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“Wo had rather bo ri^ht Ilian to be President."
VOLUME V
CANTON, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 19, 1883.
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Binde copy, one year. ..
>Mnglo copy, six months
Single c py, there month
$1 2 r
I’rofcsslntml mid Buslnes-T Cards.
ES. F. PESKY,
UCil, AUKNT
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE CO
Office in stcre of ,1. M. Mc\<FB!E.
.1, W. J'XRVIS.
JEWELER AM) 1’IIOTOtiK U’HER,
CAN ION, Gl-iOKUIA.
Qan he foam! at Ins (} ilery, at sny
time where t.e i i a'wujs rui 'v to <1 >tr r, od
work ht a low | rice.
[July l(i .1
MLMD Mill) «U
—I3TT—
G. W. EVANS,
Gainesville Street, : CANION, G\
ear the Railroad Depot.
Horses and Buggies at reasonable
prices.
Carriages and ITorscs always ready.
Will send to any pan. of the country,
with careful drivers and gentle teams.
All kinds ol stock (e l and well cared
for.
HAULING AND DltAYING
done at low rates.
Customers will be politely watted on
at all hours, day or night.
G. W. EVANS,
nrv26 81 til Proprietor.
NUMBER 2;{.
TEASLY,
at 'LAW,
W. A. & G. I
ATTORNEY
CANTON, GEORGIA.
Will g'v» yrlmpt attention to all Vw-
i less Ionuff>d to their. Wi 1 p'rctice
i i h’1 the oourts o Mur o unty n d in
upeiior couits ot th? P m
the
circuit
U<
It P. PAYNE l\ ff Du RF E
PAYNti & DuPREE
Attorneys at L-vr,
<OANK)N,
JOHN II. bell,
Cnipcntor,
Havtiitr pe rm silently locate! lnO.tr-
tor—He i now prepared to do a'l k
ot carpenter’s work Building and re
pairing nromply done at satisfactory
piire*. Partes contemplating building,
will find it to their interest to get mv
prices heforp closing contr-c‘s w ! »h oth-
cr workmtn. J. H. IIKLL.
TIIE —
‘CONSTITUTION’
FOIt 1882-3.
In better equipped iu every sense than
ever before to maintain its position j
IN TITE FRONT RANKS OF SOUTHERN
. JOURNALISM.
It calls the attention of the reading
public to the fallowing points that can
be claimed. Namely, that it is
1. The largest and best paper in Geor* 1
gin, A V'fiiun, the Carolina*, Florida and
GI-ORG1A. ; Mississippi.
2. More reading matter than any pa
per in the South Atlantic States.
3. Tae fullest telegraphic service and
latest news.
4. The blightest, beBt and fullest cor
respondence.
5. The completcat election returns,
6. Verbatim Legislature reports.
7. Official Supreme Court reports.
from the guy, and announces to tlio
waiting steerer. ‘ The fellow's name is
He 1 * from North Adams.’
llio book of names andmldwv'sos, which
is sometimes called The Contidonoo
Duo tory, Is hauled out of n drawer. It
is a volume prepared .with groat, earn,
nud represents tho information gleaned
by the travels of theoonlidoncooi orators
through tho country. It contains tho
names ol tho Tre.xitlontH of I auks in all
tho towns of tho country. Tho stceror
runs rapidly through the pages devotod
to Mn-saohusctts, llnds tho name of tho
1’re-ddont of a North Adams bank, and
is instantly ready for business, and to
play his part as tho suddenly created
ne hew of tho sn-d bank 1'resident.
•look drops out of tho job temporarily
now.
“Tho stceror, ns nephew of the bulk
lYeMdent first overtakes Tapia.', then
runs ahead of him a little way and
turping about suddenly seizes his hand,
ns tisual with oflus’ivo cordiality, and
•\Qla.ms:
‘•‘Why, Tapley, mv boy, shake!
When, did y..u got down lrom North
Adams!”
“Tapley is more than fever impressed
with the extreme roiidlinoss of s ran
ge s in the big city, but is especially
surprised that any ono should know ins
nmno. I lie stuoror then explains with
tiinonloos Devices for hwIimUIiib Uiisus- a smile wh > he is, or rather who he is
peri Ink Count r.vnu-n. uot, and a-k-i alVeet ouately after Tup-
A New York .Smm loportorlmsveeent ^ e ' nni * *'' s friends. lie lets tho
lv interviewed a contidonoo o| orator iu i **° mo<t of tho talking, ami
that oitv, wi h tho lollowing remit: thorny gains a clue t much ol thd
An introduction to “Coulidonco Sam” *» \ vr * personal and family lust iry.
whs managed bv llio ro, oiler in such al^ ,IS , ' ,. t i° Hvift ly that.he is soon
manner that while tho report *i*knew all j Oompletclv in la lev s eonlidonco. nud
about ilio bunko man, that indiv dual makes tho latter really believe that lie
hnd no idea who or what tho reporter ' has unit a fellow townsman. Tho steor-
TIBE SKA’S I.OVK.
nt F. K. WRATBREl.T,
Otico !ti tbo t’ny* of old.
In tho year* of youth and mlvtti,
Tl’.o Foa wmis a lover bright and bold.
Ati t h * !ov»*d thr Romrti nr.th.
j hr- min, Jji hla royal rnUnoiit cliul* ,
T- t d Mr and found her sweet,
But tho mm wan content and glad
Only to He at her foot.
Ah! thnt the bard ahoutd idnif
And wail for the golden yonra;
Love wan amt it but an itl'o thing,
*Tia but a wind that veora.
Amt earth in her beauty and pride
IleM her IlpH to the wooing Min;
lie mid, “ I'lu'ti art fair, o, my bride,**
And alie aang, “I am thine alone.”
The fHittiful h.-n at her fatthlcaa fiet
Rolled with a broken liman ;
“(), nun !” lie cried, “but thy bride ta awed,
Aud I am alone, alone 1”
Ah! that the bard ahould *lng
Amt wail for the golden yours;
,I,o\e wai* ami in but an i Ho thiug,
f a wind that von a.
"blM U
Oft would the hud depart,
And hla bride In her gloom l^nde moan,
And the nea would cry that hoi lo\liiu hear'#
Should In left to p ne alone. ^
Ami hia vi»loo in atraiiffe audaad and sweet,
‘*0! lovo, not mine! not mine 1
1 uin content to li«» lit thy feet, •
And to love th»j In Ktortn and nhlno,'*
» Ah ! tint the bard nl» »u!d sin j
And wall for tho gold n years; »
l.o\e wrh and but nil id *o tiling,
’Tin but u wind t ta* veers.
TRIUKS OF BUNKoTlEN.
TIN SHOP.
J. II. STEADMAN,
Msnufidurer ol all Tiuwa'P, roofing,
guttering, stove pipes, gas p pes, steam
pip's si d anything made ot uu, etc.
Repairing.—Will repair any and ev
erything irom a tin cup to a forty horso
ct gine Ht short notice. All charges low
hmi work warranted. Marietta «ireet,
Csnton, Gs. [m«r2‘» 82 ly
r fhv Treat Georgia Paper—Better than
Ever. No Intelligent Georgian
can do without it,
Every Georgian should tske a paper from
the Capital during the uext H months.
was hovond the suppos tion'tlmt ho was
the friend of a friond.
"How do wo work tho confl.lcnce
rRc et: J In the first place, you must
I now that wo work in sections o' four,
nud each has his professional title, ac
cording lo llio part ho plays in lending
up to tiro grand linale of ilie comod\ —
llio pockot-book. Aril t No. I is llio
haml-sliakor. Art st No. - is the s ooror.
After li.m comes tho art! tie pin or,
wiio is No. 3 in tho combination auj
la t, but bv no means least, in the com
pany, is liio joint keeper, whoso pres
ence is needed to give an artistic and
cflicicnUcoiUjilotenoss lo the whole con-
qern
1 lie ranks being compute for wor
The Dailv Constitution flO per an
num ; f2 50 3 months; 91 001 month.
MEDICAL CARD
DR. N". SEWELL rt-tm-ns thanks to tlie
citizens of Canton and vicinity, lor thuir lib
eral ]>airo'iaip>.
R-mg pernisneiD’y located, will continue
to i>rnc ice medicine, surirerv and midwifery.
lfoi iog by indu-try, enerev and str ct ap-
plication to busmen, to merit an mercaied
patr nate »nd eonfidencB.
Ofiiee m Dr. W. A. Green's Drue Store,
Residence adjoining W 11. Warlick.[n >v9
J. IVI. DURTZ,
ATTORNEY m COUNSELLOR AT LAW
CANTON, GEORGIA.
Office iu the Court House, [mat25 ly
GEO< R. BROWN,
Attorney at Law,
Will practice in the Superior Courts
of Cobb, Milton, Forsyth, Pickens and
Dawson counties, and in the Superior
nd .Tintic” Courts of Chcfnkee'
Ofli e «,v»r J is M. MiAfee’s store.
Special attention given to the coilec-.
(ion of claims.
Business rrspect.'ully solicited. •
.Tan 13, 1883
oi /„ , , . ; were bossed by Peter Ntnyvosnnt did
•fi / ’ ’ * ^ ( ° 8r ’ ^ “J* no1 know what a < old mine thuy wero
P..L 'To„ C ^ on t0 . ^S ter Up 0,club ; i creating-when they started that ■ oat.U-
>.ula - . >1 0 , with free copy. j l( ] j^rweiy. A fellow coming from tho
er does not hurry matters Ho lands
his victim l^v easy stages to the trap set
lor him, walks with him toward tho
joint as IIhm talk. Near llio door of llio
la ter, which is always a drinking sa
loon, llio stceror says:
“*Bv tho way, John, if you’re going
I nek again to-morrow, as you say, you
lit gilt lake up soraulliing 1 have or
dered for in uncle ami the folks. It
w.ll no a big favor, ami will save mo
the no ess t, of utting short mv v.sil,
as 1 feared 1 w uld lin'd to. Yo t seo
1 Want to stay a Jew days longeron
some private I usinoss. 'I ho packages
are right in here now, I,guess.’
luum.mo -n;.., SU ...u|,. i«,u. »ur , “TIlOV entOftllO Silicon,. whcl'O tllO
all that remains, my boy, is to wait lor bartender lias been expecting thoircom-
n onoy to eomO a ong like tish for the i f®*" *° ,r to time,
ba t. And it con os every timn, you can ! “‘ilavo those paekages conic for me
bet, if you go about il right, yo.t. ’ a ks the sleeror.
stand lirthe Bowery and wa oil It. T] “,‘ No - » h ’i not. yet,’ rospdndatho bar-
to!l you wlitit, the old Dutchmen who tender.
. , copy.
Address liiis Constitution,-
- Atlanta, Ga.
J. M. HARDIN,
House, Sign, Carilage
—A K I) —
Crnanetital Painter.
FREfeCO & SCENIC ARTIST AL k O
O.-iental ami Grecian piintiny. Mi/, i
T n ing, Card >-Tinting, psiuting S.-pti
a id I unis I ik.
Tweuty-flve per c» nt saved by apply-
iggito-rf. '^jorccontracting wittiotberr,
^ ‘ j / urnt-hed at butom pric?s.
, ' *-‘-i m given or no charges mstie,
Si l? add rear,
J. M. HASDH,
jMir.10 83. Cautor. G rcia,
G- B. madeTox;
ATTORNEY at LAW,
canton. Georgia.
. Refers by PcnhLsion to John Silvey <fc
Go m T ios. M. C arlfe & CV., James R.
country wants, to. sc • tho Bowery, and
wo show Inn some things lie ne.er
dreamed wore there.
“Well, as I was aying. westnnd ont-
s'dc tho joint and wait until a guy
comes along Tlio guy, you know, is
. wliat is commonly known us the green
horn frpni the c onntry. It don t re
quire a ph^ siognoniist to pick him out
! of n crowd, lie gives himself away at
j once.. You can see him looking around
j everywhere, with eyes and mouth w do
| oj eii, takii'g in all lie cun of wonderful
New York. We at once take a ph.ian-
thropic interest in his welfare, von
know,'so we retire and leave (lie field to
the hand-shaker, to gel the guy’- name.
He arranges-h':s attire with scrupulous
ca- e, adorns his faeo witli a most win
ning Simla, and saunters down slowly
towin'I tho guy to give him .the duke,
its The boys nay. W hat is the duke?
Why, tlio duke is the hand.
“There, Ji.c’s met the gtiy, and smiles
iti reeogh litfft ' of the stranger. The
country man, tyull find, is delighted to
meet sorhii yuie' 1 ‘iti, tljc big city* who
seems tip Know \iiin. il t.e .see. aiql.tikkas
tiie,. outsfretcbqd' ’(Bike of tl^y luuid-
ahal^er. T’lieli 'the 4 ' latter "opens 'play
! slinky
... ... „ ,, with the remark: ol
Wylie End i. .-ambling & iSpsldiny, all | “ * \\ h , Mr. Herkimer how are you,
A('q.u>.. fp ^ Af j- lo ’8 i | o’V 1 foTlow? ft’s Mpnths since I've seen
you.’ If thd) fli^'itlfdn’t repiid’ttte the
name, why,'Jaik Tgive jv’tiinv wind,
would lie ' nopudetelv “ noniil s ed.
feifelited; as it <vere« But the moment
he bear# the guy say be is not tho
K. E. CASON
DENTIST, '
Has now jocsted in Cartersville. Ha
solicits patronage from hia ^ld fri n4i,
rnd o'fters bis professional services to n ,i.
■ - _ ^r-ieb8 8 iti
COME
..^AISriD o.
SEE ME.
H. H. McltNTYRE,
BrjcU., Plas’ering',
AND STONE WORKMAN,
PA$rpN, GfvOlt HA._ . !
"u".y prepared to" (!'(> spy kind -v.f •
or P Lfr r*ne st ibtFRiwest possible
ls-b fli
•Mksonty
iitie^,-and kolicit tlie piiPansge oftho-erte
tirmic srotli in mv..lins. Jl. H McEntyue
•A* NEW WORK SHOP, ..
I) W. Bridges has opened a shop one
door Ib'Ve Geo Lattrrm’s store. He
builds homei, mills. Bridges makes and
j lepirijJl jkinda^.tjf furniture, and does
| i-ny itiihg that can be done with .w/iod.-.
CUH and see him. [jonl883.f.
PAINTING!
BRIDGES, k FORRISTEH,
• HottSE a-Btf ip- Taiiters,
Will paint wagons, buggies, furniture,
aud aij other plain ann *anrv painting.
S-e or address J. W. BR’DGES cr J. B.
►F/JdR'STER Canton, Gi. [feblO'83
.1X0 t att-,w,»y
I H A VE just opened a Complete Stock
direct from the manufactory ot Fancy
Gandies,-Mixed Candies, B ain Candies, h. w. xi»*w)jr
Crackers ot all sors. M»o Fresh Raisins, ' VDWM’A T\T S- A T r P \ W A V'
X ul*: Oysters, Canned Ucods, apd every-. | « L VV OYi A IN A J. I A VV A I,
Attorneys at Law,
thing v.anted in this line. I respectful- 1
ly ask patronage of my'friends,* both in
the store and job work. Blanks, Deeds,
(fc^. -always on hand.
-CLAUDE F. EDGE.
Nov 18,1882,
GA-N’ ON,
G EUROjl <t.
H i-I-.pra«iie«.in the 8 iperof’ < cart o'
Chcri U-e imp actjeiuing eouetio.- i J <oai)it
attmi oD »ivm to nil bnsine 1 * p)io«Jiu
tbeir liipils, '■‘Jflicc n the Cc'i/t ildt’-s;.
man hc_ is taken lot',, why, U at
very moment .lack begins to get iu
his line work to hook tho Jisli. And he
begins tho work ’ by | retend'ng tp.be,
astonished tjmt lie has rna Ic a mistake.
•W; l, ’’non niy .word, that s very ro-
markable.’, iff; exclaims, with that cuit-
.ufeed . flout Af language, for which the
^HmfT^nVd tiiati is pc' ul.ar. I'eg vmi’f
pfffirni'. but really,•. I ftever-niFw -iinv
on v -who looked-so mijcli. I ke - Fr- «L
I erkfrh -r. * Wbv, I give y’ou my d-ord,
1'6an’hardly.-bebeve now that 'you r ;
notLfeed f la ing n.nraetieal* sike.on.iue
by.tbnying your,identity.. Ha habit's
a pH-tty go<al one on me. ' ; 1 '
“ I he countrympn scei tlio joke .or
-thinks he ilv&s,,which is the. .fame thing
jaalj intents ;tp J purposes, and chimes
■in w-th Jack’s liftu:ty gtr ftw. • •' •'
“‘Oh, noj lie vulmit • r j , ‘I be n't
Horkiinej-, ha!, im! mv name’s Joliu
Taplev. l.b'e down from North Adams
Vis.tin’ some city fr!en s: .’ Jest got .nler
town yester mo:njn’«. Finp.pjiaee^bo
n'.t it?’
i‘ Jack Jo -s not' pro’ong his f onvcrsa-
tion. lie lias pressing business,, and
dyops.Mr: i ujileyi of North A dams, like
a lio.t potato- But his hurry to 'ge't
awyy fromtlie cofmtn nifih is'screened
behind iho polite apology; ‘.Well Mr.
Tapley* 'you 11 pardon the mistake!
Ttri rtire. I hope we’lfTneet again* .-I
have an engagement to attend la now.
so you 11 excuse mo if I'leave you, sir.’
They shake hands warmlv, and Tapley
goes on lus way com need that there are
\-ery sociable people i New York. Ho
doesn't go very ar you may bo sure,
before ne is overt: -.ec. Jack rushes
into the joiat the a .aeiit he gets a way
“•Ah, tliat’s funnv,’ room the
ituorcr. ‘Thoy ought to bo boro )y
this t ill".’ Then ho turns to Tapley
and sa ss ‘I ot’s take a ilr.nk anj waft
i’ little while.’
“’The bartender pr diiebs the liquor,
an l tlio SleorOr catches a glimpse of a
lice box near llio cigar i glitor, calls
for it, and logins to toss about llio
ivory cub- s li-tlesslv. I!u produ es a
five do lar bill, meantime, and tendbrs
il in paym■ nt for tlio drinks. This act
is simply a prearranged signal, ami an
accomplice, seo ng tlio b 11, suddonly
opens Dio front door, and dashing in a»
If in a hurry, in piircs of tho barton lor:
•••tan aou cli.ngo mo a livo-dollar
bill?’ ’ *’ ' '
“Jho b irleuder laughs pleasantly.
‘I.can .chnngu. ono bill.’ ho remarks, ‘U t
tliis gent oman also wants one changed.
I can’t accomrtiod ate • hot li. ’
•i'J lie new couie.r iHttld ously avoids
recognizing liis eoiifoderato. lie sim
ply savs, with nmfked’suav tv.
“‘Oli, well, no matter Thogent’o-
man was here lirst lie’s ontilled to
tlio chalYgo. * 1 ]ust Inmpod «*,i a Th rd
avenoe oar n moment ago because tiio
icouduelor could not elnugo morn tliitn
utwo-doHur note. 1 have no doubt 1
can get the-change next door!’-
“No! to 1st .^nUjone in gentlonianly
behavior by a stranger,'tho steerer. who
lias the ebufitryrfiiin from -NortluAdams
in low, repbdSi; ; - , .
-. “..‘VVpu”t you join us, s’r? Wb Were'
just having a soe.aj glass tegctlfer when
yotfeiftero l!” ■ 4 ■ •'*
“Uie oonfodarRlejliesitates about ac
cepting lliu invitation, being hi perfect
stranger, you know,’ but at ltsagth- us
a happy compromise, ljq, says
.“ ** (\ 1 T JL. udL you wlilvt I’11-dtij-I’Hl *'
tiirow von for the drinks,••and -she -man
ivfib loses ijmvs. ‘That >vj J sjRtji .v'Jjose
l«i-4 >vi,-l 4mj oJianged, too."
“'I lie two sliarpers a^rsf“'t»> tiiis atid
the dice ar: thrown! Tho countryman
looks n, and, as a matt r ot cours ,
sees the new comer * lies for the drinks-.
Tho loser j/relcnds to iuiGop Jo
•throw ftgaiii lor utis aeiibu.' ’The
st erer whi-p;ra, iflefititsiiy to the i
.countryman ibat hiMvi-l giv^e flip sty»u-
gcr a'l lie want-, and proceeds tp_intro
duce tlfe gairte thafis ihTOmted to eeeo
•llio g y. it is ea led fop amt b<*ttem.
and the.stp r r illu-traJcji it to .he sim-
posi d stranger' He tosses ' fnoHhree
(licetin the ouutei'innd cotflrt tfurspEt-
on the top,pf ^aeh. .'Uism.jie/, /ns them
up ide d wn and counts the spots on III •
la-verse side, nd addirfi^libth" tot .’Is kj-i
getlior linds the inakotweniy. ou *■ Xho
eon ederate i on cuts to play the n w
game afteb'a lifile parley, and the -tcer-
oi* brow - again, jiud to die apparent
snrp iso of tlie con edera e again ob'
taius twentv one 'l lie confederate con
sul r- tb s a'woiuier.ul ebiAeidenee add
c.\o aim :••>.' : . > •?
.“ ‘ bee hpyp.. I’ll b t, you a box of
cigars yoii can’t do (hat again ’
“'I one! it’s aj'n* criestlursfeerer,
wink'ng at the countryman.. The liox
is shaken and the cubes tos-ed on die
bar ; nd counted. Agaih the spots foot
up twenty-one. -. Countryman Tapley is
•both interested and mvstiliod. and, ob
serving this,' the contederite leaves tho
victim alone with the steerer to prepare
llio hii't that will draw him into llio
game.
“‘dud wait a moment, till 1 wash
my hands,’ho says, ‘and I’ll bet \ou
again. ’
“He retires to llio rear of the Miloon,
turns on tlio waior, and wadies li.s
hnnds long onongh to givo Iho Ntoetur
tinio to oxplaiii 10 the vi tiinaeouuui>n-
pin -o net anout nice mat tew but pro
fessional slmrpors are generally awaro
of. 'Tlio stceror throws the dice lnlf-a-
dozen tunes, and ea h time the result Is
twenty-ono. Then he shows the coun
tryman that the ar angomont of tho
spot- is su -h that no other number can
be possibly thrown, it the lop and bot
tom spot i bo a Ided. I he countryman s
face beams wi h sudden onlLlilen-
ment ns the cireums auoc dawns upon
hi m.
•* Why, it’s a dead sure thing every
time; don’t you see,’ says the s oerer,
jubilantly. ‘That fellow who justcaino
in has got more money than * ru ns.
We’ll wiu a lot uf his easli from him
easil v.’
“Tho’obnfcderute rejoins thogroupat
this stage. His manner is not so suave
as at tliii outset, lie has become very
irritable, in la-L ami swears iu a most
emphatic wav when lie hues a ton-dol-
larbill on the next throw of the dice
'Tlio countr'* man hu ins to pity him
knowing, ns ho supposes, how utterly
hopeless his chances of winning • re.
Ills ndvico is roughly spurned by (lie
ungracious stranger, who loigns great
-agent Ids Inter crem-n.
“ ‘If you tli nk it’s siicli an easy thing
lo win my monov,’ lie cries, 'why, blast
your eves, you'd ln*tter im-kle me your
self. I II bet you ton doTars, tweulv-
tivy* dollars — \ es one Imndred dollars —
in gretfnliaeks, nud givo you odds, that
no (her ol you can throw twenty one.
D you’re Lot li so confoundedly smart
why don’t you tak - the hot.”’
“ I his st t's up tlio bile of Mr. Taplev
from North Adams. He begins to think
it really would serve the ungracious
si ranger right to teach him that he D a
tool. Tins tceliug is ingcuio islv on-
eon raged by 1 lie sharpers. Consequent
ly Mr. Tap'oyac ^n'.esccs when the stcer
or wh Npers
“•Goon, Mr. Tapley; back me, or
l sek youf-iif if yon rather. We’ll in.o
the eon eit out of him;’
“The countryman yanks out his a ed
leather pocket boo<, i lunges Ids l u
gors into its ea nciotts depths and
counts out two tens and a live, and tno
stranger p auks down tbroo ten dollar
notes, giving tlio promised odds on tho
bet.
“ A ehango catno over tho spirit of the
game the moment, tho dust is put Up
I lie cubes are metamurplioseil with
lightning-like ra iditv, for the sb'-orer
summons to Lis aid a doctored die. In
stead of being spotted from ono to six,
ns nro ord narv dice, this false cube has
two aces, nacli marked live I,tile black
spotH. The steerer Holds this concealed
beneath the (bird joint of liis lilt e lin
ger, pro sed n rninst llio palm, and as
ho Hcoops up the dice into the box for
the ne\i throw removes ono oi them
and substitutes the doctored cube. The
ehango is niudo in un instant, and no
dcilly that tlio countryman cou d not
detect it < von if lie suspected the hon
esty of liis opponent, which lie thin
not as yet. ''llio presence of tho (also
d o ruins what iho « oerer was plea oil
to illustraio ns a dead suro tiling, liis
vief m might throw the dice until lie
grew gray wi! bout being ablo to socuro
the twenty-one lie has Vagi-rod on.
Urfcduscious of tiiis, lmwe or. Tapley
picks up the box confidently, shakes t.
thoroughly, and oasis the cubes out on
the bar. Tho steerer adds up their
s.ots, and lo! they aggregate but nine
teen.
“If would bo impossible to picture.
In words the cxpiession of ain izoment
that distends the oyos and lowers the
juw of tho countryman as he w Iiioshos
this 'unexpected performance of the
• cubes. Jt woiihf be equally diflb-iilt to
imnguio more in'onse ndignution than
that which seemingly overcomes tlio
stuoror. < ■
“‘Lpok hero, strangar. you Lit my
a-m jin-t ns I was 'coiiirting “those died
nor my (fiend, and Ididu’t turntiver tlio
last diq. '^’ho , butto,n-.spots., did nut
come uppermost as they should.’
‘ I don’t .now anything about that,’
rflpbes the other. • i-.now, h, t’vo
got tlio money, and' 1’iu, going to keep
'J hef /stderer iiylsts ’ufibn Rnolher
tji/ow,of.tjie d eq.^ml :<lie*eounlv jn n
wa ts in anxious suffyeinju while tlio, tw6
d'isftuto.' The sjacKcr places tlidg- nii-
iue die in tho box,juo-intime, and dem
onstrates to <he v etfm that, ho i-onld n >t
po-sibly liavo lost had tjie cube-j been
luii)ed 4 o.yer pgupgijl/ wlid^i 'the bo tom
snots were Counted. He cumpetelv
sflti^lfas the ‘cou-ulr , man of this and
nlsp expla ns tbql tlje ciiifbot ^rojY-’rfy
claim the monov'Tost .iriy lng suin>o.S(jd
ai^'dent' TluftHVa^ one of tin* chances
Mil die game- U piqildr. t’hapiioii aguiil
in tli, usuud times* Upkiy, -ho iu-
dtices , ‘ the 'eouhttymnn to go .halves
“vVjfcfi iikn inRiibthqr bet, ffi omi.-i’ng tlirtt
.Xltcy .will wiji enpugli ppt-prily, o i over
the Iwenty'-Vve Hollars, but to return a
ftandHoSrrirHUm'for. the venture. Then
*L ho tujps to the ,cpn/ed(yate aud ,savs;
"• Your clumsiness cast my friend
twcnty-fiVi dollars.’,' ' s < - ;
‘ Oil, 1 did. d d IAlfturns the con
federate. “Well, i’ll net one hundred
dollars tJiat,yo,ii i an't'thrown,we«ty-ono
lin'd I’ll st.'lrifj away frotq^ op,’
-• * “The-S’tocrerolyHcs with tfiec-'fcrat
once.. Hpjiuts tip i fty dollars as li s
share, anatlicfcountc/mau goes down
aga ! n in his poCkfet and stakes the bal-
xtnfefe. ■ *” ’ k , .
•; The*false dip js again mtroducea,
and this time the ’three cubes count up
twenty. : '. -’
“ ‘.Yo^’.yeRjst again aud the money s
mine,’’ cries t!ie’confederate, grabbing
the pile of green' acks.
“ A lirst-claas seliemo, you seo, and
no mistake."
•• 1 ul suppose the countryman sus
pects something, and makes a fuss?"
inquired tlio reporter.
• Suspects someth ng. Sam; why of
jourso lie suspoots something now, if ho
is not ft cleau-gone idiot. But then tho
boys aroread > lor that. Tho moment
lio’sqHeals and talks about being swin
dled tho sharpers tun e * ticniendous
noise, and tlio oonfoderato refuses to
listen to any protests. When Iho up
roar is at Its lie gilt, jho keoper of tlio
joint appears and plays Uio highly ro-
»pi oialilo dodgo. *>
•“Como, come, gentlemen,’ lie re
monstrates, ‘this will never do. I eon t
ha o any trouble in my place You’ll
iiave to scttlo your difficulty -om where
else.’
“Tho two sharpens then get Into a
(lisente with li m. Tho uproar becomes
tremendous, and suddonly some ono
erics:
•• Look mu. hero comes tho i o’h-e!’
“Then tlio sharpers sopnnito. Tho
one with the money rushes to tho back
o! tlio saloon and gains tlio si root Ly a
seeiet exit. Tlio steorer rushes out of
the front door, hut list as thp oo cd
countryniuii lrom North Adams isahout
to follow, a third confederate dashes
into the saloon and runs against h m,
nearly tin-owing him o\or in tlio col
lision. The new strnnger seems terri-
My in eii'od nt. tills, and Htniidlng m
t|^i| doorwav so 111at no one can get out.
disputes with tho countr man until tho
eseapo of tho hoys is oolnpletoly eov-
oreil, ami thou preieuds to understand
what lias happened.
“ ‘You’ve lici'ii shamof-dlyswindled,
sir. There aro no police coming. I
just saw tlio rascal who lias your
money jump on thnt car a moment
ago.’
“He points to a street ear going
do-.) n town and 'he eounirvnini) d-i«li-
es af'or it poll melt, onlv to And that ho
lin* gotio oil on a wild-goose chase.
“lie's sa el) disposed of llio moment
ho starts for tho ear. you can bet. for it
woithl lie like hunting for a needle in a
liai stack or him lo try to lind us a tor
bis hack is oneo turned. 'Jim hovs
simply wil t a little wh lo, and then
moot for iLi) grand divide of the hoodie.
'The Inin I -baker and the steerer mime
in :or lAvontv-llvo | or cent, ea li of tlio
gains, and tlio joint tee or, for the u o
o Id:; saloon mxl playing tho li glily-
ros^oi tnhlo racket, gels ton per cent.
The remaining orty percent, goes into
the pocket o tho cupper, the one who
proicndo t that he got o tho car, you
remomher, uni lie gi es a smiiB share
of tlint to llie man who bio ked the
door when the countryman tried to
catch 1 ho ono lie thought hnd ids
money.”
“Does tlio busino-ss pay well?" askod
the reporter.
“j oes it pay? Does it'”’ repeated
••Confidence Sain,” with mi emphasis
intended to banish all doub s. “Will
water run down hill? Does I re burn?'
My friend, Ifyoullidik it doesn’t j st
get a joliit-l coper to show you llio
record of li s little ton per cent, divios,
nml never ask that foolish question
again. \\ by, iny blooming daisy, iho
-weather has assumed a Ito l.y Mount
ain In mi -ivntertem oralurc when wo
don’t divide live hundred dollars at
least between us for six day's work,
with evenings o l, - Wo don’’ work
nights iu our profession, you know.
Cuii .iis Hcono.
A most rcH)K)otal>Io jury—every one of
them a £50 freeholder—was impaneled
ut Olonmoi, Ireland, to try a most im
portant question. During tin; course of
the trial the learned Judge had to retire
for half up hour, promising to Lo hack
ou tlio expiration of that time. The
Judge tln-n retired, and so did the jurors.
Iu some time after, ono of the jurors re
turned, and stated iu open court, to an
astonished audience, that lie had been
to a christening, drank the child’s health,
a speedy uprise to its mother, and that
her son might bo a much Hotter mail
than its pupa. This caused no much
surprise that those who heard it re
mained silent. Ho asked a learned coun
sel to give him tlio song called " The
Low-backed Car.” At this request tlio
learned gentleman shook liis head. The
juro*- then said, “You won’t, won’t you?
Then I'll do it tnyself and so lie did,
id excellent style]- and concluded amid
the bruvoHof a crowded Court, llo then
luaije a speech on the duties of a pater
nal Government’, and acquitted"himself
with equal credit, and was vociferously
applauded, lie then demundod that the
Judge should be sent for > aud, this de
mand not being acceded to by the crier,
ho stood up amt called the learned Judge
to come iuto court, on a fine of £50.
.This ho did throe different times, and iu
'the usual Way.- He then declared that
las the. Judge .did not come lie wouldn’t
wuit—lie should go back to the christen
ing* and be accordingly left the jury-
Uvx,,.and . finally the court. In about
half an hour lie returned, ami, not- see
ing tin* Judge on ,the bench, lie eom-
ineiy'edsinging “Rory U’More,” alter
which lie ste ped into the jury-box, re
suming his seat jynong his fellows,
who appeared quite “glum” at bis an
te., ; but be, seeming not to mind the wry
faces of hisbrothreu, begun to hum a song.
U.j then tiiedwlyit ho could do at tlie
Kent bugle, and’succeeded to admira
tion; but, just as.lie had concluded a
splendid solo, the learned Judge made
1ns appearance at tlio corner of the
bench, where ho stood listening, in mute
astonishment, to the musio of tlie
Kix cial juror, who was equally astound
ed when he heard tlie cry of “ Hats off!
Be jilt-used to keep silenco 1” In tl’.o
meantime' something was said to the
Judge, who good-naturedly adjourned
the court, for tho lurther heuring of the
case uutil the following morning.