The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-07-13

o'mhSo 'h"s wv nihoN"b W. p"'
sengers on come OF our largest local
railway trains will understand. Thus
the story runs:
In the courso of time Ulc'o
Winuie's oldOst son, o boy Of eigh'
teen years Of rge, was mcst uneS.
pectedly invitol to what va, then
Tho new country Of Texas. A dis.
tant relative who desired an assis
tant offered great irducemeut. and
Winnie, Jr., n chip Of thc old block
and u renl honor to Arkansas, made
bis preparations for the iira: limo tc
leave hcmc. His mother treated
t good-lcal as other ruother'
do, all filed up the time bafore hit
departure with crying, packing up q
,ruak, and making cake fxins.'
Oh Winnie tool, o most gas
ping and philosophical view OF the
matter. Ho vcmarkol that lie wa9
a pack Of cards, and that your
!ucccss depended upon how they
we're dealt out. Ho said ho knew OF
fellows who mover would get ab, a
lour spot, and never enough Of them
to mako more than n pair. Hs'd
known other,, again who always
had their hands full OF queens aud
aces; AMI even il ths doal runs low,
they woulI got two pairs or three
duccs, that was even better in this
case than "pictures.' la short Un-
Gle Winnie said somo men had luck,
play as they would, they could not,
in fact, help winning, whether they
&c. down with "green oues' or took
shy at the "tiger."
At las, the 'boy' wts a. ont to
taks his depa,tare; hi, mother gave
him her last l;is, and lcr most fer.
vcnt Blessing, nnd Unc'o Winris
accompanied him in the wagons
,ha. vas to take him 70 tho steam.
boat landing. Tle moment Of lear.
ing came, he had held mp wonder
fully all through the preliminaries,
but now his heart WAS too full, anl
he brcke ont as follows:
"Bob, you are about to leave homo
Tor strange parts. You're g'ing to
throw me on. Of ths game and go i!
alone. The odds is against you
Bob; but rem emhsr always that in.
dusIy and perseverance, are tho win.
ming cards: they ore the "bowers."
Book learnin and al that sort
Of thing will DO to fll mp with, ike
small trumps, In. ycu mus, haze
the bowers to back 'em, else they
amt worth shnc.;s. II lucS runs
pgin you pretty strong, don't cave
in and look ike n sick chicken on
a rainy day, bu. hell your head up
and make 'em believe you'Ie hush
of ,rumps; than they woI'' play so
hard agin you.'
"I've lived anl Travelled around
scmc, Bob, md I've fouad out that
as soon as folks thought you hold n
weak hand. they'd buck agin You
strorg. So when you're scr'er weak,
keep on bod front. lut rlay cat
tious, bo satisfied with o point.
Many's tho hand Pvo scn euchred
cause they played for too much.'
Keep ,oar eyes we'll skinned,
BIB; doa't let tm mig On you;
recollsct ito game lays as much
with the head ~ with the hands.
B, tompera'e-never get drunk, Tor
lben. no matter how good yout hand
20, wou't know how to play it
10th bowers aud the ace wol't save
vou for there's sartin to DO a mig
deal, or something wronc. And an
other thing, B.o, (tbis was spoken
IN low tone, aud in Bob's ear,)
:ion't 60 too much on the W w'mcn,"
queeus is kinder poor cards; the
more yoa huyo OF 'em tho wo'so for
you; you might have three and
ra,y trump. / don,t say discard
'em all; il you get ho!d OF one that's
O. trump, it's ull good, md there
sa,tin to be orc on. of foaf.'
"And above oil, Bob, bo honest,
never take o mans trick wot don't
belong TO you; nor slip cards nor
mig, for. then You cant look your
man in the face; and when that's the
case, thar's no fun in the game; it's
regular c1t throat. s, now, BIB,
farewell; remember what Itell you,
and you'll be sure TO win, an! il you
don't, i:'il serve you right TO. get
skunked.'
O.d Winnio's feelings now over
camo him, and with tears in bis
eyes lie concluded:
"Good.by again. Bob, and God
blers you! BE man and do honor
A., -,,r pof,va STATE. and never be