The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-21

everything 10 encourage the Stranger.
U: course his luck would change di
rectly, and then all our money would
come back, with the price Of several
bales OF cotton with it. The stranger
showed No signs Of jumping" the
game. He held ON like u man. When
1 noticed this became easy. knew
the luck would soon change if the
fellow only continued to bet.
, The fellow continued to bet. He had
very little TO say. but once in an in
terval in the dealing. he rema ked that
he was no slough. and he proved it
He bet with a liberality that astonish
ell me, and won with luck that wa.
equally IA surprising. He continued
to rake in pot after poi rs naturally a.
is ne ha,: co'ne there iar that purpose
How muc:i has he wony l wills
p, re,; IT, one of mv .ieu,enauts.
About 100000"
I'VE must not let him get awav.
No: II he continues 10 bet, hi.
luck viii change, and then We viii
have him"
There were but a few persons in thu
room, aud !. gave orders to have the
doors locked. Every body was deeply
interested, and | soon had nv mind
made up had humber of bar
keepers, eaPPers, dealers and Other
habgers-on. and l soon determined
chat ii the stranger broke the bank,
he must refund. We had a number
Of fine revolvers, and We were a rather
rough crowd. aud ! was perfectly salts
fed tina, We could easily manage the
little crowd of farmers and cotton
pickers in the room. besides / did not
have any idea that a single one OF
them would assist the stranger if il
came to u desperate point. gave the
word tn my friends and they were snor
really tor the wo!st. The stranger
continued! to bet. Once h.. lost 50 900
~ a single bet. This gave me sume
hope, but be won 1900 the next deal
aud ielt nv heart sink again.
did mt want to resort tn desperate
measures To retrieve my failing
f,r,nues, but | Was determined not to
give give up my "hard earned" rnlis
of currency 10 this dilapi.iated old cot
ton grower.
L. my desperation smiled. or
rather srine,i. at the i!ea OF this rough
obi granger leaving the loom with all
the tunds in that bank. How riiicu-
lou-, In The school that l had been
educated in, such things were impos-
sible. Ga. no. he should climb the
golden stairs first! had a good force
and plenty Of arms and other necessary
materials ior vigorous war. and | was
determined that the strangers win
nings should never prof.. him any
He continued to bet. He continued
to win. l braced up and fingered NV
revolver i'nPatienily and nervously.
The minutes came, and the minutes
went, and they were long minutes to
me-. Never before or since did time
glide SD slowly. In nv desperation /
wished. was anxious. for the moment
when my dealer should announce that
the i,,nk was closed. l wished to draw
my revolver and show this lucky old
rascal tina, l. to". Was no ''siouch"-
to show him that winning nv money
and carving it away were two en-
tirely different things.
| iii nat have long tn wait. In u
short time the stranger laid down
80 600. Nv dealer lupked at me. /
nodded. the casd. were run. aud the
stranger Won. MY dealer arose and
said:
"This bank is broke"
nThe stranger picked Up his money
with II sin,.,. ar,! vi. .,a the point of
lea. wing. when drew my revolver and
explained To him that he could not go.
He threw up the frunt part Of his old
slouched hat, and was astonished at
the change. What / had supposed
was cation grower stood before me q
He had the ear marks.
H. drew his revolver and Getied me
and nv crowd. knew We had him
at q great disadvantage, however, aud
in sarcastic tone said:
WHO are you p
Pm old Sam Hilderbrand :"
l went tn Cairo and shipped before
the mast" on a st. Louis packet. /
hsve been in hard luck ever since. !
get mad every time / shink oft.
BYRON.