Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30
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NOT THAT KIND OF A MAN.-The fol-
lowing is from the Philadelphia "Bul-
letin:
Rev. D. P. the other day found pack
of playing cards in the. possession of his
eldest boy, and after giving the lad a
thrashing for owning such engines of Sa-
tan, the doctor placed the cards in his own
pocket, intending to destroy them at the
first opportunity: but he forgot about them,
and subsequently, while in the cars on the
way to the city, he pulled out his handker-
chief, and the cards came out with it and
fell upon the floor. The doctor gathered
them up with very red face, and while
arranging them in his hand he saw a
rough looking man in a seat opposite to
him wink at him. He turned his head
away, but upon looking around a moment
later the man winked at him again. Then
he winked several times, and finally he
came over, and sitting down by the side Of
the doctor, he sard:
ct say, pardner, what's your little
game?"
II don't understand you, sir" replied
the doctor.
''Oh, you needn't mind me-" replied the
man. ''I'm doing little of that thing
myself. How do you work it?''
''What do you mean? How do work
what?"
e ooh, you know well enough. What do
you skin 'em on?"
'sSkin them! Skin who? Really, sir,
your remarks are incomprehensible to
me-"
'sNow, see here. understand the whole
thing. You're hunting up somebody TO
play seven-up with, and you intend to beat
'em out of their money. Now, don't you?"
''You don't know who you are talking
tor
CHOW, I'll tell you what I'll do. There's
no man on this earth that kin turn JAG.
faster'n l kin; and let's you and me start
up game on some of these fellers, and | II
run three or four jacks up my sleeve, with
a couple of aces, maybe, and, when we get
to town. We'll divide the profits and go
down and get roaring drunk at the tavern.
Is it bargain2"
"You are scoundrel. sir?" exclaimed
the doctor. ''Let me change my seat, if
you please"
s'Won't do it? Won't club in with me
and try a few games2''
"Certainly not, sir.''
s'Won't lend me them jacks to put in
my sleeve?"
"You seem to forget that am clergy
man, sir"
ga cler-! Oh, no. You don't mean
to say that-that you are preacher; now,
honest, are your"
eyes, sir, I am. am the Rev. DR.. p"
"Too bad too bad Believe me, if l
didn't think you were one of them fellers
who play cards on the cars to gouge gleen-
horns out of their money. You look like
one anyhow, now don't you? And what
are you doing with that pack, old man,
hey? Would you mind if I showed you
how to run 'em over, SOS when you play
they can't fool you? I'll do it for nothing"
Then DIR. Potts went into the hind car
and got off at the next station. When he
got home he gave that boy of his couple
sof extra fioggings in order to ease his
feelings.
OUR HEALTHY CLIMATE.-Sweet, of
the San Antonio (Texas) "Herald,' tells
this little incident:
s'What time do you eat dinner here?"
inquired a tiller of the soil of the clerk of
one of our most high-toned hotels.
'sFrom twelve to three.''
s"From twelve to three!" whooped the
astonished rustic. "Takes you three hours
to fill up, does 1T? And you talk about
it being unhealthy in town! Well, it jest
gifts melt do. Where do yyu put all the
vittils?"
And then he went into the dining-room,
and worked steadily until the three hours
were up, and came out saying he felt sick,
and wanted to lie down some.
Righteousness exalteth a nation, but
sin is reproach to any people,"
Yours respectfully,
U. S. GRANT.
This endorsement to passage Of Scrip
ture by the President in a recent letter re-
minds us of the story of a bashful, polite
man who was suddenly asked to say grace
at the table. He had never done it in his
life. and with much embarrassment he
stammered out:
so Lord, we thank you; we are much