The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-10-11
A WICKED OLD GENTLEMAN.
now HE SANG BASS AND BAsELY TOOK IN
THE BOYS.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.

Nice old gentleman he was big white
waistcoat, lowcut shoes, balG head and
silver-bowed spectacles. He led in the
parlor, and Sang chat old- liasht6aned baasf I'd
"Coronat1on " and "China - in that So
norus up snd down style which country
choristers used to practice in accompany
ing the big fiddle, and withal had the bland
benevolent look of a good country dea-
con.
He was looking round the house next
night, and stepped in where some of the
boys were playing cards-something where
they we're talking of s' s'cals " and ''raises' y
and :'seeing." The boys looked little
disconnected, but the old mat didn't say
anything till the hard was played out, aud
one of the party under the pretense OF hav-
ing an engagement, w:nked to the others
and said he must 60, intending to break up
till the old man had gone away and then
resume the game. But he had scarce turn
ed his back when the aged visitor remark
ed quietly
81 wonder he didn't raise ye with the
hand he had"
"Do you understand the game % asked
one of the party taking cigar from his
mouth.
"Wall, leetle I've seen 'em playing on
it. an sometimes thort I'd like to take a
han .ies' for fun"
"Just so,' said another, "suppose you
try game or two with as"
"Wall, don't mind jes' for the fan Of
the thing" So the old man sat down and
with a good deal of instruction managed to
get through with the game and won on the
penny ante. "Thar." said he. 'if that fell
ler that's gone had been spunky an put in
S5 he'd got it instead of those eight cents,
wouldn't he ?''
"Why, certainly" said one of the young
men. certainly; it's your deal, uncle !;
now, why don't you go in for five dollar
ante?
"Wall," said the old fellow, throwing
around the cards, ST dunno but will, but
I haln't got nothin but a $40 bill that l
drew outen the bank to come here with"
"Well, UNCLE" said the other, gathering
up and glanclng at bis cards, "I'll go yer
twenty and you can put it in the mission
ary box when you win it, if you like"
"Sho! SO i ken,'' said the old man, 81
don't think it wud be gamblin' at all Ell
that's the case"
"Not at all" said the other, winking to
his companions.
"Wall, then, don't keer if go yer this
'ere other fifty-but I 'spose you'll think
I'm doin on it to skear ye-but our demon
nations tarnal poor, and big ccntribu'
tons just what they're hankerin' arter."
"Oh, no, cover your fifty. uncle; We
ought to be liberal, you know, and SO tht
game went on till finally the old man re
marked ssWall, had no idea had thii
roll of bills in my pocket-so you call, d.
yea--s500 up Yes, you've got three pic
| ters-three queens and an jack Well
it's kinder queer got tother queen-haw
haw haw r
eyes, I'm sorry for .ou, but what ar
your other cards 9'' asked the young mai
triumphantly.
aWell, three on 'em ez kings-why, ,dar1
it. all that ere pot O. moneys mine, youn
feller =, said he. stretching out powerful
paw and squeezing the bills out of the han
of the young man, who had already begu
to roll them up. aPraps, mister, YOU
ike to take you're hand again. sald
to .he other, who had returned in the NEAR
time they're going to sing some sai
tunes before goin' to bed, an / promised
jine 'en.''
There was blank look Of astonishmer
in the game as he left, and the though
forced itself into more than one mind OF Il
danger of trusting to appearances.
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