Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-02
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AN INVINCIBLE HAND.
THE WAY THEY PLAY POKER IN THE CREEK

AN INVINCIBLE HAND.
THE WAY THEY PLAY POKER IN THE CREEK
NATION.
During the session of the United States Dis
trict grand jury, a witness was called before
them named Scipio Choteau; halfbreed
Creek Indian and negro, bright, sharp. and in
telligent. He was the last witness to be called
before adjournment that day. After examina-
ton, some one of the grand jury who knew
him asked if he was the man who had four
aces beaten.
He answered, "Yes sab u; Use de man"
"Have you any objection to telling IT."
"I'se sfeard it will get me into trouble but
if de judge is willin'," appealing to the fore
man, II will tell it"
The Judge consented, then Scipio said
"You see I lives on the cattle trail from
Texas through the Creek country to Kansas,
and I was out on de road one day, and |
meets gentlemen ahead of some cattle.
HE says, odd man do you live in dis
country@
II say, Yes sah.'
"He says, Its mighty poor country.
How do you make livin?
81 says, Sab, It's putty good country We
has plenty meat and bread, and l makes
good livin' -
"He says, odd man, do you ever play
kerds?
81 says, yes, sab; does sometimes
"He says, Would you have any objection
to play little draw !?
II says, No, sah.'
$50 we gets of our horses along side de
road, and sat down, and I pulls out de kerds.
Well, in short time, beat de gentleman
out of sixty-two dollars and half, and
thought had him; so puts up hand on
him-for I is, do I say it myself, q. mighty
smart hand at kerds-and know'd he would
hab tree Jacks and would hab tree aces, and
in de draw 1 knowed he would git de oder
jack and I would git the oder ace. So he
raises bit, an raises one back, till at last l
put up all de money I had winned from de
gemmau and all de change I had, and I
know'd l had him. Well, in de draw de
gent got de oder jack and got de oder ace
De gent wanted to bet, but claimed sight
for de money, and told him l had an inwin-
chile hand dat couldn't be beat.
"He says, old man, dem is right good
britches you is got on; how much dey cost p
81 says, Yes, sab dey cost me ten dollars
"He says, 4 puts up ten dollars agin dem ,
II says, Berry we'll, sab; but tells you
got inwincible hand
He puts up de money, and holds up my
legs and he pulls off de britches and lays
dem down.
"Now, sah,' 1 says, 4 told you had in
wincible hand. rs got fo' aces
"De gent says, old man, did you ever hear
of FIVE jacks beatin' fo' aces?
81 says, rs heard it, sab, but Is never seed
it; and if you convince me OBJ it, de moneys
yourn.'
"'Berry well,' he says, laying down one
keerd saint dat de jack OBJ clubs p
"'Yes sah,' I says, dat am de jack OBJ clubs
"He lays down another keerd 'aint dat
de jack OBJ spades?'
"'Yes, sab, dat is de jack Oh spades
"He lays down anoder; 'aint dat de jack
OBJ diamonds ?
"Yes, sab, dat is de jack OBJ diamonds.
"He puts down another, and says, 'ain't dat
de jack Oh hearts?
II says, yes, sab, dat am de jack OBJ hearts.
"Den he runs his hand in his bosom, and
pulls out great long pistol and points it at
me, and says, 'ain't dat Jack Haul?'
"Isays, yes sah.'
"And he says, 'ain't dat FIVE jacks? and
don't dat win de money?
II says, yes, sab, dat is Jack Haul, and
dat is FIVE jacks; and five jacks beats an in
wincible hand
$50 he puts de money in his pocket, and
ties my britches on hind OBJ his saddle, and
tells me to scatter-and did,
"You see, it served me right; for l fought
de man was green Missourian when put
up de hand on him but he was Arkansaw
chap, and finds dem mighty sharp, judge"
The above is vouched by the foreman and
several members of the grand jury as fact
every word of it.-Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald