up, I let the old head go, and down he
went again. He said, "That will do;" so I let up on him. He went
to his room, and did not leave it until the next morning, when he
had to be led off the boat, as he could not see. He swore out a
warrant for my arrest; but when the policeman came to get me, the
clerk told him I had left the boat. That was the last I ever heard
by my big blacksmith.

THE ENGLISHMAN AND HIS GUN.

Every nationality has its suckers, and it would be pretty hard for
me to decide which has the most, for I have, in my time, downed
them all. I was on board the steamer _Great Republic_ at one time
when there was a number of English lads among the passengers. They
had come over to this country to hunt the buffalo, and had brought
their guns with them. I got acquainted with them, as they were
often in the bar-room after the bloody, blarsted wine, and they
liked to talk about Old h'England and their fine guns, you know.
I got one of them to show me his gun, and I think it was the finest
piece I ever saw. Each gun had two sets of barrels, and had the
owner's name engraved on it, inlaid with gold, and not one of them
cost less than $500. I tried to buy one, but it could not be done.
One night after my partner had gone to bed I was in the bar-room,
when one of the English lads came in. He had been in bed, but got
up to get a blarsted drink, and he invited me to join him, which
I did, and then I insisted on him joining me in a small bottle.
We drank three bottles, then I excused myself, and sent for my
partner to get up and come to the bar-room. I then began telling
the English lad about a new game, and finally I got out the tickets
and was showing them, when my partner came in about half asleep.
He, like the English lad, had been in bed and had got up to get a
drink. He invited us to join him, as he did not like to drink
alone. We accepted, and as the lad was feeling pretty good by this
time, he could not let a gentleman treat without returning the
compliment, you know. My partner and the lad got to guessing for
fun, and then proposed to wager the wine. I lost a bottle, and so
did my partner. While we were drinking my partner put a crimp in
the baby ticket, but took good care that the English lad saw him
do it. Then he wanted me to bet money on the game, and I said:

"I have two chances to your one, and could win all your money if
we would bet."

The Englishman laughed, and said:

"Why, l