The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-17
a WIFE AS A MASCOT.
Tho Arts of Woman Against tne
Skill Of q Gambler.
How Mexican Cattlemnn Recovered
HIS Money in Losing Gamo of
EIoute and Cleaned Out
the Dealer.

-sIt was in the state OF Sinaloa, in
Mexico, where l was in the employ OF
an American dealer as collector OF
bird skins" said Thorn Lougec, tax
idernist, to the New York Sun I-2an,
..that / saw the charms of lovely wom-
an exertcd in rivalry to gamblers
skill, and they won, as they always
should. / was staying at the time IN
little city called Tuxatapan, and
strored into the principal gambling
vlcce Gre evening to watch the players
ut monte. There was single large
low room, with bar ct one end and
tables ranged about the wali for gam
bling. The place was lighted by can
5les. and was half-flled with Mcxlcan
tharros. with here and there an hrneri-
can mining man or some native visitor
from the capital city in London-nade
clothes.
PLAYING was slack, except at one to
10 vl-erc a Mexican cattlerDan from
u.,-country, in full charro costume OF
e5~alrero with silver braid, Jacket,
,yidc nanfaloons with row OF big sill
Wv. disks running down the outer sldcs
and bright ivory-hardled reviewers at
his belt. was dropping his money at
monte. The dealer sat &c tAe conIer OF
The kidncy-shaped table, with hl9h
boope Of silver dollars at his elbow,
while The players sat round tho outer
o;,.,,,r,fercncc. The catticr2an was
c,,ar13 and yvatchful, SO that tho dealer
had no opportunity to do tricks, but the
rerrlar odds of tho game caused inc
etranrcr to lose slowly, until, VAIN an
exclamation, he announces himself
broke and rose from his seat.
".But ] have three hundred dollars
Of the hotel, he said; III you care to
wait. l win go for it, and perhaps leave
that with you.
".AS the scnor's pleasure responded
tbo dealer. showing his white tccth IN
in a{fable smile beneath his black mus
tachc.
s.Tbe cattlcman went out and the
rarne went languidly on until IN ten
T,inrtes he returned carrying III ms
hand bag of Mexican collars. nc
wac accompanied by his wife, pretty
Iittle darlt-eycd Spanish creature, IN
no,yo7cd silk ball dress and ulaIallls'
IT. eiqllt Of her the dealer Instantly
s,raner III, to offer her sea-, QUO snc
cocucttishly declined the attention ana,
sauntoring carcle5sly aioAG, Jal-iPeo
upon an unoccupicd end o. INC eaDic
with one leg curlcd under i'er ara enc
other, Displaying daintuy nooVeu looO'
swinging toward the Aoor
.TIer husband seated Eiiasoif opPo-
site tho dealer and the galao Procoeaed'
AS the stacks of silver dol IS passed 70
and fro this time with no pafticular
ndvaptaoc in luck to ci5hcr ald9, the
woman. nnDarently becoming more END
,.,ora Interested. leaned fofwar,l with
the rai.n Of her hand on the t@Dle
eagerly watching the gaIao. Her man
ner was frank and engaging, Du5 from
where I stood could see that her eyes
were dividing the attention OF the
dealer. who perceptibly was losing IN
terest in the game and Displaying
less of the dexterity that IN The peGlh.
,,inr Ind characterized his handling OF
the cards.
Sat last the ranchman was Winning,
and the canvas bag in which ne haa
brourht his three hundred dollars stake
was full to overAowing and triple rows
Of dollar stacks lay at his right hand.
An other play was suspended as the
spectators crowded about the table 70
watch with breathless excitement the
pame. which now was running as high
as one hundred dollars on the turn OF
card. The conversation in the room
was decorous. and none present failed