Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-11-22
1T LOOKED SUSPICIOUS.
Willy Travelling rran Gave Up riayin
PoEer With STRANGERS.

II doa't play cards with strangers" !"
sud quiet looking man ON the Pullman
in response to an invitation from the
dTum-aer to join them in little game
of pOLsr. The drummer flushed up and
was about to say something.
4 Hold on remarked the quiet man,
'and I'll explain. Sit down here a min
ute or two and let me tell you"
The drummer being an obliging pe-zon
sat down.
! about five years ago" bc.-.l the
quiet man, Il was ont in the west coun-
try at IL wild town, and one night. being
fond of cards and pretty fair player,
asked four or Eve cowboys at the tavern
where was stopping tcs1lay cards with
me. cldlI'S know them, and they didn't
know me, but they took it for granted
: was all right, and they went to my
room, where bad two or three decks of
cards. We started the game at quar-
ter the ante with s. hmit, and it
wasn't long until was winning nicely;
for, as l said before, / was a good player
after some time We took another deck
of cards, and as usual had good hand.
"My Winnings had made my new
found aCCugiutanccs rather suspicious,
but as vas perfectly honest I didn't pay
much attention 10 that. l remember
very dls -incrly J had an ace of diamonds
IN ny hand, aud when it came around to
show Gown / knew the pot was mine.
but just as / laid down my hand the 1nan
opposite Ire whipped out his revolver
and Jabbed 1t into my face, and on the
81 Il.
guns. aud was scared almost to death.
Icouldn't Say n word, for I thought my
time had come, but nobody shot.
" Look Lercr calculated the nsn who
had first pulled his gun, applying several
disagrceable epithets ia addition. and he
took N ace of diamonds ont of his
hand. Ills restored my consciousness
somewhat, and after waiting until each
man hal expressed his opinion of me.
and hc nal decision had been reached
tagl Wis 20 give up all had won and
PROBABLY be shot later, got in word.
'Geut!emen,' said, appearances are
qgeinst! -, b4t ! 49, E..n-r.t ! don't
know Low tlat extra Gee gotin the pack,
but If You viii look in my valise there
yoI Will find a pack exactly like this one
lying loQse in il, and Inc cards must
have cot linked IN there. Pm sure l
didn't 10 it, One of the men took the
cards OG, of Tho valise and ran them
over. aud the ace was missing. That
much was in my favor, but it did not
restore confidence.
Send down stairs | said next, to
the clerk and have him come up. He
was playi1, here this afternoon
Then they sent FOR the clerk, and he
said that he and a party of friends had
played with those cards during tho aft
orD,on, ami farther. that they had used
two pccAs to DO some tricks with. He
also stood bond for my honesty, and aft
er au hour or 50 Of terrific strain on me
u.y friends concluded l was all right.
Then, 20 establish good fellowship firm
j., insisted on their taking their money
BACK, The set u9the drinks all around,
and LIT t:,.ri uj last with a solemn
vow yi-t-Ied that when PLAYED poker
again I must know everybody in the
game. anl every ybody must know me.
D,H'tyou think one experience like that
j. enough FOR an honest man Of quiet
temperament to 80 tL-oush:"
Tree Press.
SHARP EEoGsR5 AID DULL ONES.
Aims Solicitor, yTho Choose F;etwecn the
Entrances oT "a CAFE.
! well patrUnizcd restaurant ii tho
ncigaborhood OF the city hail has an en-
trance on two populous tsoroC~' ihres.
In front Of the one on the north q lean
and whining becEar nightly stands with
outstretched hand. Hemakes no audible
CONF laint, but mutter5 incessantly in
tone that excitos the Imagination into
c3ajuring up every horror that waits
upon excessive poverty. II spite Of tins
he fares badly. for iaa-e men come out
oI tins Go.r ,..au enter uy &c, and as their
stoUochs are f1iI tl-a thought Of hunger
in others . l-.ls no abiding place within
their minds.
~ the down town entrance there lott
Crs, When tie lguuaius policeman Is not
in sight, "a l--g-ar Ci another breed. BE
is sleek end round. with fat and shiny
face and q merry twinkle in bis lazy
eyes. -Co-a than one the wIlter caught
him cogge.' ing g Ci=lr behind his back
WINE ne extended ILc CtleT ltdAN III d
besecch:ng way for aims. HIS sole prayer
is Tor fQe1, iato.I.!ugled with igrYent
protcstaloG,S that lie is starving, and
that he never drinks q drop Of strong
liquor. Many mcn hurryins iuto the
restaurant with . poignant apPedte are
touched ly his prayers and pause long
enough to drop a CON into E.s hand.
II l. clear that the sleel; beggGr Knows
that hungry man Is more apt to be
touched by the hunger of others than he
who Is Wei fed, and SO he chooses as
his workshop the door at which the pa
irons of the restaurant enter, leaving the
one through which they leave to the stu
pid fellow whose need, like enough, is as
great as his mumbled prayers for charity
would indicate.-New York World.