Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-22
SHE LIKED A QUIEr CANE.
a Fair Poke r-Player In whom Three Drum.
mers We're Greatly Iaseressed.

Fair Poke Player In " bom three Drum.
mers Mere Greatly Inieressed.
Taunton (Mass.) Gazette.
A drummer who visited Taunton yes
terday tells the followir story, at the ex-
pense of himself and two comrades who
were stalled on passenger train near
Springfield during the recent storm: The
three drummers mad seats in the parlor
car, very naturally, and w4nted to get up
game of whist, but al Of the males in
the Car were averse to playing, owing to
other attractions, and they were about to
give the project up, when we'll dressed
lady arose and offered to take hand Il
nobody else would volunteer. They
gladly accepted her services, srd soon
tire four were deep IL the lntricscles Of the
game.
The lady showed herself TO be a good
player, with 8 remarkable memory, md
the quartet WAS really eul3yiug Itself,
when in an evil momeni Ont held mp his
hand and II sde the simple remark that he
held pretty good poker hand. The lady
smiled across the table, and after loo King
st her Csrds, innOcentiy ssid che thought
she hsd good poker hand, too. do
you know pOker2" asked one Of tle
drummers. "Yes," WAS the quies an
swer, as she scooped in trick with the
ace of trumps. "Whal's the matter,
then," said another, with throwing up
whist and trying poker awhile? 1t Will
be more exciting" The trio looked st
the lsdy, as if to get her consent, and the
consent came quite readily. "pll break
up some matches for chips" said one.
"Oh, no, you needn't" said the lady, 81
have something here which will trswer
the purpose better" She reached into
her sachel and pulled Gu. g box OF the
genuine article and threw them down
before the astonisbed drummers.
They began to think they mad caught &
tartar, and to wish they hadn't done isj
but they were in fer it, and, besides, the
woman was evidently lady, even If she
did know Iow to plIy poker. They
started on the game, and the conse-
quence WAS the lady came out ahead, and
one Of the druum rs had to borrow
enough from one Of his friends to czrry
him through to Providence. At the end
Of the game she smiled just as pleasantly
as when sse offered her services 10 help the
poor lads out Of their scrape, but she
tucked her gains swsy in her pocket
book with decided air OF business.
Then she took the seat which she had
vacated and presently one Of the drum
mers Veatured to take seat near her and
to converse with her after the style OF
these festive creatures, until she wss
forced TO c.ll him 10 order. And this WAS
Whist she 5sit
"My dear sir, we are here In sad pre-
6icament; let us enjoy ourselves as best
we can. But please don't make any mis-
take about me. have given you cause
to thiuk badly Of me because l Played
poker, but did with all the innocence
in the world and only because I Was
willing to aid you IN passing away the
time in as pleasant E manner as possible.
l am gong on TO j Din Nat Good
wins company, but it reedn't natter TO
you wha. my name is. Wcuids's il be IS
well if you joined your friends in the
smoker now? By the way, here are some
cigarettes for which have no use st
present; you may take them with Vou."
The poor fellow arose, speeches., took
the cigarettes and left the car in dszs.
the trio didn't play csrds any more that
trip. nor did they bother the unknown fe-
male again.