The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-03-24
coon OLD DAYS IN KENTUCKY.

addressing me, as see was the case il
your report OF the meeting between my
self and Ensign Mulligan, a few day.
ago, but, Notwithstanding my mode ty
and small desire for blood, when il
comes to friendly meeting day aftel
day, must, in honor to nay soldicfly
achievements and to my position ineiyi1
life, insist that you shall either call me
"Mister' or ''Colonel'-just as you
/ please; but with dignity am not a
| Major, sir..'' The necessary correction
] was made at once, when the Colonel
/ proceeded, with an affability and polite
4 ness that / have rarely seen excelled,
/ even III the more southern States, to tell
what he knew about poker playing in
/ Frankfort. Ha SAID: 81 have frequent
ly seen, sir, in this Capital-and I am
sorely hurt, sir, that things have SO
| vastly clianged-as much as $500 bet
on a pair of deuces."
''In money ?" eagerly inquired.
''In money? No, sir. A Kentucky
| gentleman has no occasion to carry his
| bank around with him. He marks his
winnings and losings on his shirt-cutfs,
and when the latter exceed the former
he sends his linen to wash, and the
whole score is wiped ont. | shall never
forget,o the Colonel continued, shaking
his fat sides in mirth, "the hand that
was played between Judge Peterbaugh
and Colonel Tanzy, five or six years ago.
| don't know what either of them had, !,
but both of them had all their money
ON the table, and Colonel Tanzy, draw
ing check out OF his pocket, filled it
up, and said 81 raise you, sir, s5O."
Judge Peterbaugh gave an anxious
glance at his hand, and heing satisfied
with its contents, apparently, called for
blank check himself, and rapidly fill
ing it up and throwing it upon the table,
said 81 see yonr raise, sir, and go
you 5000 better" 81 am sincerely
grieyed at the circumstance" the Col
onel replied, ''but must play my hand;"
and calling tor another check and filling
it mp, he went.the Judge a thousand bet
ter. "Oh, that's mere bcgatelle,"
remarked the Judge. 81 have check
here for the balance of the money in the
world, and 1 guess you can't raise me
above that That was settler; and.
the Judge took the money: but don't
think ever enjoyed myself so much as
when the Colone's and the Jude's
checks were taken down to tie bank the
next day and both were found to be
quite worthless. The judge" the Col
onel went on to say, twas very fond of
quiet game OF draw, and, when lie
could come in on two pair, didn't care
whether his Judicial Circuit went to
- or not. At the Capital cne night
there was big pot on the table and it
came down between the Judge and a
member from the saw log region. They
botn seemed to have good hands, and,
after the preliminary betting, the Judge
raised his antagonist S20-all the money
he had before him.
81 see that raise,' exclaimed the saw
log man, neryously showing his cards
together, ssand 60 you this pocket-book
BETTER" producing an old leather wallet
with fifty or hundred wraps about it.
"Oh, you do, do you % said the
Judge, suspiciously eyeing the battered
receptacle of wealth. stWell, then, |
am forced under the circumstanccs'-
reaching down into his overcoat pocket
and producing half dozen bran new
wallets" to go you five pocket books
BETTER" Both gentlemen got their pis-
tolls ont about that time, and the deli
cate matter Of examining the pocket
books was referred to committee of
three of the by ISLANDERS, who reported
that there was nothing in any of the
wallets, when the Judge and the lum-
herman cordially shook hands across the
board, and the game went on.
81 never saw the Judge lay down
but one hand,n the Colonel remarked
as he carefully brushed some particles
of sand off the curbstone with the end
of his cane. ssand that was under rather
peculiar circumstances. The Judge and
/ had been up to Louisa, on the Big
Sandy, getting some counterfeit money,
and a few poisoned chicken -gaffs, to
fight man with at Louisville, when
we fell in at Catlettsburgh with a Sam
dian hellbent on piayipgpoker. He
didn't know anything more about poker
than the babes in the woods, but we
humored him when we got down to
business on the boat, and he came near
breaking the whole party by his raises
and bets. Once the Judge, who had
fours, called him. s.Oh, Pye got You
tins time r. the fiy-Rp the creek said.
"They tod me before left honle that
a full was three of ono kind and two of
another: here they are, three spades and
q pair of hearts!'' Well, the Judge
warned him that time, but not liking
the idea Of having laid down SO many
good hands previously on the suckers
conception of a sfull, !" set up little Job
on hestranger. We all came in each
one drew card. 1t was the Big Sandy's
mans Sage The first man bet $50 q
the second raised him fifty / saw the
raise and went them hundred better
the. Judge saw the raise and went
hundred better still. The Big Sandian
went clear down 20 his boot, and pro-
dneed his asrolI' and huge navy re-.
Yolver. From the roll OF gfeenbacks
he carefully counted outa LOT of money,
and said ssThere's the 5000 it takes
me to call now, what have you got r
The FIRST fellow said sWeli, I've
only got little pairte tens and tens.
The next man said "I just spot You
T,ye got four iacksn ( Inyself had four |