Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-04
A wicked Old O. -ntleman.
HOW he SANG BASS AND BAsALf TOOK IN THE


Nice old gentleman he was : NS white waist
coat, low cut shoes, bald head an> >silver, BOWED
spectaeieS. He leo in the singtns on sunday
everins m the hotel parlor, aud Su q inat Old
fashioned bass i'm "C"ronation' anu :Chlna.
in hat sonorous up-and-down stSS which
choi steIS used to practice i'm accom- pAhying
the tig fiddle, and withal had the bad De-
nevoien; look Of good old up-countEy dea-
con.
He was looking round the house" next
blsht, ana stepped in where some ot the Doys
WERE paying cards-something where they
were taking OF calls" and raises" and see
ing The boys looked q little disconnected,
pun me Old man didn't say anything Till the
name Was played out, and one of the party,
winked TO the others and said he must 60 in
tending tobreak up till the old man had gone
away and then resume the game. But he had
scarce turned his back when the aged visitor
remarked:
Il wonder he didn't raise with the hand he
held"
do you understand the gamer asked one
OF the party. taking cigar from his mouth
wall, a leetle; I've seen 'em playin' on it,
an sometimes thort that I'd like to take
Just so,' said another; suppose you try
q game or two with u.s.
HWan, don't mind jes for the fun er the
thing" So the old man sat down, and with "A
good deal OF instruction managed to gel
through With the game and Won on the pc li,y
ante. Thar said he, " If that Teller that's
gone had been spunky and put in s. he'd got il
instead of these cents, wouldn't he?'
why, certainly" said one of the young
men, Ger anly it's your deal, uncle; now,
why don't YOU go in for a s. ante"
"Wan' said the old fellow. throwing round
the cards, ~ dono but WILL out | hain't got
nothin' but $50 bill that drew euten the bank
"Weil. uncle, said the other. gathering up
and glancing at his cards, IN go yer twenty
and you can put 1t in the missionary box when
you win ii II Sou like
sho! SO ken, said the old man: Il don't
tn nix 'twud be gambolin' at all ef that's the
case"
Not at all" said the other, winking to his
companions.
ere other ffty-tut s'pose you'll think I'm
dom on ii to Skear ye-but our DENOMINATIONS
tarnal poor, and big contribution is Jest
what they're hankerin' arter."
"Oh, no; cover your fifty. uncle, We ought
TO be liberal, you KNOW and so the game
wall, I'd no idee had this ere roll o. bills in
my pocket-sO you call, do ye?-S50 up.-yes.
you hey got three pcters-three queens anu a
Jack! Wen, It's kinder queer l got tother
Queen-haw, haw! haw!n
"Ies, I'm sorry for you. but what are your
other cards?" said the young man, trium-
phantly.
well, three on EN- ez kings-why, darn it,
all that ere poi o moneys mine, young teller y"
said he. stretching out a powerful paw and
squeezing the bills out of the hand of the
young man. who had already begun to roll
your hand again said he to the other, who
had returned meantime; "they are goin 10
sing some sam tunes up stairs before going to
bed and promised I'd jine EN-"
There was blank look of amaZement liz
that circle as he left, and the thought forced
itself into more than one mind of the danger
OF trusting to app ardnceS.-t Boston Com
naerciat BuLettn.