Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-03

lake adsi' e from any one. Play your own
cards. said he, reaching over, and gently COM
peIing me TO lay my cards on the table before
me- Them SAID l'y you tell me if THREE
ACES and two other cards can be beat?' 'Oh
yes he replied, smiling with self satisfied air,
and using the spit box',hey can be beat, GER
,anly, but not easy Not easy, think my
self replied L. therefore, ihasmuch as | be-
the TWO hundred You do' Yes | do,
there's the money Anything better :! enqui-
red my adversary, insinualingly, and leaning
over to make Of the spit box agan-a all the
lime keeping his grey eyes fixed upon my coun-
enance. 'Why-yes,' answered since
you've got me excited, | will go something bet
teri 60 two hundred better than you Look
ing me steadily in the face. he sad--' Well,
you're bold fellow. any how, for novice-it
takes all Iue got, by hokey, but 60 it-and if
you'll let me bet on a credit, should like TO go
back at you (Spi,-box) Feeling confident
of winning, consented that he might go what
he liked, on a credit provided | should be al
lowed the same privilege. We'll, lhen,' said
Hubbard, liule spitefully,-'I go you five
hundred beuer-on credit. (Spi,-box again.
+ The devil you don exclaimed l. this looks
like gambling but since we're in for it so deep
ly 60 you The Eve hundred and thousand
better on credit A, this stage of the game
the third hand returned, and seeing at glance
how matters stood. requested 10 look a, Hub.
bard's cards. No sir y inerposed L. goa
must play your own hand r-ai the same time
moioning my opponen, TO lay down has cards
as had laid down mine. The carpet began
to suffer about this lme-the spil-box was dis.
regarded. The excitement among the passen
gers was great, and my ears received many a
whisper that was licked Hubbard took q
leng and earnest look into my eyes, and said
slowly but confidently, Il GO IT-AND---cALI
YOU Il suppose l'm beat, said l. [hypocrite
that was! | didn't think any thing of The kind,
but turn over your papers and lei US see wha
you've goI."
| With one hand he gracefully turned owe
four Kings and Jack, and with the Other trem
biingiy "faked down" the pile of bank notes
gold and silver, while groan burst from ths
spectators, who all seemed to regret my baC
/ luck. You are as lucky as a jalor,' | remark
ed as my friend began TO smooth down the VS.
Ks, LIS and C's. BY the by, he enquired
again resor,ing 10 the spit box, and looking owe
patronizngly at me. forgot 10 ask what yo'
had 2 WE'LL replied calmly, i think yo'
might as well see my cards Ha! ha !---Oh
| reckon you're beat, my friend he answered
but let's see your hand al all events Her,
are the documents, replied Ilhere's my hand
and turned over my cards, one by ONE
there's an ACE---ahd there's aBolherp -
pretty good hand, young man. remarked Hub
baId---' three Aces! What else have you
What else p asked every body. Another Ace
-FOUR ACES!,n looked owe
the table and discovered The face of my lately
eIated FRIEND had lost all color---he tobacco
Juice was running out of the corner Of his moutl
lille VS., Ks, and C's, were dropped, AM
amazemen, and srnpelaciion were strongly i'm
printed on his features. A shout went up from
the bys,anders, and all hands were invited Il
take champagne at my expense
Il is scarcely necessary 10 say, thai the mo
ney bet on credit was never paid---nor was
ever erpected 10 be paid My friend Hubbar
recoleced he had urgent business at Vicks
burg, and left the boat II SO happened that ih
stranger who had played with Us, also dlsem
barked at The same burgh where ;hey me, wit
"a singular accident -heing hung few days al
IIerwards by mob. Hubbard died game an,
spat upon the excited p"pulace.
Abou, a month after the adventure above re
lated, met a gentleman in Cincinnati, whom
Instantly recognized as one Of my fellow passen
GERS on The +" Warren" After enqnring III
state of each Others health, he asked me il
had played at the game of poker lately! Ma
since The great game YOU witnessed on boar