The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-26

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''hut if / was in yure place / would
take care of those notes and not keep
'em in breast pocket, nor yet flash
'em about"
"Oh, said the swell, II always car
ry them so.''
'Then may be you don't live in Lon
don, sir?"
"Oh, bay Jove, no. The fact is my
uncle died lately and left me fine prop
erty down in Essex, and till the law
yers have settled up came to have a
| iutter in town. y
'eThen yeu'll excuse me, once again,
but if / was in yure place wouldn't
! flutter my notes, and the American
appealed to me for justification. ..Ye
see yeu never know what company yeu
may be in"
thought / knew what company l
was in; but l didn't say so.
cav! for that matter, /" said the swell,
II know am always safe in the COM
pany of gentlemen"
That's correct. But heow do yeu
tell gentleman from coon?'
swell, think mans gentleman
aw-if he's gotmoney in his pocket.
"Happen you're right. But heow
much money must man have in his
pocket to prove him gentleman?''
Nothing less than five pund," said
the. swell
oval. / dunno. But for my part
shouldn't like yeu to think yen were
talkin' with any one but gentleman
as far as I'm concerned" and my Am
eriean friend produced his purse.
"Aw, said the swell before he opened
it. ebay jove, Til bet you a new hat
you haven't got five pund in your
PURSE
Done with yeu!'' SAID my esteemed
friend. And on exhibiting his purse,
he showed nearly thirty soYereigns as
well as j could Judge.
cav, then I've lost, and owe you u
hat Aw, here is my card.,' He handed
it to us both. Frederick Church, Es-
quire.
was impressed with the notion that
the faces of both these men were some
how familiar to me.
The American nudged me again and
| bestowed upon me an encouraging
wink.
"Reckonnow yen won't betmy friend
here he hasn't gotfive soveneigns about
himp" He nudged me again.
''Ya'as, / will" said Mr.. Church,
languidly. II often do it for a lark. /
am generally about right twice out of
three times.''
/ said that didn't bet.
cav, well, some people don't. /
wouldn't persuade anybody m sure.
Sure to lose in the long run. Bay Jove,
know do. But just for the sport of
the thing, got five pund about youP
Your friend shall be witness. It's all
right you know, among gentlemen.
produced my purse. 1t contained
about seven pounds in gold and silver.
| also had about me gold watch and
chain, ring or two, and shirt pin. /
observed just the faintest sign of an IN
terchange of intelligence between my
companions.
"Ah, lost again." Mr.. Church re-
marked; well, can't be helped! An
other bottle of champagne
This bottle my American friend in
sisted upon paying for ] drank very
little M
Really, you know, /" Mr.. Church re-
marked over the new bottle, s.most
singular thing-Saw-th three fellahS, per-
feet strangers, should meet like this
and all of us strange to London. Bay
Joye. You're from the North Ct had
told them SO, which was true), I'm
from the East, and our friend and AM
erican brother, aw, if may call him
so, is from the West Tell you what. AS
soon as ever the lawyers have done up
my business, you shall both come down
to my place in Essex and see me. Jolly
good welcome and deuced good shoot
ing. You shoot? 'coursePn turning to
my American friend.
''Sheutep Wal, small piece, I
was Lieutenank in General Sherman's
army for three yeeres, and very pretty
sheutin' we had. Conclude yeu mehn
rifle sheutin'? ?"
'Oh, NO; shooting game Mr..
Church explained.
Yen don't du rifle .sheutin', then?p
"Bay Jove, no. l only shoot pleas
ants and cartridges and all that sort of
thing"
Reckon yu're a good shot, per-
hapsp"
mo, nothing uncommon"
"Wal, how many times d'yu con-
clende you'd hit the bulls eye out of
twenty with ritle?'
"Oh. aw. suppose SIXTEEN" said
Mr.. Church.
'Bet yen ten dollars yen don't hit it
fourteen.
.Done."
very good, sir. Ny friend here
shall be umpireA" This was /.
"Oh, no; hang it! He's friend of
yours-that's not fair. Have the land
lord" This Mr.. Church.
The American explained that the
landlord could not leave his business.
and that was only an acquaintance of
half an hour, and could not be preiu-
diced either way. So, with some APP
parent reluctance, Mr.. Church con-
scented.
The next thing was, where should we
60 Ito sheute off the affair." as my
American friend put it. II know
there's place, Westminster way he
said. II know there is, cause the vol
unteerS sheute there.
/ told Linn no; the volunteers did
not shoot at Westminster, but only
paraded.
II mean gallery he said. II
know had sheute there with one or
tew volunteers last week; but I
couldn't find the place again
Call a cab.o suggested Church.
"Cabby'll be sure to know
"Where to, sir?" the cabman asked
| Church.
Westminster Palace Hotel, 2 he re-
piled.
/ was in a cab with two men whose
object was to rob me, and was being
driven whittier they directed. How
ever, was not ping to be cowed at
riding alone with two thieves through