The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-09
WHAT RESULTED FROM AsLITrLE CAN'T

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Tdbte-The Danger otfsSStratght Fla.siS5.
Agentleman relates the following init
dent: The occurrence to which refer hal
pened during the latter bart of the warsof
the rebellion, in New York, whero 1 wSs
stopping at the time, thk guest Of = local
politician of some note. We left mysfriepd,s
house at about 10 o'clock NJ, and,takine
car, got off at one of til up sown cross.
streets--Twenty Third, 'T think-Nnnd as.
ccnded the steps of fine marble front dwell,
ling on that street. Upon 5ringingtha,Bell,
cclored man came 70 theTdoor and af1sr
words with my friend, ushered us up stairs
into spacious, elegantly furnished, room.
| -Four gentlemen were at the table, play-
ing the fascinating and Elusive game of DO
,ker. Three Of them nodded to my friend.
who returned their salutations, and explain.
ed to me soto O0cc, that they were respec.
lively Wall street operator, cotton broker
and Junior partner in wholesale dry
goods house, the fourth party being stran.
ger to him. The latter was a youn. fellow
OF about twenty-five, we'll dressed, handsome
and evidently comparative novice at the
game.
The stakes were high; portentious stacks
of chips and bank notes were piled before
each player, and the set faces of the gam
blcrs betokened that an unusually stiff game
was in progress.
Presently, as hand was dealt, and before
the players had seen their habds, the Young
stranger said, with smile and wave of the
hand, Excuse me, gentlemen, but allow
nc to ask if we are playing the sequence
flush it is customary, is it not, to settle
that matter, and we have not done So"
"Why," said the cotton broker. "you
have not got one there, have yol Harry"
"That remains to be seem" said the bow
1t was agreed that the sequence flush
should be counted III, and the players took
up their hands. | saw a startled expression
flash across Harry's face as he looked intent
ly at his cards. He did not draw, aud
when his opportunity came raised the Wall
street operator 500. The dry goods man
dropped out. The cotton broker raised
Harry 5000. The Wall street party, a
largc-boned, yellow -skined, individual,
with NO moro expressionin in b j. sick klyeonn.
tenance than there is in a bHck wall came
in again and raised, and the Thing began to
get interesting. The betting grew heavy.
Finally the cotton broker weakened andlaid
down, but Wall street, who Ifancy thought
| Harry was bluffing took the chances.
There was over $1,000 on the table when
Harry pushed back his chair and reaching
down drew from under his feet a small black
bag, from which he took package of crisp
greenbacks.
Carefully he counted out ,S5 900, mostly
in bills Of large denomination, and pushed
! them forward. The Wall street sphynx saw
Harry and raised him an equal amount.
l. The boy, pale as ghost, his lips and fin
gers twitching with->nervous excitement,
threw down the remainder of q package of
money, and said, prefacing the words with
wild oath:
"Five more; call you. What have you
got2" -
"Four Kings" said Wall street, without
] tremor, as he laid down his hand
GA straight gentlemen, by all the gods w
said tho excited boy, as he threw his cards
on the table and reached for the spoils A
slight, almost imperceptible, flush came upon
the cheeks of impassve Wall street; then
one eye twitched little; then suddenly he
leaned forward, examined Harty's hand, and
said quickly: Not so fast, not SO fast, my
young friend look at your cards"
One look was enough. Mover in my life.
have heard more horrible groan than
came from young Harry's lips,and then the
words "Oh, God what will mother say ?"
stemcd to burst out of his mouth and then
he fell upon the floor in fit
The poor youth had been betting upon
straight flush that was not straight flush,
for, by some temporary haliucination, he
had mistaken the seven of diamonds fol an
eight, and, although he had examined his
cards time and again, as had observed, had
not been undeceived as to his error.s The
Wall street man, as he gatheted in the non.
ey, glanced at the wrilSing Rrm upon the
floor, and said, as he poucHcd the spoils,
with gamblers pity, Poor devil;' and
then took his hat and walked out, while we
were endeavoring to revive The poor boy"
l have since heard that Harry was the
trusted confidential clerk Of large New
York contracting firm, and had intended
starting for Washington ouA late train that
unlucky evening to transactsome important
business j.
have always had a. prejudice against
lstraight fushes since Tint 1esdnipg in New
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