Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-18

"Giant Jack sot down ter Their table.
an Horton seated himself opposite tel
him.
They cut fur deal, an Giant Jack
drew Their highest keerd.
".What's yer gamer he axed, shufflin'
F.. ther pasteboards.
"'Seven up, said Horton. That's ther
most poplar game jest now
"Ther game wuz small at fust, an Hor-
ton won six out ov ther sust seven.
Then bigger stakes wuz made, an Giant
Jack won erbout four ont ov every five
games.
'Wbon Their Young folks. back here in
ole Missoury, useter play keerds fur fun.
John Norval useter be Their smartes' ar
luckiest one ermongst 'em; an, fur theY
fust time since he'd ben at Their camp,
Horton had found his match.
at wuz er purely scientific game, each
man bein' too clever fur Their other ter
attempt any cheatin' Horton wuz stead
ily losin', but he didn't offer ter give up
playin. I've noticed, az er gineral thing,
that Their more er man loses when he's
gambln', Their more anxious he is ter
play.
AT last Horton rose ter his feet, look
in pale an haggard.
aye have cleaned me out he said
I've nothin' more ter stake
"'Thar's yer daughter, said Giant
Jack coolly. I'll lay half Nv Their pile
that I've won ter night ag'inst her.
"Horton glared at him err minute, an
then sot down ter ther table erg'in.
"Giant Jack dealt Their keerds, an thcr
game commenced. Horton made ther
Jack, an Giant Jack wuz high, low,
game.
"Ther second heat, -.sant Jack went
high, low, jack an thei game.
1--we won,' he said, quietly.
"Horton jumped ter his feet an drew
his pistol; but quick ez err flash Giant
Jack covered him with his own barkin
iron.
"'Drap that said he, sternly, 'ur yell
find ken play at pistols ez well ez at
keerds.'
ether pistol drapped from Horizons
tremblin' hand ter Their floor. He knew
that Giant Jack wuz Their best shot in
the camp.
'Horton glared at Giant Jack fur
bout half err minute, an then he called
Clara from her little room at Their end Nv
Their cabin.
"'Take her erway from here at once
he said ter Giant Jack She can't stay
here ter-night; an hope I'll never set
eyes on her erg'in.
"In er few words, Giant Jack told her
what had happened: an Their look uf
JOY that shone in her eyes told palmer
than words could have done how pleased
she wuz at ther turn erfairs had taken.
Without err word NV farewell ter her
father, ur even err backward glance, she
TUX Giant Jacks arm an he led her from
Their cabin, leavin' behind him every
thing else that he had won from Horton
"NVe gave up our cabin ter Clara that
night, an slept in Their cabin that be-
longed ter Their fellers that went with us
ter Horizons, which wuz close to our'n.
"The next day we-Clara, Giant Jack
and myself-took Their stage fur Frisco;
an ez soon ez we got thar Giant Jack and
Clara wuZ married."
"And what became of her father"
asked
Il don't know whatever become Nv
Horton. We never heard from him
since that night we left him erlone in
his cabin at Their Californy mimi camp.
Yes, that woman yer see jest now with
known erbout here's his wife; an he
won her, not with er sword, nor exactly
by courtship. In plain English, he won
her at the old fashioned game uf high,
low, Jack. y. II. Spencer in Chicago
Ledger.