Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-28


| ded should be allowed the same privilege.
We'll, then, said Hubbard, little spitefuy,
| i 90 five hundred bctter--on a credit
! (Spt box again) The devil you dol OK.
claimed this looks like gambling; but
since we're in for it so deeply, 70 you the
five hundred, and thousand better on a
credit At this stage of the game the
third hand returned and seeing at a glance
how matters stood, requested to look at
| Hubbard's cards. NO srp interposed L
you must pIay your o1cn handr--at the same
time motioning my opponent to lay down
his cards as had laid down mine. The
carpet began to suffer about this timo-the
spit box was disregarded. The excite
ment among the passengers was great, and
my ears received many q whisper that |
was licked Hubbard took long and
earnest look into my eyes, and said slowly
but confidently, i DO 1T--AND--CALL YOU
i suppose I'm beat said l. (hvpocrite that
was! didn't think any thing of the kindly
but turn over your papers and let US see
what you've got"
With one hand he gracefully turned
over four Kings and Jack, and with the
other trembingly 'raked down the pile of
bank notes, gold and silver, while groan
burst from the spectators, who all seemed
to regret my bad luck. You are as lucky
as lailor,' remarked, as my friend began
TO smooth down the VS., KS, rs and C's.
'By-the-by,' he enquired, again resorting to
the spit box, and looking over patronizingly
at me, 4 forgot TO ask what you had1'
WELL replied calmly, i think you might
as we'll see my cards. 'Ha! ha!--Oh, !
reckon you're beat, my friend he an
swered, but let's see your hand at all events.
Hero are the documents replied there's
my hand? and turned over my cards, one
by one-there's an ACE--and there's
anotherp "A pretty good hand, young man,
remarked Hubbard-'three Aces What
else, have your What elser asked every
body. Another AcE!-FOUR ACES!!r =
| looked over the table and discovered the
face of my lately elated FRIEND had lost all
color-the tobacco juice WINS running out
Of the corner of his mouth-the We, and
KS, and C's, were dropped, and amazement
and stuPefaction were strongly imprinted
on his features. A shout went up from
the by ISLANDERS, and all hands were invited
to champagne at my expense.
1t is scarcely necessary TO say, that the
money bet on a credit was never paid--nor
was it ever expected TO be paid. Ny friend
Hubbard recollected he had urgent bust
ness at Vicksburg and left the boat 1t so
happened that the stranger who had played
with US, also disembarked at the same
burgh, where they met with Singular ac-
cident--being hung a few days afterwards
by mob! Hubbard died game and spat
upon the excited populace.
About month after the adventure above
related, met gentleman in Cincinnati.
whom instantly recognized as one of my
fellow passengers on the warren" After
enquiring the state Of each others health,
he asked me if l had played any at the
game Of poker lately! mot since the
great game you witnessed on board the
WARREN" | replied. DO not play any
more" he said, assuming serious air.
"you are liable TO be feeced; l saw you
were in the hands of swindlers, and when
one Of the fellows left tho table. | noticed
he laid pack of cards he hud been Shuf
fling, near your adversarys elbow. As an
experiment (passng by at the momcnt) !
took the top carl from The pack and Shoccd
IL under the bottom, by which means y2u
got the four aces intended for his partner.
while he got the four kings intended for
you--and thus the sporting gentlemen were
caught in their own trap"
MoRAL.--poker is decidedly q dangerous
game to play particularly with stran-
gers: but when you find yourself in pos
session Of four aces, GO IT WITH RUSH.