But Tom--" turning to the colored boy, "Make it very light; ver-r-ry light.

Hold on thah, you rascal, not too light!" The Honorable William Jones set an example in which he was joined temperately by the judge, the others contenting themselves in completing their arrangements for the game.

The tokens were distributed, and in accordance with the custom of the time, the table soon was fairly well covered with money of divers sorts, gold coin, a lesser amount of silver, bills issued by many and divers banks in this or that portion of the country.
Silence fell when the game really began.

The Honorable William Jones at first ever and anon threatened to erupt into Roman facts and figures, but chilly glances made his answer.

Half an hour, and the passing of time was forgot.
At first the cards ran rather severely against the judge, and rather in favor of the historian, who played "the said poker" with such thoroughness that presently there appeared before him a ragged pile of currency and coin.