, 1876-03-30

xhcrounon, 10 bis 1,ttcr aslonfshmont, ono OF
sho PLAYERS dc1nandcd tho Eight 10 :" allusilo
"Bhuille tho ear1al" yol,sd tho attorney, al
most lenpIug from Ills scat. "allu!io tho
CARTS ?" ~
"Yca," hhid Tho District Ju1eo, calmly loal;-
ing ovor hfs rpeciaclo" At Tue aGlthtod attorney
"jlo wants to elnnlo the casis,"
AIN all my Iifs--in all my axperlonco In tho
game--anl / hayo soon aomgthinH Of Il III VIZ
gtnln Cit7-1 mover !loar1 OF auc. thing ~ a
man asktnx g shTi'Ie tho oards aftor the bogiu.
"1t's quito correct" naid tho Asscn,hl5man.
"Accoriing to rule, echoed tho County Az
aeBaor.
:" But tho deck Ia get" porsiatod tho attorney.
"How cnn There hc nny ahuttling at this ntaHo
of h.,cl, thing. 1t Ia thing unAoard utl"
"Yof sro too fast, my young ftIon1,' calmly
and boitgnently and tho l,ib.rict JudEo: "yo,.
arc too fast. It IL quito coreoct and ia tho rule
Mss sol'y ns,e sSo yS ,1s you Sw foF %a
ccdent? What rulo 7" criod Our Comstock IT.
torney.
"Wo will submit tho Qnession," said tho
Judge, ito Our mutual friend, ex-senator I'LL,
Of tlila county, who ia Justly regarded as htand-
ard authority i'll all matters Of controversy III Eo-
gard 10 tho gan,o III poker in StiIiwator."
"All right" satu our attornev, 'lot Dill Hill
10 cal!od 10. ri loavo II to htm."
Tho ex-SanatUr camo into tho room. Iistonod
cided that sny plnyor lad . tight to shunlo tho
caraB previous to tho "draw."
Tho attorney succunbod aud thereafter al
hs coy so Pass aoto 70 o saG s' ~ xe
bnforo tho "doal."
50 tho ga1no proceeded. Towards morning
tho attorney thought he had strack good
thing. Tie District Jugo sat Oh tho In OF tho
hoy had acos up, aud nEter furnphing each
player tho denler laid lown the deck. As this
was done our attorney observed tho District
Judge dive over aud look Mt tho frat card.
HIS Honor Immediately opened tho "pot with
Thinking that his right 10 u!.uflo would pro-
toGt him. our attornoy n'ado no romnrk on OBJ
sorvinE tLis Irregular proceosllng q tho judge
but "saw tho bet aul "casno in"
Tho doalor then proceeded to "holp" tho
"hhnda,' whom tho attornoy criea out, shot
much you dontl I'll juat take ashuille ut those
You'll bo allowed to do no such thing" sali
tho Judge.
"l'tl do It or I'll taEa alt the tnonoy tilcro IL
up!" cried tho attorney; I'm haTe my shuillo
or I'll kick ovor this table, and beAtdeH III Kick
any man that attempts to tntortoro with mo ;"
Ihore WAS now sollnd of gix-ahooters click
Ing uEucr tho table, and matters began to look
very aortous. as oaoh lnAu 1ad either piHt o or
a Enifo lying In llH iAp.
"Keep your temper, young man." calmly said
tho District Judge, "whRt you ask to 10 ia ato-
kGlt1GE REAluoG tAA EulCa VI tllQ RVl1Gv 4Ou arc
altogether wrong iu asking 10 slunlo tho oarls
III tho present caae."
"Iior can bo wroag9 nm only demanding
my right uuicr tho rt,lo laid down by Bill lItll,
WHICH, ls that any plnyer has tho right to shun!o
tho cards before tue draw Bill Hill s,at DO
called again 70 decide! This game can't 60 on
right to q sluHlet "
"Weli, well leave 1t to Bill Hill." said oil
handa. sand you'll dnd out that you arc
wrong"
~ can't 10 wrong Go and bring Bul uillr'
cried our attorney.
Bill I'LL WAS with much trouble got up out Of
bed, Whore ho bad beo, quietly alumboring for
homo hours. 1Ie came into the room rubbing his
oyn1n and yawning. The situation waa explained
to hin by both parties ana WHOM ho fully unior-
stood 1t llo said "GentIenen, al l observed in
tue oarllor part OF tho cyoniug, according to tho
1nleB OF drnv-pokez any player haa tho right to
sutlie On tho dealcr before tho draw, yet, gon-
tloncn, 10 tuls aa to all other ruios tlore
captions. In tho caao ntn now called upon to
decide tho exception and not the rnlo goSernp.
This exception consists in the fact that when tho
playar i,ext to tho dealer knowa that luis In Jun
Is on top, then no shuttle can bo Ind, aud Ills
WatoTl"
Our Comstook attornoy. af.or considering tho
eistiation for tins, quietly ncqulosccd In tho
am now moro than ever convinced OF the truth
ot tue old saying TINT "stil water runH dsopI !"
uo Jumped tho game"
Ex-senator William Fill. Of Saltwater, was in
town .yostercaY: 1lo Bays that III our account Of
"6tillwater Poker" wo failed to givo his third
mud last decision, mado Just aftor tho District
Judge bud "fobbod" :" our attorneys laat $40.
Tho attorney then said: MIR. Ilill low long
down here 2" '.As long ~ lle liz ablo to auto, ~
said Mr.. Hill. Theu.' said tho attorney, "yolr
last leesiop, Mr.: Hill places nio uulnr the palm