The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-08
jamaica ginger is excellent for stom-

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ach troubles, but II Is not good as a
.tit7Blaat. know because ! have see:,
It's operations; -e
You mutt got sell liquor to the In
dams. consequently the red man cnsts
about Tor substitute. a result of this
i, that The quantity OF Jamaica ginger
,od lemon. essence sold BY the Indian
readers Is enormous. One would thinl,
,sat the red man had nothing but
,,cnach ache, and that the red woman
r,qde pastry, and CONNECTIONS aIl The
lime. but the truth OF the matter is
INIT both these preparations. contain al
cohoI, and the Indian-or. to be PIE
c7c. t.,a Sioux, for he is the only Indian
ran sla!ci as m intimate acqunin-
,o,ce-,oe.ss Off few bottles OF either
o- ho:h, and feels upliftcd. At least.
no feel. upllfted for awhile. and then
!. horribly III.
{, takes 4 sturdy constitution to
s,aud the wear and tear Of ginger as n
beverage.
came by my dislike for ginger
sr!nFlng under table. grasplng six.
foot Uncapana Sioux by the legs.
The way It happened was this:
Young jock and L Z took the weekly
supply Of butter. from the ranch to the
most. settled the business, then wan
derpd around killing time.
we met an old friend. who suggested
n game Of freeze-out. He had a friend,
go the four of us turned into log cab
in spread horse blanket on the table,
counted out twenty-five matches
ppiecc, paid In our twenty-five cents to
the bank. and began a quiet game.
We were having the incest Kind Of 4
time. when the Evil One came to the
doorway and peeped In. We did not
recognize him as such at the time. The
casual glance showed only q big Intua.
hagsard as to face and trine wild
about the eyes, but otherwise merely an
Injun.
II he had tho necessary money-the
west is n republic.
How much?" K
"Cash-roppy = nopah-sema-kees"
two dimes and Il half.)
He fshed out quarter fgrom hts
paInt-box and threw 1t on the table.
Jack got up and let him pass to the
corner seat-fortunate circumstance!
The table thus formed q barrlcade.
shutting him into the corner Of the cab
lie.
As our new friend dropped heavily
upon his cracker box his breath filled
the air with Oriental splclness. , In q
minute the place rocked with ginger.
Still. he played his cards handily
enough. holding up one or more fingers
to indicate the extent OF his draw.
At last he and I fell foul of each other
In pot. He bet five chlps-I saw aud
raised him five. He came back ut me
with ten. I thought the matter over
and called. He laid down his hand and
raked In the matches.
| looked at the cards carefully There
was nothing but q pair of flves! So I
dropped my three kings on the blankcr
and reached for the matches. In an In
slant he had knife in his hand. l
ducked back-it swished by within an
inch OF my face.
Then, with promptitude for which
! cannot sufficient admire myself. I
executed flank movement. Under the
table flew and wrapped my arms
around his long legs-wrapped EN-
tIght-shut my eyes and waited.
1t was with me US with q stoker on o
battleship. All about me the war ragged
and roarcd. There were humps.
whacks and shrieks. yells and curses;
my legs were painfully trodden upoa,
but I had my simple duty to perform,
and did It. IN the'darkrcss and gloom
under the table hung on to that In
1unS legs.
The table fell over and we rolled on
the floor. Young Jack, the 1njun and
while the other two with pieces of
board dealt an excited impartial ham
mering upon us.
We noundered out of the door. Heav-
ems! that Injuu was as strong as 4
yoke OF bulls. A boiling storm center
around which. cyclone wise, revolvcd
our friends. with flashing boards for
lightning.
Fortunately, the IDiun had lost his
knife early IN the hostilities, and had
to rely upon natures weapons.
Still I chung to his legs. 1t had be-
come habit by this time. l doubt that
! could have let go had I wlIled 1t. l