The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-08


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 PLAYING THE MlHD RACKET.
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 "This teli0w tAas played faro all by hissef vas ther awfulest conscienticus nap you ever heerd ot He vas . miner tn Virginia City. srn sssd him thar ia 's6 fore most of yoa fsilsrs uas born He vas stranger b sis of us thes fnsl night he cum into i'm Dixoas ramblin' hooss, an nobody paid any tsntion to him furdeS than to look at him e he cum thru ther door. We all had 'cassoa to remembsr him Arter that, though, an 'specially Jim Dixon. Nun of ther boys iked Jim Dixon vexy well, fer ,hsy he'd . sneakfn' Idea that he dealt bracs game. Leassways, nobudy never made much of . winninf wesa Jim was dealin', and thes boys reckeod nobudy would q long as Jim didnt break his kngsr.
 sWell, ther mind-player he stood aroun' watchin' ther game ter long time He never sed . word to anybody, bu, finally ve noticed that every once tn . while he would shut up his hans ughi, linda grind his teeth. and cuss hisselt. low like. At last he sed: I'm out of luck pulled out his dus,-bag an shrowed 1t on the table. Weigh out seventy. five eaten that, he said to Jim Dixon.
 rA<>s rks G.~ Ia ..A empty,n' thcr bag.
 "'What do 1 want chips fes ? said ther stranger. kind a ruff like. I've bsen playin' ever since cum h, an tell you I've iost seventy.6ve. rher muney's youFn. Weigh IL out
 Jim looked at the1 fellow as if ke thought he was craxy. T guess you re oG little. my fren, sed Jim. Aint handled ounce of your dust this evenin''
 ~'l know you ham sed ther stranger, gistin' mad. T tell you dont bet with chips. bet in my mind. I'm honest, an want to pay what l lost. lf I'd made winnin' I'd ass you fer Il. Weigh cut ther dust
 Jim took sher dust, tied up ther bag, an tossed 1t back to ther teller, who walked away, .cratchin' his head. Then Jim laf3ed loud an ordered drinks for thes crowd, an swore that feller was ther sottes, tenderfoot he ever seed
 We'll. ther next night the fellow cum agin, an ther boys was all lookin' fer him. He stood aroun just ther same as before, an it was evident he was a-iosin'. fer he kept runnin' his hans up thru hts har, gtindin' his teeth, an cussin' hisseh, same as thes night afote. Finally he pulled out full bag, lad is on ther table an said: They don't pear 10 come my way. Take hundred an fifty ousen that
 Jim didnt say nuthin' this tune, bu, weighed out ,her dust an handed back ther bag. When thes ielle. WAS gone. Jim set sp thes drinks, an sed he reck- oaed he oud stan liker every time ,ha, felles cum in.
 This new kind of faro playin' was ther talk of all thcs miners next day, and a big crowd vas in Jim's place thes fol- ierin' night. wzi,in' for ,her mind player. He cum, an ssood up close to ther table, as usual. Most of thes boys jis, stood back an he'd fun wa,chin' him. An artes while they got to bettin' thss drinks munkst themselves oa whether he wood eass CT run his nan : thru his haT next. He 'peared to be havin' . unusual bad streak of luck this night, fer he ksp up terrible muttesin', an once he pulled ou, his bag like he vas goiS' to pay his iosin's, but dropped it back sxin' sot his teeth, an vent on bettin' in hts mind.
 He stood thar Ger p'raps n hsus, when suddent Ike, jiss As Jim was bout to slip tker keesds, he hollored out :: Hold on . mint, Mir. dealerr Jim stopped, an everybody looked at iher stranger. He scrstcAed his head pow'f- ful hard ies . mini. then leaned over thes table, his eyes fairly glisterin' as he looked stiddy at thss cox. an said go oo !!
 Jim slipped ther keesdA Thes nine spot lost an shes ace won. As thes ace showed sp on top ther stranger jis, yanked of hi. hat, giv out a regular Comanche yell. an begun to dance up an down like mad. Ther boys thot he he'd gone crazy. shurs enough. an two of 'em hei' him.
 ""What air you makin sich . row 'boutT ed Jim Dixon, kind mad.
 Why shudent make a row r hol- lesed ther stranger. 'when l jist win $ coo on ther ace.'
 Fer a mint you cud hev heerd a kiote walk, everything was % still, an then thes boys begun to ketch on to ,hes snap an grin. Jim Dixon ketched on, too, an he looked skeesed, 1 tell you.
 l Inst a thouszn' fore ever ] win . bet sed ther strasger, an jist made up my mind to make CT break on that ace, an ii cum my way fes oace. an he smilen all over his face, like boy with a new kite. Cum, he sed. tappin' thes table ~irn his finger, why don't you pay me my $ ooor
 ." Do you think I'm a fool 7 sed Jim, his pale face gitsin' red You're loo fresh, entirely. Take a walk, nov ,,of m hev you fired out @-~1
 "'Whztr sed ther stranger, lockin' kind of indignant, you took my muney when lost, an reckep you'll pay me when win at the same gane.' An he dropped his han on his hip tn . vay that mens bixrea.