The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05
ELECTION BETS.
Uncle Josiah Relates His Own and Deacon
Bulhed's Experience.

Uncle Josiah Relates His Own and Deacon
Bulhed's Experience.
ITO bet on political results with con.
6dence, an, at the same time, accuracy,
like" said Uncle Josiah Windlass, "a
Teller s got to hev head entirely free
from fanaticism, an one not easy rat.
tied ginerally. l, of course, as becomes
q ginewine, enterprisin' citizen O this
large kentry, hev had some experience
in wagsrin' on the results of our nu.
merous an highly interestin' political
contests.
"Myexpsrience hes taught me tibet
although it's very enticin' exhilaratin'
occupation, it s not altogether free from
financial risk. Thet is, probably, one
reason that more people don't go in
heavy on bettin'. Take away the &C
companyin' risk, an I'm satisfied it
would become mother over-crowded
profession.
''This reminds me of little incident
tibet happened when / was a young fell
ler-jist beginnin' to realize tibet the
party to which / naturally belonged, by
reason O. bein' son O. my daddy, was
list bout as apt to make ass O. Itself
as any Scier Bout the same time also
noticed tibet the aforesaid party was
about as apt to git left as t'other one.
Therefore, drew my own conclusions,
an determined tibet would depend on
cool, strictly matter o. fact viewin' O.
the political horizon, afore / wagered a
cent on any lection. Well, at the time
l refer to, Jim Humspun tuck it inter his
big, sandy-complexioned head to run fer
Representative in our county. Jim hadn't
nothin' ct all to recommend him to the
voters at large, except bein' as fur as
found out, an honest man with large
dependent family tibet seemed to take
after i'm. His clothes was nothin', We
might say; bein' mostly concocted by
his wife 'thout any consideration O. either
late style, fit er harmony, sorter, O. col
or. Now, Jim's opponent was lawyer
named Treeforg, an his clothes-er the
ones he held by right O. possession was
O. the latest cut by telegraph, ginewine
in texture an charmin color; an he
could talk fer hours at stritch an never
git tired hisself.
ITO my experienced twenty-one-year-
ole eyes the lawyer he'd a walk-over.
"Heviu' a good chance, / one day bet
largely, 'cordinly. On several other
days / did likewise. One day l met
Deacon Hezekiah Bulhed, an he
kinder reproached me fer my conduct;
said twas ganblin', soul debilitatin' an
so on an SO forth at some length. /
answered tibet winter was comm on an
l must look ont fer myself, an make
hay like, while twas sun-shiny; which l
considered it was, very, the way was
investin. Finally, said he:
".How are ye bettiD'P'
II tole i'm.
"'What!' said he, kin We git tibet
kind o. betsp JOSIAH, although am in
veterately, conscientiously an uncondi-
tionally opposed to bettin', as a vile,
wicked apil,.ss:ghly demorafizin' thing.
still ef Icot24 hev a chance to make
some O. them fellers see the evil O. their
ways by bettin' as you hev, would do
it. Yere Is 'leven dollars, take it, Jo-
siah, and put it all up on Lawyer Tree
forg, an git as good odds as We kim
"Well, thet lection come an it went
an likewise every DANCED cent tibet was
up on the lawyer Fer Jim run like a
wild hoss, an his majority was so big
tibet ef it d a-hed to a-been done over,
all t a-been necessary d be fer the mo.
ton to be put, fer it to be made unani.
nous. From tibet day to the end of his
life, Deacon Bulhed was more vigorous
AN ever in his denunciation O. bettin' );
specially bettin' on 'lections. " Sam.