Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-09
OPENING A JACK POT.
Mr.. spoopendyke Attempts TO Tea ch
His Wife to Play Poker.

:" Now my dear said Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, shuiflng the cards and dividing
the checkers into two even piles, "sup-
pcse we play IA little game of draw
poker. DO you know how to play
! poker?'
"I guess So" replied Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, hRclHng ,ep her dhair, and dust
ing The Fep@f the tal,ae with a tewel.
"lsn't that the game where you have
the right and left jokers, and pass
when you take 1T app
If you have any Mind Of luck you
do" retorted Mr.. Spoopendyke. :" |
learned this game over ut Mr.. Specklc-
wotble's the other night. The way
you play it, lis to h;we one lair, two
pairs, or four aces. Four aces beat
anything. When yon get four aces
you want to bet your last cent Now,
I'll deal five cards apiece
".I hope III get ;fou aces giggled
Mrs. Spoopendyle, nibbEing at the
corner of one card md regarding the
rest with puzzled visage. Suppose
| have the three of eights and the two
Of queens, can play can't I?'
:" Yes, if you get en-" grinned Mr..
Spoopendyke," Nov what do you
do?" =" Let me see what I'll do" mur-
INJURED Mrs. Spoopendyke, still nib
! bling at the corner OF one Of her cards
Suppose | have the three eights and
the two of queens, | can play can't II"
" You might play in a menagerier r'
snorted Mr.. Spoopendyke, running
over his hand and frowning gloomily
as lie failed to detect pair or any
/ l,t II l. .,lu tn l. If
got any such hand as that, your proper
sphere would be playing before
crowned heads What dc you do?
Are you coming in? Where's yonr
ante, anyway Don't you know its
your edges'
"Of course" proclaimed Mrs. Spoo.
pendyke, boldly. 81 know that.
Now, lead my edge" and size laid
down an eight spot; though | pre-.
sumo your edge will take 1t y and She
rested her chin on the table and stared
at the card earnestly.
What yc doing y demanded Mr..
Spoopendykc. "6ou don't play that
one! Where's your anicg"
"Do you mean herg' tluttered Mrs.
| Spoopendyke, hastily catching up her
eight spot and laying down the queen
Il thought | wouldn't play her till |
had drawn your four aces. Then |
would WIN, wouldn't II"
Take up that card" retorted Mr.
SpoopendySe 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, how
many cards do you want?'
:" Let me think" lluttcred Mrs Spoo-'
| pendyke. let's see. | believ. I'll
| take ten"
Better take a gross snorted Mr..
Spoopendyke, eyeing her wralhfully.
Perhaps you'd like half Il barrel
Don't you know you can't draw but
five? If you've got any bad cards
throw them away and IN rive YOU
more for 'em. Ii your cards are all
good, You can stand pat. Do you
want 10 stand pat.'
II guess so, sighed Mrs. Spoopcn.
| dyke, helplcssly If | stand pat, do
u play the eight or the queeny'
You don't play either" replied Mr.
Spoopeudyke, helping himself to
five cards and drawing II couple of
kings, Now its my bet | bet two;
what do you belY" "Then | bet fwo,'
answered Mrs. Spoopendykc, brighten.
ing up as She began TO see her way
clear. I'm bet Il queen aud eight"
ano she laid them down with conf
dence.
THAT calls my hand,' said Mr..
Spoopendyke, gleeIully "enly you
don't bet your cards; you bet your
checkers. Put in two checkers and
show your cards.
Mrs. Spooptpdyke showed her
checkers into the middle of the table
and laid down three ci4h,s and
pair of queens.
Whore'd yor get 'em?' reared Mr..
Spoopendylie, reeegngipg his defeat.
"What'd YOU want 10 keep talking
about the three of ,eights aud the two
of queens Why didn't ye tell me
you had Il fun hand2'
"Iou gave 'em 10 noe, " rdturned
Mrs. Spoopendyke, dolofully. Il
emily had those five. What does ii dos"
:" 1t makes ii IL jack pot,' groWled
Mr.. Spoopendyke, seeing chance for
himself in his wsfe's aitsr ignorance
of the game Nov we've each Got
TO put in one checker, just because
you played in.that Nay
Il IN sorry dear cooed Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, rather pleased with the idea
Of getting out of the scrapc II, any eX-
pensc. And yet might heve known
it would have made II jack pot if i
had stopped to think
When YOU stop 10 think. you only