The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
Can't Always Trust to Appearances.

NICE old gentleman he was; big
white waistcoat, low-cut shoes, bald
head and silver-bowed spectacles. He
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 country choristers used to
practice in accompanying the big
fiddle, and withal had the bland be-
nevolent look of a good old up-country
deacon.
He was Choking round the house,
next night, and stepped in where some
of the boys were playing cards-some-
thing where they were talking of
"calls'' and "raises'' and "seeing."
The boys looked little disconnected,
but the old man didn't say anything
till the hand was played out, and one
of the party, under pretense of having
an engagement, winked to the others
and said he must go, intending to break
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:
81 wonder he didn't raise ye with
the hand he held"
"Do you understand the gamer"
asked one of the party, taking cigar
from his mouth.
"Wall, little; I've seen 'em playin'
on it, an sometimes thort that I'd like
to take hand ies' for fun.''
"Just so,' said another; "suppose
you try a game or two with u.s."
"Wall, don't mind jes' for the fun
er the thing" So the old man sat
down and with good deal of instruc-
ton managed to get through with the
game and won on the penny ante.
'.Thar," said he, eff that Teller that s
gone had been spunky and put in S.,
he'd got it instead of these eight cents,
wouldn't he?''
"Why, certainly" said one of the
young men; " certainly; it's your deal,
uncle; now, why don't you 60 in for a
IS ante?''
"Wall." said the old fellow, throw
ing around the cards, Il dono but /
will, but l hain't got nothin' but $50
bill that drew outen the bank to come
here with"
"Well, uncle" said the other, gath
ering up and glancing at his cards,
"rn go yer twenty, and you can put
it in the missionary box when you win
it if you like"
"Sho! SO KEN" said the old man
81 don't think 'twud be gambollin' al
all eff that's the case"
"Not at ALL" said the other, winkine
to his companions.
"Wall, then, don't care eff I go yel
this ere other tifty-but s'pose you'll
think I'm doin' on it to skear ye-but
our denominations tarnal poor, and q
big contribution is just what they're
hankerin' arter."
we ought to be liberal, you know" anG
so the game went on till finally the ole
man remarked, "Wall, I'd no idee
had this ere roll y bills in my pocket
SO you call, do ye?-S5OO up!-yes, yor
hev got three picters-three queens and
a jack! Well tits kinder queer 1 go
tother queen-haw! haw! hawr'
"Yes, I'm sorry for you, "but wha
are your other cards. said the youns
man triumphantly.
"Well, three on 'em IL Kings-why
sure's live, all that ere pot O. money!
mine, young fellerr' said he, stretching
out a powerful paw and squeezing tn
bills out of the hand of the young man
who had already begun to roll them up
I" Praps, mister, you'd like to take YOU
hand again. said he to the other, wht
had returned meantime; ''they arr
goin' to sing some sam tunes upstairs
before going to bed and promised II
jine 'em.''
There was blank look of amazemen
in that circle as he left, and the though
forced itself into more than one mint
of the danger of trusting to appear
ances. Boston Commercial Bulletin.