The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-26
ARKANSAS POKER.
How Four Aces were Beaten by HI,

How -Four Aces were Beaten by Five
Jacks.
The following incident is related of
Scipio Choteau, half breed Greek In
dian and negro
He was asked if he was the man who
had four aces beaten.
BE answered: Sc Yes sab; rs de
man.
"wlI you have any objection to tell
ing it?"
s'I's afeard it viii cit me into trouble :;
but if de iadge is willing" appealing
TO tn foreman, . I viii tell il.
The jEdge consented, when Seipio
said
You see, I lives on dc cattle tral
from Texas through de Creek country
to Kansas, and was in de road one day,
and 1 meets a gentleman ahead of big
drove Of cattle. He say, Old man, do
you live in dis country
"I says, Yes, sah.'
BE says, It's a mighty poor coun-
try. How 90 you make a livin'?
'sI says, Sab, tbs putty good conn
hy we has plenty of meat and bread,
and makes q good livin' a.
he says, Old man, do you ever
play keerds
81 says. 'Yes. sab ; Idces, sometimes.
lie says, Would you have any oh
lection to play a little draw p
says, No, sah.'
$50 we gets off our horses along side
de road, and sat down, and pulls out
&c keerds. Well, in a short time /
beats de gentleman out of sixty-twO
dollars and half, and [ fought had
him so puts mp hand en- him-for
is, do l say it myself, a mighty smart
hand at keerds-Hnd know'd he would
hRb tree jacks aud / would hab tree
aces, and in do draw I know'd he would
git de oder jack, and would git de
oder ace. So he raises a bit, and I
raises on back, till at last 1 put up all
de money had Winned from de gentle
man and all do change [ lad, and /
know'd 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 inwincibie hand dat could
not be beat"
"He says, odd man, dem is right
good britches you is got on how much
did dey cost
al says, Yes, sab dey cost me ten
dollars
HE says, I'm put up ten dollars
agin dem
'' I says, Berry well, sab, but tells
you got a inwincibie hand.
" He puts up de money. and I holds
up my legs and he pulls off de britches
and lays dem down.
"Now, sab, L says, I told you had
a inwincible hand what can't be beat.
rs got 70 aces.
"De gent says, OIL man, did You
ever hear of five jacks beatin' fo' aces ?
'' says, rs heard it, sab, but rs
never seed it and if you convince me
of it, de moneys yourn.
'' Berry we'll, he says, laying down
one Keerd, amt dat de jacks Oh clubs 2
''' Yes, sah, says l, dat am de jack
OBJ clubs
"He lays down another keerd. 'Ah't
dat de ] ok oh spades i
&c 'Yes, sah, 1 says, dat am de jaekOb
spades.
"He laid down another: Amt dat de
jack OBJ diamonds ?
eyes, sab, dat is de jack OBJ dia-
monds.
"Den he runs his hand in his bosom,
and pulls out great long pistol aud
points it at me and SAYS, Amt dat
jack haul -
"I says, Yes, sab
"'Ain't dat five Jacks? And don't dat
win de money?'
"And Isays. 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 britohes on hind % his |
saddle and tells me to scatter and did |
'SYou see, it sarved me right, for /
tonight de man was green Missourian
when 1 put up de hand on him, but be
was an Arkansaw chap, and finds dem
mighty sharp, judge.