The Red Cloud chief., 1878-10-17
WICKED OLD GE >TIENAN.
How He sans Base. and Ba~rIy Tosk In
the tio,s.

Nice old GENT, man he was; big Whit
v%aistroat. low cu' shoes, bald head.
and .ilv.r.hpwrd spectacle He led IN
the singing on sunday evening. IN the
huiel psrlur. and sung that old-fashion.
ed base IN Coronation, and "Chins''
IA that souurpu. up- 1nd-doWn style A..
r~umptnying the big fiddle. aud. withsl.
hsd the bland. benevolent look uf a
good old u%pcuuntry deacon
He vas looking around the house the
next night. and stepped in where some
of the boS. were PLAYING cards some
thing where they were talking ~ calls
and raises and seeing The boys
looked q little Disconnected. but the old
man didn't .ay anything until the hand
WAS PLAYED out. aud one Il the party.
under NE proicnsc IT having sn en-.
gagrmcni. wiukrd To- the others and
,ail hc must 90. intending 90 break up
until Tia, old man had gone away. and
then resume the game. But he bad
scarce turned his back. when the aged
visitor remarked
Il wonder he didn't raise yc. with
the hand he held"
DO YOU understand the gamc?' said
one of The party. taking IA cigar from
hi mouth.
Wall. a l%cc,lr; I've seen 'cm playin'
m it. aud sometimes thort that I'd like
Ia take Il hand. ii,t fur fun"
just ~u,' said another. uppo
Nou try n game or TIVE with us
wall, ! don't mind, jist fur the fun
cr the thing
80 toe old man sat down. aud with IA
mood .l..l 80 int rtt.si,p ,,.,u,.l -.
get through with the game, and won on
the penny ante.
Thar" said he, III ,ha, Teller that's
gone had been spunky and put in five
dollars, he'd IL 20, it instead Of these
eight cents, wouldn't hep
''Why, certainly said one of the
Young men, certainly; it's your deal,
uncle; now, why don't YOU go in for u
S~J-antsp'
wall" said the old fellow. throwing
round the cards, IL dono but ! will,
but ! hain't got nuthin' but a go bill
that ] drew Outcn the bank to come
here with"
well. uncle said tn. other, gather
ing up and CHANGING at his cards, I'm
20 your twenty, and YOU can put it in
the missionary-boN when you win it. il
You like"
"Sho' 81 | kim said the old man IL
don't think ii 'twud he gambolin' at all,
IL that's the case"
"Not nj ALL said the other, wiDking
To his companions.
"Wall, then | don't kecr il 20 yer
this ere other tifty-but | 'spose you'll
think I'm "A dom on it to skeer ye-but
our denominations tarnal poor. and n
big contribution is jist what they are n
hankcrin' "arter.'
"oh, no; ! cover your fifty. uncle; we
must he liberal, YOU know"
And So the game went on. till finally
the old man remarked;
"Nall, I'd no idcc I'd this ere roll of
bills in my pocket. So you call. do We
5000 up Yes, We hey 20, three pic
turS three queens and a Jack, Wall it's
kinder queer. | got t'hther queen haw,
haw' haw,'
Yes, I'm sorry for you.b but wha, are
your other cards." said the Young man,
triumphantly.
'Well, three on 'cm a. kings WHY.
darn it all, that ere pot of moneys
mine, young f~cllcr,' said he. stretching
ont II powerful paw, and squeezing the
bills out Of the hands of the Young
man, who had already begun to roll
them mp.
"Praps, mister. we'd like to take yer
hand agin,' said h. To the other, who
mad returned meantime; they're goin'
L" sing some sam tunes up stairs before
Soin to bed, and | promised I'd jine
'um.'
There was II blank look Of amazcmrnt
IN that circle rs he left, and Il thought
forced itself into more than one mind
"f the danger of trusting Ia appear
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