Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-13
II WAS AN IRISH PACK.
How Brother Shinbones Smith Held a
Royal Poker Hand.
Esap YoyE Tin, &

Nelo York Tin, 5.
The rain was falling at a lively gait,
and the sky did not promise any cessation
OF 1t. ShlnbOnes Smith. President 81 the
Anti-Chicken-Stealin Society OF HOBO
ken, was engaged in the unpOetic and un-
meiOdiOus occupation of saving wood.
An approaching fOotstep caused him to
look up. and he beheld the form Of Brother
Pete Maguf Peters face was sad and
solemn.
ssWha's de mattah wild yo', Brudder
PeteYv inquired ShinbOnes: s'yO' lux
bout as Unhappy as Jan0oery rabbit"
"Brudder ShinbOnes, / was playin'
pOkah las night, an de Odder Teller he'd
free aces an two kings"
"What yO' hOldS"
Free kings an two aces"
Oats putty hard luck. Did l evan
tell yO' bout de game what played wan
night las wintah?''
mo, yo' nevah tOle me bout dat
''Wal, now, yo' lis'n an l tell yO' all
bout dat game. Dat ar was de bigges'
game o. poker dat evan was played-leas'
ways 'tweuld ha' ben eff de crowd ID he'd
any great mount o. money. Brudder
Pulsiiah Washin'ton an Brudder Witch
hazel Brown was playin' wild me. l he'd
de OTnericst kind o luck yo' ebber see
mos all de time. But | stuck right to
'em, KNOWN, mind 70, dat de turn was
bound to come eff l only got n chance to
do de turnin'. l was all fixed fur't, yO'
OndeTstan', an dar was heap O. trouble
brewin' fur dem dar two fellers. Wal,
by an by we lit onter Jackpot. Yo'
know what Jackpot am?
''Oh, vas, dat's Whar l landed las
night"
"Den yo' am posted. Berry we'll. All
hams come in an twas my bet. / showed
out quahtah OF dollah. Dem odder fell
labs larted, specially Pulsifah Wash.
in'tOn, cease he did de dealin'. Wal,
Witchhazel he riz it 10 cents an luked
berry brave, L tell yO' Brudder Pulsifah
kinder larfed an rIz it agin, dis time only
5 cents. Den L did some o. de larfin an
rIz 1t 10 cents noah. Den dey bOn quit
lartin'. Brudder WItchhaZel looked hard
at me, an SEE he ter me. SEE he:
"'Brudder Shinbones, yO' got putty
good ham, reckon
"'Oh, faint miss'n some,' SEE ] ter he,
SEE l.
'''Wal now. yo' am de wust old bluffah
1 ebber see,' SEE he.
"'What yO' bettin'p SEE I.
"'Durn me fur possum skins eff dem
raise yO' 10 cents NOAH
- haint got no noah money! said
Brudder Pulsifah, SEE he, but I'll put up
/ dis hyar necktie.'
/ "'GOod 'nuffp SEE / ter he. seq /, San
/ I'll put up dis byar boss pistol
IAN | pulled out de ole gun am laid il
I on de table, wild de handle my way. Dey
! bOff grinned, an den Brudder Witchhazel
/ SEE ter me, SEE he:
"'PlI raise yo' cents noah on dat gun.
"'Wal,' SEE |, Il CALI
''Brudder WitchhaZel showed up his
ham md dOggOne me fur pickles eff be
! didn't hev a straight, king high.
/ - beat dat SEE Brudder Pulsifah
4 showin' up fun ham, free kings an two
I sebbens
81 reckon dat collahs de pot2 SEE Brud
/ der Witchhazel, reachin' fur de pile.
] "'HoP on sez l, grabbin' de gun:
'how's dis hyar ham nit yer.'
AN l showed 'em fOah kings an ace
Dey jumped up an seq:
"'Cheatin. Cheatin', Yo' can't hev dat
ar potv
u reckon l kim SEE 1, pintin' de gun
4 An l raked in de dingbats,
Dat bruk up de game. An Brudde1
/ Witchhazel, SEE he ter me, kinder mao
/ like:
Dds hyar am a Irish pack o. cahds.'
/ elbows dat? SEE l.
Cease it's all kings SEE he.
''NOw, Brudder Pete, 70 take my 'dvice
an when yO' play pokah, allus be well
liked wild kings an yo' won't neyah get