The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-21
MEXICAN MONTE.
A Man Shot Through the Heart
Continues TO Play.

From the Denver News.
If was just reading said n we'll
known Denver sport to News man,
"about man winking his eye after his
head was cut off, and had an argument
with Tom Rowe, who said such thing
was impossible. But Tom don't know.
lie never saw mans head cut of.
Now, / know that have seen some
thing just us strange. | will tell you
about it. Twenty years ago this month
there was lot of us took trip to Old
Mexico, to see what we could scoop in
and, by the way, we got scooped-and
went to buoking heavy on every game
we could strike. Well. what | started
out to tell was about one of our gang,
named Bill Brewster. Bill was II rat
thing dealer, n good hand at short cards
and always had pocket full Of money
till he got stuck on Mexican monte.
"Talk about your Greaser's infatuation
for the game. | never saw one OF them
that could hold marker to Bill. He'd
get broke. Then he'd get n pack OF cards
and deal himself. He'd turn the cards
for anybody or for anything when he
was busted. Sometimes he'd make
raise and quit and go to playing faro,
where he was, ms rule, lucky. But no
sooner did he get n big stake than he
would tackle monte. and would invarin-
bly, get downed. Us boys tried to per-
suade him to stick to white mans
game, but no, he wouldn't have 1t, and
was almost all the time in chronic
state Of impecuniosty.
Zone day Bill had established himself
in a pulque shop with his cards, and was
turning them for anybody who wanted
to wager a cent. There was n party of
Mexican bloods in the room, and finally
they sauntered over to Bill's table, and
one of them asked him If he would turn
for 500 Bill said he would. though he
didn't have but $40 in the bank. The
fellow slaps down his money, and Bill
wins. That made the Mexican mad, and
he slaps down another. Bill wins again.
The third time, and Bill scooped the
pile.
1.-The Mexican asked Bill If he would
turn for him for $1,000. and Bill told him
II didn't make any difference If he made
1t a million, as the bank was able to pay
ten times that amount. The Mexican
bet and lost. Then he accused Bill of
cheating. Bill called him liar
II was standing right to one side of
Bill. He had the cards in his left hand
and had hold of the bottom card with
his right hand. The MeXicnn's hand
was on his gum
Hold on, "said Bill, "don't draw Till
| make this turn. "l'll bet you $1,000 to
500 that it's the seven of spades"
Done" says the Mexican. who threw
500 on the table.
bill commenced pulling the card out
slowly. The Mexican was watching.
There were two blnck gnots showed nm
and Bills hand stopped. Quick ms II flash
the Mexican drew his gun and fired.
Bill never moved in his chair, but his
right hand kept its slow motion until the
card was drawn from the pack and held
up to view. Ii was the seven of spades.
The hand moved slowly back again and
the card WAS laid on the table. Bill
then leaned back In his chair and shut
his eyes.
I'VE were all so excited when the shot
was fired that we didn't know what to
do, and, as Bill continued to turn the
card, we supposed he hadn't been hit,
but we found out differently when we
examined him. lie was shot directly
through the heart.
"NOw, | reason that thing out this
way: Bill was determined to convince
that Mexican that he didn't know as
much rs he thought he did. That thought
was in his mind when he was shot, and,
though killed instantly, his wishes were
carried out after death. Bill was game,
too, and believe that If he hadn't real
lied that he was dead man when shot,
and hadn't wanted to win the Mexican's
money, he would have grabbed his gun
and done some execution with it,.
THAT'S why ! say man can do n
| thing after he's dead.m