St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-23
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Prof. Bricks Second Lecture
on the Science Of
Straddie.
Correlation and Conservation
Of Ante, Limit and
Blind.
Gus Johnson Colby Crushed
by a Mere Allu-
sion.
Worth of Tootep Williams
Paper in the Cold
Coin.
Henry Guy Carleton in Once a Week.


Thompson Street Poker club, Rev.
Thankful Smith In the chair. Present
were Tooter Williams, Elder Jubilee
Anderson, Cyanide WHITES and Gus
Johnson. Seven gentlemen from
Weehawken were admitted by courtesy
upon paying so cents each. The club
was called to order at SIS p. m.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Whites, as the secretary
had forgotten to take any notes.
The report of the house committee,
to the effect that the janitor had de-
clined to fill the lamps until the last
kerosene bill had been paid, was read
and approved.
The name of Judge Montgomery Ze-
rubabel Wax, of Jersey City, proposed
for membership by TOoter Williams,
was referred back by the governing
committee, with a request that the fol-
lowing points be considered: First,
that the nomination had not been Sec
onded, as required by paragraph ",
article II, section XVI. of the constitu-
ton; and, second. that the committee
had ascertained that Judge Wax was
not a Judge of anything but Jersey
whisky, and had had but little recent
opportunity to judge that, as he had
Just been released from two years ell
gagement at Sing Sing, whittier he had
been sent for borrowing stove said to
have been the property of an entire
stranger. Under these circumstances
the governing committee had been
placed in doubt.
"Mr. Williams rose to a question of
privilege. He moved that his friend be
unanimously elected by suspension OF
the rules. As to that stove incident, he
was certain that either a habeas corpus
or an alibi could be proven. The mo-
ton was lost, Mr.. Williams alone voting
in the affirmative. He then begged to
be allowed to withdraw the judges
name. and by unanimous consent the
application was granted.
Professor Brick then advanced to the
rostum and announcing his subject,
spoke as follows:
"De study ob de Bline am psychylo-
gnmcholly mex ter de study oh de
Struggle, N bofe am proximus ter de
study OBJ de Limmick.
"De Rline am chips called the Ante
N am showed up Defo' the kyards am
parsed round, IN befo' de bline man
sees he's got tree jacks, TO- fo's er bob
tail. Some mokes kinder ferget ter put
up de bline till aftah dey has a squint
at de skin, N den eff dey has trees dey
shoves up larf de limmick, IN on two
par shoves up quartar de limmick, n
on one par fo'th de limmick. II on a
mace high don't shove up no bline,cept-
i'm dey kin berry chips. handy. don't
name no names, but | see GINS. johnson
squirmin Uneasy in de CHAIR"
All eyes were turned upon Mr.. john
son, who colored violently. but pre-
tended to be absorbed in reflection.
"Some niggahs b'leeye in whoopin'
up de Dline continuous, n rises hit, bad
luck er good luck,' continued the pro-
fessOr.
..Now whah's de good in dat? Sposen
de regular bline am quartah, N yo'
hasn't he'd muffin ceptin' bebtails N
killers fer two hours. Will dollah
bline work mirrykle IN brung yo' fo'
aces? Am two-dOllah bline gwinter
coax tree jacks N a pair outen de
pack?"
dads what 1 bleeve." interrupted
Tooter Williams; "fo'ce de luck, N fo'ce
her hard"
"Fo'ce nuffn!" retorted the lecturer.
with some warmth. "YO'fo'ced de luck
at de lass meetin'. yo' did-yass yo' did !!
IN yo' went bline a dollab.'n struggled
two dollahs. N eff hedn't got yo' over
coat outen soak IN loan yo' tree dollahs,
yo'd have ct yO' C'risSmuss tukky in
the po' house. Doan' talk ter me about
fO'cin'."
MIR. Williams muttered something
relevant to seeing the lecturer outside,
and then folded his arms defiantly and
glowered upon him.
"De bess way" continued the profess
sor calmly, "am ter make de bline hum
BILE N keep her down-sperrited."
I'm den spOSsen yO' gifts in pat
strake," suggested Mr.. Whites.
"Rise her," said the professor.
"Aftah de suckahs heZ come in on dc
meek and lowly bline, give her a little
histe. boost her up, kinder stimmylate
her wifi a dollah. Den de niggah wifi a
Ripple o. squeens. he comb 'em over IN
sorts ;em out N says kinder softly ter
nirsse'f, well, I'se stuck for quartah,
IN mought ketch another squeen, IN |
KANT drap now, befo' de draw N he
comes in fer dOllab. Den de coon wifi
de bobtail fisk, he sends a dOllah ter
help de quartah he's blew in, IN de
moke wit two par, he goes dollah. N
dar yo' ls."
";N sposen," inquired Mr.. Whites,
"sposen de fisk IN de two par FLIP"
"W'y den." asseyerated the professor,
s'de mOke wifi de flisk'll bet de limmick,
Ter play coOny'n bet chip, N de full
niggah'l draw he breff hard IN rise a
dollah, IN you'll know de red flags out,
IN git onto de side track"
.'Jesso,'' murmered Elder Jubilee An
derson, who had recently been there.
keep de bline down ter po'house
figgers, N den all de fools kin cum in,
IN eff yo' doan find muffin in yo' own
ham, wizzle yo' pet hymn N dror fo'
kyards N hit hain't coss much, but eff
yo' find tree kinks er q fisk. yo' kin
rise her de limmick."
"How much did yo' win at pokah lass
yeah?" sarcastically inquired MI. Will
Jams, rising.'
mot kyountin' tree hundred n steen
dollahs wuff er yo' papah, wat l TUX at
pah," rejoined the professor, "Pse bout
thutty-siX dollahs out. Wen yo' gifts
crazy n fergits yose'f IN pays up. FL be
mon two hunded in. I'll jess call it
thutty-siX out. ToOter."
Mr.. Williams sat down.
lie StIaSSle dui otlly SOUu w cI w
wanter crowd de mo'ners IN hog de
aige. Doan' straggle 'ceptin' yo'' am de
pet chile o. calamity N feels yo' power
a-comin'. De straggle doan' give no
aige aftah de dror. Wen yo' makes up
yo' mine ter straggle, make up
yo' mine to histe her de limmick
aftah de dror, take two kyards, look
fierce "a bet de limmlck. / never stray
gle 'ceptin' I'se fairly bilious wifi luck,
n de mo'ners am skittish. De man wOt
struggles wen he luck am weak III the
back is man wot'll be fust ter borry
chips and last ter pay 'em. Doan stray
gle, niggahs.'
waved his hand to the audience as a
signal that they might converse for a
few moments, and discuss the weighty
matters he had laid before them, and
proceeded to refresh himself with q