The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-11
OPENING A JACK LOT.


pose W. play n little game Of poker
Do you know how to ila, pokei?'
Igness so. replied Mrs Spec
cpkc, hi;cbi Z up ler char,anh dus''
iag the top Of ,he table With q tow
Il. Int that the game wLo.e yor
hnv, tho fish: anl l1f; jnkcr, ana
pass whom you 'aks itu.?
you hive rny kind Of luck yar
DO iet)r,ed Ne Sroop'nalkc. y
learned ibis gina over II, NJ Srecs'
l,wt tee the Other hight. Vhe VA!
You play it is t, have ono pair. on
two pair'. or four nces. Fur aces
beats any thing. Wacn yon get f,or
aces y,u want 10 BIT your last Cen,
NV. IL! deal five cards apiece
Iloyc I'll gel fooi "coS, siGsl.d
Mrs Spoopcrdyke. VI | DO l win,
don't r.
Yes, if YOU 60. en- Grinucd NJ
Saoopcnd. Ike. Now, VIVA. do You
duY
lit me SEQ what IL do mrrmUr
cd Airs Slo pend. L., abiding "a tic
corrcr o. ooc car AID rrgu dn- the
rest with n przz ell visGso. y irpos'
| | havo tho three uf eigh AMI the
two Of queens, can play, can IL
YIN nism play In u men'Seri'!
-uurcd Mr. S,oapcndysr, running
over his la, Il aid f,uSnnG go 'mi'y
~ hr fa,lod 10 Il, tact ,ultlinS likely
20 make ooc. l. You've ~ ANY such
hiuA 40 ia. ,,rr rr9ot sph re-
would !e playing htf"ro crowned
r adj! WAT toJou %? Are you
coming M2 Whue'r yorr, ,m Q, any
non? Du'; you k'ow is yuuI
ed,?'
'Oiccur.c,' proclaimed Mrs spoop'
Z" d *, body. / know That. Now
lead my 'dse,' aud .hc lad down
IN tjeh' Il OF; ',houS;h l prcSnm"
y II" ,dsr viii /. L. H." AID - rest
eel r,r chin uu t.c Tube AID btGrUd
at ,h"sarl ci'ncst!y.
'WLal Y IL doirg?' demanded Mr.
SJcop'n!>ke. y II don't plUy that
Nm! Whcl,'s ,o,r amp
ID you meat hri?' lu 'oroa Mrs
@p 'opehd. kc. c.h.stly c1ching up hc.
Ugh; $50; al laying d'"n hcF
1ntten. Il though, | would :: piny
nrr until lai IrLwn yonr four ACES.
L -" woail wia, won'd.'t IL
II Ike u? that carl! re'ortcd Mr.
Sp opond. ke. 'tern!y. 'Faao M that
card IL put o eof your ch cE 'is ~
{ end lo Il the table. Thr", 20
I'hu,'s tho way to pay. Now how
lun, V cllds do ,or wau p
Lumeui,k ilat,.icd NJ Sp o.
sniyke. L;i'o Zee. l Ic.ieve II.
AXE en-
'B, t.r ,aho gros'!' sno''el Nj
S, o'pend!k', "yeinS hor wrat0!u''y'
'Prrllans ynu will take half u barre ]!
Don, ,on know y'u cal. 'akt draw
u fv,? /: yuu have got any tnd
cards, .hraw them away an I'll civ"
yuu more OF 'rm. Ii ynnr cards are
good, ,ol can stand pa, D. you
W mt to stand pa?
Il guess : sigh.d Mrs Sroopcn'
4, ke hi less y. III l stand pat, Go
play tie ,is': or the qn.oaF
'Y,u do.t play ei'hs,' rep &c | Mr
Sp operd.ko. h,lpirs uimrelf TO live
ards sud dra ,ing couple oi king.
N w it's my bet. bet two; wha
DO YOU b. 2
Then, / bet iw',' answered. Mr'
s. ,oopeud, ke, frightening up NJ tn.
l.xcan t, .oc her way cl' ar. i bel q
q zen aud eig t. aul she laid them
i.wl With c0u6 leucc.
Tat calls my hand said NJ
s popsnd.ks s'e,:uIiy, 'on y yo"
..oa't bet cards; Yvu bet y'u'
checkers. Pus IN two ca, ckers aad
,how ,our CARDS.
Mcs Sp,opead,kn shovel her
checkers into hs middle ;, { the table
md laid down lhrco eishts and q pair
Of queens.
'Where'd you get en'?' roared NJ
ip ,opendySc. recognizing his '!o'ot''
VIII doy. want to keep ta'Ai"g
about the three Of e'ghts ald tho iva
o, onecnt? Why didn. you tell nc
you he'd fnll hanG!'
YIN give en- to ne, returned Mrs
sooopeudykc. d,'e'ul!y. i only had
tho 80 five. What does il duy
Il, makes it a i'ck poi" grow'ed
NJ sp opendyke. seeing ehance LOT
lhm~lf 10 his w,fu's ultrr ignorarct
Il the game. 'N1w we've each got
o nut ia o,e Gu, cker, because you
p'ayed in III twa,''
L.. n,oad Mrs SDsOr