Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-02-25
Play OF the Jack.pot,

.ssS Va &AC SANAsAONs
Bismarck Blade: Nehemiah, an ex-
ruler, sitting at table in his private
apartment at the Capital National bank
drinking bottle of champagne. sent to
him by Major Fat, from the poker house.
Enter Major Fat, bare headed with his
hat in hand, bowlng low.
Nehemiah-(stiffl ITO what am 1 in
debted for the honor of this visit, sir ?'
Major Fat-"l'come to say to you, my
lord. that our mutual friend, the sheriff,
is sick at home and cannot come, and
that he has deputed me to call and in
form you of his wishes and condition.
He has been up 30 much o. nights try
ing to drink the minions drunk, and thus
expose their secrets that it hath over
come him, my lord, and fever runs riot
in his blood, and gross corruption doth
appear upon the surface"
N.-"Bad news indeed. and thou vast
we'll deputed to bring it,
F-"Yet can serve you we'll, my lord,
and it was Alexander's wish that 1
should help you. He also can yet work
and help the cause, for though his flesh
is weak yet nimble is his tongue. "In
man as we'll as woman, the tongue doth
tlIe labt OF all.
N-(graciously) "Well hast thou
spoken, major, and I fain would welcome
you as one of us from this time on. You
may keep your hat upon your head and
call upon me when you will"
F-"Thanks. my lord, I highly do
esteem your kindness. I long have in
secret loved you and strove to emulate
your ways, and it is Joy indeed to be
welcomed into the sacred ring and shall
do my best to serve you"
| N-"Have you thought of any plan to
help our cause?"
FL have, my lord. and think that
can work it. think that can hold
our Fargo friends although they would
not like to hear me say it; yet all mer
have their weaknesses. and my copceit il
we'll to play them, and 1 have all the
wires pulled at home through theil
friends that know them we'll, and I would
say to you, my lord, that do hate these
men and think them canting hypocritea
who would stand. upon morality. 4
moral man is fool on earth; to pass al
good pleasures by for such sneakinf
thing as conscience! say, my lord
that:
He who loves not woman, wine and song
"N-"A poet you are, major"
Fit shipped my tongue, my lord
that is song we sing when in our cupt
Another job I would put up, my lord, t
solidify and gobble in the third; it
easy work to make them solid for Us, bu
Clark and Parshall are stubborn PAL
who think they must serve their con
stituents here. I think I will put up
deal and kindly call them to the poke
house. and We will an them up will
wine until their level heads disordere
are; then l will make the rounds wit
them, and:
Ny women friends shall smile with glee
And welcome us Ri ht merrily,
And with their charms these honest souls be
guile.
Just think my lord, how should smile
70 see this precious stubborn pair
On toot right then and there.
When all is over 1 will never tell
II they will 60 n and serve us we'll.
And now good night is all say,
/, For must work before the day;
It tires me some to make the rounds
, For weigh about four hundred pounds
,, Exit Major Fat.
N-(soliloquizing).
''The Major and Alex. are regular little love
As sweet and tender as pair of turtle dove!
good pair to draw to. should remark,
For ways that are vain and tricks that al
, dark:
So very polite, SO smooth and SO civil,
If they can't help US. we're gone to the devil
: Curtain falls as the Blade reporte
: crawls out from under the stoop.)