The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-08
Five Kings and Four Aces.

a nlSn-toned correspondent, writing
from McMinnville, Tenn, describes in
lively style how Cincinnati gambler
on the train failed to win pot" at
poker with four aces:
A party OF six Of us, including the
conductor, began small game of poker
in the baggage car at ten cents ante,
with a limit OF twenty chips, Gan ear OF
corn supplied the spondulix in this in
stance, and put in the brandy as my
share, being naturally on the allowance,
having borrowed all that Haleman and
Henderson had about them.
Well, the brandy went in less than
fifteen minutes, and before we had
reached the first station they had froze
me out.
But vengeance was mine. A puff
Of wind came tearing worse than a
steam engine through the woods, scat
tering the corn, dispensing the cards, re-
vealing the odd aces and kings stuck up
the fellows sleeves and boot legs, and
carrying away. couple of straw hats
from the heads of a pair OF lucky-o1
unlucky gamblers. The conductor
very politely stopped the train and sent
man back half mile or so to look
after the missing chapeaus; but they
were as disordered as a load of hay up
set, and altogether unwearable.
This naturally demoralized the party;
but we were soon enlivened by the APP
pearance OF a Cincinnati sport en- route
for the Springs, and a Louisville Clothier
going to play lively game, twenty-five
cents ante and no limit at all. Our
sympathies were soon arrayed on the
side of Louisville, who played a square
game, and against Cincinnati, who rung
in all the foul tricks he knew. Louis
vile was a little dark-haired, bright
eyed man, a German and Jew, and as
honest as the day. Cincinnati was a
big, red-faced mustachio, pretty sharp
and thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS.
When Cincinnati had won about
$500, one of us took Louisville aside and
told him what was going on, while
another stuck up an ace up one sleeve
and a king up the other.
Now said they, he's been cheat
ing you from the first, and if you want
to get even you must do as we tell you
They told him to wait until he got
two acres or two kings; then to fetch
down one of the other cards from his
sleeve, and 60 in.
The very next hand lie got four kings
They began to bet Cincinnati put
up ten dollars. Louisville saw his
ten and went five better. Cincinnati
saw his five and went twenty better
Louisville came to time and added fifty
to it. Cincinnati responded and put up
hundred more. Louisville said, I'm
in, and called him. There were near
~ 800 on the table, and Cincinnati
laid down four aces. Louisville raked
the money in his lap and laid down five
kings.
"Why,' said Cincinnati, chats bare
faced swindling.'
"Swindlin' all de time responded
Louisville, bringing his fist down flat.
go in, lsrael," said voice.
"Well," says Cincinnati rising, |
think I'll just fight on that
ooh, my Ahednego, said another
voice
But little Louisville rose up, and polk
ing out his neck and his head as far as
they would reach, he said Fight, is
it? fight you mid de bowie knife,
mid de pistol, mid de derringer, mid de
cannon, or mid the old musket mid de
bayonet! fights you mid anyding,
and fights YOU right now. Nich you
choose
Cincinnati concluded he wouldn't
fight. He said the crowd was against
him, declared he couldn't get fair play,
and got off at the next station.