The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10

How Q rorty-Ninef Broke Up q
Ten Cent Dicc Game.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

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From the san Frauciseo Chronicle.
There was . terrific row over . dice
game at 1905 Howard street on Sstur.
day night. The game is run BY o.
ex.Autrzlian with black side whiskers
and Hebrew gentleman Of abreviste
stature. In the parlance of the patrons
Of the establishment II is . "ien-cen:
joint" The dime is the standard coin
Of the establishment, and no patron
is expected to insult the dignity Of the
game by ever stalking q larger amount
Such establishments are not numer-
Gus in this city. but they exist in oil
large towns. and are very interesting,
If not pleasing subjects for study.
The patrons are chiefly boys-yeung
ecamps who have tapped the patsrnsl
till. or ineorrigibls and prscOeious
petty larceny thieves who have laid
tribute on some clothes line or grocery
store. Occasionally an inpscunious
individual. advanced in years and in
intsmpsranee, sheds the light of bis
nose on the game, bot the sport is
essentially juvenile. and the aged
sinner seldom becomes . 6xturs. The
Howard street game 10 q fair sample
Of this class of sport. The man from
Sidney. who possesses something Of
the genius. ba. invented an in
describabls banking game by which
the houss is assured of every cent
staksd.
On Saturday night the game Vas
in full blast, and the Australian
fiuancisr was dealing the chicks.
while the Hebrew gentleman raked
10 the nickels, when an Aresnaut run
to seed stepped in. Being Of the regu-
lstion degree OF di-repu'al.ility, the
stranger attracted no attention until
hs flung half dollar on the table.
The display Of recklessness caused \
momsnlary panic. until the Australian
took up the coin aud. after trying it
critically, tossed it back contsnpiuous-
ly. thereby astounding the crowd.
which firmly believed that it would
require strong claim To get a piece
of silver Of such dimensions out Of his
clutches.
Hi say! Don't you suppose We
are fly enough to spot sai'is 'slt-
dollar, eh p the fugitive sniipodean
asked.
''Who sal! YOU weren't, yen black
m; zzled foreigner" Was the candid
reply Of the see.iy one. as he flung
hack the .lcctrotyped counterfeit.
''Now mic!, for IL!
The bank advanced him five cents,
which hs staked AID won. He i'm.
mediately doubled the stakes and man.
fully placed his dime in the board.
The crowd held hack, recognizing the
colossal nature Of the Contest. Again
the Argonaut won. aud offered to raise
the stake, bat the cautious kangaroo
chaser held him 10 the rule. aud the
limit was retained at ten cents. After
y sireak Of unparalleled luck. IN
which the adventurous player wrested
Eve dimes from the bank and brought
il to the awful verge Of insolvency.
he succumbed TO the rigors of the
game and parted with his last nickel.
lie immediately laid down \ jack knife
and was advanced Eve cents. which l
passed to tine bank. Five cents more
on the intrepid spectators su.penders
slipped into the Hebrew gentleman.
fingers. Ten cents an the Argonaui's
6st t''i much haggisSSs! i hs en ...i .is
Eve cents on his vest. the bank hav-
ing CONTEMPORARY rejected all
aimed at the transfer Of
his shirt. Fortune smiled on him for
4 few turns vi the dice box, and he
VOL back his shoe. and jack knife,
but lost them again, and at last stood
iuabashed in the presence Of the
tickle goddess, with barely enough
clothes to keep him within the pale of
The law.
When he was on the point Of Offer
ng the remainder OF his wardrobe for
mother dash at the 81 ID in the bank, |
ne lighted on a worn car ticket 10 one |
# his pockets and proudly flung it on |
he board. The ticket being legal |
ender according to the rules Of the
'ask, the Sidney exile promptly
'assed over the dice-box and the
,eterar grasPed it with equal alscrity.
The excitement WAS painful on the
rowd as the intrepid gamesier ratified
he worries AID raised his dilapidated
TO cast them. Two dice
oiled to the middle of the table aud |
howed that the veteran had thrown
wo SKIES. The third die, after gam
cling over the greasy pine. tell to the
COR. and a scene of the widest CON.
asion followed. BY the rules of the
anne throw counted wherever the
ice fell. The Australian refugee
ounded over the table with the
gility of young kangaroo. The
Hebrew gentleman. in trying to lower
is feet from the elevated position
lat they held over his head, threw q
ack scmersault and fell squarely ON
re cratic piece Of ivory. He was
nl!ed up at once and Strengthened out
ith cuff by the veteran. who {
'sched out with the other hand for
axes but the exile from Sydney had I
'cketed them. Seeing golden )
for fun and profit. the .
ovid rushed in. and the Australian '
rs used on the Aoor with such en-. .
usiasm that he looked like sweep a
g machine in = wirlwind. When e
me;h;ng like quiet was restored. the .
'tsran aud bis garments hal dissp.
AIRED. and the Hebrew gentleman "
'ore that he had not enough left to c
y 10 cents worth of sticking plaster !