Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-07
HOW FOUR ACES WE'RE BEATEN
RY FIVE JACKS.

The following incident is related of
Scipio ChOteau, half breed Creek Indian
and negro:
He was asked if he was the man who
had four aces beaten.
He answered: - Yes, sab; Fse de man."
"Will you have any objection to telling
"rs afeared it will git Inc into trouble ;
but II de judge is willing" appealing to
the foreman. Il will tell it."
The Judge consented, when Scipio said:
ssYou see, lives on de cattle trail from
Texas through de Creek country to Kansas,
and was in de road one day, and | meets
a gentlemen ahead Of big drove Of cattle.
ale says, 'Old man, do you live N dis
country?
81 says Yes, sah.'
HE says, ITS a mighty poor country.
How do YOU make a livin'?
Il says, ''Sah, It's putty good country;
We has plenty of meat and bread, and l
makes good Twin a.
'-He says, odd man, do You ever play
kesrds?'
i saws. yes, sab; l does, sometimes
s.He says, Would you have any objection
10 play little draw?'
81 SAYS, NO, sah.'
$50 we gets OFF our horses along side de
road, and sat down, and l pulls out de
keerls. Well, in a short time L beat de
gentleman out of Sixty-two dollars and a
half, and l fought had him; so puts up
= hand on hfm-for | is, do l say it my
self a mighty smart hand at keerds-and |
kRow'd he would hab tree jacks and would
nab tree aces, and in de draw l knOw'd he
would cit de oder jack, and | would git de
oder ace. So he raises bit, and | raises on
back, till at last L put up all de money
had winned from de gemmen and all de
change / had, and L knOwed had him.
Well, in de draw de gent got de oder jack
and got the oder ace. DE gent wanted to
bet, but / claimed a sight for de money,
and told him | had an inwincible hand dat
couldn't be beat.
He saws, odd man, dem is right good
britches you, is got on; how much did day
cosE?'
a says, Yes, sab: day cost me ten
dollars
e'He says, 4 puts up ten dollars agin
dem.'
Il saws, Berry well, sab; but TELLS you
I got a inwincible hand"
HE puts up de money, and | holds up
my legs and he pulls of de britches and
lays dem down.
:. Now, sah,' 1 says, 4 toldyOu l had a
inwincible hand what can't be beat. Is
got fO' aces
"De gent SAYS, odd man, did you ever
hear of five jacks beatin' 70 aces ,
Il saws, rs heard it, sab, but is never
seed it; and if you convince me OBJ it, de
moneys yourn.'
:. Berry WE'LL he says, laying down one
i, ii IL. .lrH 10
" Yes, sah,' l says, dat am de jace oh
Clubs.'
HE laws down anoder keerd: EAin't
dat de Jack OBJ spades?'
s'.Yes, sah,' L says, dat is de jack oh
spades
s,He Laws down anoder: Saint dat de
jack ob diamonds
yes. sab. dat is de jack oh diamonds"
s.He puts down another, and says: 'Ain't
dat de Jack obhearts p
Il says: Yes, sab, dat am de jack oh
hearts,
"Den he runs his hand in his bosom, and
pulls out a great long pistol and points it
Al me, and saws: Amt dat jack haul -
Il SAYS: Yes, sab"
"And be saws: Amt dat five Jacks? and
don't dat win de money!
And | saws, yes. sah, dat IS Jack
Haul, and dat is five Jacks, and five jacks
beats a inwincibie hand"
80 he puts de money i'll his pocket and
ties nv britches on hind Oh his saddle and
tells me to scatter, and did.
ssYou see, it sarved me right, for fought
de man was a green Missourian when put
up de hand on him, but he was ArkanSaw
chan, and finds dem mighty, sharp, judge.
The above is vOuched for by the foreman
and several members of the grand-jury as
fact-every word Of il.