Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-12
Hand Sherman Kenner. Sherman Ken

ssHave anothah game, sah?'' affablv in.
uu!red Mr.. Kenner, as he respected the
balls.
"No, thank you, - replied MI. Sherman,
| putting his cue in tie rack. "But, J. say.
| Kenner, you have no business to count a
| game that way.
sWhy not, sab? De rules of de house,
said Mr.. Kenner, producing them, ''de
rules oh de house says all disputes in
counting to be referred to the proprietor ,
Mr.. Hale examined the rules and said:
ut is clear to me that Mr.. Kenner is in
the right. These rules appear to be prop,
| erly worded and p~unctuated, and no one
| can deny that Mr.. Kehner is legally en-
| titled to make such provisions for the re-
gulation and transaction of business on his
own premises as he thinks proper. We
clearly cannot interfere here"
But" protested M. Sherman, she was
| interested in the results-he counted him
| self ILL.,"
"S-s-h!" said Mr.. %Stoughton, "remem-
Der South Carolina and Florida!'' MI.
| Sherman IS 5s-h"-ed.
besides, s4h," continued Mr.. Kenner.
s.dese gemmen, in whose integrity I hab
| every confidence, was round de table TO see
a fair couut. What will you hab, gem
men? Dis yeah is Mass Sherman's treat. :"
The quartet drank confusion to Tilden,
but Mr.. Kenner inadvertently addressed
| Mr. S%toughton as "Mass' Bittahs," and so
shocked the sensitive gentleman from New
| York that his hair stood on end. Mr.. Sher
man threw down a ten-dollar bill.
"One game OBJ billiards, two bits" said
Mr.. Kenner, lis 40 cents, an de game
| Mass Sherman wouldn't play is 40 mo-,
OATS 80; au' two sherries an bittahses is
| so cents-$1.55 am pony brandy, 40
ooi1oo CO IN ap5 vubic1Yau 1S-GD Ok will
now retire into secret session fo' de pup us
| OBJ making change. A one-dollah bill is
two, an five is seben, an take IS from 100
leabs IS, an a quahtah, d dime, an d nick
ell makes dat-jes'. Tankey, Mass Sher-
man. See you in de maWning at de Cussom
House. gemmen."
"Kenner,' said the Senator, as he was
going out-"Kenner, Pm a little curious
about one thing. What in-iu Louisiana
is the use of anybody's playing?. They
might just as well not play at all, but let
yDu figure out the score and pay you. 1t
would save time"
eyes, sab" assented Mr.. Kpnner; but
mos gemmrn likes de excitement OBJ de
game. sides, it looks bettuh-mo' bust
ness like-to go tro' de notions"
On their way uptown Mr.. Sherman took
out his pocketbook to pay car-fare, and re-
marked:
Il thought that niger gave me a five
| dollar bill"
aHe did, said Mr.. Hale.
swell. it's a wo,"continued Mr.. Sher-
man, sand III be bulldozed if it isn't a
counterfeit"
49," said Mr.. Stoughton, cit must have
been q clerical e%rror!"
[ notice with pain that Northern papers
| declare that the State Administration neg
-. al,o,+;,,oJ a ff, ;rc :. tLof fbo cnhncl
| funds are %dilapldated, sc. The contrary
| is the case. A new arithmetic, one OF the
| finest and NEST complete | have YER seen
| has Just ,,leen published by the State Board.
It is Oh a new and most ingenious princi-
| pie and, | hear. was edited by Il higi, State
official, whose name I am not allowed to
give. MI. XII l~g-g-he desires his incog-
nj scrupulOuslY preserved-did the work
| himself after hours, and SO saved 500
which otherwise the State would have had
to pay to al. editor. This is true economy.
I give a few specimens, "hlch will Stlo
YOU the novel and ingenious plan adopted:
A went to B Parish as tax-collector in
aS74. His annual salary was $500. In 1876
he was Worth $50, 900. How much did he
steal? Answer sAs 400.
If 2 carpet-baggers steal SIG, 545 80 in II
reonired to steal S;27 ,O77 40 in 8 months +?
Anguer-six carpet baggers.
In poll Of Il, ~ vetes the Democratic
candidate rtecaAive.d q majority of 1854
gateS. How many yotebS iHqn5t fhe Efatfrn-
Ing noara throW out to elect The RepEd9li-
can candidate by 57s majority? Answer
1910 votes
IF 1890 ballots are rejected GA 2iS tiths-
grataed afidavits, how many %afiidaVits
will be required to overcome a majority OF
1894 p? Answer-327, 2O4 atiidavlts.
w. crooossfnl is this system that at A.