The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-08-13

Playing Poker WITH C,tszens OF senspr.
Er0M thf EtnnciAno KhronInIn


from ne san Ftunctsco Chronto,e
pa week or 80 5sfore he tS Of aTr y az
Genteman who re prese IWn bimsSt M
Ing eXpert about 70 inansct aevornl u" Sai n
conpv eS q, tba IN we
his name as William Curtis. and was he said
but recently from San Francisco. "''' ~ '"'''
dent that he had more mon"y linn hroins ai
though he might be aceoHnted very s good %.
manner th,t wouIT 10 unacrIoi ~ ei,r ~
circles as frosh,"a Condition for which sait
water voyage i NC remedy, Immediately ION on
duction to Tho Prefector n9 ibns tn nm 'hi rba
Protector Of La Pes ia VI very dsDiIIcd neT e
with our Mayor BiakS ill., ron WHu," rum IN
both cases being tho chief mngistrates of their
e"rds G IN ac Ys Teiretor received hm
distingshsd tr ms oS9r}o s 10 sci 30
SoGor throw myself at t Your s ee' 'P On he
and after the prrrcctor Ind inirdnnccd peSan
noeent American to c1W " l,nsHnmrGu ts IN
nuber Of Of a9 ns snS AT ths club Curtis met
usual exchange of civiIiies. aud after each , Of
so Of a"d draw SoksTq Sggrd
dirngos innocent p~n,nceTc n pt oSc ing
not pay but bo wse ap ,. no n1l Only "ona
principle. Tho MeTicans laid Siege 10 tie BASH 3n
, lu yEoh na man scrup!es ovcrcams them. and
Tho Xmsrcam n'a asked foos aaastiops con-
his enpy educ gS f had n n SHOWED 0 ihat
Which Is tbe biarn ad b pooh snuy negeete1;
he inaiired of ono ~ Tia anstinn frinn, Ee'
eScept royS usb which n no WI inorr neg,
unless he has a stuiy"d da,t I,,t ,ya ns 49,
wait for four aces whispered the Mesi asnsi
The party sat down and arr,snoe DIN ~ gamma os
81 ante without limit. Of which procee Se tho %,
sb,ndin,, N ia, H., -, W i"ro ~ uuder,
up tros tens The S,Sn next to- hi hi nic si
and the American raised him $50. Two T of the the
10 which the latter resnondod Win tymo TT1hv,
Mexican called. and Curtis picked ,,n anoth ne
did NOT s his ba @o Hs s[se I
American The blank anpeaTancS 81 tint
persons countenanco reassured him, and
and raised the amount TO 500. The McxIcen'
swept the money of the table. T6e Mesians
held u mute Consultation for moment and
shule sS the cards on another deal Before the
lost about $50 on Il. In his next hand he uicpad
UP four iyes This time the Msxcans s' we're
petus Of good draws The NOT raniay tme iim
up to $500. At that point the Mexican called
suspecting George. Curtis passed. knowing
raising the AMOUNT Of money e' ON tho table TO-
about 50. 900. The Mexican then threw down
" It's not good I" said the American. ct b.ya
four aces. "'o
The party was struck dumb with astonisb.
nile Of monev into his noctat so"i' s"op' INC
but the Sp9nisb blood Of The n.+,v.o ,,,, -,
They could ses,rceIv brook The nraean W. ~, ~.
Gringo in La Paz. much less epdmrs soe Uh
one Of the hated race carry or co NM q 3Hnis
pected to eatier e IN bs s WRSh they had sx
same eyening they hunted m Don Tarios nv R,t
Nero The Don ia a noted snoG nd nd 'U Uo w,
dealer, and is Justly celebrated tbromnhomt the
republic of Mexico The mnftar vaa ao"n s ar
ranged, and the next evening Mr. Curtis wns
again invited To ths cInh I'm tii no eS Mus
Don Carlos Kamero was introd,ced az .snd
ing merchant of La Ipz. who often ioSui@ed
in poker alter dinner 1Nba narty s ,liuSfou
few cipnrcftes pnssined n W,t p' * Sth3heu
can affairs and disnissed tho nrosronto ~ III
other Mexican revointion IN Pie poo t ~ an
Finally draw Was nronosed Ion ear ,.
mt frat Int uitim.teiv consot maS
and they sal down Two horhra rnJ th.
arose bon Carlos had lost over 20 9nni IN ~
the San Frnncjsro pnmhier nd oa,,,,r. Ia an
IS 900 of the Mexicans monsv W." o'p'ufeo OVER
story to a vail tno,vr ,a nbtr 20 is LniS