The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-08
THE POKER CLUE.
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lLife Mir. Tcoser Williams entered tho rooms Of the Thompsoa street Poker club laas Saturday evening, and vish an air which convinced the Rev. Mr. ThAnkfui Smith that he had been playing policy again. and with good Eesnlts. Mr. cysnide Whiff2es had jus. woa . pol coasaiaiag seveafy-oee cents, including . posfAgs stanp, and Mir. Williams took kis seat behind him to give him lsck. Under his skillful advice Mr. Wh,fiies scca doubled his capital. ard eoe hysfezic with rood humov. This circumstances made if cer- tain in the Rev. Mir. Smieh's mind thaa Mr. Williams had money coocnaled ahout his clothing, for under ordinary Saancial circumstances he would have takan . hand and confessed temporary inability to tAke up the 0 U's out against him, and held nov by Mir. Whiflis&
 The next few minutes were unpro6sahie to Mir. Whsfiles, for Mir. Williams induced him to back three nines against Prc(esscs Bnck's third raise, when that scisntsss had pulled . club flush. Immediately afses, however, Mr. Whifiies caught . tray full against . pat straight held by Mir. GuA Johnson and, to use his own felicr itous expression, loaded dat niegzh swell he drap mon fo' dollahs-"
 As Mir. Williams lifted hts eyes aftes this occurrence, he saw the Rev. Mr. Smiths countenance undergoing the throes of wink, and said wink vas ac- companied by . slight but perfectly in- telligible nod in the direction of Mr. Whiffles' hand. Mir Williams vinked back, and then the Rev. Ms. Smith re- sumed his wonsed expression of apathy. Everybody passed on the next hand :; ii vas the Rev Mi. Smiths deal. and the 6rst jack rot of the evening had come at last.
 "How you feelin' ter be ousen dis jacker, roos?" asked the Revescnd Mir. Smith, carelessiy.
 -Oh. tolerble," said MT. Williams, in the same tone. ." wants ter help c I'll be in de nex'.s
 By this time Mir Johnson had discov- cred that he cnly had nine high, and passed.
 Professor Brick had a pair Of sevens and couldn't open.
 Mir. Whifiies had three queens and two sixes, and vas % wild with excitement that Mir. Williams had to hold him down in the chair. He opened the pot for three dollars.
 .Pears like some niggah's got suffin'." " said the Rev. Mir. Smith. smuggling another wink at Mir. Williams. '- raise dat six mo'.'
 -l hts you jess jess a doliah," said mT. Whaifies, putting in his money. but then, under the stimulus of force nudge from Mir. Williams, he said: 'Scuse me, but 1 meant ter Tiff yo',"-here MT Whitfies took out his wallet" one, two, free, sc' an two's six-six dollahs.D
 " secs dat SIX. and rses yo' i've mo, " said the Rev. Mir. Smith.
 Professor Brick gAsped % for breath at this Juncture that Mir Johnson opened window. Mir. Whitfies was disposed to call.
 Goferim, goierim !" whispered Mir. Williams; wufiless niggah, he aint 20, no eho'n a fisk-goferim !"
 Under this advice Mir Whiffies raised five dollars. Mir. Williams winked at the Rev. Mir. Smith, and that gentleman raised back ten. Mir. Whiffies went down in his bootleg and pulled out another wad.
 "l calls" he said, putting up the mopey. "Doan' want no cyards.
 The Rev. Mir. Smith took two cards.
 Mir. Whiffles bet one chip.
 The Rev. Mir. Smith raised him ten dollars.
 :" aint god no mo- spondles," said Mir. Whiffies, ashast at the magnitude oi the transaction he had been drawn into. "I'se god up my room rent, an wages, n all de elections fer de boss in 6e bsrbah shop now."
 Williams. Work lem off on de ole suckah."
 Mir. Whiffles pu, up the l o Us be had from Mir. Williams last game
 What am de quotation on dese yzr' bon's 97 asked the Rev. Mir. Smith, ezam. ming them curiously.
 Dey goes at pah, said Mr. Williams
 "Den took 'em up," said the Rev. Mir. Smith, winhing at him again.
 Mr. Williams extracted twenty dollars from his hat, three from his vest-pockes and tvo from his trousers, and took up the notes
 "Whad do yer do now. Cys' asked the Rev. Mir. Smith.
 q rise yo' de balans," said Mir. Whif- Hes, who was perfectly willing to bes a~ay Mir Williams money.
 4Rise yo' ten," said the Rev. Mir. Smith
 "Aint got ii, said Mir. Whiffies.
 Borrow from Foot"
 Mir. Williams advanced the money, and Mir. WhiffiH called. The R-v. MT. Smith vinked at Williams again, and showed down . king full Mir Whlfi = fainted. The Rev. Mr Smith poured . glass of beer down his back to revive him, and then, to Mir. Williams' horror, paid him back all the money ke had won, exoept that which had been put up by Mir. Williams himself.
 @Whas 70 doin' dat for T' demanded Mir Williams, aghast-
 "Doan' vans ter rob dat sslEezing molne," said ths Rev. Mir. Smith.
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