Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-04-11

cred by mental or bodily torture the
above directions will be of little use.
THE GAME KNOWN AS POKER.
The st. Louis Globe says: About
two years ago Missouri river steam
boat left Fort Benton with party of
tough and well-to. do miners on board.
There were also among the passengers
three or four brace men," and before
arriving at Sioux City they had very
generally cleaned out the pockets of the
miners. The boat stopped at Sioux
City to "wood up" and found, among
other persons waiting to get on board a
ministerial looking parsonage with the
longest and most solemn countenance
on him you can we'll imagine. He was
dressed in suit of black, wore white
stovepipe hat and " choker" collar Or
namented with black neck handker-
chief.
Well, he got aboard and the boat
started down stream. For two days
he was unnoticed by the other passen-
gers, but one of the sports at last
thought he saw chance to make some
thing out of the sad and melancholy
individual. The latter would once or
twice step up to the bar, and with a
voice that was rs mild and gentle as q
maiden's, ask " for glass of soda water,
if you please" and then he would pull
a roll of bills from his pocket and take
quarter from their interior layers.
Then he would say to the barkeeper,
as if under q thousand obligations,
thank you, sir" and walk aft again
as if about to commit suicide.
This thing had gone far enough and
the gambler have spoke of, at last ap-
preached him.
Would you like a little game Of
seven up, sir?
Seven-up! What is seven-up?
Please tell me, my good friend"
"Why, game of cards, you know,
just to pass away the time; let us play
a game"
"My good friend, do not know any
thing about cards; I cannot play them
"Well, come along, we'll show you
how to do it," And the mild gentle
man in black after some further pro-
tests, at length consented.
They showed him how twas done,
and they played several games. The
gentleman in black was delighted.
Gamblers want to know if he will play
poker; five cent ante, just for the fun
of the thing. Gentleman in black
says he can't play the game, but they
explained again, and poker commences.
The gentleman in black looses every
time. There are six men in the game:
each one deals before the gentleman in
black, and ante has been raised to a
dollar. Cent? black deals awkwardly,
and looks at his hand.
Next man to dealer bets fve-goes
round and the bets are raised to one
hundred dollars. Gent in black sees
it and makes it hundred better. Gam
blers look surprised, but will not be
blufed. The bet has reached FIVE
hundred dollars-a thousand. Gent
in black makes it two thousand. All
draw out except plucky Pixies Peak
miner, who sees and calls him. "What
have your" "Weal,' answers the gent
in black, "I-have let me see, let me
see-weal have four Ones"
The gamblers who have suspicioned
something before, now look wild, and
the light begins to dawn in the min
er's mind. He leaned across the table
and said in the most sarcastic tone he
could commando:
ooh, you heave, heave yer. You
col burned sanctimonious son OF gun.
The gent got up from the table and
handed one of the gamblers his card.
1t read, BILL Walker, New Orleans
-one of the most successful sharpers
in the country.
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