Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-03-14
How Four Aces were Beaten by Five
Jacks

How Four Aces were Beaten by Five
Jacks.
The following incident is related of
Scipio Choteau, a half breed Creek
Indian and negro:
He was asked if he was the man
who had four aces beaten.
He answered: ''Yes, sab; Use de
man."
viii you have any objection to tell
ing it?'
rs afearedit will git me into trouble;
but if de judge is willing" appealing
to the foreman, Il will tell it"
The judge consented, when Scipio
said:
You see, | lives on de cattle trail
from Texas through de Greek
country to Kansas, and 1 was in de
road one day, and I meets gentleman
ahead of big drove of cattle.
He says, Old man, do you live in
dis couDtry?'
81 says Yes, sab
"Hesays, It's mighty poor country.
/ How do you make a Twin?
/ says, Sab, It's putty good country;
we has plenty of meat and bread, and |
makes good Twin a.
He says, Old man, do you ever
play keerds?
Il says, Yes, sab; 1 does. some
times
He says, Would you have any OBJ
/ lection to play little draw?'
q says, No, sah.'
/ $50 we gets off our horses along side
de road, and sat down, and | pulls out
de keerds., Well, in short time |
beat de gentleman out of sixty-two
dollars and half, and fought had
him; so | puts up a hand on him-for
| is, do | say it myself, mighty smart
hand at keerds-and | knOw'd he
would hab tree jacks and | would hab
tree aces, and in de draw | know'd he
would git de oder jack, and | would git
de oder ace. So he raises bit, and |
raises on back, till at last put up all
de money / had winned from de gem
men and all de change | had, and L
knowed | had him. Well. in de draw
de gent got de oder jack and | got de
oder ace. De gent wanted to bet, but
/ claimed a sight for de money, and
told him had an inwincible hand dat
couldn't be beat
He says, Old man, dem is right
good britches you is got on; how much
did day cost?'
Il says, Yes, sab; day cost me ten
dollars
He says, L puts up ten dollars agin
dem
Il 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, sab | says, I told you |
had inwincible hand what can't be
beat. Is got TO aces
! DE gent says, Old man, did you
ever hear of five jacks beatin' TO
aces !?
Il says, rs heard it, sab, but Is
reversed it; and if you convince me
OBJ it. de moneys yourn.'
Berry well. he says, laying down
one keerd, amt dat de jack OBJ clubs !?
Yes, sab, / says, dat am de jack
OBJ clubs
He lays down anoder keerd: Amt
dat de jack OBJ spades p
Yes, sab, Isays. dat is de jack OBJ
spades.
He lays down anoder: Amt dat
de jack OBJ diamonds?
Yes, sab, dat is de jack OBJ dia
monds.'
He puts down another, and says !:
Ain dat de jack OBJ hearts?
Il 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 Amt dat
jack haul 2 =
Il says, Yes, sab
And he says, Amt dat FIVE jacks?
And don't dat win de money!
And | says, Yes, sab, dat is Jack
Haul, and dat is five Jacks, and five
Jacks beats inwincible hand"
80 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 sarved me right, for l
fought de man was a green Missourian
when put mp de hand on him, but he
was Arkansaw chap, and | finds dem
mighty sharp, judge"
The above is vouched for by the
foreman and several members of the
grand-jury as fact--every word of
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