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Show ought to be" the just pride of every true and loyal citizen, Lon? may hoir Light shinoinour country's story. Here lies her vrealth.her strength.hor weight. Here rests her futuro story. D. H. Oheistensen. PLAYED WITH THE BUU- HEAD. Cho Penalties Attached to a Hand Tn Poker? Held Against Five Kings. Some varieties of cards have the pio tnro of a bull's head upon the fifty-third card, which is known as the "joker," and largely affected by progressive euchre players when they are working assiduously for plated watch charms and cotton laco collars. It ia seldom used in a game of poker, bnt in som sections it is left in the deck upon such occasions, and when a man holds it ho ir at liberty to give it the same valus as any other card in his hand. The oth er night a parry of jovial spirits sat down to while away a few hours at the Seductive pastime, and when some one asked what kind of poker should he played another suggested that "every thing should go." In tho parlance oi poker this moans a great deal. A playej can cheat to his heart's content provided be is not discovered, and as all thf players wero equally well equipped with tricks the proposition was acceded to. During tho gamo one of tho players excused himself for a moment on some apparently proper plea and left the room. While ho was absent ho secured a new deck of cards aud arranged them so that the person who dealt thorn would receive four aces, while the man to his loft would get four kings. In his hurrv he failed to remove the bull's head. Rfl turning to the room, ho took his seat and winking to the man next k him, whose deal it happened to be, he deftly slipned him the "cold deck. " Tho deal er, ruving confidence in his friend, tooi tho pack and dealt out the hands. O! course ho got tho four aces. Tho betting was confined toiim and the man to hi? left, and at last, when each had hii cash and all his worldly possessions ir the way of jewelry and wearing apparel itaked on tho result, tho hands wen called. The, dealer gladly announced tho proprietorship pro-prietorship o four aces and reachod out for tho plunder. The other man stopped stop-ped him instanter. "Why, you can'i beat four acest" ejaculated tho dealer. "Oh, yes, I can," said bis opponent "I've got fonr kings and tho bn'iV head, and that makes five. That means that I take the pot aiwl all tho rest of your clothes, and that every time J meet you on the screet in the next sia months you'll have to give ino a $f bill." Then tho gamo broke up. -Wishing ton Post Preparing For a Canine Kit Alexander had been warned Be? eral times for breaches of school disci pline and was at length reported to the head master, who gave him a final warning. One night not long after Kit was again caught in mischief, and ho felt that this timo ho was "in for it.' A flogging by the doctor was no joke, and Kit determined to make what preparation prep-aration ho could that the wind might bo tempered to the shorn lamb. On rising the next morning he put on first his undershirt, then a layer of Btiff brown paper, thou his jerseys, upon these a sweater and over all a clean white shirt, borrowed from his chum, whose clothing was two sizes larger than his own. Lastly he put on his coat and vest. It was a very hot day in June, and at morning iutormissiou Kit whispered to a friend: "I'm nearly stifled. I hope ho'll give it to mo now." Bnt the doctor paid nothing, and Kit Went on stewing until dinner time. He folt half inclined to dispense at least with tho sweater before afternoon school, but fear of the dootor's cane deterred him. All through tho afternoon ho suffered nntold misery, mopping his face until his handkerchief would mop no mor& But at length, just hofore dismissal, enrno a mossongor. "Tho doctor would like to see Alexander in bis study." On entering the study the boy saw the supple, snakeliko cane lying on th table. "Weli, Alexander." Baid the doctor "I can go on warning you no longer. Yon have brought this upon yourself. But as it ip yo.r first visit here for poch n purposo I sht,21 make your punishment punish-ment somewhat milder. Hold out your hand; four on cachl" Month's Companion. |