The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-04-05

A Fricad1y Game.
aSay, mister p said q tall, sun
burned man with wide brimmed
hat, and he edged his way into the
editors room yesterday afternoon.
3Say, mister, do you know anything
about keards ?"
"Why, yes" responded the edi-
tor. 81 know how to play sevcrlast-
ing 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 ace antes and passes on the
draw, whose bet is it n
THAT isn't the way / play it, .
said the editor. 'In my game the
player who has queen after all the
other cards are played is the old
maid"
perhaps it is everlasting that
I'm thinking Of" unused the stran-
ger. Suppose in everlasting you
should catch an old maid on the
draw and when the rest Of the
keards was played you found you
had not filled. What them"
II do not 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 p asked
the stranger looking upin innocent
surprise.
That's where they have aces ard
fulls and that sort of a thing"
"Do you know how to play it,
stranger ?s asked the tall man, draw
ing out a pack of cards. "Will you
show me how ?"
The editor ran over the cards and
dealt two hands rapidly.
"Now," he explained, "two pairs
beat one pair, three of a kind beat
two pairs, flush beats threes, and
fours Of a kind beat q flush. What
have you got ~
The stranger laid down mixed
hand as the editor explained that it
was worthless, and his own hand
held a pair.
"Lemme deal 'em once" said the
stranger, running them off clumsily
"Five each ?"
"Yes, ".said the editor, seeing that
he had gotten hold of a sharper and
making up his mind to teach him
lesson. "Five EACH"
sNow, wha. do we do?" asked the
sharper,
IF we are betting Id ante dol
lar and you'd cover it with two.
Then If / wanted to come in I'd
plank another dollar, and then"
"Hold on hold on don't go so
fast. You put two dollars at differ
ent times and l put two all at once,
That it ?"
"Yes and then we draw"
"Let's 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 promptly covered.
"Now you say we draw. How
many do [ take ?"
"You may take what you like, l
don't want any," replied the editor.
/ stand pat p
"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 SIS wagered, though
there was no money up beyond the
ante.
Il 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 a straight
flush. you owe me SIS"
The stranger looked at the cards
some time, and dashed his fist down
on the table.
"You played fair did We c?''
Il did"
Slowly the stranger pulled out q
greasy wallet and laid down a 500
bill.
The editor gave him the change,
and the man went out, still running
over the cards and wondering how
it happened.
Il thought he was a sharp and he
is only a fat said the editor, ex-
planning the circumstance to the
cashier, as he handed in the $40 bill
for change.
"Liketo be oblige you, old boy"
said the cashier. "but that $40 is
counterfeit"
Parties having business with the
managing editor for week or two
will please come armed.-Brooki,m
Eagle.