The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
UNDER THE DOME
WITHIN Irs SHADOWS.
some Poker stories.

some Poker Stories.
A party Of good-looking men, several of
them of National fame as legislators, sat
around a table the other night in one of
the cosy hooks of the front dining-room
of mine host Chamberlin. A petit solpcr
had been discussed and clouds of blue
smoke were being pulled toward the fres-
coed ceiling.
"Thc last time smoked cigar of this
brand" quoth one, was way back in the
sixties, and the occasion was the meeting
of five congenial spirits enjoying the Sc
ductive beauties ofa game of draw poker
1t was the time when genius was the com
ponent part of n good and successful
player, and flatter myself that small
bit ofthe Divindaillatus came to me at one
of the critical moments that evening Let
me recite the incident:
] had been quite successful and was
perhaps thousand dollars ahead, when,
hs the age, | discovered on picking up
my hand, that the lowest straight flush
inhearts had been dealt me, pat. The blind
was S25. All came in, and | promptly
raised 500; two of the players saw IL and
another raised me the same amount;
returned it. The two dropped out, and
the third man raised again. l raised
him five times more, and he stopped. OF
course did not take any cards, and he
have taken $4,000 for the pot. How
ever, watched my adversary closely as
he examined his one card, and, although
his expression did not change n particle,
| knew absolutely that he held the
winning hand His entire course was
as clear TO me as though he had just ex-
planned it. His four cards of one suit
needed one to make n sequence; he had
taken terrible chance before the draw,
and had bet to the limit. He had made
his straight flush, and as mine was the
lowest possible one, 1t was assumedly
higher than mine.
at was his first bet, and after running
over his hand, lie slowly showed S2j
toward the middle of the table. / saw his
bet and raised him 81. He Immediately
raised me 500. / threw my cards face
upward on the table and said: Your
pot How did you ever guess it, he
ing a straight flush in spades, nine spot
high"
The brand OF cigars was carefully eX-
amined, while remarks were made as to
what the player should have done.
my belief in the adage that lightning
never strikes twice in the same place hns
been shaken since certain poker expert
cDCe, TWO yeuTS dBO, Sulu dnOtleV neul-
| ber of the Chamberlin party There were
six of us playing, and the limit was small.
had been playing in average luck and
was something of n winner, and
having deXterously secured two pairs,
| queens up, l called dapper young gentle
man sitting on my left, who blandly ex-
| posed four sevens, ,as he gracefully raked in
| the chips. On thenext deal | was the age,
and pair of trays was dealt me; the
/ I. hold l.. fafnN l.a
before drew three cards, and the others
drew one, two and three, respectively.
My chances for the pot looked very slim,
| thought, but upon picking up the three
cards l called for, / found three aces,
making my hand an ace full. 10 my de-
light the betting opened very lively, The
first man bet the limit, only to be raised
by the three players that succeeded him
OF course / raised when it came to me-
and after little the battle fastened itself
between the man who had held the fouI
sevens and myself. reasoned that as he
had held fours the hand before, it would be
| impossible for him to hold them again
and fours were required to beat my ace
| full. / raised him twenty tines he had
become automatic in raising me back, and
was very pale in the bargain. hesitated
for minute, but the memory of the hand
before nerved me, and l kept up the rails
Es Il
| from nervousness, but that didn't prevent
him from exposing four sizes. He had held
pair of skies, and had drawn the Other
two In more or less elaborate expert
ence of the game ] have never, save that
once, known fours to fall to the same mar
twice in succession"
In the Way of Indian Names.
In the early part of January the hand
some and stalwart Delegate from Mon
tana, Mr.. Toole, introduced bill ratify
ing certain agreement with the Indian.
of that Territory. 1t was passed by tho
House last week. To the agreement wa!
appended the names of some 800 Indiar
chieftnins and sub.chiefs. When the Ell
phonious appellations of the dirty, but
noble red man, are translated into Eng
lish las each one is in the printed bill
there is n slight sacrifice of dignity
Listen to few of them picked at ran
dom from the list of nobles
Afraid of Bear, Red Door, Red Dog
Stand Of, Chief Ghost, Don't Stay il
Camp, All Goes, He has the Grow, Kill
Lightning, His Good Pipe, Chester A
Arthur, Red All Over, Two, Throat o
Bull, Woman's Hip, Hangs Up, Plent,
Bears, Stands Him Of, Hard-LoolSin
Man, Bad Hat, Plenty to Eat, Smokes a
Night, Nearly Dead, Vets His Mouth an,
| mean DTlIkeTs
Timothy Campbell, NJ. G.
Mr.. Timothy Campbell, NJ. g., is dc
veloping into quite haunter of the thea
ire. On Monday night he occupied DO
at the National in company with Coy
eInor Curtin, Representative Bliss an
others, and lent his admiring smile to th
wonderful lies told by Comedian FlorenSS
as 1.-THE Governor" On Tuesday nigl
he sat gracefully beside his friend, tn
Hon. Edward Kearney of New York, in
proscenium box at Albaugh's, and VIZ
enthusiastic in praise of the piquante ia
beau, especially when she sang SIT
Enough, Don't You Think" and score
rap or two on perfidious Albion in tf
: racy phrasings OF tropical song.
Mr.. Campbell is very much intereste
in, and is applying his best efforts,
) bring about the passage Of his bill to cles
the rocks out of the East River fro
> Grand to Twenty-third streets, New Yorl
ut won't cost great DEAL" he say
land it will increase the value of IL
waterfront property of that sectiC
. twenty millions of dollars. The enti
New York city contingent is in favor
: the measure, and if | know thing
t. two-and / am frequently accused
I knowing at least that much-the bill w
, pass just as quick as we wish it in regul
Order.h
+ Good luck to you, Timothy.
, THE LISTENER.