The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-09
WHAT RESULTED FROM ALITrLE GAmE<1
DRAW PUKER 80 80 4,

dent: The occurrence to. which refer hay
pened during tho latter part of the warsoi
the rebellion, in New York, whero l WA
stopping at the time, tho guest Of y local
politician of some note. We left my friends 3
house at about 10 o'clock z. NJ, and, taking
car, got off at one of the up .own cross
streets-Twenty Third, II thinkT-and as.
ccnded the steps of a fine marble front dwcl
ling on that street. Upon ringing ths.beil,
a colored man came to the~door and !, after
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 po.
,ker. Three of them nodded to my friend,
who returned their salutations, and explain.
ed to me soto nee, that they were respec-
lively Wall street operator, cotton broker
and junior partner in wholesale dry
goods house, the fourth party being Il stran.
ger to him. The latter was young fellow
Of about twenty-five, well dressed, handsome,
and evidently a 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 hands, the young
stranger said, with smile and wave of the
hand, Excuse me, gentlemen, but allow
me to ask if we arc 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 you, Harry
THAT remains to be seem" said the boy
1t was agreed that the sequence flush
should be counted in, 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 more expression in his sichly-eoun-
tenance than there is in b5ck wall, came
in again and raised, and the thing began to
get interesting. The betting grew heavy.
Finally the cotton broker weakened and laid
down, but Wall street, who ]; fancy thought
Harry was bluifing took the chances-
There was over 10000 on the table when
Harry pushed back his chair and reaching
down drew from under his feet small black
bag, from which he took package of crisp
grccnbacks.
Carefully he counted out So, 600, mostly
in bills Of large denomination, and pushed
them forward. The Wall street sphynx saw
Harry and raised him an equal amount.
The boy, pale as ghost, his lips and fin
gers twitchinS with-nervous excitement,
threw down the remainder of package of
money, and said, prefacing the words with a
wild oath:
Five more; call you. What have you
got?"
"Four Kings" said Wall street, without
tremcr, as he laid down his hand
GA straight gentlemen, by all the gods %
said the excited boy, as he threw his cards
Oh the table and reached for the spoils. \
slight, almost impcrccptible, flush came upon
the cheeks of impassive Wall street; then
one eye twitchcd a 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 2"
seemed 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 a straight flush,
for, by some temporary hallucinaton, he
had mistaken the seven of diamonds fol an
eight and, although he had examined his
cards time and again. rs | had observed, had
not been undcccived as to his error. The
Wall street man, as he gathcted in the mon
ey, glanced at the wrilhing form 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"
| have since heard that Harry was the
trusted confidential clerk Of large New
York contracting firm, and had intended
starting for Washington ora late train that
unlucky evening to transact some important
business
| have always had a prejudice against
straight fushes since, that evening in New
York -: SSste,e - ~ 49, &,
If there is man who cap eat his bread
at peace with heaven and ,man, il is that
man who has brought that 6rcad out of the
earth by his own honest hdustry. 1t is