Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-13

Comes to the Poker PlaSer-A GOou
Time TO Stop.
Detroit Free Press.
| was Oh my way down the st. Lawrence
the last week in August to bring the family
home. and had about 1860 to pay up then
bill al the hotel, and some $50 or $40 fol
my own expense. may add that $3.50
was considerable item to me, and il
would have been difficult TO replace 1t just
then, as my personal expenses had been
running very high for the last two months
irving 10 economic in town.
/ had scarcely got my things safely on
board when | ran across q chum.
Halo old man; going DOWN be
said.
Yes, going to bring my wife home.
so am l. he said" and we'll have
3 good time tonight for the last Of the
season. Well get the directorss room,
and you Il make one OF q select party OF
six tor a quiet game of s. limit the 9th
ers are on board.
"Oh, no, my Christian friend, not |. I've
cut the seductive game. You couldn' t
drag me into a game tonight with span
of mules.
The duce we cant" he said. "Iou
mean We couldn't keep you out with a
shot gun, and you know it. Well. I'll see
you after grub, and he left me.
Alas for human trailty At about $3.50 l
found myself seated at table behind FIVE
cards.
By $50 | was $50 out.
A IS isck pot was started and went up
to kings. opened it with pair of aces,
was raised twice, stayed, bettered my hand,
bet, was hoisted, called, lost, and WAS $40
out.
All this time was swearing internally
q: myself, calling myself all kinds of bad
names, and was thinking Of hiring some
body to kick me around the boat.
The game proceeded. | was soon 1925
ont when another jack pot was started. |
was getting desperate, and scarcely cared q
cuss wether lost the rest of my money or
not. Round it went, Jacks queens, Kings,
aces. and there it stayed three times-S2l0
on the tsble-when the man two places
ahead of me (the contractor said: III
open it for s..
looked st my hand Nothing at all
res, dirty little bo5tail husk. | had been
drawing for aushes sltimes, but never
caught them, but there was too much mon
ey on the table to stay out, and the fellow
on my right chipped in. Stay said,
and dumped another s.. Ten, ssid the
man on my left Drop, said the next
man. IN stay" | said, and in / won't
SIS more vas getting pretty low in my
finances by this time. The other fellows
stayed 1t was a nice big pile, but no
chance of my getting it. | groWled
Cards" said the dealer. Two"
called the opener. held up my
finger, and a card was thrown. By
accident it turned face up-just my
luck, the queen of diamonds; wanted q
diamond to make my flush, but. of course,
could not take it up. Give me another
one, l said, choking down my dissppoint.
ment. The dealer carefully passed me
sno.her.card, spologizing for his stupid
mistake. don't remember what the other
men drew, my attention was caught By the
appearance Of the opener, who was looking
at his hand with most 6eudish expression
of glee.
l hated to pick up my cards; sure to be
wrong. But here goes; cbucked out jack
OF clubs, and drew my fate toward me
Six of diamonds; caught my flush, then,
after al. Then, looking at my hand again
by sll that's powerful nearly fell of
chair. Hadn't noticed was only one
short Of straight, and now l counted
them-5, 1, I, 5, 6 of diamonds-ss straight
flush. tsok one look at the pile on the
table. Can il be possible2 Held the
esrds (sqneezers) close up to my nose aud
skinned them ont, sorting them into their
consecutive order. Yes, there they were
-, 5, 6, Z, s Of diamonds. Tears came
into my eyes and 8 big lump into my
throat. / couldn't have spoken for $50.
A half glass of water was in front of me;
raised it. How my hand shook, but
managed to swallow 1.-THE water, not nv
hand. As ] was doing go the opener
spoke:
bet five" be said.
Are you going to call, BobY' said one.
YES" l whispered. / had sense
enough left to give the fellows on nv left
3 chance to raise it, which they promptly
did, Ten, Fifteen" twenty, came in