hand. lFF t .
SO be puts de money 10 bis pocket, and
ties ny bfitches on hind OBJ bis sa6dle,
aud tells tns u tbscatter--and did.
,ysu see. IL sarsed me right; Ior |
fought the man was . green Missourisn
when put up de hand on him, but be vas
an ArksnsvshsP spd lfads dem mighty
sharp. judge. =
The above Il vouchsd for By The fireman
and several nssmbers % The grand Jury ss
fact-~essry word Of u. ~ =
hs lisba->..s>--e--~--. q 'nta !
hiccrtsin husbsnd i'm cur town lsst
week ssnt home: and on sitting % the din
ner table. laid; 'miie, am re.y sufs this
pepper Il hslf pess 80 ~ !
pes r sxshimsd TIE vie. scsnswhss
provoked. .less. iudssd Thzt pspper d
Uoodliksis. takes hsst. hs fsstsr ssils sduL
tsuis5 goods. yoa don't kuos sayihing
about pepper.
.fof ali that. madam. ssid the husband.
I sm sure that pepper Is half peas pep
pep. per per. sis lssssss and three q thsaf
A vrm sssrs sasasd-a,oo peppsfy Cor
bis son4siiusipu, = n - ~ -, :
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