Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-04

lJ"."9' ""N'" W." "" """' ~ Nv
VINO would get the last drink, nut my
eyes were too heavy and ! dropped
asleep on my stool When nw"ku II
= was broad daylight, and Grant ana IN
gals were both under the table 4
! measured the beans ami there were
just three peckS and quarter. who
got the whisky don't know, hut its
my opinion Grant did, lio had the
bottle IN his hand, anyhow
Another sior" when Is even yet Il
tradition ON Mississippi steamers goes
hncK To ihe "hnsh Tunes at Virksburg.
lhe srehe Is laih on packet pound
up river A 'eorglaI, VINO was
ttaveIl'g WIN ms wile ana who I'M
fortunately had some reputation as an
amateur pokerlst proposed u gnmo oi
cards, aud was matched against II
Stranger 10 an on noaru' lie was II
quiet weU'diesSeh man anu han prrh
,aKeh lorn traveller ~ Seaneh !" he"'th;
nc was 'ucNy WIN lhe 'hr'S put 'lu
,o' propoSe paying ior STAKES ~ waS
,no he,''ea u'"rgiai 'hal proposed IT,
ne '"'el 'lli,lSel' chanlplol' mana NJ
poker ana When ne io"hd no had met
MS equal he determined TO les, inc
strangers financial mellle by tins
llme the captain dropped M ana gave
The Georgian to understand that ms
opponent was river backlog nut
money was mp ana the play went on,
while all the other passengers grouped
themselves ABOUT the laole' FROM inc
START inc uenrglah won, uhlll nc had
collarel over s20o and then II was pro
posed (by The ueorglan) to increase
the stakes. lhc gambler agreed. ln|
zen minutes no had ms money nack
In hve mlnuIes more he was slOO
ahtau. Ihen ont came the amateurs
pile s3oO ana that went the way OF
the rest. The Georgian went on deck
The gambler III cigar and began to
count his winnings. There was u
s"nhd oehlnd hlm lie turned a
woman stood there, revolver IN hand
II was the losers wlle' Inc revolver
MN n,,n ,rLisnor"J .cow H. wan, AL
man Whispered u"' ne Wth', anu
| left the money on tho table. She
/ hurlkrd him IN the nromcnade deck
..t. IL. D, .t...l II
""" '"O ,"""S' """'pi S"o ea'''
protested. She Insisted and came
closer. revolver sill 10 the front He
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! ""Ny w. "N"' ~ '"O '"''i ""u "'"''. /
Tor thc shOre. ihc woman held luli
hand and took IN the pot.
Another langhabie story Is lhat ol
the negro who held ionr aces but
gave IN before hve Jacks ana u re- |
voiver leaving as hiS antagonists
SPot'a dPma 81 IN money, his Trousers,
bag oi corn, and a mule. The game
" poker ~ 'hueed' ge''lhg 10 pe un'.
veisal game. IL has gained iUothull /
nmon,r the Indiuns and il n i;ivoirte in /
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Ncheuck advent. II holds lis own Win I
whist in London. md in bpcomlnV non.
lar ON the continent. now that Ba'ien.
Baden and Ems are no more. Veril,
prcnt is kim Poonairei
Faro of both kinds, '.shnrt card" and |
leritimute. has been cxnluined so thor |
onuhly that il would he superAuops Ia
attempt any further description OF the
technique which gives the diamond
suir iis siren chnrm. Tho only field
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Wv ''l surrey ~ VIZ ",''''','V"' anu
historical. Althongh there Is more 1
swiudliuv there nre uodoubt "A smaller
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than one hundred, or even filti years
auo. The eighteenth century was
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England, il was thoroughly reputable /
IN f9ht the tiyer. IL wns n last.inat .
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NY ""h''V"iO"t '"i Wv" '"O 'u'' sNN'
anu u was 40 term ol ftpfudtn MNcn i
I,ndi,s Hamilton nnd Neriyul nnd |
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wy D,'"'S' " "u'"V''a"' ~. ""o
he'd "Faros daughters. Col Albert /
| Pike embulmed the American phase of /
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| Fine Arkansas Uentlcmun. inns song |
was great iAv"rlle AT Washington
dinner parties thiriyhve years ago
1t begins IN tins wise
Nav. all COOL fellows. u.tsa, add story viii
iell,
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ia the western par, Of Arkansas, close to tn, Ia
dim l,ne.
where hs Z !, ara"N 9nos wess on ~n,,sy, ana
the vsIv bcs, Of VIM,
A 6ne Arkansas geniieman,
Vloss t"'he Ohsc'a" i'ne
Then the song goes on To lell ol hi-
I Wpulth ID and hospitality, ana aDllltN with /