Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-29
The Reynlann
WHEE
OPENING A JACK POT.
Mr.. spOOpendyke Attempts TO Teach
His Wife 10 Play Poker.

Brootlya Eagle.
"NOw, my dear" said Mr.. Spoken
dyke, shutllng the cards and dividing
the checkers into two even piles, sup
pose we play a little game of poker. Do
you know how to play poker"
81 guess So" replied Mrs. SpOo ken
dyke, hitching up her chair, aud dust
ing the top of the table with a towel.
Isn't that the game where you have
the right and left joker, and pass when
you take it up?"
"If you have any kind Of luck you
do" retorted Mr.. SpOopendyke. Il
learned this game over at Mr.. Speckle-
wottle's the other night. The way you
play it is to have on pair, or two pairs,
or four aces. -Four aces beat anything.
When you get four aces you want to
bet your last cent. Now I'll deal five
cards apiece
II hope I'll get four aces" giggled
MIS-. Spoopendyke. "lf l do L win,
d, MT I?'
"Yes, if you get en- grinned Mr..
SroopeIdyke. "Now, what do You
do %
"I,et me see what I'll dO,n murmur-
ed Mrs.. Spoopendyke, nibbing at the
corner of Que card and regarding the
rest with a puzzled visage. "Suppose |
have three of Fights and the two OF
queens, | can play, can't l|'
"Iou might play IN a menagerie"
snOrted Mr.. SpoOpendyke, running over
his hand and frowning gloOmly AZ he
failed to detect pair or anything like
" to make one. "If you've got any
such hand as that, your proper sphere
would be playing before crowned heads {!
What do you DO? Are you coming in?
Where's your ante, anyhow? Don't
YOU know it's your edgem
"Of course proclaimed. Mrs, Spoop-
endyke, boldly. II know that. Now, l
lead my edge" and she laid down an
eight spot; Though | presume your
edge will take it, and she rested her
chin on the table and stared at the
card earnestly.
"What We doing?" demanded Mr..
Spoopendyke. "You don't play that
one! Where's your ante?"
"Do you mean herr? tiuttered Mrs
Spoopendyke. hastily catching UP her
eight spot and laying down the queen.
81 thought | wouldn't play her till |
baai J1.asn your four aces. Then i
would win, wouldn't ~
take up that card retorted Nj.
SpoCpeudvke sternly. Take up that
card and put one of your checkers in
the middle OF the table. There, so.
That's the way to play. Now, b."
many cards do you want"
"Iet ME think" fiuttered Mrs. Spoop
endyke. Lets see. Ibelieve I'll take
ten.'
"Better take a grossw snorted Mr.
Spaopendyke, cycling her wrathfuily,
don't YOU know you can't draw but
FIVE? If you've got any bad cards,
throw 'em away ana Iii give you more
of 'em. If your cards gre all good, you
can stand pat. Do you Tsnt to stand
~ guess So" sighed Mrs. Sp6open'
dyke. nclplessly. "If stand pat, 90
piay the sieit or the queen?"
"You don't pisy either said Mr.
Spoopendyke, helping himself to five
cards snd drawing a couple OF Kings.
Now It is MY bet. l bet two; what
IThen. i bit two" answered Mrs.
Spoopendyke, frightening up SIS she be-
rsn to see h,r way clear. Il bet q
one en- and an eigti," and she laid them
doNn with confidenee.
THAT calls my hand" said Mr..
Spoopendyke, gleefulIy, "only you don't
bet your cards: you bet yoer checkers.
Put in your checkers aud show your
cards"
Mrs spoopendyke showed the check,
ers into the middle of the table and laid
down three Fights and pair Of queens.
"Where'd you get 'em" roared MI.
Spoopendyle, recognizing his defeat.
"What'd We want to keep talking about
the three Of Fights and the two queens?
Why didn't you tell me you had full
bard"
"You gave them to me-" returned