The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-30
CONSIDERED HIMSELF PAID.
A Game of Cards.

A Tribune reporter heard yester-
day story Of cards and card play
ing involving a former United States
Senator and the Elder Of a church
in New England. The affair hap
pened some time ago, when the Sen
ator was President of Western
railroad and had his pocket full Of
railroad passes. 1t was a case Of
giving 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 a little black bottle
in his satchel, and gave the elder
the key to the satchel to help him.
self. All the Senator's passes lay
alongside the little black bottle.
When the conductor came along
the passes were missing. Mean
while the Elder, who was a great
lady's man, had seated himself with
three ladies. The Senator explained
matters as best he could to the con-
ductor and bided his time to get re-
venge. He had a pack Of cards in
his satchel, and a copy of the Tri-
bune in his hand. The cards were
carefully wrapped in the paper and
presently the Senator stepped
blandly along the aisle and said:
can, Elder Blank, have you seen
the Tribunes No! Well, here it is
when you want to look at it." AS
he spoke he pushed the paper down
in the outside breast pocket Of the
Elders 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 show
cred all over the ladies' laps and the
floor. The Elder blushed to the
roots of his hair, bit his lips, but fin
ally laughed as his companions raj
lied him on carrying such creden-
tials around. The Senator joined in
the laughter. Presently the Elder
said:
"Senator, 1 will play you five
games of feuchre for dollar game"
Everybody was amazed.
"You are not serious?' said the
Senator. ...
eNever more so in my life" was
the cool reply.
They sat down to play, while the
passengers in the car f1Ocked round
in wonderment at the Elders freak.
He won three games, the Senator
two. The latter passed over five
dollar gold piece. The Elder put it
in his pocket, sank back lazily in
his chair, and picked up a paper
Then the conversation ran like this,
lopened by the Senator and CON
Quoted amid breathless attention,
the Senator growing excited and the
Elder as cool as an icicle:
! 'sThat was five-dollar gold piece
I gave YOU" ....
eyes, that's all right"
"But it was five-dollar gold
piece"
"Certainly. I told you I under
lstood it,"
1But I want my change.o
sI don't understand you"
"You won three games and IwOn
two" .. ...
''Of course, know that"
'sWell, then, I want 81. There's
only a dollar coming to you"
"Oh! do l understand you that
Iyou thought 1 was betting on the
games, at a dollar gameg Is that
your proposition ="
"Exactly."
) "Why, my dear Senator, how
| could you SO misapprehend me. l
, never made a bet in my life. 1t is
against my principles. Moreover, |
proposed nothing of the kind. L
!, made you the most simple PROPOSE
, ton in the world. l told you [
, would play five games Ofeuchre with
you for a dollar game. You as
sented. ! played the five games.
You gave me s.. The account is
/, square" ...
!, And the Elder kept the gold
piece, while the crowd laughed, and
the Senator remarked that he guess
$ ed he would sell himself for a nickel,
: at the next station, where the pipe
5 lines crossed, to be used as a Ego
' deviP' for cleaning out the pipes
). N. Y. Tribune.