Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi

About this eBook

Author

Devol, George H., 1829-1903

Credits

Produced by Ed Ferris

Language

English

LoC Class

F350.5: United States local history: Mississippi River and Valley. Middle West

Subject

Gamblers -- Mississippi River -- Biography

Category

Text

eBook-No.

23587

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23587

Release Date

November 22, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FORTY YEARS A GAMBLER ON THE MISSISSIPPI — PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — BOYHOOD DAYS. — LEAVING HOME. — PUT ASHORE FOR FIGHTING. — WAR WITH MEXICO. — HOME AGAIN. — THE GAME OF RONDO. — NOW A GAMBLER. — MY FIRST KENO. — INDIANS CAN PLAY POKER. — A RELIGIOUS CAPTAIN. — A COLD DECK. — CAUGHT A SLEEPER. — TEN THOUSAND IN COUNTERFEIT MONEY. — BLOWING UP OF THE PRINCESS. — A WOMAN WITH A GUN. — THE FRENCHMAN AND THE HORSE HAIR. — SAVED MY PARTNER'S LIFE. — LEAP FOR LIFE. — THE CHICKEN MEN AND THEIR SILVER. — THE HUNGRY MAN. — COLLARED THE WRONG MAN. — MY JEW PARTNER. — SOLD OUT BY A PARTNER. — THE BIG CATFISH. — THE SERMON ON THE (MOUNT) BOAT. — FIFTY TO THE BARKEEPER. — LOST HIS WIFE'S DIAMONDS. — THE MONTE KING. — THE DAGUERROTYPE BOAT. — PITTSBURG'S BEST MAN. — DIDN'T WIN THE BAGS. — THE BLACK DECK-HAND. — HARD BOILED EGGS. — "SNAP GAMES." — THE JUERGUNSEN WATCH. — IT MADE A MAN OF HIM. — THE COTTON MAN. — TAUGHT A LESSON. — SINKING OF THE BELLE ZANE. — JEW VS. JEW. — BEAT A GOOD HAND. — THEY PAID THE COSTS. — MY FIRST LOVE. — THE BOYS FROM TEXAS. — MARKED CARDS. — MY CROOKED PARTNER. — JUDGE DEVOL. — MY PARTNER ALEXANDER. — THE QUADROON GIRL. — THE CAPTAIN SPOILED THE GAME. — TOO SICK TO FIGHT. — THE GAMBLER DISGUISED. — MARRIED HIS MONEY. — THE BEST LOOKING SUCKER. — MY CARDS. — FIGHT WITH A LONG-SHOREMAN. — DON'T DYE YOUR WHISKERS. — CALLED A GAMBLER. — THE ALLIGATORS. — CONTROL OVER SUCKERS. — NIPPED IN THE BUD. — THE BIG SUCKER. — THE CRAZY MAN. — DIDN'T WIN THE KEY. — WAS IN WITH THE JUDGE. — THE BRILLIANT STONE. — LUCKY AT POKER. — THE HIDDEN HAND. — CAUGHT AGAIN. — MY LITTLE PARTNER. — LACKED THE NERVE. — THE THREE FIVES. — SNAKED THE WHEEL. — THE KILLER. — CAUGHT A WHALE. — THE DECK-HAND. — THE BLACK (LEG) CAVALRY. — BUTLER IN NEW ORLEANS. — THE PAYMASTER'S $3,500. — GENERAL BANKS' DETECTIVE. — THE U. S. DETECTIVE'S BLUFF. — THE YOUNG MAN FROM NEW YORK. — BROKE A SNAP GAME. — STOLEN MONEY. — SIGNAL SERVICE. — GOT UP TOO SOON. — THE YELLOW JEANS. — HE KNEW MY HAND. — HER EYES WERE OPENED. — THE JACK-FISH. — RED AND BLACK. — HE NEVER KNEW. — THE BLACK MAN. — THE PERSUADER. — I HAD FRIENDS. — THE LAP-ROBE. — THE PREACHER AWAY FROM HOME. — A SHREWD TRICK. — MULES FOR LUCK. — THE CATTLE BUYER. — EVEN THE JUDGES DO IT. — NO PLAY ON THIS BOAT. — THE GREEN COW-BOY. — NO MONEY IN LAW. — THE POLICE SIGNAL. — A PAYMASTER'S BLUFF. — "PRANKIN'" WITH A NEW GAME. — CAUGHT A DEFAULTER. — HE'S ONE OF US. — POSING AS NIC. LONGWORTH'S SON. — THE GOOD DEACON. — NARROW ESCAPES. — A CRAZY MAN. — EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS AGAINST A PISTOL. — IT WAS COLD. — HOW I WAS BEAT. — SETTLED OUR HASH. — I RAISED THE LIMIT. — GOT OFF BETWEEN STATIONS. — A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK. — HE'S NOT THAT OLD. — CANADA BILL. — THE NATCHEZ AND THE LEE. — DICKY ROACH AND I. — KNOCKED DOWN $300. — MY VISIT TO OLD BILL. — BEFORE BREAKFAST. — FOOT RACE. — FORTY MILES AN HOUR. — BILL WOULD GAMBLE. — NO GOOD AT SHORT CARDS. — MONUMENTAL GALL. — CLOSE CALLS. — A EUCHRE HAND. — BILL'S PRESENT. — GOOD LUCK. — GOVERNOR PINCHBACK. — A GOOD STAKEHOLDER. — SHE KISSED ME. — THE TRICK KNIFE. — TWO-FORTY ON THE SHELL ROAD. — A MILE DASH. — MULE THIEVES. — AN HONORABLE MAN. — MY PARTNER WON. — HAUNTED. — SALTED DOWN. — THE ARKANSAS KILLERS. — CHEAP JEWELRY. — WON AND LOST. — DETECTIVES AND WATCHES. — FIGHTS. — THE ENGLISHMAN AND HIS GUN. — TRAVELING KENO. — A BULL FIGHT. — IT SHOOK THE CHECKS. — WITH A POKER. — LEFT IN TIME. — ON THE CIRCUIT. — STRATEGEM. — MOBILE. — A DUCK HUNT. — QUICK WORK. — A HARD HEAD. — SAVED BY HIS WIFE. — COLD STEEL. — "RATTLESNAKE JACK." — "SHORT STOPS." — KICKERS. — WILLIAM JONES. (CANADA BILL.) — THE TWO JUDGES. — TAPPED THE TILL. — A SQUARE GAME. — A COWARD. — REDUCED THE PRICE. — GENERAL REMARKS. — ANCIENT GAMBLING. — GEORGE—"THE BUTTER."

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