Telegram-herald., 1890-07-28

wArrERsoy's LITTLE JOKE on RAYMOND
our struggle 20 keep tho two men apart. table,
we're overturned chairs were Knocked down
and tne roccy on tho table somehow disap-
pcsrcd Ike magic. Finally caught Waiter
sous pistol IN my hand and then the la
nentaolc truth flashed like an electric shock
Through ne. to-wft; was being grryed and the
whole nght was coacocted 20 fool mo The
pistol was nothing but n ooot-taci one that Is
small and when folded resembles the shape Of
spfstoL / was conpDo taken In aud need
scarcely say that ssc SMILES were on re
That was the most exciting game Of poker that
ever indulged IN
~ funny game of poker was played In Texas
tlst At the beginning OF the war. Colonel Jack
w, who Afterwards lived In New Orleans was
the hero q This poker story. He WIS Colonel
Of a Texas regiment that had just been mus
tered Into the service. They had been in camp
some time when 10 vas discoveredt that about half
the men in the regiment were rather straight
laced and orthodox IN their views. while the
other half we're fond OF sport cards dice dog
fghts and any game OF chance. One night
laundering Dig game Of draw poker was going
on IN the Coloners shsnty. Candles were
lit and i've m-1 sat s-ound impro-
vised table. deeply absorbed IN the game
and betting largely but cautiously.
A good deal q money vas IN The Jack pot when
Colonel ". oprres y for twenty dollars Three
others stood the open and one passed ont, Isav-
ing only four % draw Now The Colonel BIZ
some miracle % luck held full hand. Just as
the dealer asked hin how many cards he would
toke. there came . rap st the door and voice
asking n Colonel ". was IN There was 10
Elistaking the voice of the chaplain. and IN a
second every candle vas extiaguished TIE
Colonel whispered. 'Dont touch the pot or
move q carl untf ct ria of him He went -
the dcor Ard no chaplain came partly in The
Colonel held The door With one band and With
the other he kerf . ticbs grip uuon his I've win
ming cards. After he interchange q a few
words the chgpiain said In a mournful voice:
" Well. Kennel the boy is dead and ve want 70
give him q big military funeral The boy was
young man who cans froua the upper part Of
Texss and -olisFet whsn the regiment vas arst
organized He ewss q good soldier ard a vet
eran. although no bsttie sr sklrnish had been
thrust upca the r-gimenk. Thc Colonel wanted
the boy % hsvs q military funeral and told tho
chaplain - 80 ahead and DO il in style. Then
ne whispered aside 70 thc four players not 10
touch or dtsarrsnEe the cards fa stead of 70
fng. The shaptsin d8ilied q Get Information
soout = military funeral Nov. undcr oriL
narT circumstances the Colunei would have
kept the candles ngA-et ard permitted the
game - - On. bus he was elected Colonel on
the strength q heing v-rT straightlaced. aud
he fid tot wish to appear IN different xuiss
- hts c8nstiturnrs NJ teasf. ore bar n ths-a.
Air't music usrt. Kernel. in = military
f,ner,ir asked the casnfafn.
TIE Colonel said. Yes. walfx hi1 81 With
fttles ard frvr1s' And addci tha- tie body
vrrfid - t,orne en- thc Shoulders - f1ar ~ ziw
soldiers n fact the C7l0uef VS. nct so wrfl
pc~fed hfr,seif rt vas The hrst military
funeral N Texas aurl.x the Ccnfstsracy.
Aint ws go Co shoos ever hts grave Eer-
r-I~
yes rink that Is ths correct military
rcfe in s8ch -ases rersied the CslensL
'RV this time tle s-rata upcn faa Cniou-rs
Vafieuce was go grsas hs csui5 hartig refraln
f-rn siamrfnz tae tocr "a rhe chaplsia-s face.
Ai1. W.
7, = q iacE rc. 7 crenet on. yes the ncY-
deserves gra1d rintssv sc,d or. esarlala.
said rhe CclcneL
never heard - fscsrct funeral Kernel
szfd fhe chaplain frncrez-fr.
Wei have. and thev srs sx,ensfve too ons
shat is nct the zfnd tae 10y aeed as~e.t cc1-
ciriet =he rafrrel
TIE chaplain wert s~av ard re -rFcnef
raiyei n a hun1rrt rr twc on tis far he1d ard
the Tar1e continued AZ sfzaa Arou- ts-iiThr
f1e PAYERS heart the military fnrs-aI ucv5nz
snsi it ras slnfcst ncntescrfpt sl-1fr- T1ree
nsifles fwn sra-e s~-rrs. brass fruuref sud
triangle shaved fne t11ersi fl1ze in lively
vav In rart Re t,g1e rizTef on the stt1es
vas - f7frI r.ef- eshl1f NJ Art rfs sr-1r-s
srd hcrns a1ef In wffn ssund merelv. ne
es-f w1s fn a wa~-n n nr-s ane tae rrsces
sion -ssve9 a. sonnl- 1ntck ff-ae ne ncsfr-
~ss "a q snail warnn 3raTn nT three Mex5caa
-rui-~- ne zfisSNrv s-osrt bad dousae barrel