Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-17
GAME.


 'P'r'aps, though, he added, glancing around inquiringly. you fellows never heard of him
 A withered old miner from Nevada county hinted that "mebbe he was re- lated to the Bill Cox who was hanpea at Red Dog in 1861 7"
 This the Mariposa man disputed on the ground that Seth during his life time was too square q man to have even been a thirty-eighth cousin to the chap who had come to such an ignomin- ious end at Red Dog.
 ''why, shor' he went on, turning from the Nevada man to the four other bystanders. Seth was as square a man as ever met iu California fife would fight, if necessary, and would drink as much as the next man, and what more was wanted in those days?'
 But that ain't what I was going to tell you about You see Seth had me fault, and that was stubbornness or the cussedest kind. All one had to do was to take a stand on anything, and Seth would as naturally take a hitch on the contrary side and outhold your hand somehow, even if you had all trumps. Seth was marshal of Indian Gulch, uD OUT "dNs Asi1 bSs~A AS ASS~s NN~1N being so stubborn he carried things pretty much his own way If they didn't go his way, they were not likely to go any way
 The man from the butterfly county paused to gaze through the bottom of his tumbler for a moment, and then re- | stunned.
 Now, shol Just to give you an idea of how stubborn Seth was, I'll tell you of a little incident He had a discussion | with a miner about turkey buZzards, and just because the miner said they were stinking things Seth maintained that they were second to nothing Ill the poultry line. Well. the miner thought he'd take a fall out of Seth, and the next day brought him turkey buzzard and dared him to eat it. Yes, wagered him $2O on it. Did he win? Why. sho! Seth ate the buzzard, and as he was picking the bones inquired If there was anybody else around who was anxious to pay him for eating one of tlre most delicious morsels in the world That was Seth all over. He'd never give ln on anything he undertook, sho!" and the Mariposa man -2SllS.' -iIs glass
 "One.G.>,' he resumed briskly, just as tle Nevada man was about to say I something, "a new miner, who said he hailed from Chinese Camp, ambled into the gulch and made himself quite popu- lar before night, treating everybody time and again at Red Ryan's saloon. As Marshal Seth thought it his duty to make the acquaintance of the strange | pilgrim who was so well hecled appar- l cntly with dust, it wasn't long before Seth and the newcomer, who said his name was Dan Fletcher, were bucking against each other at poker.
 .'Now, sho. that was all right. but | Dan. while they were playing, began to tell how he had made the pilgrimage all the way from Poor Shoat to Angels and cleaned out every poker sharp on the road. Seth, in his bullheaded way, said he reckoned if he had met Dan on that journey Dan would have had to take to the wilderness for want of clothes, he would have been so cleaned out
 ''Then there was hurricane of ar argument, and finally Seth boasted that he'd put everything he had up against all Dan had and play poker until one ol t'other was busted. Dan jumped at th' offer, and arrangements were made
 .'The game was to be played in { room at John Hanson's hotel. and eacl mans wealth was represented by 2i SEQ pieces. which they used as chips Seth, as marshal. proclaimed holida! in town until he had cleaned Dan out ] then he promised big hurrah. I'm : whole town was gathered around Han ? sons place, and at intervals of an hou signs were hung out as to the game One time il would be Seth Is hundre' ahead. and at another Even game with Dams ante mp There was lots O betting on the result. Red Ryan wa gered his saloon against claim tha Seth would win. And, sho. all tn time Seth and Dan sat there fiippin their cards like machines and not notlc t ing anything outside of the game!'
 After stopping to clink glasses wit - his interested audience the man fror Nariposa took q fresh twist in his rem iniscencCS-
 About 10 clock that night Dan Wa out $500, and when some of the boy took up supper for the players, for the hadn't eaten anything. yOu know, | - crowded out to take it away, as no ma could play cards and eat and drink toT ASeth was so stubborn that he wouldn .p either, for fear Dan would thin
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 ched supper. All they wantt
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