The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-04-02
AN INvlNoIBlE HAND.
How Five Jacks Happened 70 Beat
Four Aces--the Way they Play II in the
Creek NatiOp,

SlVuh NdllOll,
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Daring the session Ofthe United States
district grand jury, q witness was called
before them named SCripiO OhotOau, half
breed Creek Indian aud negro, bright,
sharp aud intelligent He was tho last
witness to be called before the Adjournment
that day. After tho examination, some
one Of the grand jury who knew him asked
il be was the man who had four aces beat
en-,
He answered, ayes, sab; l'so de man,
"WiIl you have any objection to telling
i~
Else afcaredit will get me into trouble
butit do Judge is williu'," appealing to the
foreman, 81 will tell it."
The judge consented, Then SCripiO
said:
"YOu sec, |. live on dc cattle trOil from
Texas through the Creek country 10 Kan
sas, and was out in dc road one day, aud
j.. i meets gentleman ahead ofa big drove
Of cattle.
He says, "0ld man, do you live in dis
country"
Isays, "Yes, sab"
He says, "It's mighty poor country
How do you make n livinY'
says, "Sah, Ills putty good country.
We has plenty ofmeat, and Tmakcs agood
Iivin' a.
lie says, "oId man do you ever play
kcrds?"
says, "Ycs, sab, | does, sometimes"
.1Io says, Would you have any object
ion to play little draw2"
says, mo, sab
So we gets of our horses alongside de
road and sat down, and | pulls out do
kcrds. Well, in short time | beat do
gentleman out Of sixty.tSo dollars aud a.
haIG aud / thought had him; so | put
up q hand on him for is, do | say tiny
self, d mighty smart hand ntkerdS- aud |
kuov'd he would hab tree jacks, and in de
draw | kuow'd ho would getd oder jRck
and I would get dc oder ace. sohe raises
II tbiit;sp back Ill lIl st ,lSst-l
put upGll tho hiouqy / had winued from
dc gemman aud aide chpugcr had, and
I knowd had him, We'll, in do draw
dc gent got do oder jack and | got dooler
ace. De gent wanted to bet, bat | claim
ed | bad an inwiDcible hand, dat couldn't
bo beat"
lie sqys, "0ld man, dem is right good
brtohes you is got on; how much did day
cost"
says, "Ycs, sab; day cost me ten dol
lars"
He says, u puts up ten dollars 0gin
dem"
Isays, "Bcrry we'll, sab; but | tells you
I got inwincible hand"
lie put up de money, and hOldsuP my
logs and he pulls of de britcAos and lays
dem down.
"Now, sab" says, n told you | bad
a iuwincbIo hand what cant be beat. Is
got fO' aces"
De gent says, "oId man, did you ever
hear of FIVE jacks beatiu' TO acc.?"
says, "Is heard it, sab. but rs never
seed it, and fyou convince me OBJ it, de
moneys yourn,"
Berry WE'LL" he says, laying down ono
keerd, "aiu'tdat tue jack OBJ clubs?"
"Ycs, sah," says, "dat am de jack OBJ
clubs"
He lays down anodcr kocrd; aiu't dat
de jack ob spadcs?"
eyes, sab, dat am do jack Oh spades
He lays down auoder, "ain't dat de jack
oh diamOnds?'
Eyes, sab; dat am the de jack OBJ dia'
monds."
Puts dowp acodcr, and says, "aip't dat
de jack OBJ hearts?"
says, Eyes, sab, dat am de jack OBJ
hearts"
Den he runs his hand in his bosom,
aud pulls out a great long pistol and points
it at me, and says, ''aiu't dat jack "haul?"
II says, yes, sab"
And he says, "Aiu't dat five jacks9--
aud don't dat win the money!
And l says, Eyes, 'ah, dat is Jack