The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-05-11

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Washington city of disappointments and sur
prises- Colonel Snort writes to Johnny Fizzletop
all about Judge Peterson-Snort teaches Peterson
some of the rudiments of poker-Snorts strange
dream while in church-Russ Harrison don't think
it is funny at all-More good advice to the presi-
dent.
WASHINGTON, April Il, 1889. My esteemed
young friend In your last letter, my dear
Johnny, you say that Judge Peterson has returned
from Washington and that he Is spreading unfavor-
able reports about me- | expected he would lie
about me he got back to Texas | know
he feels sore. | didn't want to play poker with
him, but he insisted upon It.. Since have been In
Washington have been playing with the Texas
delegation and some western senator's, and the
consequence is that have become 80 expert that |
don't believe the chaplain of the Texas legislature
would care to play with me more than once and
then only at q small limit.
Judge Peterson told me that he would like to
have q chance to open q Jackpot. | advised him
not to risk 1t in Washington, 1t would not be q
game of chance in his case 8; he wouldn't stand any
chance at all. He insisted upon playing, and
finally concluded that, as the fool and his money
were to be parted anyhow, might well do the
parting, and did 1t very effectually.
Poker Is the latest craze here that Is If three
O'Clock in the morning be called late. Well,
Judge Peterson and played quiet little game,
with the result that he fingered 30 long at the
"ante" that next morning he had to go and see his
"uncle," for he was what might be called O member
one by any manner of means.
SO he says ii is a high handed outrage that
should be tolerated at the White House, | per-
ceive by the expression "high handed outrage
that his mind still dwells on the high hand, four
aces, which held in the last game. He probably
remembers also that the king queen ace, deuce and
tray of hearts not q straight flush. Judge
Peterson ought not to kick at my efforts to increase
his efficiency in our foremost American industry.
lie has learned in the excellent school of experience
that king in the hand is worth two In the pack
and that alone Is worth all the money he lost.
tried to be as pleasant possible to him, but
perhaps he didn't like my winning ways.
But, "a | said, he has learned a great deal, and
among other things, not to "call" player Just to
crafty a morbid curiosity to what cards he
drew. At any rate, the next time he wants to
"call" Bill Snort he will find 1t cheaper to do so
through telephone.
Tell Judge Peterson that say for him to go to
grammar school so he can learn how to parse
properly also that he Is darned fool, as he can't
throw up poor poker hand without taking an
emetic.
You can also say to him that il he tray deuces
me any more will put something In the Crosby
County Clarion and Fdvmer3 VindicdtOr that will
knock his social status cold O wedge. He
knows what mean. He should have stayed ut
home. No Texas man who does not know how to
play good game of poker, has any business at the
national capital, anyhow.
What q strange thing is sleep which knits up
the raveled sleeve of care, but lets the worn out
seat OF poverty's pants shift for itself
The night before Nurat Halstead's nomination
was rejected by the senate, dreamed that saw q
Republican senator standing on the roof of the
Capitol, seize faithful mule by the tail, and hurl
10 to the sidewalk many feet below, where Ii
expired In great agony.
After the action Of the senate, recollected my
dream, and spoke of Ii to Mr.. Harrison, who aid
1t was one Of the most singular condolences he had
evor heard of