The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-03-29
Backing a Military Gambler.

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Among the best raconteurs. as he
is one of the btst type of gentlemen,
is General c., nov retired after
arduous and sue essfui service lasting
many years. he general used TO tell
uf an experience lac had in Washing
Anu Which Was shared by brother
utiiAer. aud in very satisfactory
manuer. He and Captain V
rracbEd the capitol together, each
with long leave aud each pret'y
well prlyid,d with funds. They
took a COMMUNICATING sui.- at VII
lnr'i's. and started oal for chang"
fs"m the qui~is lie of posi- T1rtse -,ih"y
fuuud it, aud sundry small bodies
aud wound w the evening at u r,ot"d
resort where faro was in full SWING.
v proposed that they each rfsk
800 (he to do the playing), C-E
assanted. For two hours the luck
was dead against Y -. and the
$500 sw-llrd into an amount very
nearly representing the sum total in
possession of the pair AT 3 a. IN.
c., dIsgusted with bimself and
the world, left for his hotel with
about money enough in his pockets
tn pay his hill. V wouldn't stir,
hut insisted that he "frlt in the vein.
and luck mus, tuip." c. got to
red tossed about for a coupl. of hour.
and then fell into n troubled sleep
When he awoke it WAS broad day.
and the sunlight seemed to serve only
to make clearer his bad luck and his
bea>tly situation. r +. Morse sal
on hi, pillow. He would not only
have to surrender his leave, but h"
would he yuyed unmei cifully when
he got back to his post.
With u yawn, muttered curse,
aud the ejaculation: "S'pose one ha-
to get up and wash, any how" c.
tumhled out ont of bed, aud looked
through the open doorway saw W
peacefully sleeping.
Guess when he wakes up he won't
feel so p-lceful." :" growled c., as
he rubbed his champagned caput. and
mai, II b,.r.lin.. for the wa~hstaud-
uDn- Of Nour new tangled affair. hui
with the old fashioned bowl, pitcher
aud soap dish, A drink of water
vas pressing prerequisite to the
nse of Il tooth brush, but the smaller
pitcher gave out no tluid, aud the
general WAS moody with wrath. He
grahhel The larger pitcher and thru
ed it upside down. No water; but
what il that dingy roll that falls into
the cup? by the Loid Harry"
said the general in rccounting the
story, lit was money-lots of it. !
looked in the smaller pitcher and
found another wad: then under the
waShbowl, which | happened to ~.
tice, was turned upside down, and
there were lot of roughly rolled
bills each of which represented a
hundred dollars when Strengthened
out. BY this time was half crazv
and rushed Into vs. room To
awaken him. He pretended To he
asleep, 5nt | saw the muscles round
his mouth twitch, and III minute /
had him yanked to the door, while /
fired whole volley of questions at
him. He coolly advised me to get
dressed aud not make an ass of my
self, aud. finally got INTO nv mufti
only to find bills in almost every
pocket of vest and trousers. Luck
had turned. V won back sill We
had put in and nearly sl,l00 more.
came into my room quietly and per
petrated the most delightful practical
Joke | ever heard of"-St. Paul Pho
neer Press.
The government, through the
Ouartermas,ers Department at Fort
Leavenworth asks for the submission
of bids for the removal of the bodies
of the soldiers buried in the Fort
Lyon cemetery together with all