The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-24
How Five Jacks Happened TO
Beat Four ACes-.TOe Way They
Play ltin the Creek Nation.

How Five Jacks Happened TO
Beat Four ACes--TOe Way They
Play ltin the Creek Nation.
From the Fort Smith (Ark.) Hsrald
Daring the session of the United
States District Grand Jury,a witness was
called before them named Scipio Cho
teau, half breed Creek Indian and ne
gro, bright, sharp and intelligent. He
was the last witness to be called before
adjournment that day. After bis exam
nation some one of the grand jury, who
knew him, asked if he was the man who
had four aces beaten ta.I.
He answered, Eyes, sab; Use de man."
"Wil you. have any objection to tel
ling it2'''r s-5 l--s lgs: i.s.as %,
"Tm afeard it will get me into trouble f;
"if de Judge is iwilliu''," appealing to the
foreman, 81 will tell it,
| The judge consented, then Scipio said :
.!"You see 1 lives on the cattle trail
from Texas through the Creek country
to Kansas, and 1 was out in de road one
day, and l meets a gentleman ahead of a
big drove of cattle. f'. 't'e
"He says, 'Ola .man,do you live in dis
II Says, yes, d. 'eag
"He says, Its mighty poor country
how do you make livih'?'
81 says, Sab, it's a pooty good coun'
try; We has plenty of meat and bread
and Ilmakes goodwin a.
"He say, 'Old man, do you ever play
keerds 2 ai
r. 81 says, Yes, sab (; / does sometimes
"He says, Would you have any OBJ
Ijeetions to play alittle draw z - 2
II says, No, sah.'l 'ai97 nj eli. af
o"So we gets off our horses along sid'
de road, and sat down., and Ipulls ou
de keerds. Well, in short time / bea
de gentleman out of sixty two dollars
and half; and l fought had him; so i.
puts up hand on him-for 1 is, if / dt
say it myself. mighty smart hand a
,keerds- and ] know'd he would hab tre
Jacks and l would hab tree aces, and j
de draw know'd he'd git de oder jacl
and L Git de oder ace. So he raises
bit and / raises on back, till at last i pu
,-lup aft de money had winned from d
gemmen and all de. change | had, and
krow'd l had him. Well, in dc draw d
gent got de oder jack and l got de ode
ace. De gent wanted to bet, but claim
) ed sight for de money, and told him
J had an inwincible hand dat couldn't b
beat.
"He says, 'Old man, dem is right goo
5 briches you is got on ;hcw much did de
4 cost?'
f 81 says, yes; sab dey cost me SIC
"He says, 4 puts up SO agin dem
d 81 says, Berry well, sab; but l tel
S you'll got inwincible hand a'aa
) "He put up de money, and holds
my legs and he pulls off de britches al
It lays them down. = .l5. 90
It "Now, sah," says 1, 4 told you l h'
/; inwincible hand what can't be beat.
le got TO- aces w ~. s:i,f !"
Ie "De gent saws, old man,did you ev
hear of five jacks beatin' fo' aces ?
d 81 says, 'Ps heard it,sah, but rs new
If seed it; and if you convince me OF it,
u moneys yourn.' % @ eaisaa.g
lie Berry well, he says, laying do'
one keerd, saint dat de jack oh clubs !?
is "Yes sah,' says L, dat am de jack !
1e clubs "4Hm " ~ 1ey3 fosi pitt
a "He lays down another keerd; 'ail
Idat de jack oh spadesT 2 sn9a sa. i
ed "Yes, sab, dat am de jack OBJ spade
ind i.He lays down anoder keerd, 'ai
Of dat de jack ob diamonds"
,lf aYes sab, dat is de jack OBJ diamond
so "He puts down anoder, and sa
to ain't dat de jack oh hearts ? M,
en- 81 says, yes, sab, dat am de jack
to hearts, .....
H. .Den he runs his hand in his bost
up and pulls out a great long pistol q
ch points it at me, and says, 'ain't dat j.
shaul 2',,iay g5,ay. r.. .-.e
I'd Il says, yes sah.' n
yn .sAnd he SAYS, .ain't dat five jack
,ss and don't dat win de money ?
"And I says, ives, sab, dat is J'
let Haul, and dat is FIVE jacks,a ,and five ja'
TX. beats an inwincible hand
ell $50 he puts dc money in his pocl
and lies my briches on hind his sad,
asst snd tells ME to scatter-and l did,
AL "You see, it served me right; fo'
/ fought de man was green Missouri
EAR when put up de hand on him, but
ID was an Arkansaw chap, and l finds d
nd mighty sharp, Judge"
The aboveis vouched by the loren
ed and several members of the grand j
at as fact--eyery word Of it.
al 81 x, l.H 60 .itla-.-iL