American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-02


THREE ACES and hro other cards can be beat?-
Oh yes, he replied smiling with selt-satisicd
air, and using the spit-boX-they can be beat,
but not easy. Not easy, | think, myself, re-
piled I-therefore, nasmuch as | believe you
are only trying to bluff me off, go the two
hundred. You do! Yes do, there's the mo-
ney. Anything better; enqured my adversary,
nsinuatingly, aud leaning over to make use OF
the spit-box agoin-all the time keeping his
grey eyes fixed upon my countenance. why
yes, | answered, since you have got me exct-
ed, / will 90 something better-l go two hun
dred better than you. Looking me steadily in
the face, he said: Well, you're bold fellow,
any how, for a novice-H takes all Tue got, by
hoky, but go t-and if you will let me bet on
a credit, should like TO go lack on you.-
(Spit-box } Feeling confident of winning,
consented that he might 60 what he liked, on
a credit, provided should be allowed the same
privilege. Well, then, said Hubbard, little
spitefully, 60 you five hundred better-on
credit. (Spit-boX agan.) The devil you do!
exclaimed this looks like gambling; but since
we're in for it so deeply, | 90 the five hundred,
amd-a thousand better on credit AT this
stage of the game the third hand returned, and
seeing at glance how matters stood, request
ed TO look at llubbard's cards. No SIR! inter-
posed I-you must play your o,cn hand'-at the
same time motionng my opponent to lay
down his cards as had laid down mine. The
carpet began to suffer about this time; the spit
box was disregarded. The excitement among
the passengers was great, and my ears received
many whisper that was licked. Hubbard
took long and earnest look into my eyes, and
said slowly but confidently, co IT-AND-
CALL you. suppose Pm beat, said |, lhypocrite
that was | didn't think any thing OF the
kind, but turn over your papers and let us see
what you've got. With one hand lie graceful
ly turned over FOUR Kings and Jack, and
with the other trembGngy Iaked down the
pile Of bank notes, gold and silver, while
groan burst out from the spectators, who all
seemed to regret my bad luck. You are as
lucky as iailer ] remarked as my friend be-
gan TO smooth down the VS.. KS. Us. and C's.
By-the-hye, he enqured, again resorting TO the
spt-hox, and looking over patronizingly at me,
| forgot to ask what you had? Well, replied
calmly, think you might as well see my cards.
Hu! ha!-Oh, reckon you're beat, my friend,
| he answered, but let's see your hand at all
events Here are the documents, replied i
there's my hand! ard | turned over my cards,
one by one-theres an ACE-anu there's ano-
ther-and there's another! A pretty good
hand, young man, remarked Hubbard-three
Aces! What else have you? What else?-
Why, here's a QUEEN. And what else? asked
every body. .1nother AcE!-FOUR ACES!M
! = | looked over the table and discover
ed the face ofmy lately -elated FRIEND had lost
| all color--the tobacco Juice was running out OF
the corners Of his mouth--the VS.. KS. and C's.
were dropped, and amazement and stupefac-
ton were strongly imprinted on his features
A shout went up from the by-standers, and all
were invited to take champagne at my ex-
pense.
1t is scarcely necessary to say, that the mo-
ney bet on credit was never paid-nor was it
ever erpected to be paid. My friend Hubbard
recolected he had urgent business at Vcks-
burgh, and left the boat 1t so happened that
the stranger who had played with US, also dis
embarked at the same burgh, where they met
with singular accident-beng promiscuously
hung few days afterwards by mob! Hub
bard died game, and Spat upon the excited po-
pulace.
About month after the adventure above
related, | met gentleman in Cincinnati,
whom instantly recognized as one OF my TEL
low passengers on the Warren Alter enqulr-
ING the state of each others health, he asked
me if had played any at the game of poker
lately? Not since the great game you witness
ed on board the Warren, replied. Do not
play any more, said he, assuming serious air
you are lldole W NO ieeSou' gu" you "0'o
in the hands of swindlers, he continued; and
when one of the fellows left the table, noticed
that he laid a pack Of cards he had been shut
fling, near your adversary's elbow. AS an ex-
pertinent, (passing by at the moment,) took
the top card from the pack and shoued il under
The bottom, by which means, you got the four
aces intended for your partner, while he got
the four kings intended for you; and thus the
sporting gentlemen were caught III their own
trap!
;. MORAL Poker is decidedly dangerous
game to play Alphabetically with strangers;
but when you find yourself in possession of
four aces, co 1T WITH A PERFECT RUSH!