The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-31
GAME.

speaking about stubborn people al
lways reminds me of poor Seth Cox Of
Indian Gulch,' said an old pioneer
from Mariposa county as he leaned
against the bar of down town hotel
last evening and toyed with tumbler.
"P'r APPS, though, /" he added, glancing
around inquiringly. ''you fellows never
heard OF him. = @
Awithered old miner from Nevada
county limited that ''mebbe he was re-
lated TO the Bill Cox who was hanged
at Red Dog in 1851. ~
This the Mariposa man disputed on
the ground fhat Seth during his life-
time was TOD. square d man u have
even been . thirty eighth cousin 70 the
chap who had c6nie 20 such azt isnomin-
| ious end &C Red Dog
a'sWhy, shofs he went On, turning
Hrona the Nevada man TO the -four other
bystanxiera, Seth was 20 square = man
ag Isevee met In California He would
light if necessary, and would drink as
mach aa the next man, and what more
was wanted i'm those dayss'
.4s'But that ain't what 4 was going to
| tell you about You zee Seth had one
fault, and that was stubbornness OF the
cussedest Kind. All one had 70 do was
! 10 take . stand ON anything, ana Seth
would as naturally take n hitch On the
contrary side and outhold yoar hand
somehow, even IL you had all trumps.
! "Seth was marshal of Indian Gulch,
mp our way. as far back as 1861, and
being so stubborn he carried things
pretty much his own way. H they
didn't go his way, they were mot likely
to go any way. .@
The man from the butterfly county
paused to gaze through the bottom of
his tumbler for moment, and then re-
sumed. =, -s@'-
"Now, shol just to give you an idea
of how stubborn Seth was, I'll tell you
of little incident. He had discussion
with a miner about turkey buzzards,
and just because the miner said they
were sinking things Seth maintained
that they were second to nothing in 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 $40 ON it. Did he win? Why. shol
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 the most
delicious morsels i'm the world. That
was Seth all over. He'd never give in
ON anything he undertook, shot, and
the Mariposa man refilled his glass f@
lone day, he resumed brislEly, just
az the Nevada man was about 70 say
something, "a new miner, who said he
hailed from Chinese Camp, ambaed into
the gulch and made himself quite pepusi
lar before night treating everybody
time and again at Red Ryan's saloon.
As Marshal Seth thought it his duty st0
make ths acquaintance Of the strange
pilgrim who was 20 well heeled apparei
emily with dust, it wasn't long before
Seth and the newcomer, who. said his
name was Dan Fletcher, were buching
against each other as 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 Dam On
that journey DAN would have had to
take to the wilderness for want Of
clothes. he would have been 90 cleaned
out.
"Then there was q hurricane of an
argument, and finally Seth boasted that
he'd put everything he had up against
all Dan had and play poker until one or
t'other was busted. Dan jumped at the
offer, and arrangements were made.
'.The game was TO be played in q
room at John Hanson's hotel, and each
mans wealth was represented by %
S2O pieces, which they used as chipA
Seth, as marshal, proclaimed q holiday
In town until he had cleaned DAN out
then he promised big hurrah The
whole town was gathered around Ham
sons place, and at intervals of an hour
signs were hung out as TO the game.
One time it would be Seth is hundred
ahead, and at another Even game,
with Dams ante up. There was lots uf
betting ON the result Red Ryan wa
gered his saloon against % claim that
Seth would win. And. sho, all the
time Seth and DAN sat there fiippingi
their cards like machines and not nnticl
ing anything outside of the gaineP
After stopping TO clink glasses with
his Interested audience the man from
Mariposa took fresh twist in his ren-
iniscences s5
stAbout 10 o'clock that night Dan was
ont $500, and when some of the boys
took up supper for the players. for they
hadn't eaten anything, you know, lie
growled out to take it away, as no man
could play cards and eat and drink too.
Seth was 30 stubborn that he wouldnst
stop either, for fear Dan would think
he was weakening. The boys vet down
the supper and left 'eln. In the MORN
ing breakfast was put down alongside
the untouched supper. All they wanted
was half dozen new decks of cards.
They had worn out four packs Shol NO
mistake
assWell now, there's no tse lrawihk