The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-04
Gambling on tho Groom.

a reporter fcll among group of persons
VINO were comparing experiences on that
fruitful field of the cloth of green. One OF
them said '... ".. ~.
| IAN Evansville gambler told Inc lie went
to Nicksburg last winter and dropped into q
faro-room. Around the table were seated a
number Of bad-hcaded fellows, wearing
jeans suits, and looking like solid but mis-
guided farmers. The Evansvillian watched
them play, and each had big pile of blue
ana red chips before him. At last our gam
blcr concluded to 90 in, and, thinking to
make bloody big bluff pulled out his
roll and said to the dealer, in loud and
pOmpOus tone. of voice: . .l .r
| "Gimmc hundred dollars worth of
chps.'". .... o.. -. -
,''ro his aslonishmcnt the players paid no
attention, and the dealer, without putting
Down the box, slipped his hand in the
| drawer and pulled out little white chip
| ~ never even stopped, said the Evans
| vile man, TO inquire what the blue and
| reds were WORTH" 't no. n
| : Another of the group told story of a
| friend of his who was in the railroad
business, and was in the habit of playing a
small game of poker at five cents ante with
tlc men at headquarters. Thcchips were,
| Ill technical parlance, called 'flvc and lfif-
| teen worth five and fifteen cents rcspcc-
lively. lie went to indianapolis to meet
some big guns of other roads, and after din
ncr il wa proposed to play poker. He was
| man OIL moderate circumstances, and not
gambler by any mears playing only for
tho smallest stakes. He agreed, and the
chips were called out ''fivc and fifteen. !"
and he snid ho would take about ten reds
and twenty whites They were c~,,ntcd
out, and, as usual among friends were not
TO be cashed until the game was ended.
The deal was made and he drew pair Of
queens. lie thought he would show them
That he played liberal game although he
got nothing in the draw, and when his turn
came to bet he showed up his ten reds, and
anally put in the twenty whites. The 9TH
crs all drew out, one throwing up two pairs
and another flush lIo threw down his
Two queens and raked in the pot. The 9TH
crs looked at his hand in astonishnlent, and
one cXclnimcd ... ........, .',...
."What do you bet $3.50 on n pair of
quecns2" ,n. =, .',. 0'.7
."Dollars |" said the other; "no but
cents, yes. '',.,, 49,. .... .. -'-u, 3
Gents y echoed the first ''why these
chips arc 50 and $l5." '.n.,.,
Then take your money" cried our
friend, jumping up in holy horror. 81 was
betting five and fifteen cents Why $3.50
keeps my family three months" 'iNft
And he quit the game in n hurry, and re-
fused TO take his winnings, because he
thought they were not honestly his own.
l. 81 think IL was John Miller" said an
other gentleman, ''who ran Il sdoctorcd
deck in Il little game, one evening Wo
had played for some time, and Miller dealt.
we could SEQ rs COON ,is tic cards were dealt
that every man had u good hand They
drew their chairs up, fingered their chips
ncrvously, and the betting began. ~.
1T started cautiously, and No. put up
as If he was afraid Of his Judgment. No. 2
doubled 1t. No., 3 came In and doubled,
and 80 1t went until at last every onc's
watch and Chain, studs and pins were up
and tickctcd for value. Not n man went
out. and the excitement was intense when
the last bet was up and call made. r.,
''Ihcn," said the story teller, sscvcry
man showed UP, and every one of us had
four kings and an acc,' and Miller sat and
halloocd. He had run q doctorcd deck
in. .siI ..s...,i a.r. .l ...'
81 don't think ever saw so much cx-
citement in game in my life. or course,
all bets went off. ~ ~ 43 20 '.N