Connecticut western news., 1874-09-11
A LARGE LOT OF ACES.
A Gamblers Trick on Four Distin
 guiShed Players. md the Reault

gu1shed Players, and the Result.
 The following story is told of &c., lima gambler. He had one night in his rooms party of four wealthy men, playing poker. Soon the gambler was with them, but did not take much in- terest in the game. All were heavy betters when they held the cards but just then the cards were running light, and so were the bets.
 As the clock was telling ten, Sam was called from the table, and excusing him. self for the moment, left the room. A sudden thought seemed to flash through Sam's brain. A sardonic smile crept over his thin-cut lips, and his long fin gers played with his moustache, as if to hide the twitching lips from some un- seen observer. Advancing to the card box, where cards by the dozen packs in unbroken packages lay piled up, he busted himself for moment in open ing packs, breaking wrappers, and as- sorting cards, then, with an expression of guileless innocence upon his face, but with "cold deck " up his sleeve, he returned to the poker table.
 In few moments it was Sam's turn to deal. His hand faltered as he lifted the cards; deuce spot futtered into his lap, and in picking 1t up, a rapid movement of the long, 1.-the fingers had exchanged the table pack for the "cold deck."
 A grain of remorse seemed to touch his heart when he came to serve the cards.
 "I can't take hand this deal, gen. tlemen. I have got to step around to the hotel for moment"
 The others acquiesced, and the cards one card one card satisfied the Col onel, and one card each took Lovett and Anderson. Odd, thought each one, and wondered whether they were try ing to bite full or flush, or were hiding fours. But each glanced at his own hand, and calmly waited the issue, confident for his own and pitying the others hand.
 The cards served, Sam lit his cigar and started for the hotel. If he had waited he would have seen the tallest betting that was ever dore inside of that cottage. A thousand dollars the first bet, fifteen hundred the second, two thousand the third, and twenty-five hundred from the Gage" on the first round. Everybody in and willing to lay his pile. Out came check-books and pencils, and each one rapidly cast up how much his credit was good for New Orleans. Check after check was written, torn out and placed on the table, until there was enough staked to cripple the richest man there if he lost.
 The Judge stopped it. Why, I don't know; unless it was that he had reach ed the last check in his book. As he filled that out he remarked, with judi cial gravity ....sr,.s ..a..,..-..t'
 "There is but one hand at the table that can win that pot, gentleman ain't it about big enough? I will see you, Colonel"
 This checked the game. The pot was big enough in all counscience, and some of them trembled little as they thought of the thousands piled there, and how poor the call was to make three of their comrades.
 Two more sights and call brought the game to a focus. Perspiration stood out upon more than one fore head, and the fingers that griped the cards, frightened perceptibly as the crucial moment approached. And heads had to be turned to prevent the hungry eyes from feasting too intensely upon the pile on the table.
 The venerable Colonel hardly looked up as he gently laid down his hand |" Fours. Aces, gentlemen l"
 Then Andrews, with distended eyes and pursed-up lips: "Four aces for me 1" And the cards were laid upon the table to verify the claim.
 Reproachfully Lovett glanced at his comrades, as at inhospitable barbara. ans, from whom the title of stranger was no protection, and blandly re- marked i: "Excuse me, but mine are aces. Fours l" and again the cards proved the claim.
 Dashing his spectacles from his Roman nose to his perspiring forehead, the Judge sank back in his seat, and gazed despairingly from face to face around the board. As his eye met Lovett's he partially strengthened him. self and said: "Sixteen aces as I am sinner" and again four aces lay upon the board. -. .t..s '.''. : = ;
 They waited for Sam that night, but he did not return to the cottage. ....