The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-08
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An Illinois Judge Bucks AGAINST
Two Pairs Of Aces-"A BID
Karin Old Time" in Europe
SPOILED.

An Illinois Judge Bucks Against
Two Pairs Of Aces-"A BID
| Karin Old Time" in Europe
! Spoiled.
Heu York star.
Judge Asa c. Dixon. of Morgan
County, Illinois, arrived in this city
last week. bringing with him some
$40. OOO in drafts, With which he pro-
p"sed having - rip rairin' old time
among the a1'>t"crais # Europe" The
Judge Vas to have sailed in the
Britannia Ut the White Star Line !;
instead ii doing - he went West
poorer but wiser man.
The story j. easily told. S,nn after
the Judges arrival in New York he
met an Old friend aud acquaintance.
General John q. Chambers. Of
Frankfort. Nv. who was accompanied
b. Squire "Dan" Kncker." If Elizabeth
town. in the same state. The Judge
formerly lived near Frankfurt, and he
and the General were the oldest kind
If friends. He explained that to-"
wears ago he list his wife, that he had
been feeling very Lonesome for come
time. and that he had concluded To
slend half a year abroad. The Gen.
eral said he had come to New York T..
buy few goods, aud the most he
could afford himself in the way of
recreation vas 3 cc,fple 1T days ut
Saratoga. The gentlemen then parted
COMPANY. the General aud his friend
to visit snme relatives oD Staten Island.
and the Judge To get his drafts check
ell. Thev were To meet at five o'clck,
in the Judges hotel in upper Brosd.
way. Subsequently. Judge Dixon
invited the Hon Samuel Silvey. of
Peoris. and q Mr.. Thornton, of Cleve-
land. jnined the dinner party.
The wines we're plentiful. and in
less than mn hour the fire-eaters were
q, laxative a. -, manv women at q
country quiliin-ls,e. General Cham
hers readily admitted that New York
..beat Huntsville all hOller." His wife
was in town Stopping with some rels-
tives. AMI he had to "drive pretty
>low," but he had ''seen a thuncierin'
sight Of women" and had ''started a
pile Of cnrks" since his arrival. Every
innly was talking. some ab,ut the
theaters. some about the city clergy,
and Mr.. Thornton als,ui s"rse girls he
had seen somewhere in basement
saloon. and whom he believed was
angelic, hut whom Dixon insisted Ms
"a devili>!, sight faster nor funeral"
Then some one meniioncd draw-poker.
and there ~as joy "n countenances oi
every oue If th"-e Western men.
The hours ruled by. and Toby. the
black h,v. MAS kept busy leaking
after the internal wants of the party.
They PLAYED SO ante. AMI without
limit. In one deal Squire Rucker
drew q couple Of queens and got three
eight spots. With this full hand he
won nearly %. 900. A few deals later
he lost it all. and 81 ZOO with it. He
tried bluff On the Judge. who raked
down the ,ot with pair Of jacks.
Il learned this game in Congress
years ago from Bob Schenck and
Clark Ingersoll," he said. 1T cost
me a pile Of money, but IL there il
any two things do know something
about it is 'Haines on Township
Organization and draw-poker. Gener-
al, cut the keer,ls."
The Judge dealt himself two ten
spots. . queen, . Eve and twospot.
Silvey drew three cards. and filed
with fves high. The Judge drew an
"ther :en-spot and cuuple Of trays
The Others staid out. The result Of
the betting was in Dixon's favor by a
large maj.rity. He mixed in the pat. |
which Contained nearly 80. 600. This
put him about $4,000 ahead Of the
game. IL tell vou." said he. "there's
no place like Washington tn learn this |,
game. There's some mighty fine
poker-players among our American
statesmen. I used tn hold nv own i
with the hest of EN-. and ! guess left |
the Capital a little ahead Of the game,
after q varied experience extending
over some four years. Squire it's
your ante.
About 2 o'clock Friday morning il
was agreed to have just two more
'leals. and then stop the game
Thornton dealt the cards. and Rucker
held the ace. Chambers lOoked at his
hand. drew tw" cards and drank cup
nf c,iE.e. Silvev gnt two pairs in the
draw. and the Judge drew three cards
Thornton was tired and stall out, and
Squire got q full hand. Jacks up.
started the betting with $50
iilvey saw is. and the Judge raised il
800. The Squire saw the ra,se. and
very politely went the Judge . $500
better. General Chambers didn't
long hesitate. and he raised the last
bet 1000. Silvey drew up his hand
md lie . fresh cigar. |:
Holy smoked" sang out the Judge. }
Is he peeped At his cards. "Well. I'll
nave to raise that last bet 90. 900.
aid he very slow and careful-like.
General Chsmbers looked at his carsis.
Ind then made pretense Of wishing to
rave the advice Of Thornton, who
was = deeply.interested spectator.
"Nune Of that. said the Judge, ono
play yonr own game. end do }
'our own bettin'. That's the way to !!
,lay keerds."
'very WE'LL answered the General.
md then added: Judge. I've got q 9
mighty good hand. and I'm eoin' to {
aise that last bet at yours just 81 500"
The Judge whistled, and looked at =
he chips and scraps Of paper 40 the
able. They represented over s23. 600. .
Then he got up and walked across the d
oom and looked oct Of the window. c