The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-10-06
A LITTLE GAME OF POKER.

''Dit told you, fader, dot Wilhelm Stoofen
vas bleaching dose CARDS for 10 blay ~ asked
young jacob HeinbOckel of his father, the other
night, as they finished supper
"lsh dot so " inquired the old man. intuition
ing his vest and cycling his son. "vell, how
You vas making ont nit dot ~
Dot Wilhelm makes me all dose explanations
nit dem CARDS, | learn of him right away
gwiek. Of you blease, tole you all apout dose
'.Fer suah. And you can blay nit dem boxers
CARDS; eli, Iaeob - and the old mans ewes glist
ened As he saw his hopeful draw ont a pack of
cards and begin to shuttle them. GLOW you
blay init dose boxers, Yacob."
Well, ! tOle you all apout it, OF | make dose
CARDS deal 50, den yOu got finfe, don'd :"
'law. Dot vas so, said the old man, pick
| ing mp his cards.
''Cnd den vas dock finfe, like dot und den
We vas ready right off init dot boxers games.
| Now, you look, ven | got dot most right away
powers, und left powers, den you bay me den
cents right off, und if you vos catch a peter
liant, den vas shtuck"
''Ish dot so ?" asked Mr.. HeinbockeI, who held
three jacks. at vas your lead out, Yacob."
Jack scratched his head.
ibid Wilhelm say vot dum dem trum2s in
dot boxers +" he muttered trying to remember
| the game.
.'Of he told you, den Wy you don't durn en- r.
asked the old gentlemen.
dot yos so, slIah, und den We blay dem boxers
owit for dem powers, don'd ve.-
''loost vatefer you likes, iacob. You vas dot
games blaying. l hev no pizness to inderfere
nit dem boxers"
Jacob turned the trump, and stuck again in
coHtinently.
Go ahcat nit der pizncss fader," said he in
desperation. 'Make some blays owit mid dose
CARDS"
..veIl, vot 1 do: You don't tole me about
dose BOXERS
lief you got any boxers vot vas all alike /.
Ilpf gat arpS
''Nein, dond got netting like such boxers As
dot"
'Den dock dot irick," and Jacob led lack,
which the old man soGbled with queen, hold
ing four jacks now.
"GayPe il vos peter if We pet n leetle,- said
Jake, Slimmcr of the game dawning on him.
dot vas goot. ! pet You half tolar dot l
vos got peter you."
dot vas all rieht,' said Jake not noticing
that the old man showed symptoms of being
posted. 81 see you dot half tollar, and lift
You quarter more on dem BOXERS
lind vot den you've does Yacop!-
'.Nel!, you make boxers nit yonr liant, und
make some mt mine, und if your boxers vas bet
ter of rs mine, den dot vos all richtr
Il lief four of dem boxers, Yacop Powers,
| too, all yacks."
'Gott in himmclr' exclaimed Jacob, LAYING
down mixed hand; eden dem vas your boxers,
und you dock dot bot"
'law, und / dock You, Yacob, for snch a
daamed ass off yourself make nit your fader ~
and he grabbed the yOungstcr by the nape Of
the neck. "lou learned dem boxers by dun, dot
drump and fire out dat yack, ehf Dot vas de
halrpins vot you make of yourself You pet q
half toller md quarter lift il on a flush tail
vat vas pobbcd. So you learn dem boxers, ch ~
And he banged the youngster remorselessly
.'Don'd let me any more hear of dem boxers, yoa
look! Eff You don'd blay peter off as dot, skin
yOu like n saSSage, don'd III and then the en-
ragged parent slapped the youngster on a chair,
and then lighted pipe. Never dnrn drump
in dot Pokers, lacoh Dot vas euchrc and dou'd
hiay any more until you vas learnt how, ain'd
il: IND den, ven you know all about dot bo-
kers, yoost only blay NIT some man yot wants to
deach you. You always can beat dat sort Of a
man." and the worthy gentleman sank to slum-
Der, leaving his advice to take root and thrive
-BrooLlyR Eagle