Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-19

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weekly Journal. mainly devoted 10 re-
hndinR the following advertisements
WARTED-Firat class poker player 20
sell Bibles 10 South Arkansas and Texas.
Apply 81 No. 32i Bunyan street.
What can that moanfn I mussd.
Poker player 70 sail bihiesl There
must be aona joke hidden In this
strange annonnosmant. No; for the
number given IL that Of q large publish
ing house: AZ any rate III 20 and In
/ was shown into the neatly furnlshsd
business ofiBoa. A PLEASANT looking gen
tleman came forward and asked u q
polite mauueF II be could serve me.
called IN regard 20 an advertise"
Yes, yea be broke In. do yoa
desire employmsntfn
Yes, SIR
Wei. We want . man 70 sell bibles,
but u y necessary he ahOuld Be 9 good
poker player
els L noa llftls strange that
"Oh, yea,n he again broke IN, q Il mag
seem strange. but when yoa become 40
quainfed with the reasons yoa will be
forced 10 ADMIRE the plan which We have
INI8KAAAAa A48-Aas HAAAtL ~ w .-AAe ulG
hest man We had down into tho country,
A few days aftsrward be came back and
| IN accents Of deepest sorrow and humH-
iAtion acknowledged that be hsd lost ell
hio bibles playinR poker. He had bees
faithful man, and We did not prosecute
him. We sant smother man, man 10
whom We placed the greatest condolences;
bnt alas, upon bis Feturn be confessed
that be had played poker until be had
lost thirty ak bibles and aixtesn prayer
booka."
sMy eoodnassFa / exclaimed, how
can you tell me such thinesf"
I" Besause they happened. air.
Nonsense. Hagen't you force %
character enough to-"
sHoidg' ~ srisd. Before attempt
a. explanation let ne implofo yOa 20 60
into he nsiehboEh0od witch have VS.
led and nttemps - sal biblea"
] reaeeted leW minutes and decided
10 90 and investigate the matter.
Did yon GOT" aaksd.
Yea / Wene.n
What was he rasals Of yonr vinitg'
"Ihe adxsEaissmens which yOu saw
shia morning.
Explains
swell, one evening arrived e q little
town. ted The landlord Of The hotel
e Which Pot up that ! "a agent fog q
hibls house. ana asked him u be did not
think that eoald cell few biblss. He
gave ne much enooufaGomanti aAid thai
the people were mueA IN need Of bibles.
b. this time anumbeF Of men had gath
erred about ne. one 81 whom tafnsd 30
me and said;
" We viii gladly trade with yoa, cir. Il
you vtil oonanAa b eonform 70 oar eus.
what ia y0ur cusioml" I asksd.
4 "oh, very aimpls. Play fsv games
Of poker With a.
II daat play
ia v0ald surely noi hurt yoa. We
do not care - win year money! IN fact.
We uill put up iusl enoaeh money %
make The game tnteFe1tinG."
tall yea tbAt do not play"
"Ohs wsll, e yoa WON'T why thai ST.
flea tts
An GA man with long white bard
and faes q unmislakable benavoisnea
arosa from & eoEneF uheEe be had bsaa
sitting, appRoaehsd ne and eAids
ThosS mea are full a. mtaohisA bat
they mean no haEna. have bsoa proach-
tng - then Tar years and have never
knoWn them . doany Vsry groaa vrosg.
humoE them
= What i year nansF I asked.
a5acksou OaRisaooa."
knew him 81 uame; he vas q lead.
ina mGn ot car shnrcA. ! ssi1sa his
hand.
Piay . fsw innocent gamss win
then, said hs. . We aooamplish coed
even thea9A re resort - evil % apr -
he gospel
Wei. ua al doan ana basan 70 piay.
had p,ayed Ia my Yu1-g days, and vas
sarpEiaed e az akiii. Iwyn every zAne
wOnid teach tksm isesun. hseame
fascinated an&-Weil--
Wen. / Fepaaied.
"Ilosi one haRdRsd and eiGhtssn bi.
biesn
aWhasYs
sYes ona hundrsd and eizhtaen."
aAnd Ne old pFcacher
"A na4osioaa gambler ID diazuisa"
~WhAt did thsY Do utlA - many
hihlesfa
= sola thea a uhcissale.r
ard - yoa uAnt - employ posss
playeaap
~Te. nasa have thsm. We have iasl
aent oaf 8 man uho aaed % - oae 81
ths moss aaecesful gamblers - TIE
MiMiGippi Eivsx. We ata RelnR g
hraak ahnss failaHa II - have b 8aaa
90 The keasaaky knGisiaiars fR e.
paraa"