The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-09-21
A FRIENDLY GAME.
The Satisfaction Of Holding q Flash Against
-Four Aces.

'ssy, mister" said a tall, sunburned man,
with q wide brimmed hat, as he edged his way
into the managing editors room, yesterday af
ternoon, ''say. mister, do You know anything
about keardsf
"Why, YES" responded the editor, II know
how to play everlasting, and old maid' and
things of that kind. Whyf"
That's inst what l want to ask Won about
Now, in playing odd maid suppose the man
who holds the ace antes, and passed on the
draw, whose bet is it ~
THAT isn't the way play it," said the edi-
tor. I'm my game, the player who has queen
after the other cards are played, is the old
maid"
.'Perhaps it is 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 were
played, you found you hadn't filed. What
then n
II don't see how that question could arise in
that game" said the editor. MAY be You are
talking of the game called poker"
"Pokeri what's that :" asked the stranger,
looking up in innocent surprise.
That's where they have aces, and fulls and
that sort of thing
do yOu know how to play it, stranger n
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.
Now" he explained, 'two pairs beat one
pair, three Of a kind beat two pairs a flush
beats threes, and fours of n kind beat flush.
What have you got r.
The stranger laid down mixed hand, as the
editor explained that ID was worthless rs his
own hand held pair.
'Lemme deal 'em once said the stranger
running them of clumsly.
Five each"
eyes" replied the editor, seeing that he had
gotten hold of a sharper, and making up his
mind to teach him lesson. give EACH"
'!Now, what do we do n asked the sharper
"lf 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 go so fast You
put up two dollars, at different times, and put
two all at once. That it r.
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 aud he threw
two dollars on the table, which was promptly
covered.
Now, you say we draw. How many do
takef"
''You may take what you like. l don't want
any," replied the editor. II stand patp
Then I'll take one keard. DO we bet now y
Yes"
The stranger bet cautiously, and the editor
raised him. and until there was SIS
wagered, though there was no money up beyond
the ante.
Il reckon l won't hst any more Haid the
stranger. timidly. ''who beats r. and he laid
down four aces.
Il beat you,' said the managing editor, and
he laid down straight flush. .'You owe NE
SIS"
The stranger looked AZ the cards some time,
and then dashed his fist on the table.
''Iou played fair did YEP
81 did," replied the editor.
Slowly the stranger pulled out greasy wal
let and laid down so bill.
The editor gave him the change, and the man
went out, still running over the cards, and won
dering how it happened.
81 thought he was sharp, and he was only
Nat" said the editor, explaining the circum-
stance TO the cashier, he handed in the $40
for change.
Like TO oblge yon, old boy" smiled the
cashier" but that $50 is a counterfeit"
Parties having business with the managing
editor for week or two will please come armed
-BTooklyu Ed1le