The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1874-11-18
Beeoher's Bobtai1 Flush.

! Beecher's 8obtat1 Flush.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
| Comnaerci:l writes as follows:
/ Not FAR from me lives An intelligent
negro lad, who is considered an oracle
in the society in which he moves. Hig
employment is servant at club hOase,
where he has picked up quite know.
ledge Of the a.nusements Of the white
folks, and keeps himself generally post
ed on the events of the day. Called
upon by his colored friends to explain
the Re cher matter, he said: s@
You see, its jis like a game O. draw.
Beecher, it was his blind; verybody.
took hand. Miss Woodruff she makes
de fuss play; den dis man Bacon he
come in. When Bacon come in Massa
T,lton follow, COS he h:td good ham,.
Massa Monlton he follered in, cos be
thought T,lton was a-goin' to be robbed
/ -drnpped in kinder quiet like. Den de-
small fry, them fellers with deuces and
trays, they come in, COS it looked like
good pot. Massa Beecher pick up his
hand an be finds fow Uour) flush.
Benz his blind. he think he play smart
and raise 'em all out-so he raise 'em,
the limit. Dey all pass out 'cept Tilton
and Moulton. Tilton h. draw one card,
two par, mines and SKIES, and done
better EN-. .Mou!ton he draw. two cards
10 free aces end take ia par jacks.
Beecher he draw one card. Tilton be
feel kinder weak on his ham, an bet
white chip. Moulton he know BeecheU:
Oh de bluff, SO he jes f'llers wild a white
chip. Bcecher he don't lock at his han
tall but jest go back de limit. Tilton
he feel kinder weak den. He feel :ho
can beat Beecher, but he tink Monlton
kin beat Beecher too, but he traid
Moulton get skeered and pass out.
Finally Tilton he call, kinder hesitatin,
like, and den Monlton be jes bounce
Beecher. Dat kinder startie Beecher,
and he look at his ham. He draw 4
club to fo' hearts, and got muffin but
bodtail flush. Massa Beecher can't
play bluff wild dem fellers. Dey eat
nim up blood raw" -
The other evening Arnold's boy and
| the Chandler boy were sitting in the
kitchen, in the dark. telling stories Of
Captain Kidd and other free traders,
when Arnold senior sang out for the
eleventh time within the half hour:
"Benjam'n Franklin, go down stairs
and get that kindling Immediately" Z
Chander's boy had just got to that
| part Of the story telling how the free
and easy sailor before mentioned used
to mix his grog in coffin and slice
small boys for favoring. >.::: 81
Now, Ben. never fancied going down
into cellar at night, and his fears were
increased ten-fold after hearing the
weird romance Of the ''Bloody Pirate.'''
So, when he heard the suggestive tramp
Of the Governors boots in the hall, he
quietly slipped INTO the closet, leaving
Chandler's boy sitting quietly by the
fire.
Arnold senior came in, and seeing
Ben, as he supposed, not even stirring
for the cellar, he walked up to him. and
lifted him up by the ear.
EASY! Easy!' shouted Chandler's
boy in surprise.
"Easy?" shouted the old man, COM
pietely dumbfounded by Ben's supposed
audacity; easy" and he recovered his
presence Of mind sufficient to kick
Chand!er's boy into the coal-hod and
out Of the door before he discovered his
mistake. "
Chandler's boy says he is going to
knock the stufing out of Ben as soon
as the swelling goes down and his
north ear gets the crook out Of it
DGnbury Neps.
Paints, ellis, varnishes and brushes.
at Dunn & Co.'S drug store
Liquors of all kinds, as pure as can
be had anywhere, at Dunn & Cos drug
store.
That strumpet - Fortune. -{Shake-
spear.
He who promiseth runs in debt
Ta'mund.
Progress the stride Of God !-[vic-
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