The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-10-25
From the Missouia tSov.l Pioneerl
UNwRrpTEN HISTORY.
Major Owens Luck.
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of 1897, Major John owen OF the Bit |
ter Root Valley, Montana Territory.
then part of Oregon, visited Fort
Vancouver, on the Columbia river
There he met Col. Bonneville, Col |
Morris, Capt u. 5. Grant, now Presi-
dent of the United States, Capt Ru-
fus Ingalls,, then Post Quartermaster,
and now Assistant Quartermaster-
General of the U. S. Army, and other
officers of the Fourth Infantry. The
Major, with that suavity OF manner
and genial temperament which NAL kes
him one of tho most companionable
of men, was, in very short time after
his arrival, on intimately familiar
terms with the officers of the fort. In
the persons Of Capts. Grant and Iu-
gals, and one or two others, the Ma
jor found kindred spirits.
A few evenings after his arrival at
| the Fort
-s- 81 POKER GAME,
or examining paper" as Ingalls, call
ed it, was made up. IL consisted Of
Col Morris, G. w. Rankin, now Col,
onel in the United States Army, at
one time commander at Fort Ellis,
Montana Territory, Capt. U. 5. Grant,
Capt. Rufus ingalls,, aud Maj. Owen.
The game opened with some pretty
heavy bets, and usual bad luck To
some OF the parties; Capts. Grant
aud Ingalls, being the first OF the party
that were reduced, in mining phrase,
10 bed rock. IL was Col. Morris's
deal, aud Captain Ingalls,, with that
desperation shat characterizes poker
players who have
ARuS or BAD LUCK,
in the absence OF chips (Which were
represented by $50 gold pieces.) took
from the finger u valuable ring aud an
ted it as blind. Major Owen sat upon
Ingalls, lett, and passed. not having a
band that would enable him TO see
the blind. Capt. Grant. who occu.
pied n scat next TO the Major, picked
up his hand aud discovered pair,
aud with smile that was childlikc
and bland, said that he would see the
blind.
ingalls, 10 Grant: Make me see the
tangible evidence.
Grant TO Ingalls,: What is'thc value
of the ring?
Ingalls,: Twenty dollars.
GRANT HAD 40 CHIPS,
but he did have 4 good pair. lie
showed his hand over TO Major Owen.
The Major looked at il; there was a
pair, sure enoagh-and good one at
that. The Major had chips, but Capt.
Grant had none. In this emergency
the Majors kindly aud generous dis
position asserted itsclf-ior he played
poker not Tor gain, but for the anusc-
ment il afforded him. He did not
want TO see the game stop. lie had
plenty of chips. lie felt that
| IIa tina; hath chips
And stseia his neisisbor none.
Shall have none a.. iay catpA
Wucl ais chils ARE gone.
He said To Capt. Grant: "You have
no chips; here arc two twenty-dollar
gold pieces, take them and see the
blind
The Captain took them and called
the blind Capt. Ingalls, borrowed
/
Capt. Grant took two cards, holding
up an outsider 10 niger with in the
+ case it came to show down. Ingalls,
took three cards, drawing down to
his hand like bold and sagacious
player. 1t was
CAPT. GRANTS FIRST BET;
having failed to strengthen his hand
in the draw, he played them all the
same by shooting off his jaw for $3.50.
Capt. Ingalls, eyed him closely; he
had not helped his hand in the draw =
he believed, however, that he bad the
top hand. There was something in
| Capt. Grants manner that convinced
Ingalls, that Grant was bluiling. So
Z following his "pre" with firm grip
upon his pair, he called Capt. Grants
l bet OF $3.50, at risk of breaking his
+ jaw. The hands were laid upon the
:, table. Capt. ingalls, had
APAIR OF QUEENS WITH A KING,
+, but Capt. Grant had pair of queen:
with an ace. Grant exhibited gener
: alship in hold up an ace to Niger |,
had won the pot and given him lier
4 upon Ingalls, jaw for $3.50.
p Now there is nothing very remark
able about this, after all. Many very
excellent men play poker, and wher
q q they are out Of chips they borrow frop
q their neighbor, and when they can
Q borrow chips, they shoot off theil
+ jaws jor even larger sums than $3.50
n and if they win they return the chip
# borrowed, or give
d AN EXTENSION OF JAW BONE,
if they lose; but in this instance Cap
d tain Grant forgot to return the S4
is borrowed from Major Owen, an'
, what is equally as remarkable, he ha
forgotten to return it up to the pres
s. ent hour. Let us have peace" bu
1t above all, let $40 be paid to Majo
John Owen, with reasonable interes
i thereon since the Summer OF 1852.
o.
@, "What's to become of me, if yo
le die?" asked an affectionate wine {
IL her receding husband.-'I don
of know" he snapped out querulously
"It would look better in you to b
lie thinking about what's to become {
le mep
no "Now, John, suppose there's
II III load of hay on one side Of rive
and a jackass on the other sid,
: and no bridge, and the rivers to
T wide to swim, how can the jackal
al ~ 4Lo lox,oD Get <x.va f. 49,