Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-12
A Friendly Game.


From the Brooklyn EAGLE
"Say, mister" said tail, sunburned man
With wide brimmed hat. as he edged his way
into the managing editOr'sroom yesterday after
noon 'Say, mister, do you know anything
about keards:''
"Why. yes" responded the editor. IL know
how to play everlasting and old maid and
things of that kind; why:''
That's just what want to ask about. Now
in playing old maid suppose the man who
whose bet is it?''
THAT isn't the way play t." said the edi-
tor I'm my game the player who has a queen
after the ether cards are played is the old
maid"
Perhaps it's everlasting that I'm thinking
OF. unused the stranger. Suppose in ever
lasting You should catch an old maid on the
draw and when the rest of the keards was
played you found you hadn't flied. What
Il don't see how that question could arise in
that game" said the editor. ..Maybe YOU are
talking OF the game called poker"
Poker! what's that" asked the stranger.
looking up ininnOcent surprise.
That's where they have ages and fulls and
that sort of thing"
..DO you know how to play it, stranger?"
asked the tall man. drawing out pack of cards.
will you show me how"
The editor ran over the cards and dealt two
hands rapidly. WV
Now" he explained. s.two pairs heat one
pair. three of kind beat two pairs, q flush
beats threes. and four Of kind beat a flush.
What have you got:"
The stranger laid down a mixed hand and the
own hand held pair.
"Lemme deal 'em once" said the stranger
running them off ciumsily. Five each?'
"ies, replied the editor, seeing that he had
gotten hold of sharper and making up his
mi ind tn fnan i've s,T,..
Now what do We do:" asked the sharper.
If we were betting. I'd have to ante dollar
and you q cover 1t with two. Then if wanted
to come in I'd plank another dollar, and
Hold on hold on! don't 90 50 fast. You
put up two dollars at different times and put
up two all at once. That it,"
Eyes, and then we draw"
Les try it, once for fun. II YOU don't mind -
said the sharper with unnatural eagerness
IAN right, smiled the editor and he threw
two dollars on the table, which were promptly
covered.
"Now you say we draw. How many do I
take?"
You may take what you like, I don't want
any,, replied the editor. 81 stand pat"
Then I'll take one keard. Do We bet now7"
"Yes."
The stranger bet cautiously and the editor
raised him, and was seen until there were fifteen
dollars wagered, though there was no money
So reckon l won't bet any more;" said the
stranger timidly-"who beats?" and he laid
down four aces.
Il beat You" said the managing editor, and
he laid down q straight flush lyon owe me
fifteen dollars"
The stranger looked ct the cards some time.
and then dashed his fist on the table.
''You played fair, did yep
81 did, replied the editor.
Slowly the stranger pulled out greasy wallet
and laid down twenty dollar bill.
The editor gave him the change, and the man
went out, still running over the cards and won
dering how 1t happened.
:. Thought he was sharp and he was only q
fiat, said the editor, explaining the circnln-
stance later to the cashier, ~ he handed In the
twenty for change.
Like to oblige you. old boy" smiled the
cashier, put that twenty b Q counterfeit"
Parties having business with the masaaoins
edito. for teek Or two via please cons