Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
EMMY Honora.

Our dispatches from Austin would
indicate that champagne had assembled
the throne, crowned king, while hon.
eat drsw-poker, which had reigned so
long and so leniently, has been deposed,
and that there are now none 20 poor as
10 do him reverence. The unhappy
fact leaked out while on the trip to
Burnett to see the spring crop OF gran
tie In that neighborhood. Then II WAS
discovered that while the solons had
the rear car Of the train which bore
them loaded with "Mumm's
Extra Dry" and other sparkling
aud choice 4O.cents-a bottle potions,
there was not q deck OF cards visible
the entire route. This may be hailed
with JOY by some as u triumph over
the hosts of darkness but, at best, 1. is
questionable victory and little less
than piece OF puritanical fsnaticlsm
which will be direct and severe stab
at Lone Star craftsmanship. II will
fill the legislature with very indiffer-
"witenagemoten will be unworthy the
name. What ambition will the rising
generation possess TO become bright
and shining lights in the spacious halls
OF the new capitol, II they are debarred
the privilege OF playing poker, even at
dollar "limit2" What incentive
will there bo to sweat and pant, "a q
hart panteth for water, under a load Of
public responsibilities, II the hope o.
untimely sitting behind u jack full,
while your friend, the enemy. draws &c
n bob'tail flush, is denied2 We desire
10 be clear on this subject, and there
fore use language that will be under
stood by all, and particularly by legis
lators. There should be left some hope
Of surcease from the onerous duties o.
eating pecans and listening
from day TO day, to dry
speeches and dry rhetoric. II q
man knows that he may scoop all the
blue checks in the rack and make hi;
white checks do battle with the enc.
my, while lac guards his reserve fund
from invasion by wisely laying down
small pairs before the draw, there IL
aome incentive; II there IL
chance to raise Some fellow
who is silly enough to open jack pot
on pair Of queens, all his pile, and
make him finger nervously In his vest
pocket for his little wad to make his
oome-in good, there is some stimulus
to lead the youth OF the land on "a
deeds Of greatness. Who would care
to make laws II he could not show hi.
erudition by threatening, like Prentiss
to "darken the heavens ON thI,
hand?" Who will stump county e
be elected when he can never. no
never, have the reputation of "playinf
'em like the Watsons ?" Not any one
Being elected TO the legislature, ever
as q foater, will be sn empty honor
This subject is difficult to handle, ant
the danger of straying of into unin
telllgibe technicalities is very great
but W. hope we have avoided Il and
expressed ourself clearly and plain
~ 30 that he who runs may read
The old game OF poker should stay. n
Is venerable relic OF our early his
tory; 1t is said to be the chic
accomplishment in Kentucky and it /.
known thai the Quaker Penn could
draw TO two pair and III every time on
his own deal, while he instructed the
red baroarians how to shuttle from the
bottom aud study the profound mys.
teries OF monarchieal government. Let
! The game stay in our Legislature as one