Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-04
TWO uPPeR-TEN HoooLUMs.
A Couple Of Had boys Aboard Train
I'm Route 10 school.


I'm Route TO school.
When the New York train pulled out Of
the Michigan Central depot one night not
long ago two boys. whose aggregated ages
did not exceed ~ years, had the porter
procure a card-table, after which they
produced deck Of cards and a small pile
Of silver, and were soon deep in the game.
Their berth was the last to be made up,
and no sooner was their breakfast washed
down in the morning than the game was
renewed For hours their play was tho
chief attraction of the other passengers.
They were well up in the mysteries of the
game. and the technical terms shrieked
out in the piping childish voices seemed
half ludicrous, half sacreligious.
On the same car was "a staid, sever =
looking Scotch doctor returning from hiI
first American trip, and 10 him this eyi-
dence Of precocinus yonng America waJ
more than usually shocking. He observed
| their play for some time. and induced in
a homily upon the virtue Of compelling
children to know their place in the worl l.
but this was all thrown away on the youth
| ful gamblers The Seotchmnn observed
To a neighbor that he thought he could
ltftCU lIlS nfNN NHOltsp1llt lNNNbu
| BY taking "A hand in the game himself He
proposed this, and with the assistance OF
another on-looker pretty stiff four
handed game Of poker was soon in pro-
Cress. 1t was plain by the winks and
whispered communications between the
two Youngsters that Scotchy's knowledge
Of the great American game was going 10
be pat through a very severe test.
One of the lad, observed in the most
naive tone imaginable IL their severe OPP
ponen, that they were only two small
American boys on their way Ia school in
NV Jersey. that they were all alone ana
that they hoped he wouldn't take adyan-
talr of their ignorance uf the game. They
RI partners, bur Insisted an sitting on
the same side of the table. Their grim
friend Igpmised not To take unfair ndyan-
tage of his superior Knowledge, aud the
cards were dealt out. Then followed
f-ame, the crnokedness of which would
have put the celebrated Al Sin to the
iiush. skin" tricks that would have
d ne credit TO city gambler were sue
o.-slllly employed by these Two young
Gharps, and every underlanded subter-
Iugr rpsorted To To- heat their opponent.
Al this was observed and highly rclishet
Iy the oul,nkers.
During the progress of the game the
boys learned the Scutclman' profession.
They, however. shortened his title 10
"Doc." or called him "Sawbones. Their
irreyerence was shocking but every time
any one criticised them the boys came
ont ahead 10y Reason of their sharp Wit
AMI ready tongues. 1nree games were
played in all, and at the end Of the last
one the doctors "siller" was ia the boys
pockets. The old gentleman looked
little foolish when he returned to his seat,
and mis- embarrassment was not al ali I'M
proved 10y the offer oi one Of the boys 10
secure for him the chair Of draw-poker in
their college During the afternoon they
amused themselves by kicking u foot ball
about the car, and at night they closed
the berth above them till the dude who
occupied it was nearly smothered They
palmed Off a loaded cigar on the doctor,
AMI persuaded him IL sing the Cooper o.
Fife" they drank beer ri all their meals,
and made fun Of Niagara falls, and
smoked cigarettes. The reason Of their
being sent so far away 60 school was self
evident, and we are all disposed To look
upon the parents rs especially long
headed. Two tougher specimens Of the
upper-ten hoodlum il was never my fort
uut Ia meet