The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-07
POKER AS AtINE ARr.
How Elder Bo.s Dickerson got his Four
Aces,

Aces.
Life
Mr.. Tooter Williams was late ut the meet.
ing Of the Thompson Street Poker Club,
Saturday evening; but as he had Elder
Boes Dickerson in tow, the Secretary re.
mitted the usual fine. 1t was confden-
TALLY learned that the Elder had just re-
ceived SIT so on an extensive kalsomining
contract, and was probably good for as
much more, and as Mr.. Williams had al.
ready played with the deck OF cards now
upon the table, and Mr.. RUDE Jackson had
consented for small percentage not to
play, but to sit in a sociable way behind
the Elders chair, the game promised to be
one at extraordinary interest.
Having been introduced 10 the Rev. Mr..
Thankful Smith, Mr.. Gus johnson, and
Professor Brick, the Elder shucked of his
ulster, produced q corpulent wallet, pur.
chased 81 70 worth Of blues and redu, and
opened up tho game with an expression OF
determination and q humping blind,
which made the excitable Mr.. Johnson's
ewes stand out like those Of an apoplectic
crab. Seven hands were played, and as
Mr.. jackson, who eat behind the Elder,
had evidently forgotten the code Of signals
10 the extent that he winked with his right
eve when he should have winked with his
left, Mr.. Williams was already out nine
ty seven cents, and was correspondingly
mad.
At last, however, Mr.. Jackson WIS made
aware OF his error by searching kick de.
iyered beneath the table, and a new deck,
which had been thoughttully placed on ice
by the Rev. Mr.. Smith before the company
assembled, was produced. 1t was Mr..
Johnson's deal, and the Elders blind.
Everybody came in In.
The Elder raised the blind o. cents.
The decisive moment had come.
II rise dat rIss dollah," gaid the Rev.
Thankful Smith, with the calmness Of one
who expects to fill bobtail.
~ sees yo' dat, and liG yo' a dollah mo-"
yentured Mr.. Williams.
81 calls" said the Elder.
Mr.. Smith also called, and the three pro-
ceeded TO draw cards. Mr.. Williams want
ed two cards; the Rev. Dir. Smith guessed
he'd take one, ard the Elder concluded to
play what be had.
Mr.. Smith led out with two dollar stack.
Mr.. Williams pulled outa corpuient wallet,
fixed q belligerent glare apparently on Mr..
Smith, banged the wallet heavily on the
middle OF the table, and said impressively:
II goes yo' dattwo, an sig dollahs rise. ;"
81 rise yo' six," said the Elder, but with.
out putting up chips.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith dropped out. Mr.
Williams pointed to the wallttand said:
~ goes 20 elk mo-"
The Elder raised one foot, and placed Il
neatly on top Of Mr.. Williams wallet, ant
said:
~ rises dat ten."
"Whar's de money 2" inquired Mrs. VIII
liams, with polite smile.
"Whars yo' money 2" retorted the Elder
% sweetly.
Mr.. Williams pointed to the wallet un
derneath the Elders heel.
"Dat's all right, den," said the Elder
"Tse got Jess as much leather on dis yal
table as yo' has"
"whad 20 mean by dat?" as Mr.. Viii
liams.
"Put up er shet,n said the Elder.
Mr.. Williams drove his knife through
his cards, pinning them to the table, anG
called out the Rev. Mr.. Smith for 0 CON
sultAtion. The Elder thoughtfully whis
tied tune, drew o razor, and seemed to bC
trying its edge on the surface Of his bot
tom card. Mr., Jackson watched MI. WI