The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-12
A Junk BRUIsEH.
"Iirother" shambonos Smith Tiles The
Seductive Gnme.

Seductive Game.
rack.
The sun had sunk to rest behind the
flats. The gray clouds had gathered In
The West, and the stars were beginning to
twinkle away over the shores Of Now
York. Brother Pete MaguT was sitting in
his cabin alone. lie haddonc half aday's
work, and no felt tired. So he solaced
himself with a good supper, poured into
his interior n draught OF hard cider, and,
lighting his Queen Anne corn.cob pipe,
"a, down to pick ont "Oh, S%usannnb," Oh
his one-stringcd banjo. Just as no was
beginning 10 feel that life had some coin.
forts left for him, n knock sounded upon
the door. .l
"Comc in Oar" said Pete, not pauslng in
his music.
The door swung slowly open and tho
form OF Brother Shinbones Smith appear
cd. He looked weary, and there was an
expression OF deep solemnity on his cotn.
tenance. He took of his ovcrcoat, heaved
Il heavy sigh and sat down. Then he
gazed slowly around the room until his
eyc lighted upon u Pipe lying on the
table. He slowly stretched forth his
hind, Brother Peter watching him In OK.
pectant silence, md possessed himself Of
the pipe. lie slowly and solemnly filled
il with tobacco. lighted 1t md resumed
his scat. Then no threw n leg across
the other, and, clasping his hands around
tho knee, sat slowly rocking, backward
and forward and smoking. After q few
moments OF silence, and without raising
his eyes, Brother Shinbones opened his
mouth.
"Brudder Petah MaguG," he said, in
measured accents, "dis hyar wuld am a
deceitful an disapp'intin' place."
yo' am bout right" replied Pete.
II heb seed Il good many scurioustings,
but ! hain't seed muffin more Spurious
dan wot l seed ter-day."
"Wot war dat?"
Cess yo' hole yoro brefr, niggall, tell l
sit IT. Depropah way fur ter begin u
discourse nm by 4 little gincral pl'loser-
ply. Den, arter yo' sit yer hearers minds
kinder stultiticd, rs it war, yo' kin flop
down onter do facts in decase. Dye sec?"
"ias, I reckon dat yer knows all bout
it, Brudder Shinbones." replied Pete gaz-
ing admiring at the old man.
''Tor.day,' continued the sage, " war
0ber too Moo Yaw&. kinder fought MS
how I'd 80 an sec some O. do gals an
boys htae-city. war walkin' long Sixt'
abernoo wen berrew handsome young
cullud gemman colnc up ter me, an SEE
he ter Inc, SEE he:
"Why, Mistah Brown, how dye do?
Yo' don't seem fur ter know me, does
yerY
no. SEE I ter he, SCI /, 4 don't an yo'
don't seem ter know me. I han't no Mis-
t. crown; I'm Brudder Shinbones Smitl,
president OBJ do busted Anti licken-Steat-
ing Serciety oh lIoboken.'
"Den he begged my parding very per.
lite an walked away. Putty soon up comes
anodder young TELLER, an SEE he ter me,
SEE he:
"Why, Brudder Shinbones Sniff, how
dye do? hain't nebbcr met You aioah,
but Pm dc son oh Jesse Mackintiah, de
boss whitcwashah OF Wehawkin. He
knows yo', l reckon; lcastwisc he knows
yore WIFE
"Wal, I didn't know dc man; but CT he
knowed do old woman, 'twouldn't do for
me ter shake dc boy, SO | up an shook
hands wild him. Byme-by he tolc me
bout winnin', an he axes me ter 80 dar
an try my luck. Wal, l went along wild
him. Dar I met annudder young Teller
wot looked ter me like do ono wot spoke
ter mo fust in de street. He dealcd out
some kcerds, and young Mackintiah made
o bet an' winncd de whole business. Den
l tux u hand in, an won cighty-ive cents.
l tried her agin, and won two dollahs an
Il half. Wal, l KEEP on bettin noah, till
byme.bv l bet 1ebcn dollars, an den l
losed. Den de young teller wot were run
min dc game sez dat he's got ter quit, cause
his mudder n sick, an he'd got ter go
fur dc doctor.
"'Hole on dar,' SEE I ter he, seq J.; 'yo'
mus glib me 4 chance 70 win back
cole man. SEE he ter me, SEE he: 'yo'
don't want ter talk dat way hcah. We
runs dis game ouah own way"
"'Den yure tryin' fur ter swindle de ole
man outen his money" SEE l.
"Wot!" he seq, an den he ups an pegs
dc chaiah at me.
II lodges de chaiah an grabs dc spit
toon. l let her wiggle mighty quick an
bahd, cause, yo' see, I got my muscle up
"uShlA uoWIA lCl A!CLt1HSs DC cplt-
toon TUX de chap in dc nose and he fell
down kinder student. Den dc odder iel-
Ter hit at me, an grabbed dc chaiah off'n
de Hooah an hit him on do head, IN he
fell daown, too. Den dc odder Teller
Jumped up, an jess US he got onter his
feet | kicked him on do lower aidge oh his
westkit, an he went down an sed sutiin'
noah bout it. Den1 kinder scraped up
de Doodle wot war lynn on ed table, an.
tux one O. de felIers watches, SOS I could
tell wot time I lef' dem, an I gaddered
up de keerds, an den l Jess kinder scootcd
fur de cllenbated road"
Then the aged philosopher drew forth
from Ills pockets the articles mentioned,
and, blowing n cloud Of smoke, looked
meditatively ut them.
"De keerds am a leetle old" he said;
"an' he watch am plated, I reckon; but
de twcnty.seben dollalls an sebenty-tivc
cent am jess rs good as new. Dis hynr
am n mighty Spurious wuld, Brudder Peter
MagulT."
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