ery much excited. We asked him what had happened, when he
told us that two fellows had grabbed and robbed him of the $400 in
gold.

We got the mate and watchman, and searched the boat until we found
one of the robbers in a fireman's bunk, down on the lower deck.
We got all the money from him and returned it to the man. The
other robber could not be found. We turned the one we had captured
over to the police of Baton Rouge, and that was the last we ever
heard of him. I took the next boat back to New Orleans.

COLLARED THE WRONG MAN.

I had been attending to business pretty faithfully, and had
accumulated some wealth, when it struck me I must take a rest; so
when I arrived in New Orleans I laid off. I was playing the "bank"
one night, and was a big loser. There was a big fighter came in
and sat down at the same table, and in a short time he began to
pick up checks. I thought he would take some of mine next, and I
was not in the humor to let any one take my checks. Sure enough,
he clinched onto a stack I had on the nine. I said to him, "Those
are my fifty." He raised up, took me by the collar, and said,
"You're a d----d liar." I thought I would get the old head ready
for business once more, so I argued the question with him until I
saw an opening, and then I let him have it just between the eyes.
He dropped all in a heap, and it was some time before they could
get him to sit up. He was pretty badly hurt; his nose was broken
down flat with his face; the blood was running out of his ears,
and I thought it was about time for me to get out. I cashed in my
checks and quit the game over $6,000 a loser. So you see a man
must fight at times, even when he has quit his regular business,
and is laying off for a rest.

MY JEW PARTNER.

I was on board the steamer _Sultana_ one evening, coming up from
New Orleans, when a "Jew" came up to me, tapped me on the shoulder,
and said: "Mr. Devol, I have heard of you for years, and have sat
at the same table with you in New Orleans playing the bank. I
caught her this trip for over $4,000; but I have often wished I
could make as much money as you do; you bet I would take better
care of it than you. Come, let us go and have a nice drink." I
told him I did not drink anything but wine; and I was very glad he
had beat the bank, for they nearly always beat me; but I could hold
my own with any man at poker. He said: "Oh, Mr. Devol, I know
that no one can beat you at pok