Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
WHO WON?
By George Hde.
Observation-Disclosures

rs another dull evening" said the
lightning dentist. Too cool
Tor sitting outside. and yet not cool
enough TO have a good head II steam pm.
don't know what 20 do these evenings
| started in to read last evening. but it
hurts my eyes to read % gas light"
Let's go to some the-ay-ter," said the
veterinary student. who was becoming
well acquainted with the members OF
the Alfalfa hotel colony. Il saw 4
blamed good show down street here the
other night for 20 cents"
The theater has very few attractions
for me any more said doc" Horne,
shaking his head. lit seems to me il
Is given over to frivolity and trash
II | could see an occasional perform
ance of an old comedy or good Shake
spedrean production, I wouldn't mind
going. Nowadays, however, every
company consists of a star surrounded
by lot of inferior actors. When was
with Mr.. Childs in Philadelphia we used
to have some beautiful performance BY
the old stock company, and / have al
company could give points on acting to
one Of the stars of the present time
yes. sir"
What Childs was that?~ asked the
dentist.
My dear sir. there was but one
Chilfs-George William Childs."
What were you doing with him?''
Issa =
short time. IL was very pleasant en-
ployment, too. but mad a more lucra-
tive position offered rue in New York,
and | accepted. Al, those were the
days of the dramai We don't have
actors and actresses nowadays to com
/ pare with the elder Booth, Warren
Fechter, NaIlack. Laura keene, Mrs
/ Drew and some of those osd-timers-
III tell you what we can do, said tn,
freckled boy, who had not been sufii
GENTLY interested in Docs" remark,
on the drama. I'VE can go up to NJ,
room and have a rice, quiet, little gam,
Of poker
I'll go YOU if you make it easy sale
the dentist.
draw me into any gambling game. ar,
your asked Doe with a wink at tn.
dentist Il haven't handled the card
but two or three times since the oil,
days on the Mississippi-you must re
member that. II you'll promise to Civ,
me some information about the gam,
go can brush up, may"
Come off," exclaimed the freckle,
boy. You could write n book abou
!, the game of poker. Don't give US an,
of that con talk"
| Doc laughed heartily.
Il don't know about this poker game,
said the veterinary surgeon in the eau
tious manner of one who seemed t,
have a suspicion that his new acquaint
ances were bunko men.
''oh. that's all right" said the den
tist. Well play an easy game-penn,
ante. You can't lose anything a that.
| Il lost seventeen one night" said tn,
veterinary student.
"oh, you've played this game, hay,
you? l thought you didn't know any
thing about it"
| wen tndt was one OIL the lew time
ever played"
If you have played the game don
be ashamed of it," said Doe Horne
1T has ruined great many good men
Of course, but think of the number o
young fellows il has started in business
The only request would make is tina
the limit be small. insist ON a ten
y.
friends. and We are playing for enter
tainment and not for money"
''oh. nobody ever plays for money.
said the veterinary student, quietly
Doe" began to suspect that their new
acquaintance had more knowledge O
poker than he was ready to have other
suspect.