Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-01
POKER IN THE COUNTRY.
How an Innocent Olean Belle walked
off with Jack Pot on Two Deuces.

off with Jack Pot on Two Deuces.
A craze for draw poker has gradually
developed itself in the towns along this
division of the New York, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad, says an Olean, n. v,
letter TO the Sun. 1t has affected rich
and poor, young and old. Time-honored
and semi-wicked euchre and dignlhed and
eminently respectable whist are now sell
dom heard of in lively social gatherings
hereabouts. The fashionable card party
now involves an ante of ) cents and q
limit of %. Society ladies can talk by
the hour about the game, for its mysteries
are to them as an open book.
Two well-knOwn young ladies of this
vlllaee-trst family ones at that-hap-
pened to meet in the boss dry goods store
Of the place the other day. One of them
was making a purchase which only the
day before she had said she didn't think
she could afford to make. She was cues
toned by her tair companion as to why
she had changed her mind. What follow
ed is on the word of the store owner:
Jack called last night" said the lady,
who had changed her mind, "and by and
by other company came in, and after a
while somebody suggested little game.
to come in, and twenty-five limit. We
played ten, and l was ten cents out, and |
felt just awful. Some one said play one
jack pot for half, and quit Every
body agreed. There were i've dollars in
the pot before any one opened.
Jack opened for a half, the meau
thing, and all l had to draw
to was monkey flush. Wasn't that aw-
full? Well. every body came in. and
10 mr. nd I Ao
scared, and so l Clipped along. Jack
took only two cards. All the rest took
three. l threw mine all away and took
five. Wasn't l horrible? Jack bet a
half. Everybody else saw him. l looked
at my hand and raised his bet a baltimore.
There were eight dollars in the pot. Jack
says, What: on a tiYe-caTd draw? l
said Yes Then he saw me and raised
another half All the rest dropped out,
the mean things. 1 took another peek at
my hand and raised Mr.. Jack another
half. See here, Jenny he said, if it was
any one else I'd think they were giving
me a bluff, but | guess you've got the
beating of me, and so l won't invest any
more. Take the pot. opened on three
aces,' said Jack, showing 'em down. and
l drew in the money. Wasn't it sweet in
Jack to think l wouldn't bluff, him:"
perfectly sweet" exclaimed the fair
COIu pdulOus W nat ulQ YOU uOlut
II only had one little pair of deuces,
Allie" said the innocent manipulation of
the jack pot. "Wasn't it just too lovely
for anything? So | thought I'd come over
and buy the goods to-day. Isn't it
bargain?"
Unfortunately, however, the game is
not confined to the innOcents of the draw
ing-roOm, and more than once the law has
been forced to step in and interfere with
the recreation as enjoyed by others. Last
Sunday the chief of police of this place
arrested seven boys who were playing
poker in a saloon. They were all men,
bers of leading families, and were fined So
each in the Police Court on Monday. A
well-knOwn railroad man lost all of his
last months salary in a HOrnellsviile
saloon playing poker, and his wife forced
the proprietor of the place to refund
the entire $100-which he
did to escape legal process. There
are poker club rooms in every place
between here and Port Jervis, and
in some of the places two or three
different establishments. Port Jervis
has turned out number of professional
poker players, who visit other places and
make it extremely pleasant for the boys.
There are several railroad engineers who
have wide reputation for their skill in
playing draw, and one Of them scooped in
$500 on one hand in a poker room in
Twenty-second street, New York, few
nights ago. Goshen and MiddletOwn
have some really eminent poker players,
and the quiet little village of Honesdale,
Pa, has a club whose membership CON-
prises gentleman or two of whom many
visiting sports have lively recollections.
Elmira and Binghamton have many
poker players, but they are slow and old
fOgyish compared with the snappy and
nervy lovers of the game in the small
towns