Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-01-26
4 FRIENDLY GAME.
The Satisfaction of Holding a Flush
Against Four Aces.

Say, mister" said a tall, sunburnt man
with wide brimmed hat, as he edged his
way into the managing editors room yester-
day afternoon. 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 you
about Now, in playing old maid suppose
the man who holds the age antes, and passes
on the draw whose bet is it ?''
THAT isn't the way l play it, said the
editor. In my game the player who has a
queen after the other cards are played is the
old maid"
Perhaps it is everlasting that I'm think
ing Of" unused the stranger. Suppose in
everlasting you should catch an old maid
on the draw and when the rest of the keards
had been played you found yOu hadn't filled.
What them
Il don't see how that question could arise
in the game said the editor. Maybe you
are talking Of the game called poker"
Poker. what's that?' asked the stranger,
looking up in innocent 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. viii you show me how? p
The editor ran over the cards and dealt
out to hands rapidly.
Now" he explained, two pairs beat one
pair three of a kind beat two pairs, a flush
beats threes, and four OF q kind beat a flush.
What have you got p
The stranger laid down mixed hand as
the editor explained that it was worthless as
his own hand held pair.
''Lemme deal em once said the stranger
running them off clumsily. Five each?
Yes replied the editor, seeing that he
had gotten lold of a sharper and making
up his mind to teach him IL lesson. Five
EACH
''Now what do we do?" asked the sharper
IF we were betting I'd ante a dollar and
you'd cover it with two. Then if l wanted
to come in I'd plank another dollar, and
then"
Hold On! hold on don't 60 so fast. You
put up two dollars at different times and l
put up two all at once. That it?'
Yes, and then we draw"
Lets try it once for fun, if you don't
mind" said the sharper with unnatural
eagernesS.
"All right smiled the editor, and he
threw two dollars on the table, which were
SoyCiCu'
Now, you say we draw. How many do |
take?"
"You may take what yon like; l don't
want any, replied the editor Il stand
pat
Then I'll take one keard. Do we bet
nOw?" Yes
The stranger bet cautiously. and the editor
raised him, and was seen until there was
S15 wagered, though there was no money up
beyond the ante.
Il reckon 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 a straight flush. You
owe me SIS"
The stranger looked at the cards for
some time, and then dashed his fist on the
table
"You played fair, did ye?'
Il did" replied the editor.
Slowly the stranger pulled out 4 greasy
wallet and laid down $40 bill.
The editor gave him the change and the
man went out, still running over the cards
and wondering how it happened.
81 thought he was sharp and he was
only a fiat" said the editor, explaining the
circumstance to the cashier, as he handed in
the $40 for change
Like to oblige you, old boy, but that
$50 is counterfeit ~
Parties having business with the managing
editor for Il week or two will please come
armed