Beaucaire hed sum minin' claims up on the Fevre, an' hed ter go up thar.

It's a long, lonesom' trip, I reckon, an' so the other two they went 'long.

They got the ol' chap goin' an comin', an' finally coddled him 'long till he put up his big bet on a sure hand.

When he found out whut hed happened the of gent got so excited he flung a fit, an' died." "Leavin' Kirby ownin' all the property ?" "Every picayune, niggers an' all.

It wus sum sweep, an' he hed signed bills o' sale.