The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-17
GAME.

WAYS reminds me Of poor Seth Cox OF
Indian Gulch, said an old pioneer
from MaripOsa county a. he leaned
against the bar OF \ down town hotel
last evening and tOyed with tUmbler.
''P'r'aps, though, - he added, glancing
around inquiringly, you fellows never
heard Of him
a witEered old miner from Nevada
county limited that ''mebbe he was re-
lated 10 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 a man 10 have
even been a thirty-eighth cousin TO the
chap who had come to such an ignOmin-
ious end at Red Dog.
why, shot, he went on, turning
from the Nevada man to the four other
bystanders, Seth was as square a man
as / ever met in California He would
fight, if necessary, and would drink O.
much as the next man, and what more
was wanted in those days."
But that amt what I was going 10
tell you about You see Seth had one
fault, and that was stubbornneSs Of the
cussedest kind. All one had 70 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.
seth was marshal Of Indian Gulch,
up our way, rs far back as 1862, and
being so stubborn be 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 o.
his tumbler for moment, and then re
sumed.
''Now, shOl just TO give yOu an idea
of how stubborn Seth was, III tell you
of little incident He had a discussion
with q miner about turkey buzzards,
and just because the miner said they
We're sinking things Seth maintained
that they We're second 70 nothing in the
poultry line. Wei, the miner thought
he'd take fall out of Seth, and the
next day brought him 4 turkey buZzard
and dared blm TO eat ii. Yes, wagered
him $50 on it. Did he win: Why, shoi
Seth ate the buZZard, and Is 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 IL
ON anything ne undertook. sho!" and
the Mariposa man refilled his glass.
Zone day, " he resumed briSkly, Just
rs the Nevada man was about To say
something. - new miner, who said be
hailed from Chinese Camp. amblcd into
the gulch and made himself quite popu-
lar before night, treating everybody
time and aEaIs: ut Red Rylu's saloon.
As Marshal Seth thought il his duty e
make the acquaintance OF the strange
pilgrim who was 50 well heeleJ appar-
emily with dust. it wasn't long before
Seth and the newcomer. who said his
name was Dan Fletcher. were buClziug
against each other ~ poker.
Now, shO, that was all right, but
Dan. while they were playing, began q
tell how he had made the viISrima=l
all the way from Poor ShCat 10 Angels
and cleaned ont every poker sharp or
the road. Seth, IL his bullheaGed way.
SAID lac rCckoned if he had met Dan on
that journey Dam would have had L.
take To the wilderness for want III
clothes. he would have been 20 cleaned
out.
Then there was i. hurricane of III
argument. and finally Seth boosted that
he'd put everything he had up against
all Dan had and play poker until one or
t'OthCr was busted. Dam jumped NJ the !
offer. and arrangements We're made.
The game was TO be played II .
room 1t John HduSOu'S hotel. and each I
mans wealth was represented by - /.
$50 pieces, which they used - chips f.
Seth, - marshal, proclaimed 4 holiday /
in town until he had cleaned Dam ont.
then he promised u big hu-rah The /
whole town was gathered around Han /
sons place, and at intervals OF ~ hour
signs We're hung OFT - 10 the game.
One time it would b Seth : 4 hundred
ahead, and ut another Eve. game. /
with Dams ante Up. There was lots of
betting on the result. Red Ryan wa
yered his saloon against = claim that
Seth would win And. Sho. all the
lime Seth and Dan sat there Tipping
heir cards like machines and not motto
NJ anything outside OF the glmet''
After stopping 70 cliuk glasses with
lis interested audience the man from
IaripOSa took \ fresh twist III his rem
uiScenCeS.
About 10 o'clock that night Dan was
ut $500, and when some of the boys
ook mp supper for the players. for they
adn't eaten anything, You know, he
rOwled ont TO take IL away, * no man
Ould play cards and eat and drink TOO.
eth was 50 stubborn that ne wouldn't
top either, Tor fear Dam would think
. was weakening The boys SET down
Ne supper and left EN- II the morn I
y breakfast was pCr down alongside
le untouched supper. All they wanted
As half 4 dozen new decks Of cards.
hey had worn out four PACKS. Shoi no
iStake.
We'll, now, there's 10 use drawing
It the agony on 4 thing that turned
ie so serious Is that game A any
,dv at Indian Gulch can tell You 70 :