The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
A Quiet Little Transaction Between Two
Gentlemen on the Cars in the West
IPhiladeIphia Times

"Playin' poker is mighty dangerous biz
ness, boys said Jerry Greening the other
night as he anne into the Williamson
House barroom, at Lackawaxen.
Some of the boys" were indulging in
little game of draw poker, with limit, just
champion sucker fisherman of this region
asked Jerry if he would take a hand. NO
thankoe," said the veteran yarn spinner as
ne helped himself t. "chaw" of Lie
Peltons tobacco II aint takin' no stock
in keer0 playin' nowadays. Ef you fellers
I'll lay down yer keerds III chuck pennies
{ see who pays fer tn drinks an then I'll
tell We leetle story bout poker playin'."
The cards were laid down, the coins were
pitched, and ssh Terwilliger was the unfor-
tunate one. Reinforced with a tumbler of
gin and tansy," the old man took off his
SLOUGH hat and heavy throat muller and
prepared to spin the promised parn,
"Lemme see," started Jerry, II guess
'twere nigh about 'leven year go, l were
goin' out West with party o city folks to
hunt on tn purairies. We was a trav'lin'
in powerful fine style in one o. them palace
keers when We see reel nice lookin Teller
with di' mond buzzum pin come into the
keer. He sot down nigh me, an bimeby he
got the owner of the keer-which l remarked
him. He got playin' keerds all lone by
hisself, and bimeby mother nice look
in Teller came in, an them
two fellers got a playin. Ar
ter while the two city fellers that were a
goln' out West with me took a han into tn
game, an fore We got t Chicargo my two
fellers hadn't 'nough spondulix round 'em
to buy a square drink O. liker, let lone
'nough to go furder West Fin'lly one o.
my men-I alters calls em my men, bekase
they was going West with me, We know
said to TIL Teller with tn dimon buzzum
pin. Let's change tn game. I've got Jest
$4,000 cash in N grip-sack that blongs to
my OF man in Chicargo; let's play eucher
fe! change Now, I'll tell We what I'll
do, said the buzzum-pin man; Ill jest bet
We even $4,000 tibet kin take them keerds
an cut the Jack os hearts the vey
first time By darn, I'll do it, SEE my
man. Wall, SEE |, I'll hold tn stakes
All right SEE tn buzzum- pin man. Durn'
this little conversation my man were a
shufilin' up the keerds kinder nervous like,
SO he laid EN- down an tot me to keep m
eye ON EN- while he got his cash. He came
back with IN money an handed it L me.
Mr.. Buzzum-pin got out his cash. but with
what he he'd wen from my man an what
money he he'd he were short jest a hundred
dollars. Wall, SEE |, rather than see this
yere fun broke up Eli len ye tn hundred
SO pulls ont a mole stockin' | he'd in my
griD-sack an got out five twenty-dOlar gold
pieces Thar, sez |. now get down t biz
Wall they got. Mr.. Buzzum-pin took
tn keerdS in his hams an drawer bowie
knife Outen his hip pocket. he cut them
keerds right IL two quicker II lightin'. Thar,
SEE he, L cut tn JacI, O hearts III fust time
mister, an | reckon | II freeze onto that thar
cash. Fork her over, mister, seq he t me-
Just bout that time | see tn pint o. the
scheme an LATED till putty nigh busted.
jist got down onto tn floor an LATED, an
twere close Z five minits fore got cooled
down agin l were jest ready t pay tn buz.
smilin' as a mans is when he looks