Playing the Advantages. i"
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A late number of the Louisville
Morning Courier contains an amusing
account Of the way backwoodsma
played strong game of the ssadvan-
tages" over profsssed thimble.rig-
ger. The former happened in at a
place where the knight ofthe thimbles
was looking out for prey, and as he
was dressed in homespun was at once
put down as "soft snap" Linsey,
as the supposed "green 'un" is termed
in the story, had just tossed off glass
of whiskey, when Thimblerig COM
menced his plan Of operations with:


swell, stranger, it's cold and dark
out; suppose we play some small
game to>pass away the time;'' all the
while lingering carelessly dirty
pack Of cards that lay on the table at
which he was sitting. Linsey re-
plied-"I can't say stranger; Pm all
the way from Bullitt, and I've hearn
tell you folks in town are as tsk1cu us
briers,' and Pm only 'cider nag;'
howsomever, l don't keer if do play,
purvided l understands all about it
beforehand" "That's right" says
Thimbicrig, 1--WE play fair, with all
the advantages in, and if you beat
me, why, we'll and good, there's no
more Of it," Well, them terms is fair
enuff, and aint the fellow to cavort
or make fuss when agree to a thing
from the START" says Linsey: "what'll
you play?" "What do you say to u
game of seven up at a dollar
game" replied Thimblerig, his eyes
glistening with the certainty Of ma
king his expenses.


"a word Of the sorts enuff, old
hoss! put up your money!" says Lin
sey, at the same time Juggling at a
leather purse which he had in his
pocket. Thimblerig laid down a
dollar which he had no sooner done
than Linsey coolly put it in his pock.
ct, saying, "well, that games done,
what'll you play next?' "But says
Thimblerig, "we've not played for the
dollar yeti" eyes we have;I play
ed the advantages the 6rst-stealings
was in you know"


The gambler was beat at his own
game; and not liking the looks Of the
"bitter water'' chap quietly submitted
to his loss.