thirty-fifty

Updated: July 26, 2025

While in the Queen City he formed the acquaintance of Judge Moses F. Wilson, and as he was in the "thirty-fifty" business like himself, he felt as though they were somewhat akin. Judge Smith was very fond of a joke, and when he met Mose Wilson, he met a good-humored man, who had a fondness for "gags," and was ever joking. These kindred spirits were soon well pleased with each other.

George H. Devol - Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi