The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-28
Gen. BEDFORD FOrest-The UriyAIed
CaValryman n a Poker Player.

We have heard Geo. Forest tell the
story, and by others preseLt when the
facts occurred, much the same account
was given. Bar twei t. years before,
when Fores, first came To Memphis, he
kept livery stsble. On- bright Sunday
morning lie assist & NICE dspper
little fellow i:Um buggy su1 thrsshed
him witt the whip bee 4use he had, ss
Forest said. gwen his horse ''the
thumps" by hard driving We saw him
once PIN a. antagonist 10 The floor with
tie long keen dagger Of sword
cane and yet the man. lawyer named
Cook, a brawuy, huge fellow, he'd
strength eGough TO thrust the imp'e-
msnt of death lis. to the right and
then to the lett only his fl. sh and
shoulders and clothes were pierced.
Forest WAS item Of wonderful physical
strength. y newspaper miu said 10
hi II on Cue occs ion:
''IYc heard you were i great poker
player ~ your time"
YES" SAYS tie general, have
Played some" and his eyes began to
| sparkle with the memv'y OF old times,
and he at once seemed interested in tue
sui jet for be II Known that no one
was foad,r than a.; in recounting his
fultxp!oits.
"How much. general, WIS the larg-
est stake you ever play.C!'
81 once called as COO in NV o.
leans y
ID d you wiL!'
Goa, yes. Won H."
"What wac rrnr hand oeuc-a!fu
81, was tbr,e kioo.."
"But " saws h :. he hard, st name
[ ever pI.y,j wa. 81 Memphis. Just
after the var .losrd me and ms wife
Eelt e. Nymui.is. spd we stopord at
| The Woisb.m "A Ne. T.cm x morn
ing we 90. cue .i.iprs ln.c,h r, ard |
en- )tied nj! my u.;,ers n, g.! IN; truck
IN the Il ,yr. aLd Nh I'm 10, certain
mis- wlie's rssne was Mary. Lut that
will do for tie IL ; went ov.rtud over
them, bnatfg a,r :. netting TO raise
money tu. g. ,m,-cI nv nockets
| aud Mary emn.,a nti'u, and bew cen us
we had seven d. AIRS aud thirty cent?.
After buntln' oyer everything. we fuunI
that everv man who owed me y AZ
eItIer dead or nT,k. had., enc sim
! &c nantr an winch I ,ould raise a
cent onteo. tfrr we pot through tn
nile I Iockad y, Mrv ard Mary Looked
NJ mo ~ ., wbs,,s 70 lie done
MrVT saws 4 DON know, saws
she. INIT The Lord will d .cyidc.' You
see Mary was ON. of The ID 81 women in
the word and she he'd y hesp of faith
in her G,l,gion. ;onk-d Nj her rth
|
| sMarv. Won ate y mighty eoJd woman,
nj Tm uoinn "a lc!l ven something.
Tnar,,s IN Ia b;r d,nnrr at = this
even NO g, Pm i,vi.td They 81
wa MIA; loker At II a, house. and YOU
nave slways been aq,n me nIsyl,o. ard
exon ven yrp riaht ahuuf il But
,bings have bcc,me dpsperate with us.
and somehow feel # ven wouldn't be
apin me. but would pray Tor m. could
make q rails; -nio;i
"Srs 40 .iir,if.Is;. cau't do it.
IPs wrong ar Won 30 10 il, and I'd
heap rather ynu wen du'..'
"'B II, Nj r},'tays q ntver MAS in
such a fix he,ure. Here we are with
40 money hn, 81 80, ana that
wouljl.'. IaY cur laytrn bill. | can't
lose no mrc than 4, fra swear
| won'1 be; GA a credit. IL ,se that.
I'll come /. N and If | win then well
have something t. start on Wen, |
argued ana gr.u-d with her, hut she
w0uld-,'. ssy yes. But AZ last she saws /:
.Bsdfnid, | know ytur mind is set
on il. and k!.ow YOU ave gong TO he,
whether. rm willil' ur no So | won't
saw no,blps m r. ahaut H..
~But sumenow | f,lC when | started
that she was for me, aud iust kuowOd
how 'tw, uld be.
"Well, | welt seine time before din
ner and sure en- ugh they w,r: at it.
| Tnev had three tahlts-pne had 4 quar-
ter ante, one u half u, Il enc ooiler
and half. wanted my seven dollars
to last as lopg AS could make II ard
so | sat down to the q1art,r table. We
bet on IL / | dion.r, and by thar time
h. I'd Won enough To do bette; aud, at
ter we lad ca, sat down to tn. doll
lar and a ha!itab'e. Slms,im won,
aud then again Ia 10 e on uu / nigh