Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-11-10
Sailing A SUCKER.
The Trick an Old-time Gambler Played
ON q smart Man.

New orleans, IL one Time JUST after the
Mardi Gras festival. The berth WAS
crowded with passengers, and we were
having lively game Of monte, when
fellow from the Red River country,
named Picket, came up to the table and
began pulling coat tails. He was one Of
those smarties who knew all the tricks
COR thought he did,, and he manned il
was his especial duty to warn others of
their danger. If he could not stop
them with a tail pull he would tell
them not to bet.
| put up with Picket's interference
for some time, and then | laid aside nv
cards, resolving to down that Red River
man if it lay in my power. | invited
all hands to join me IN drink. and
then excused myself, saying: Pm suf-
fering from a toothache and will 90 10
my room ~
In short time / returned and took a
seat in the hall near the stove. Mr..
Picket and number Of gentlemen were
seated around, and we soon got to tell
ing stories. My tooth ached SO badly
(?) that / could not enjoy the stories.
and was constantly complaining of pain.
A great many remedies were suggested,
Finally, the Earkeeper recommended
hot salt, to be held on the side of the
face. | asked him if be had any. He
said no, but that | could get it in the
pantry. got up and went for the salt.
/ returned in short time With pack
age of salt about the size Of a goose egg.
which WAS twisted up in piece of
paper. / put it on the stove. and when
it got hot | held it to my face until if
cooled off, then / put it back on the
stove.
While the salt was getting bot Sec
ond time, went to my room to get
something. The barkeeper said to the
crowd:
"Lets lave some fen with Devol."
So saying, he opened the package.
threw out the salt and filed up the pa
per with ashes. | came back, pIckedup
my salt, and held ii to my face. Picket
asked me if it was doing my tooth any
good. | told him l thought it was.
Then they all laughed at the idea OF hot
salt being good for toothache, and
Picket said:
"Devol, do you know that when salt
gets hot it will turn into ashes ?'
ono, ] don't. What do you take me
for? You must have been drinking"
[ replied.
They all laughed again, and Picket
spoke up, saying:
81 don't believe you have any salt in
that paper"
/ set the package on the stove again
and replied:
'You must take me for id FOOL
sure enough; but you don't look like
you had any more sense than the law
allows. | got that salt out of the salt
bag, and tasted il before | wrapped it
up, and | know it is salt, and that set
ties it,"
"But, Devol, salt does not turn to
ashes when it is hot: and l will bet Won
the drinks for the crowd that there Is
no salt in that paper on the stove"
Then they had another big laugh at
my expense, and | got mad. jumped
up and said:
~ will bet you $500 that there is
nothing in that paper but salt.
Picket jumped up also, saying:
81 will just 60 YOU once, any way"
/ put up my $500 with the barkeeper
but Picket did not have but $3.50, and
he wanted to bet that. l told him he
could back out, but | would not bet less
than what / had up. Then he put up
his watch and chain for the other $50
One of the men that had been ENJOYING
the fun, said:
Il will bet you 500 that Mr.. Picket
wins the money
Il replied 81 will not bet you less
than $500"
Then Picket said Gle wants to bluff
you out; but he can't bluff me worth
cent"
So the man put up his $500 and | GOV,
cred it. Everybody was excited and
some Of my friends who had seen the
trick that was being played on me toG
me not to bet, but | was mad and WouG
not listen to them. y
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taken off the stove and handed to the
barkeeper. He UNFINISHED the paper
and spread it out on the counter, and IN !,
it was as nice fine white-salt as you If
ever saw in your life. N
The barkeeper tasted some OF 1t, lus n
as | did when | put up the two papen
just alike, and then handed me oyertDe
the money and Mr.. Picket's watch anu
chain. e
Mr.. "Red River" took large piInpsna :
OF the bait, and it Cor the loss OF Oh
money and watch) came near strans,
ling him. He did not entirely recoVe
from the effect while he remained y
the boat; for every time he was "s
enough to come out Of his room, solu'
one would say "Salt," and that "o"
make him sick again. L.,
L have caught great many sucAib
IN my time, but Mr.. Picket "a 49,, =" -
first one / ever sailed down.-De'"
Forty Years a Gambler"
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