Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-26
TRIOKING SALOoN-KEEPERS.
How Three Good Tslkers with Pack of
Cards are Doing II.


How Three Good Tslkers with Pack of
Cards are Doing II.
Washington Star.
During the past week or two several
saloon keepers have been led into quiet
game of cards for beer by three strangers
and on each occasion the saloon-keeper
finished from $50 to 500 out Of pocket.
The game is clevsrly played by the
strangers and the money Is lost on "sure"
bets, in each instance the saloon, keeper
being assisted in the betting by his
"psrtner " A middle.aged man first
steps In tine saloon and calls for glass
of beer. He insists upon the proprietor
taking q drink with him. Then he says
that he has moved into the neighborhood
and will be frequent visitor, or make
some other statement that will lead the
saloon keeper to believe that ne is going
to have nice thing of the mans patren-
age. Af.er 8 pleasant talk the man
leaves to go home. Probably he has
a carpet to put down or has some
more pictures to hang. Half an hour
later two elderly men, one countryman,
enter and call for drinks. The country
man is on his way to the depot to take
the train, which does not leave for two
or three hours. His city friend or rela
tive suggests O game Of "seven-up" to
pass away the time, but the countrymsn
otjects. Finally he Is persuaded that it is
much nicer to pass the time sway at a
game than it is to hsng about the depot,
and they start game. They have several
drinks and the countryman looses each
game. Meanwhile the saloon keepers
new neighbor returns, and stands at the
DAT chatting with the proprietor. The
players csll for drinks. and invite the
proprietor to Din them. They also tell
MIN to invite his friend with whom
he Is talking, end so the four mer
drink together. Then The countryman,
Who has lost evary game, says he mus,
90, but his fr- end calls MS attention to
the time, and says they had better play 8
few more games. He objects because he
has lost every Game, but says that If they
will make up partnership game he will
play. Then the game is made up, the
saloon keeper and lis neighbor playing
partners sgsinss the two old man.
| Tcey have several rounds Of drinks, and
| the couairymsn Cff3rs to mske several
bets. He soon lgayes the table far 0
minute or two, and during his absence
his partner says that he (the contrymai
is wealthy s.ockraissr and heavy
better; that he VIII bet on anything.
"If he sees fly On the table," says his
partner, "he will bet thst there fs nc
| fly there. The ccuntrYman returns, and
pretty soon 1t is his deal. He gives him
self two sure points, and deals the bar
tender six trumps, including the king and
JACK. The latter smiles at his good hand,
which calls forth 3 remark from the coun.
trymsn. Their hands are discussed and
the barkeeper Of course is sure of twc
and perhaps three or four points. The
countrTman then gets excite d and fers
to bet horse. The!bsrke eper has sure
thing of II and will bet cash. The coun-
trymxn puts up and the barkeeper loses
his money. When he discovers that he
is the victim of q conspiracy he can
co nothing. HIS money is gone,
and II he "kicks" he will be arrested
for permitting gambling in his house.
Several saloon keepers have lost money
In this way, but not single complaint
has been made. At Q saloon on 81 street,
near the government printing Office,
the men played their game. The
proprietor did not care to bet so much
m ney, but his partner looked a. his
hand and added to the amount CT the bet.
This induced the saloon keeper to put up,
End his 500 went. He, however, got his
money back on the old "seven-up" hand,
| but the countrymsn assured him that
learning the new trick was worth thou-
sands Of dollars to him.