Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-03
CUTTING THE JACK.

quarter against ~ 40 quarters at 43s lid the
corresponding week last year.
CUTTING THE JACK.
Quiet little Transaction Bcttceen Tao
Gentlemen on the Cars in the Hest.
From the Philadelphia Times.]
"Playin' poker is mighty dangerous
bizness, boys" said old Jerry Greening
the other night as he came into the Will
amson house barroom, at Lackawaxen.
Some Of 'sthe boys" were indulging in
little game of draw poker, with limit,
just to pass away the time. Judge Ridg-
way, the champion sucker fisherman of
this region, asked Jerry if he would take
hand. ono, thankee," said the veteran
yarn spinner as helped himself to a
''chaw" of Lille Pelton's tobacco; 81 amt
takin' no stock in keerd playin' nova
days. Eff you fellers'll lay down yer
keerds I'll chuck pennies t. see who pays
fer tn drinks, an then I'll tell We lee
tie story bout poker playin'.''
The cards were laid down, the coins
were pitched, and est" Terwilliger was
the unfortunate one Reinforced with a
tumbler of "gin and tansy," the old man
took off his slouched hat and heavy throat
mufficr and prepare to spin the promised
yarn.
"Lem'me see," started Jerry, 81 guess
'twere nigh about Eleven year 20,
were gOin' out west with party o. city
trav'lin' in powerful fine style in one o.
them palate keers when we see reel
nice looking teller with di'mind buzzum
l,~.x, IL l.
nigh me, an bineby he got the owner of
the keer--which remarked at the time
was n1gger-to get table for him. He
got playin' keerds all lone by hisself,
an bineby mother nicsslpokin' Teller
came in, an them two fellers got aplayin'.
AFTER while the two city fellers that
were goin' out west with me took han
into the game, an fore we got t.
Chicargy my two fellers hadn"
'nough spondulix round 'em to buy a
square drink O. liker, let lone 'nough to
60 furder West. Fin'lly one O. my men
II alters calls 'em my men, bekase they
was going West with me, we know-said
to the Teller with tn di'mon' buzzum pin.
Let's change the game, I've got jest
So, 900 in cash in my grip-sack that
b'longs to my OF man in Chicargo; let's
play euchre fer change Now, III tell
We what I'll do, SAID tn buzzum- pin
man; I'll jest bet We even $4,000 tibet
kin take them keerds an cut the jack
O. hearts the very first time' by durn,
I'll do it, SEE my man. wall, SEE l, I'll
hold tn stakes 'All right SEE tn buzz
Zum-pin man. Durin' this little CONVEX
sation my man were shfflin up the keerds
kinder nervous like so he laid 'em down
an toP me to keep M eye on 'cm
while he got his cash. He come
back with the money an
handed it t'mc. Mr.. Buzzum- pin got out
his cash, but with what he had won from
my man an what money he he'd he were
short jest hundred dollars. WALL SEE
|, rather than see this yere fun broke up
III lon We Ih' hundred So i pulls out a
mole stockin' he in my gripsack an got
out five twenty-dOllar gold pieces.
THAR sez [, now get down t. biz
"Wall, they got; Mr., Buzzim-pin took
thu keerds in his hans, an drawer a
bowie knife outen his hip pocket, he cut
them keerds right in two, quicker'n
lightnin', Thar seq he, Il reckon I'll
freeze onto that thar cash, Fork her
over, mister sez he t. me. Just bout
| JlldG tiillC oCC Ill DIhO " III otiChiC
an L laffed till / putty nigh
busted. iist got down onto tn
floor an LATED. an twere close t. five
minits fore 1 got cooled down agin. 1
| were jest ready t. pay tn buzzum- pin
man tn $1,000, an his face were as smil-
in as a mans is when he looks at his fust
baby, when all t. oncet my man SEE, Mr..
Greenin', l reckon you'll pay that hull
pile overt me- 'The 'greement was that
l were T. cut tn Jack tn fust time,' SEE
buzzum-pin, 'an' l done it, SO I'll take
the dough, if We please, cut 1t, didn't
IT. wall, no. SEE my man, pullin' tn Jack
o. hearts outen his left sleeve, f reckon
notl' Wall, boys, eff you could seen that
feller's face drop you'd smiled smole.
The first thing he done were T. reach
for his shootin' iron, but my man SEE,
ooh, don't do that an kim
der raisin' the lapboard they
were playin' on he showed Mr. Bussum-
pin six shooter pintin' in tn direction
o. his heart, an It were full cooked, too.
| Wall, Pm done brown fur once seq the
bussum pin man, an SEE he. who be we,
anyway Stranger" WELL SEE my man,
Il don't mind obliging We with my cogo-
men. Pm Billy Birdsell o. New York,
an Pm tn man that invented tibet little
scheme o. cutting It'll Jack, an now, m
friend, I'll CIV We leetle piece of advice,
| let We win all M cash so l could clean
We out. Ef I'd tried t. clean 70 al
poker could done it, but you'd stop.
ped playin' fore We got broke, so I laid
for ye.M AFTER this when ye're goin t. Gu,
tn Jack, don't let any one. handle
the keerds fust. Mr.. Green
ing III give ye fifty dollars outer
tn stakes, an l guess you'd better ligh
out at Clicargo, an ye want t. keep ye
eye peeled, fer We know them Chicargt
peoples noted for their big feet, and they
amt in any way delicate bout usin' en-
ct they gets skinned by sharper. Coco
evenin'l' Wall, Ipayed the buzzum-p PHI
man his $50, an he got out at Chicargo
Me an them two fellers had good laf
over the way we faxed him, an sin q
that l hail't played no keerds OF course
don't spOse any of you Teller!
III cheat at keerds, and Eye NJ
jections to playin' with you, though
did see Bill Carkuff slippin' mace dowr
onto his lap to lay fer mace full Y
see now, boys. why don't play no keerds
Let's chuck agin' for the drinks, an ther
| 1 guess I'll 60 hum, for I've got to try
case for salt an batter to-morror morn
ing fore Squire Dewitt -
4 Having sEchucked'' for and disposed O
his drink, Jerry babe the crowd goot
! eight and started home, and the game o
i boxer was renewed.