Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-02
FRIENDLY GAME.
The Subtraction OF Holding a Flush
Against Four Aces.

"Say, mister" said a tall, SUM-
burned man with q wide-brimmed hat,
as he edged his way into the manag-
ing editors room yesterday afternoon,
stSay, mister, do you know anything
about keards?"
"Why, yes" responded the editor,
81 know how to play everlasting
and odd maid and things of that
kind. Why?"
"That's just what 1 want to ask
you about. New, in playing old
maid,'' suppose the man who holds
the ace antes and passes the draw,
who's bet is it,"
"That isn't the way / play it,
said the editor. SIN my game the
player who has a queen after the
other cards are played out is the 'old
mald.'
"Perhaps it is 'everlastin' that I'm
thinking off," unused the stranger.
"Suppose in everlasting you should
catch an old man on the draw and
when the rest of the keards was
played you found you had't filled.
What them"
ST don't see how that question
could arise in that game,' said the
editor. 'sMaybe you are talking Of
the game called poker
"Poker! What's that?" asked the
stranger, looking up in innocent sur
prise.
"That's where they have ices and
fulls and that sort of things"
'sDo you know how to play it,
stranger?" asked the tall man draw
ing out a pack of cards. evil you
show me how""
The editor ran over the cards and
dealt two hands rapidly.
"Now,'' he explained, 1.-TWO pairs
beat one pair, three Of a kind beat
two pairs, a flush beats threes and
fours of a kind beat a flush. What
have you got?"
The stranger laid down a 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?"
eyes," replied the editor, seeing
that he had gotten hold of a sharper,
and making up his mind to teach him
q lesson : ''ive each.'
"Now, what do we do?" asked the
stranger.
eff we are betting, I'd ante a dol
lar and you'd cover it with Two Then
if 1 wanted to come in I'd plank an
other dollar and then
'.Hold on! hold on! don't 60 so
FAST You put up two dollars at diff
ferent times and l put two all at once.
That it?'
Eyes, and then we draw"
"Let's try it once, for fun, if you
don't miud," said the sharper, with
unnatural eagerness.
"All right" smiled the editor, and
he thre two dollars on the ,sbie,
which we're promptly covered.
CHOW, you say we draw. How
many do l take?"
"You may take what you like; ]
don't want any, replied the editor.
81 stand pat
"Then I'll take one keard. Do we
bet now"
YES"
The stranger bet cautiously, sand
the editor raised him, and vas 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 straigh,
flush. "You owe me S15.'
The stranger looked at the cards
some time, and then dashed his fs,
on the table.
''You played fair did ye?'
81 did," replied the editor.
Slowly the stranger pulled out q
greasy wallet and laid down a twenty
dollar bill. SIS b
The editor gave him the change,
and the stranger went ont still I'M
ming over the cards and wondering
how it happened.
II thought he was a sharp and he
was only a fiat" said the editor, ex-
planning the circumstance to the
cashier, as lie handed in the $40 for
change. :,
Like to oblige you, old boy
smiled the cashier, ''but that $40 Is
counterfeit
Parties having business with the
managing editor for a week or two
will please come armed.
That Book.