Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
A LITTLE GAME OF POKER.
The Louisville Exposition Hotel Make.
the Acquaintance of the British Lion.

The Louisville Exposition Hotel Makes
the Acquaintance of the British Lion.
Louisville Courier Journal.
A comlcal instance of misplaced conf
dence at which the general public may
laugh, but which has caused the heart
and pOcketbOOk of at least one landlord to
bieed, mas Just come to light. The story
IS an amusing one.
On the 2Sth of last month distinguish
Ell looking individual appeared at the
Grand Exposition Hotel. In lordly.
blue blOoded way he took up the stubby
pen which the room clerk handed him,
ana, with wave of a diamOnd-rnged
hand, signed his name as "Capt. Edward
stuart, LennlOve, Scotland" He was
shown into the best rooms that the hotel
afforded, and during his short STAY was
treated with the utmost consideration.
lie soon confided to the genial landlords
that he was an officer i'm her Maiestv's
army, and admitted that he commanded
the Sixth Dragons. After day or two
letters with foreign postmarks and i'm dis
tlnguished looking hands began to come
In, addressed to Lord Edward Stuart.
These things were all taken note of by the
anaDle clerks, who, in turn, mentioned it
to their prOprietOrs. Lord Stuart. though
an English nObleman, developed into a
remarkably pleasing and affable guest.
aud the total management placed them
oCANCo anu bISlI 6sbdOllSUUlenJ at Ills dis
pOsal, figuratiVely speaking. Such dis
tinguished guest could not haye too much
honor done him. He was invited to little
dinners and introduced to the leading
young blOOdS of the city, by whom his So
ciety was greatly affected. He was in
yitcd out, and in turn entertained LIBERAL
ly, giving several wine suppers and other
wise creating the impression that Lord
stuart, Captain of the Sixth Dragons of
Her Majesty's army, was a very desirable
guest, indeed. He was going out one
evening in the early part of last week.
and Just before leaving the hotel hap
pened to lind that he had no money with
him. This was a mere trihe, however,
which Mr.. OBrien, the gentlemanly pro-
prietor, was only too glad to supply, and
he placed handsome sum at the dispO-
sal OF his LOrdship. He was prOfuse in
his thanks, land, telling the clerk to put it i'm
his bill, helped himself to a Havana cigar
and walked out.
He kept up this genial way of living.
growing in grace and favor every ,lay,
until last Saturday night. He had been
out with some of the fascinating dudes of
the clubs until about l O'Clock, when he
dropped into the hotel and in friendly
way asked for little money. He was
going out to have little game of draw
poker, he explained to Mr.. O'Brien, and
needed enough to run him through the
night. The other was only too glad to be
of service to the lOrdship, and pressed a
@oodly sum into the noble BritOn'S fist.
1t was received with many demonstra-
tiOns of gratitude by Lord Stuart, who
clapped Mr.. O'Brien on the back and
shouted: Landlord -aw - begad! IL
won't be in till morning. I-er-want to
seee more of your friends here"
The gentlemanly hotel man bowed,
highly pleased, and then the British lion
strobe atlably out Of the house, first kiss
ing his hand to the smiling room clerk,
who waved an au revoir with the stubby
pen.
That was the last seen of Lord Edward
Stuart, Captain of Her Majesty's Sixth
Dragons. The gentlemanly hotel pro-
prietor is glad that he is alive, and feels
like the British lion had picked his teeth
with the bones of the American eagle. 1t
is inferred that his lordship finds poker
very interesting game.