Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-24
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mat in COl0raCO OlLl- Eoiu 4OOin w.
T,rites a correspondent of the Phila-
lli,sia Times, a man who was familiarity
oe'l along the frontier 10 to II years
-oos sIew sam" think his real name
e5v,on Rosenberg, and he was par
..o,larlv distinguished as very ''slicR'
ooter player. Sam is as fine specimen OF
,,nood as you would meet in a weeks
.-sTel he is over teetl in height. OF ATM
t-sio huild. and mis- face dashingly hand
ie-lo gpalways dresses in perfect taste
carries a siX-shooter OF 40 calibre,
10y. ~; he will use on the slightest provo
"l+ion' He is very quiet and gentlemanly
'n manner, and perfectly temperate
in his habits. -.
INC tired of the monotony OF walking
ss so,,t with plenty of money in his pocket
"a nobody to play wi IN, supplemented
anr nan named William Amber arri-
,.55 rom Laredo, and displayed a big boo
3fs which he mOdestly declared he was
CriIlipg to risk at poker Amber had been
.sarTeant In the Twenty-fifth infantry,
"a rom long wears of rigid discipline
SiS mi presume. Sam formed his &C
oon-eintance. He said contidentialIy to a
mend:
,ybjre mans, and Pm going to rob him."
This friend. who, like Sam, recognized
~ lass or color distinctions where poker
vas concerned, agreed that this was
ssnsible view TO take of the matter. and
oFared 10 lend his assistance in robblng
he ex-soIdier. Sam admitted him TO
partnership, and they began work. Am
her was coy, and it required days hard
work before be could be induced to take
70 CrRnnp1hnd
and the three men began to play at little
tshle in the rear OF Buckskin BilPs can
tsna "The sunset" Nearly every In
emnl0ved gambler in the camp was inter-
astad in the game, and quite crowd
Gathered about the players,
Il was easy to be seen from the start
that Amber knew nothing about poker.
Ea handled the cards very clumsily, and
seemed always more than hall asleep.
sam stole half the cards in the deck and
nutup all sorts ofhands. Amber lost seVe-
raj hundred dollars, but it was literally
wrung from him, and Sam was disguised
al his stupidity.
Finally. when by skillful manipulation
of the cards ne dealt the negro two queens,
and allowed him to draw another and a
pair of tens, while he himself held out
king full OF Jacks, the latter reused him
self from his lethargIc stupOr and began
to bet. Sans partner drew out, and the
great gambler began to lead his victim on
10 mis- doom. He made no large raises,
hut he saw every bet and went back at
the negro 10 or 90 better, until the pot
mounted into the thousands and every
dollar of Sans had been risked.
'ld bet a million on my hand" he
said, and began to borrow from his
partner.
Amber kept covering the bets and the
crowd pressed around the table closer.
sam efew excited as the bets mounted
higher and his hand trembled. The negro
was impassiYe. Finally he laid down a
crisp 500 dollar Dill to cover Sans last
raIseand said:
u call you, sahp'
King fun on jacks!' cried Sam, reach
ing out for the pot,
"Hold on dar; l beat dat ham, inter
posed Amber, and he spread out four trays
and an ace.
A low exclamation of establishment
burst in chorus from the lips OF the by
ISLANDERS, and Sam slowly withdrew his
hand.
"Great God, man." he cried at last,
where did you get that handP'
"DraWed it, sab, far an squar',"
chuekled Amber. and he raked in his win
nings.
That night jew Sam and the negro held
a long conference in the formers den.
The next day sam paid his debts and he
and Amber left for San Antonio together.
"Pll tell you all about it," said Sam, as
be leaned over the bar at the gold room
Today. THAT coon was one ofthe sllckest
poker players | ever saw. He used to
5el0ng TO an old Mississippi river gam
bier, Jack Little, and the latter taught his
g1FWqnf tho trinEG that n him
After the game at Vaudeville | had
talk with him. and he showed me more
about cards than l ever dreamed OF. l
saw at once that there was a million in
MN II be was properly worked, and L
made him proposition. We went to San
Antonio. | replenished my wardrobe for
more civilized garments, and we began
tour Of the country together, he travel
ing as my servant. had a big stake at
nay back, put up by some sporting men in
san Antonio, and the way we raked in
ne shekels was caution. We visited
every prominent city in the country, and
aeXt summer we are going to Europe.
Inc scheme is mine, but If you won't give
u away I'll let you into the secret. The
character I assume Is that of a wealthy
leXas cattle-OWner who is found of a
quite game Of poker. / spend plenty of
money, put up at the finest hotels. and
easily make the acquaintance Of gentlemen
~ means and sporting prOcliviJies.l usual
j leJ them suggest a quiet little game
q draw, and | handle the cards squarely,
Simply backing my judgment. After the
saI5 as been IN progress an hour or two,
auo nave lost several hundred dollars,
es usually manage TO do, Amber comes
upon the scene and hands me a note,
when 1 break open and read. OF course
~ only dummy, but / pretend it is
.tVA friend, calling me TO an immediate
a-u important business appointment. 1
e1clse myself to the gentlemen, who,
LaYlng won little Of my money, are sor-
az 70 10 see me 30, and seem perplexed.
lle appointment / am obliged to keep
WIN only necessltate q half hours
@osenee. hate TO break up the game,
aug all that sort Of thing, and suddenly
kerP '' Va" S'u Pi~y PO-
Little. sahJ
.. Hentlemen,' ! continued, turning 10
y @5, company, "this is my servant,
IMAM, as faithful and trustworthy a
"sger as ever man had
d. az TINS William chuckles and grins
@-u looks as simple as possible, for the
coed --'-' PlO-
b.. ~ - necessary, gentlemen, that 1
j.. wv ms business appointment, but I'll
,' gone less that hali-hour, and In the
~, anime, if you have no objection, I'll
" hllam play my hand
a. vi course they do not object. and viii.
at am lakes my place at the table. / Law q
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