The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-05-07
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4 Esornaace &c eac Billiard e,a.t,.

0lu slpeFstitf8iis ot gamblers. bH AQtllfh
: concerning tf4ess eqtl4lly interesting lnonc
malliacs, Dilfaf6tstts. TIE other eve ming
: as tie writer Was ialpaticntly brltFI4in
away one Of those nlo:ils called mil icrs.
:, so frequently found |buazing around bill
Iia,d-hall aasligIlls. sutd which vas <cri
ously disturbing tie accuracy Of on
: caroms, the proprietor of the salool atl
vanecd, and carefully catching the I'll utter
Inc insect in his hat, pnt il outsidd tn
window uHharmal
Excuse me, genueiacn, he said. ,bn
lii very superstjtjous about tllosc littl.
fellows, WouLln't hurt one Of .eni 70
the world They bring the place E0oc
luck,
,.A' bat makes you think tilat -
.'WcIl, You see. gentlemen, WASH
always Is well fixed IL am now. i'i5t
years ago I was professional player Not
one ofthc Wny-up sliarps brt about se&onc
rate. Nh lie same bad got the billiard
fever, aud in spite Of every thing my pool
old mother and Wiio could say, / = i>eIt
my time in trying to be a great plaF yer.
MA, ,,,o.1.4 Il .,,., 15..r -,
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+, ,or,, t;n,e J,a 5,a,,.,o.o. .o .c,,,,a !, i, >
stake. and Get It In1lch on with soutt oi
the big cues, Ia get beat, and we'd All
h,,.n n t,ae .eto,,,-etioI, .5~oi,, wan .,fta,
awhile I took to lrinkino. fhrourh fuiscrr
md llaGncratint ara ri onf ahoIt y. how,
and san(j,. and hrol,c ~, AZ wan ortrn ,h.. :,
nan ry..e ..inls ~ ne halls 1,r thsf ,i.no
hated en- with all ny heart, but n hat
WAS the use Of Il starving man trying to
brace up ntd reform: Id forgotten iiFost
Of my trade tIon, and nobody wanted 10
hire Il man who wasn't '>tcolly. s |
kept away FROM my miserable home, bud
~as just about ready TO Jump OIL the ticI Ick,
when one night, Willie was inopln@ 41 Il
biliiAltI-roOm, one Of the big professional
/ players, who had just I}at}o ;tjot Of noi1ey
/. hippotlroMn@, came up. and began 10
chalT nle on my playing. didn't look up
or pay any attention. a@ l was used to
beng mate game OF HI '''oS% "#E@' 20
presently he says;
''Tc1l you what I'll do with You, Bob:
I'll BET you i've thousand 10 one bundled
that lean beat EoU 80 points in 500. f,FcIcft
game"
'Of couts@ lie knew natjnta hundred
cents, but jgSt then up steps l'tlt-tight
sporting nlan, who had overheard lie bet,
anI slapping down the money. he said
i ''Well, that's pretty good odds; guess
I'll take 'cn, stranger.
The expert wouldn't he bIutled Be-
side he thought playing nlc Was about the
same as picking up liIc hundred in the
strorj. There wasn't the least dangcrIi i'll
such Il ratified and Iat-doNn ctls> aS WIS,
80 the match WAS made to come off tiIe
next evening. anJ tie money put ul}-
every cent of it--on the spot
"Nou cat reckon | didn't sleep mlich
tIjul night 3Hd thu Dc&t day ! "aS alnld'ot
crazy witl nervous excitement. SOME
how / gut the idea jn nay head rhat }>%l.-
laps after aIi *ola@thyt& would happen
that / could Will There tIi,Nt @Heo
10 b the 411o4t Of : chance ou Tie merits
Of the thing, because NY Gnpo"cnt was
tbe STATE champion. aud had hrateu men
who could almost discount me-, but still |
cotldnt help LopiD4, don't you see: /
couldn't CIT, no more than sleep, @r4 |
cycn forgot to drink. was in such = fever.
..WafI ,,.hprl f1,t. o.ifle hpraII III tht.