Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi, by George H. DevolThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: Forty Years a Gambler on the MississippiAuthor: George H. DevolRelease Date: November 22, 2007 [EBook #23587]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FORTY YEARS A GAMBLER ***Produced by Ed FerrisTranscriber's note:Typesetting errors have been corrected, but what appear to be the author's spellings have not been changed.LoC call number: F353.D4FORTY YEARS A GAMBLER ON THE MISSISSIPPIBY GEORGE H. DEVOL.A CABIN BOY IN 1839; COULD STEAL CARDS AND CHEAT THE BOYS AT ELEVEN; STOCK A DECK AT FOURTEEN; BESTED SOLDIERS ON THE RIOGRANDE DURING THE MEXICAN WAR; WON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS FROM PAYMASTERS, COTTON BUYERS, DEFAULTERS, AND THIEVES;FOUGHT MORE ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE FIGHTS THAN ANY MAN IN AMERICA, AND WAS THE MOST DARING GAMBLER IN THE WORLD.ILLUSTRATED.FIRST EDITION.DEVOL & HAINES. CINCINNATI: 1887.Entered according to Act of Congress, the 6th day of October, 1887,byDEVOL & HAINES,In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.[All rights reserved.]PREFACE.The author of this book has written the stories as they would recur to his memory, and no effort has been made ...