The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-07
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"On the evening Of the fifth day some
Of US boys met at Ryan's and decided in
the interest of humanity to interfere
and make Seth and Dan quit until they
got into condition. But, sho, when we
went up in the morning they were both
stretched out on the floor dead. Yes
stree, dead. Each had five cards In his
hand, and Seth was clutching his last
$50 as if he had just been calling Dan
when he rolled over.
"'And he'd "a won, too, howled
Ryan as he looked at the hands Then
Ryan wanted the match declared in
favor Of Seth, but the boys wouldn t
have it, Bets were declared off and the
game called draw. Seth and Dan had
used up 81 packs of cards, and their
golden chips were worn as smooth as
glass.
"We buried 'em side by side that
day, but now comes the strangest part
of the whole thing, and to show you
what stubborn critters they were-that
night there was light in the room
where they had been playing, and as
sure as I'm here there sat Dan and
Seth as natural as life, a-flipping their
cards and tossing their chips by the
light Of the ghostly candle Maybe they
didn't have that whole hotel to them
selves. Shol Iguess they did. Nobody'd
60 nigh 1t. Hansen went around crying
almost and saying he didn't see why
two stubborn ga1oots couldn't stay
where they were planted instead of COM
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ruin his business. But nothing seemed
to interfere with the game. Every night
for week Seth and Dan sat up playing,
while the whole Gulch gazed at the light
in the window and shiverod and swap
ped ghost stories. At last Ryan one night
said he had mind to see how the game
stood, and he climbed up to peep in tho
window. Just Us he did so we saw a
fash of light shoot across the room, and
throe minutes afterward Hansen's place
was in blaze.
Ryan said that as he looked in the
window Seth had caught Dan cheating
and had thrown tho candle at him. The
place was burned to the ground, and
Indian Gulch felt relieved to think that
the ghosts were gone.
81 should say so gasped one of the
auditors.
But sho as I'm here, gentlemen,
there was blush blaze seen around
the ashes of the burned building the
very next night, and there Seth and
Dan, looking as If they were made of
chalk, were observed sitting ON a pile Of
rocks that had been Hansen's chimney
Tipping their cards as lively as ever.
This was too much, and Indian
Gulch was scared in good earnest But
some Of us got together and decided that
Seth and Dan must go. We dug 'em up
and carted 'om five miles up canyon
and there buried 'em. Wo never saw
them again in Indian Gulch, but soon
aftelward some prospectors came down
from the hills and said that they had
seen two ghosts sitting under tree and
playing. But, sho, gentlemen, where
are you going?"
Tho shriyeled old miner from Nevada
turned az he followed tho others in
their hasty exit.
''I did think" he said, you'd have
the deoency to let them two cusses rest
in their graves, but if you're going to
yank em all over the country, why, go it
alone, and the Mariposa man was left
with the barkeeper.
well. sho. I'm durned,' muttered
tho narrator of Seth Cox's adventures.
Reckon I'll go back to the Guleh to-
morrow, where the folks are sociable
and mannorly. San Francisco Call.