Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-09
THE ELDERS JOKE.
A Case of Diamond Cut Diamond Be.
tween Him and a Senator.
From the n, Y. Tribune.

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of cards and card playing involving
former Q. S. Senator and the elder
of a church in New England. The
affair happened some time ago, when
the senator was president of a Wes-
tern railroad and had his pocket full
of railroad passes. 1t was a case of
giving a Roland for an Oliver. The
senator and his friend had started
for Washington. The elder was
taken sick. The senator prescribed
a mild dose from little black bottle
in his satuhel, and gave the elder the
key to the satchel to help himself.
All the senator's passes lay alongside
the little black bottle. When the
conductor came along the passes
were missing. Meanwhile the
lelder, who was great lady's
man, had seated himself with three
ladies. The senator explained mat
ters as best he could to the conduc-
tor and bided his time TO get re-
venge. He had a pack of cards in
his satchel, and copy of the 1ri-
bune in his band. The cards were
carefully wrapped in the paper, and
presently the senator stepped bland
ly along the aisle and said: "Ah,
Elder Blank, have you seen the Tri-
bune? Noa Well, here it is when
you want to look at it, As he spoke
he pushed the paper down IN the out
side breast pocket of the elder S
coat. Then he went back in the Car
, and primed a confederate, who came
along and said: "Let me see your
Tribune, elder" suiting his action to
the words and pulling out the paper,
while the cards showered all over the
ladies' laps and the floor. The elder
blushed to the roots of his hair, bit
! his lips, but finally laughed as his
companions rallied him on carrying
: such credentials around. The SEN
: ator joined in the laughter. Pres,
, emily the elder said:
Senator, I will play you five games
of euchre for a dollar game
, Everybody was amazed.
"You are not serious9" said the
senator.
"Never more so in my ife,' was
the cool reply.
They sat down to play, while the
passengers in the car focked around
in wonderment at the elders freak
He won three games, the senator
two. The latter passed over five
I. dollar gold-piece. The elder put it il
his pocket, sank back lazily in hi:
chair, and picked up paper. Ther
the conversation ran like this, opened
by the senator and conducted amiC
(, breathless attention, the senator
growing excited and the elder a
lcool an icicle:
y "That was a fve-dollar gold piec'
e I gave you-''
p "Yes; that's all right
s.But it was a five-dollar gol(
= piece"
T. Certainly; told you understood
it."
':But I want my change"
|, II don't understand you"
"You won three games and I wol
0. two"
"Of course, know that"
a' "Well, then, want 81 There
: only adollar coming to you.
s'Oh! do 1 understand you tha
you thought l was betting on tn
I gamesa Is that your proposition"
! Exactly"
"Why, my dear senator, how coul
you SO misapprehend mes 1 neve
0. made a bet in my life. 1t is agains
my principles. Moreover l propose
nothing of the kind. 1 made 20
the most simple proposition in tn
world. I told you would play fiv
games of euchre with you for a do
!. lar game. You assented. I playe
| the five games. You gave me 81
4 The account is square,"
And the elder kept the gold piece
\ while the crowd laughed, and th
:. senator remarked that he guessed b
u would sell himself far nickel at th
liz next station, where the pipe line
D. crossed, to be used as a .sgo-deyil