The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
the JERSEY CITY NEWS,
No. ISL Washington St..

little ball again for a tenner. 1t was as
easy as stealing, he thought, and when the
little man let the ball show for a second
under the middle she'll Oakley felt real sorry
for him. Don't be continually %squirming
that way, Harry. The man stakad twenty
cases against Oakey's pile tins time, and
Oakley smiled as he reached for the middle
she'll. But the smile fell off his face when
he saw that the ball was not there, and a
puzzled look came over his face when the
little man showed it to him under one of the
end shells. Oakley watched him liggle the
shells again, and noticed that the right hand
shell was raised up on the edge by the ball.
Now he was sure of it, and as the little mai
carelessly pushed the she'll so that it fell
fat on the board he was positive that he
had it down fine. Oakley put up his pistols
against twenty bones and lost again. He
was desperate now, and must win back the
pistols at any cost, so he put up his Win
chester against the pistols and a twenty
dollar note. The gun went with the rest
and Oakley was crushed. In twenty minutes
he had lost all that he had acquired in as
many years. He wanted to jump onuthe
little man, but then he noticed that he was
twiddling with the trigger of one of the
self-cockers and it was pointed right in his
direction. Oakley grunted and sat down on
the bank with his head in his hand
.sThe little chap looked at him for a min
ute and began to feel sorry for him. Finally
he said:-'Look here, now, Mr.. Indian, don't
get down on your luck. YOU'RE q pretty
good sort and l don't mind helping you.
Let's call this a swap. You take my outfit
and rIl take yours. I'm getting tired of
this country, and think of starting for
Chicago. They won'tl let me work in Newark
unless / give up to every copper that comes
along, but this game hainNt been sprung on
the Indians yet, and you can get rich quick
with it. I'll just show you how dead easy
it is to dc it,"
ssOakey's eyes began to brighten and he
came over to the little chap and took a few
lessons throwing at the shells. He almost
kicked himself when he saw now easily he
had been done out of his chattels by the MINI
BILE little ball of elastic gum, but he saw
great possibilities in the scheme proposed,
and no longer regretted the loss of his shoot
ing irons. He forgot his project of revenge
upon the whites and could scarcely wait to
become proficient. 4 guess / can do it all
right now he said, as he slid the board IN
der his coat. Well, be good, said thelittle
chap, sticking the pistols into his belt and
s~houldering the gun, Let I'M win
more than one man at a time. Re-
member the old adage:-"There's a
sucker born every minute, and take my adj
vice and get a couple of fellows to cap for
you. Let them win and whack up with
them and the others on the outside will fall
easy
siOakey could hardly wait for him to fin
ish, but babe him goodby and started for
Boiling Springs. When be got there he
borrowed ten dollars from a cousin of his.
whom he let into the game on a percentage
basis. 1t is a matter of history that Oakley
became rich by cleaning out his fellow ma
tives and Travelled all through the country
for years working the she'll vita a team of
cappers. That's how your ancestors were
saved from massacre. n-NeWark Sunddy
Cali.