The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-04-16
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Seth souls viu. And. sho. eli the tin'
Seth snd Dan set there aippiss ihsi
ssfds Ike nsshinss snd not aolieins snl
,biss on,sids Of the gene, Aeoos u
o'eloch ths, nish, Den vu ont $500, snt
vhss some Of the boys toek np suppei
Tor the players -ior they hsdnf tssr
snytbing. yeu knov he erowlei oot u
tshs II svsy, ~ no nan ossld play cards
snd esi snd dtiuk too, Sth v0 20 s,nt
born tha he souldur stop either, ioi
Tear Dsn soali tbitk be wss waksnias
fhs boys &C, down the supper and lei'
'sm Ia the mornipg brssktsst YES pat
dovn sloerside the upionehsd supper,
All they wanted y. bali = deEsn nes
dssAs OF cards, They had worn on, ioor
packs. Sao, no mistake.
We'll. new. there's no use drssiss on,
The aaony on thing that turnei ont 90
sefions IS that gene Az spybsay 81
Indian Gulch can tell you TO this day
Beth end D.o played there Tor Hss days
aud Ave nights, s-seesauins aud s.sesssw
ing, bnt esoh ss stubborn ss the other snd
determined no, 10 give 10. Thsy bsdna
teuched tbs meals We took np TO them,
and they hadn't slept either, You may
ssy il's im possible, but iast 90 TO Indian
6ulsh, snd yoa can prove IL. The two
sen we're like skeletons. and Sath wu so
weak that be could 20, deal the csrds
spa s~ssr st the zane time.
On the evening" OF The flth d,y ,oms
Of us boys MT st Ryss's and decided 10
,hs interest OF huusuiiy 10 intsrisrs and
stks Ss,b aud DAa quit until they got
tn,o condition. But, sho. when ws went
up in the morning they we're both stretch
ed on. On ID Aior dead yes. Stree, dead,
Esch hsd f9s cards In his band; and
Seth vas clnlchins his last $40 s II he
hsd just bsen calling Dan when he roll
cd over.
Add bed q woo, tool howied Ryan ss
be looked at the hands. Then Ryan
wanted the match osllsd of 10 favor si
S.th, bat the boys vouldn.t have IL.
Beta we're declared Of shd the gene
csllsd draw. Saith aud Dss had used
up siIty-se7eo packs OF cards, and their
golden chips we're worn as smooth M
slsss.
We buried 'em side by side that day
bat nov comes the strsnsest part OF the
whole thing, aud TO show you what stub
bern critters they we're -thst night there
vas = light iu she room whsre they had
been plsyi Ing, and as sure % I'm her,
here sat Dan aud Seth as natural ss life,
,-hippipg their cards and toseing their
ships by the light Of the sbostly candle |
u be they didot have that whole hotel
10 themselvssl Sho, l guess they did
Nobody'd 60 nigh ii. Hansen went
'round crying almost and saying be
iidnt Gee Why two siubborn galoots
'ouldn1 stay where they wss planted 10
tead OF coming TO hsnnt On honest man.
,ouse and ruin bis business. But moth
ng seemed to interfere with the gene.
Every night for week Ssth and Dan sat
Up plsyisg. while the whole Guleh gszsd
i the light 10 the window and shiversd
md swspped ghost storits. At last Ryan
re night said he hsd mind to see how
he game was stood, and he climbed up
o peep 10 the window. Jast ss he did so
Ve ssws f.sh Of light shoot across the
Dom. and three minutes sitervsrd Hsn
ems place was 10 himes.
Ryan said tbs. ss be looked 10 the
Vindow Ssth bsd caught Dan OF cheating
nd had thrown the candle ct hin, The
lace ". burned to the ground, and
ndisn Gulch felt relieved to Thick tbst
be ghosts were gone.
l should say go, gssped one Of the
uditors.
Bat sho ss I'm here, gentlemen, there
'M blnish blsx, seen around tbs ashes
I the burned building the very next night
nd there S..h and Dan, looking ~ II
hey we're made OF chalk. we're observed
Ittipg Oh . pile Of rocks that hsd been
Isnssn's chimney. Hipping their crds ~
vsly % ever.
This ws too mucb, and Iodisn 0alcb
ss scared 10 good earnest. But some
a. got together and decided that Seth
I'D Dan INIT 20. We dug 'em op and
srted EN- Gga miles up . csnyon and
,ere buried 'sn We never ssw them
gsin In Inii,D Galcb, but soon sitsr
ards some pros 1ec.ors came down from
10 bills aud ssid that they hsd seen tso
bosts sit,ioe under a tree aud playing.
at, sbo. gentlemeu. where sre you 70 '
s2
The shriseled old niu'r hon Nsvsds .
Irnsdlss be followed the others 10 their
,sty exit.
| did think; he ssid, you'd have tbs
scency 10 let them tso cnsses fest 10 y
eir graves. but II you're going to ysnk .
n oil over the eonntry. Why, go IL = Q
lie, And the NJ riposs man ws left h
one. q
Well. sho, Im dprnsd. mu.I rel the .
Irrstoy Of Snh y rs sdysbtnres. Rec b
~ I'll 90 bsos TO the G1lch tonorros. b
here the folks are soeisble sni nsnner Y