The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-06
THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN KEN
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when Everyb body Play ed Poker for
All They We're WOrth-The Hand
Which Beat Four Aces.

when Every body Play ed Poker for
All They We're wOrth-The Hand
Which Beat Four Aces.
From Frankfort Letter.
MY friend Colonel Budd called my at
tention TO the increase of morals on the
part of the Legislature only this morning.
He said: 81 can readily forgive, sir, any
! omission of my correct title in addressing
me, - see was the case in your report
of the meeting between myself and
Ensign Mulligan, a few days ago, but,
Notwithstanding my modesty and small
desire for blood, when it comes to a
friendly greeting day after day, l must,
in honor to my position in civil life, in
sist that YOU shall either call me Mister
or 'Coloner-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
atiabilty and politeness that have rare
" seen excelled, even in the more South
ern States, to tell what he knew about
poker-playing in Frankfort. He said:
Il have frequently seen, sir, in this capl-
tal-and am Sorely hurt, sir, that things
have 80 vastly changed-as much as $500
bet on pair OF deuces
ain money!" l eagerly inquired.
ain money! No, sir. A Kentucky
gentleman has no occasion to carry his
bank around with him. He marks his
winnings and losings on bis shirt cuffs,
and when the LITTER exceeds the former,
he sends his linen to wash and the whole
score is wiped out. i shall never forget"
the Colonel continued, shaking his fat
sides in mirth, "the hand that was played
between Judge Peterbsugh and Colonel
Tanzy, five or six years ago. L don't
know what either of them had, but both
of them had all their money on the Ia
bic. and Colonel Tsnzy, drawing check
out Of his pocket, filled it up, and said:
Il raise you, sir, $50 Judge Peterbaugh
gave an anxious glace at his hand and be-
ing satisfied with lis contents, apparently y,
called for blank check himself and rap.
idly filed it up and throwing it upon
the table, said:' Il see your raise, sir, and
% YOU 800 better II am sincerely
| grieved at the circumstance, the Colonel
replied, but | must play my hand anu
calling for another check, and filling 1t
up. he went the Judge thousand better.
'Oh.that's mere begatelle, remarked
the Judge. Il have check here for the
balance of the money in the world, and
| guess YOU cant raise me about that.
That was settler, and the Judge took
the money; but don't think | ever en-
loved myself so much as when the Colo
ners and the Judges cheeks were taken
down to the bank, the next day, and both
were found to be quite worthless. 1.-The
Judge" the Colonel went on to say, "was
very fond of quiet game of draw, and,
when he could come in on two pair, dIdn
care whether his Judicial Court went, to
hell or not. At the capital, one night,
there was big pot on the table, and it
came down between the Judge and q
member from the saw log region. They
both seemed to have good hands, and,
after the preliminary betting, the Judge
raised his antagonist S2O-all the money
he had before him.
81 see that raise exclaimed the saw
loo man, nervously showing his cards
together, and 90 you this pocket book
better producing an old leather wallet
with fifty or hundred wraps about 1t.
...Oh, you do, do your said the judge,
suspiciously eyeing the battered recep-
tacie of wealth. well, then, | am forced,
under the circumstances reaching down
into his overcost pocket and producing
half q dozen bran new wallets-to SO
YOU five pocket books better Both gen
ilemen got their pistols out about that
time, and the delicate matter of eNamln-
ing the pocket-books was referred to
committee oC three of the by-standers,
who reported that there was netting IN
any of the wallets, when the Judge and
the lumberman cordially shook hands
across the board, and the game went on.
81 never saw the Judge lay down but
one hand" the Colonel remarked, as he
carefully brushed some particles of sand
off the cur b-Stone with the end OF his
cane land that was under rather pecu-
liar circumstances. The Judge and |
had been up at Louisa on the Big Sandy,
Getting some counterfeit money and
few poisoned chicken-gatf', to tight 8
main with at Louisville, when he fell In
st Cotlet;sturg with Sandian hell-beni
on nlaying poker. He didn't know any
thing more about poker than the babes IN
the wood. but we humored him when We
got down to business on the boat, and he
came very near breaking the whole par
~ bv his raises and biz bets. Once the
Judge called on tours. oh. I've go'
Won this timer the fy up-th e-creek SAID
They told me before | left home that 8
full was three of one kind and two OF
another; here they are. three spades anc
pair of hearts! Well, the Judge
warned him that time, but not liking the
idea of having laid down so maay Cooo
hands previously on the suckers COncep
ton of a rull," set up little job on tn,
stranger We all came i'll; each drew {
card. 1t was the Big Sandy mans ace.
The first man bet $40; the second maj
raised him fifty; saw the raise and wen
them q hundred better; the Judge saw
tho raise and went hundred better still
Tho Bio Sandisn went clear down to hi
boot. and produced his roll and huge
navy revolver. From the roll OF green
backs he carefully counted out 10
., money. and said: There's tn
5000 that it takes me to call; row VIVA
: have YOU got?' The first fellow SAID
well. I've got two little pairs-tens sn'
tens The next man sand l just spot you
I've got four jacks l myself had fou
ouee,s which | showed upon the oosrd
when. greatly to my establishment, tn
BIG Sandy man threw down four king
upon the table, and putting his I'm
mense pistol in dangerous Proximinii.
with the judges head, muttered IN al
assassin tone of voice, Now, you damne'
son of satan, there are four kings; wha
have you got?' The pistol was too mucl
for the Judge. He had the small matte
of four aces, but there was business IN tn
strangers eye. So he just threw his fou
bullets into the deck, and said, oh m.
dear fellow, you beat me; l was onl,,
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