The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27
ARKANSAS POKER.
How Four \ Aces were Beaten by Fl
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How Four Aces were Beaten by Five
The following incident is related oi
Scipio Choteau, half breed Greek In.
dian and negro:
He was asked if he was the man who
had four aces beaten.
He answered: Yes sab; rs de
man."
"Will you have any objection to tell
ing it?"
"Ts afeard it will git me into trouble
but if de judge is willing" appealing
to the foreman, 90 will tell it.
The judge consented, when Scipio
said
"You see, lives on do cattle trail
from Texas through de Greek country
to Kansas, and I was in de road one day,
aud meets a gentleman ali; ad of a big
drove of cattle. He say, odd man, do
you live in dis country !?
d" says, Yes, sah.'
"He says, It's a mighty poor coun-
| try. How do you make a livin'?
81 says, "Sah, tis putty good coun-
| tly; we has plenty of meat and bread,
and / makes good liYin' a.
He says, odd man, do you ever
play keerds ?
81 says, Yes, sab; does, sometimes.
"He says, Would you have any OBJ
| lection to play little draw?'
Z" I says, NO, sah.'
80 we gets off our horses along side
de road, and sat down, and I pulls out
5e keerds. Well, in a short time /
beats de gentlem N out of sixty-two
dollars and half, and L fought had
him so puts up hand on him-for
is, do say it myself, a 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 I would git de
oder ace. So he raises q bit, and l
raises on back, till at last I put mp all
de money had winned from de gentle
man and all de change L lad, and /
kpow'd L had him. Well, in de draw
De gent got de oder jack and got de
oder ace. De gent wanted 10 bet, but
L claimed sight for de money, and told
him had an inwincible hand dat could
not be beat"
"He says, 'Old man, dem is right
good britches you is got on how much
did dey cost p
"I says, Yes, sab dey cost me ten
dollars
He says, 'Pll put up ten dollars
agin dem.'
81 says, Berry well, 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,' L says, L told you had
a inwincible hand what can't be beat. |
Is got fo' aces
"De gent says, 'OlI man, did you |
ever hear of five jacks beatin' fo' aces |
"I says, rs heard it, sah, but Is |
never seed it and if you convince me
of it, de moneys yourn.'
"' Berry we'll, he says, lay ing down |
one keerd, 'ain't dat de jacks OBJ clubs?'
'Ir' Yes, sab, says 1, 'dat am de jack
OBJ clubs
"He lays down another keerd. Amt |
dat de j ok OBJ spades =
Eyes, sab,' I says, dnt.am de JACKIE
spades
"He laid down another: 'Ain't dat de
jack oh diamonds? p
"' Yes, sab, dat is de jack oh dia-
monds.
"Den he runs his hand in his bosom,
and pulls out a great long pistol and
points it at me and SAYS, Amt dat
jack 'haul' p
"I says, Yes, Sdh.'
;''Ain't 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 an inwincible hand.
so he puts de money in his pocket
and ties my britches ON hind Ob his
saddle and tells me to scatter and I did.
You see, it sarved me right, for l
fought de man was green Missourian
when / put up de hand on him, but he
was an Arkansaw chap, and finds dem
mighty sharp, judge