But between us, among a'credited kyard sharps, a brace game is allers allooded to as "the old thing." If you refers to a game of chance as "the old thing," they knows at once that every chance is 'liminated an' said deevice rigged for murder.' "'That's splendid, Cherokee,' says Faro Nell, from her lookout's roost by his shoulder; 'give 'em a lecture on the perils of gamblin' with strangers.' "Thar's no game goin' at this epock an' Cherokee signifies his willin'ness to become instructive.
"'Not that I'm no beacon, neither,' says Cherokee, 'on the rocky wreck-sown shores of sport; an' not that I ever resorts to onderhand an' doobious deals myse'f; still, I'm cap'ble of p'intin' out the dangers.

Scientists of my sort, no matter how troo an' faithful to the p'int of honour, is bound to savey all kyard dooplicities in their uttermost depths, or get left dead on the field of finance.

Every gent should be honest.

But more than honest--speshully if he's out to buck faro-bank or set in on casyooal games of short-kyards--every gent should be wise.

In the amoosements I mentions to be merely honest can't be considered a complete equipment.