Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
THE GAME KNOWN as POKER,
How Sharpers are Sometimes Paid In
Their own Coin.

The st. Louis Globe says: About
two years ago Missouri river steam
boat left Fort Benton with a party
of tough 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,
ministerial looking parsonage with
the longest and most solemn counter
anee on him you can we'll imagine
He was dressed in asuit of black, wore
a white stove-pipe hat and "choker"
COLLAR. ornamented with a white hand
kerchief.
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
saw a chance to make something out
of the sad and melancholy individual.
The latter would once or twice day
step up to the bar, and with a voice
that was as mild and gentle as maid
ems ask for ga glass of soda, if you
please" and then he would pull a roll
of bills from his pocket and take
quarter from the interior layers. Then
he would say to the barkeeper, as if
under a thousand obligations, ttthank
YOU, sir" and walk aft again as if
about TO commit suicide.
This thing had gone far enough, and
the gambler have spoken of at last
approached him. ...-........
sWould you like a little game of
seven-up, sir p
Nseven-up? What is seven up p
Please tell me, my good friend. " srf
"Why, game of cards, you know,
just to pass the time; let us play
"My good friend I do not know
anything concerning cards; I cannot
play them"
Wen, come along, well 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 then 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 ex-
plain again, and poker commences
The gentleman in black loses every
time. There are six men in the game;
each one deals before gentlemen in
black. and ante has been raised to
dollar. Gent in black deals awkWardly,
and looks at his hand. ......a
Next man to deal bets five-goes
around, and the bets are raised to one
hundred dollars. Gent in black sees it
and makes it hundred better. Gamb-
lers look surprised, but will not be
bluffed. The bet has reached five hun
dred 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
YOU ?" "Well," answers the gent in
black. 81 have-let me see, let me see
veal, I have four ones"
The gamblers who have suspicioned
something before, now look wild, and
the light begins to dawn in the miner's s
mind. He leaned across the table and
said in the most sarcastic tone he
could command:
"Oh you have, have yer. You go
: burned sanctfmonfous son of a gun"
q The gent got up from the table an6
handed one of the gamblers his card
1t read ''Bin Walker, New OIleans"-
= one of the most successful sharpers il
4 the country.