The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-19
A Wicked Old Gentleman.


Nice old gentleman he was; big white
waistcoat, low-cut shoes, bald head, and sill.
ver-bowed spectacles. He led in the sing.
and sung the old-fashioned bass in "Coron-
| alton" and 'China" in that sonorous up
and-down style which country caoristers
used to practice in accompanying the big
fiddle, and withal had the bland, benevo-
lent look Of good old up-country deacon.
He was Hooking round the house" next
night and stepped in where some of the
boys were playing cards something
where they were talking of calls"
and "raises" and seeing" The boys look
ed little disconnected, but the old man
didn't say anything till the hand played
out, and one of the party, under pretense of
having an engagement, winked to the 9TH
ers and said he must 20, 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 re-
marked:
81 wonder he didn't raise We with the
hand he held"
"Do you understand the gamer asked
one of the party, taking cigar from his
mouth.
"Wall, leetle I've seen 'em playin' on
it, an sometimes thort that I'd like to take
a hand jes' for fun"
Just So" said another suppose you
try game or two with u.s."
wall, I don't mind jes' for the fun er
the thing" So the old man sat down, and
with good deal of instruction managed to
get through with the game and won on the
gsrh.r L. L., I'll
that's gone had been spunky and put in -
he'd got it instead OF those 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 s. ante?'i
wall, said the old fellow, throwing
round the cards, 81 dono but / will, but !
hain't got nothin' but $50 bill that drew
Outen the back to come here with"
swell, uncle" said the other, gathering
up and glancing at his cards. "I'll go yer
twenty, and you can put it in the mission
airy box when you win it, if you like"
''Sho SO KEN" said the old man 81
don't think 'twud be gambling at all ef
that's the case"
"Not at all,' said the other, winking to
bis companions
w all tucu, Il uoh CdIc q Il SD yer lnls
ere other fifty-but / s'pose you'll think
Pm doin' on it to skear ye-but our denom-
nations tarnal poor, and big contribu-
lion is Jest what they're hankerin' AFTER"
"Oh, no, cover your fifty, uncle; We
ought to be liberal. you know" and 80 the |
game went on till finally the old man re-
marked, wall, I'd no idee I had this ere
roll O. bills in my pocket-so you call, do
yeNSJOO up.-yes, you hev got three pic
lers-three queens and q jack Well It's
kinder queer / got tother queen-haw,
haw hawp
"Yes, Pm sorry for you, but what are
your other cards." said the young man,
wall, three on IN il kings-why, darn
I, all that ere pot O. moneys mine, young
elbow ~ said he, stretching out powerful
paw and squeezing the bills out of the hand
If the young man, who had already begun
o roll them up. "Praps, mister, you'd
ike to take your hand again." said he to
he other who had retained meantime;
they are goin' to sing some sam tunes up
tairs before goin' to bed, and promised
q jine EN-"
There was blank look of amazement in
hat circle as he left, and the thought
creed itself into more than one mind Of
he danger Of trusting to appearances.