The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-12-28
He was a Nice Old Man.

Nice old gentleman be was bag white vast
coat low cut shoes. bald head aud silycr-bowcd
spectacles. lie led in the singing on Sunday
evening in the hotel parlor. and sung that old
fashioned bass in " Coronation " and " China ["
in that sonorOus up and down style which cour.
try choristers used 20 practice la accompanying
the bag fiddle, and withal had the bland, bcncy-
olent look OF a good old upcountry deacon.
He was - lookin' round tho house next night
and stepped IN where some of the BOYS were
playing cards-something whore they were talk
ing OF = calls - aud - rising " aud - seeing"
The boys looked a little Disconnected, bat the old
man did't say anything all the hand was played
out, and one party, under pretenco OF having an
engagement, winkcd az the others and said be
must go. intending 20 break up tll the old man
had gone away and then resume the game. But
he had scarce turned bis back when the aged
visitor remarked:
81 wonder he didn't raise ye with the hand
he held
do you understand the gamer asked one
Of the party, taking a cigar from his mouth.
.. Wall. n leetle-l've seen EN- playing on il,
an sometimes thort that I'D like 90 take a hand
jes' fur fun"
- Jest So, - said another " suppose you try a
game or two with MS"
d" Wall. | don't mind, Jest fur the fun Of the
thing" 80 the old man sat down, and with a
good deal of instruction, managed TO get through
the game, and won on the penny ante. Thar
'NA1 49, - NANN 1919 NRaNA 49, A@a $3.50
spuDky and put in IS. he'd get IL instead Of
these eight cents, wouldn't he ~
Why, certainly, - said one OF the young
men " certainly. lite your deal, uncle. Now,
why don't you go in for a So ante p
Z" Wall, said the old fellow, throwing round
the cards. IL dono but l will, but I han't got
nothin' but a $50 bill that I drew outen the
bank 10 come here with"
Well uncle" said the other, gathering up
and looking at his cards, I'm 60 you for 20.
and you can put il in the missionary box when
you win it, IL yOn like
Sho 80 / KEN" said the old man. 81
don't think 'twud be gambolin' Of tbct's tho
case
=" Not at all. - said the other, winkIng 20 his
companions.
"'Wall, then, 1 don't care eff 70 yer this ere
other 50-but 1 s'pose you think I'm doin' on u
to skear ye-but our denomination's tarnal poor,
ard a big contribution is jest what they're han
KERN arter.'
"Oh, no, I'll coyor your fifty, uncle; VIC ought
to be liberal, you know, - and 30 the game went
on till finally the old man remarked, /" Wall, I'D
no idee | had this zero roll Of bills in my pocket
so you call, do ye ?-fvc hundred dollars :
yes, you have got three picters-threc queens
and a jack Well, tits kinder queer l got tother
queen-haw haw haw :"
- Yes, I'm sorry for you, but what are your
other cards asked the young man, tri-
umphantly.
.iWeIl, three on 'em ez kings-why, darn il
all, that ere pot o moneys mine, young iel,"
said he, stretching out a powerful paw and
squeezing the bills out Of the hand OF the young
man, who had already began TO roll them up.
"PrSps, mister, you'd like 10 take your hand
agin, " said be TO the other, who had returned
meantime. They are goin' to sing some sam
tunes up stairs before going to bed, and ! prom
ised I'd jine en-"
There was a black look Of amszemont In that
circle as be left, and the thought forced itself into
more than one mind Of the danger OF trusting 10
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