The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-26
"CRAr" SHOOTERS oUTwITrED.
"The Mig" Says "Play 1t Over" Cries
Cheese 1t" and Steals Dice ard Money.
From the Neso York Sun.

THE Mig says Play IL over" Cries
"Cheese 1t" and Steals Dice and Money.
From the Neto York Sun.
A crowd Of newsboys and bootblacks yes
terday noon stood around three of their
number who were playing "crap" in City
Hall park. One of the players grabbed the
pot on turn up of eleven, when his first
throw was six.
"Drop der coin, dago," shouted one; "dat
amt no winnin' crap"
"HuIIy geeI" exclaimed the other player,
"but yer got gall"
"Ah, youse fellers make me tired" re-
piled the winner, with look of scorn on
his pudgy face; where did youse learn ter
shoot crap, any way-in nurseryP
"Naw, we didn't learn in no nursery,
seer said one OF the Others, angrily. 1--WE
know der game, an if yer don't pay up de
dust yer'll get yer face bust Won't he,
Mickeyp
"Betcher life" responded Mickey.
"Ah! go punch your uaclo."
''Say. dago,n said one of the PLAYERS
doubling up his fist, "der we git dat coin or
notl Yer didn't win it an yer knows it,
Eyer know yer didn't win it, put in the
other victim. Eyer threw out a six and
den five. Yer couldn't win it unless yer
turned up anudder six, could yerl II yer
threw a crap yer was bound to lose But
yer didn't. Yer turned up eleven and
grabbed der pot. Now, fork over dat four
cents, or we'll take der breeze out or yer
stummiok, sees"
The winner declared he was right, and
called upon several of the crowd to uphold
him. The rest Of the boys were on the side
of the two losers, and it looked like a free
fight, when big negro. with a yellow rib
bon in his buttonhole and pink ribbon In
his hat, strolled up.
"Golly, but yer don't know much bout
crap when yer talks dat way" he said.
"Lemme tell yer few things bout der
game"
The boys prepared to listen, while the
negro, assuming an important attitude, be :
gan:
Eyer see." he said, "ders FIVE orsp, two
winners, three losers"
"Ah, don't yer s'pose We know data Der
yer tink yer up aRin gang Of WHY'S" put
IN dimlnutive newsb0y.
"Now, uf yer want dis niger ter 'splain
yer got ter listen, sect Der winnin' craps
on der flrs'trow are seven and eleven. Der
losers two, three and double SIX"
"Ah, fer heavens sake git ter der point. ~
put In the sawed-off newsboy. wat we
wanter know is has der dago got er right to
keep itP'
Nav; course not. Dom yer see. after
der frs trow der winnln' crap eleven ain Z
crap no mo-. Der winnin' crap seven after
der frs trow is a losin' crap. Now. If der
Ginny trew six, he had ter trow anudder
six befo' he made a seven in order 30 win. n
"But he didn't" spoke up one Of the play
ers. he trew an eleven and grabbed der
pot. Now what oughter happens"
wat oughter happen2" repeated the
negro. swelling up with pride, his face tax
ing on an expression of superior knowledge.
why, yer oughter belt him In der nose.
Yer see, while be amt a winner, he amt q
loser either. He amt got no right ter der
pot until he turns a six, and de only way
can see to settle de row is guy him anudder
shot. Let him trow until he turns I'D a six
or q seven.h
four dirty pennies, which he laid on the
ground. One of the other lads produced
the dice, aud the little fellow grabbed them
and began shaking them violently in his
hand, He was just about to toss them on,
when the negro yelled:
Cheese It. de sparrerm
Without waiting for dice or pennies the
players jumped to their feet and dashed off
like lightning. After running about hun
dred yards they turned to see if they were
pursued, but there was no policeman. After
skirmishing around for a few minutes they
crept 20 the scene of their late game to get
the pennies and the dice. They found
neither, and, as the yoluble negro had long
since disappeared, it was no hard guess
what had become of them.
''Hully gee, dago, but wese suckers,
said one of the players. dat mig fooled u
dead"