New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-07-11


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GAME.
Speaking about stubborn people III
ways 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 tumhler.
''P'r'aps, though, = he added, glancing
around inquiringly, ''you fellows never
heard of him. .
A withered old miner from Nevada
county limited that .'mebbe he was re-
lated to the Bill Cox who was hanged
| at Red Dog in 1861. .
This the Mariposa man disputed on
the ground that Seth during his life
time was. too square man to have
even been thirty eighth cousin to the
chap who had come to such an ignomin-
ious end at Red Dog.
''Why, shop he went on, turning
from the Nevada man to the four other
bystanders, ''Seth was as square man
as ever met in California He would
fight, if necessary, and would drink as
much as the next man, and what more
| was wanted in those days?''
.'But that amt what I was going to
] tell you about. You see Seth had one
fault, and that was stubbornness of the
! crssedest kind All one had to do was
to take a stand on anything, and Seth
! would as naturally take hitch on the
contrary side and outhold your hand
| somehow, even if you had all trumps.
/ 'sSeth was marshal of Indian Gulch,
up our way, as far back as 1862, and
being so stubborn he carried things
pretty much his own way. If they
! didn't go his way, they were not likely
to go anyway 49,
, The man from the butterfly county
! paused to gaze through the bottom of
! his tumbler for moment, and then re-
! sumed.
''Now, sho! 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 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 in the world. That
! was Seth all over He'd never give in
/ on anything he undertook, shop and
| the Mariposa man refilled his glass.
lone day." he resumed briskly, just
| as the Nevada man was about to say
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 we'll heeled appar-
emily 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:
Nov, 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 an
argument, and finally Seth boosted that
he'd put everything he had up against
| all Dan had and play poker until one OF
t'other was busted. Dan jumped at the
! offer, and arrangements were made.
| 1.-THE game was to be played in a
| room at John Hanson's hotel, and each
mans wealth was represented by %
| $50 pieces, which they used as chips
Seth, as marshal, proclaimed holiday
in town until he had cleaned Dan out,
/ then he promised big hurrah. The
/ whole town was gathered around Han
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 Of
betting on the result. Bed Ryan wa
gered his saloon against a claim that
Seth would win. And, sho, all the
| time Seth and Dan sat there Tipping
! their cards like machines and not MOTTO
ing amy thing outside of the CAMEL
After stopping to clink glasses with
his interested audience the man from
Mariposa took fresh twist in his rem
| iniscenceS
About 10 o'clock that night Dan was
out $500, and when some Of the boys
took up supper for the players, for they
hadn't eaten anything, you know, he
growled out to take it away, as no man