The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-28
Denver News
a MAN SHOT TH ROUGH TH T.
HEART CONTINUES A'al
play,

was just reading, said 81 well,
known Denver sport to a -Ne'oF man
about a man winking his eye aiser his
head was cut off, and had an argument
with Tome Rowe, who said the thing was
impossible. But Tom don't know, He
never saw mans head cut off Now,
| know that have seen something, just
as strange. | will tell you ah::ut it,
Twenty years ago this month thesefwas
a lot of us took a trip to Old Mesacb, to
see what we could scoop in-and. ny the
way, we got scooped-and went 70 buck
ing heavy on every game we could strike.
| Well, what | started ont to tell wasabout
one of our gang, named Bill Brsmster
Bill was rattling dealer, good hand at
short cards, and always had POCKET full
of money till he got struck on Mexican
monte.
Talk about your Greaser's infat;ation
for the game never saw one Of them
could hold a marker to Bill. He'd get
broke. Then he would get a pack of
cards and deal himself. He'd turn the
cards for anybody or for anything when
he was busted. Sometimes he'd make a
raise and quit and go to playing faro,
where he was, as rule, lucky But no
sooner did he get a big stake than be
wovld tackle monte, and would lnvarla-
bly, get downed. Is boys tried to per
suade him to stick to a white mans game
but no he wouldn't have it, and was al
most all the time in a chronic state u i'm
pecuniOsity.
One day Bill had established himself
in pulque shop with his cards, and: was
turning them for anybody who wanted to
wager cent. There was pasty of
Mexican bloods in the room, and finally
they sauntered over to Bil's table, and
one of them asked hlm if he would turn
for 800. Bill said he would, thoigi, 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.
The Mexican asked Bill il he would
turn for 600, and Bill told him it didn't
make any difference ii he made it 4 mil
lion, 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 a liar.
was standing right to one side oi:Bill. |
IIe Ditl lllt Cdl us III HIS ltlL IdIfO, Illtl
had hold of the bottom card with his tight /
hand. The Mexican's hand was:op his |
gun.
HolI on" said Bill, "don't dra till I
| make this turn. I'll bet you $1,000 to
500 that it's the seven of spades
"Done," says the Mexican, who threw
4 90 on the table.
Bill commenced pulling the card out
slowly. The Mexican was watching.
There were two black spots showed up,
and Bits hand stopped Quick as a
flash the Mexican drew his gun and fired
Bill never moved in his chair, hut his
right hand kept its slow motion u9tn the
card was drawn from the pack ana held
The hand moved slowly back agSfn and |
the card was laid on the table. Bill ;hen /
leaned back in his chair and shut bis eyes
We were all so excited when tie shot
was fired that we didn't know Whist To do |
and, "a Bill continued to turn the card, !
we supposed he hadn't been hit, but we
found out differently when we exarpined
him. He was shot directly through the
heart.
Now, | reason that thing out this gay; |
Bill was determined tn convince shat |
Mexican that he didn't know as MUGS as
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 realized that
he was dead man when shot, and had
not wanted to win the Mexican's money,
he would have grabbed his gun and done
some execution with it.
That's why say a man can do thing
after he's dead"