The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-09

How tho Southern SoIdlcr Changed $50 t.
01l,00O In Ono Night At Poker.

How the Southern SoIdler Changed $50 to
01l 900 In Ono Night at Poker.
Few poker players experience such re-
markable "strcak Of luck" as made the game
that Col. Jack Wharton played In New Orleans
one OF the star encounters OF the Southern
card table. Fortune smiled SO persistently on
Col Wharton that in q single sitting he In
creased $50 greenback to $11 900 in cash. A
brief reference to this game recently in the
Sunday Sun recalled the memorable event to
the mind of New Yorker who Is intimately
acquainted with the lucky player. The whole
episode. he said. was like something you read
about only In novels. or hear about in big
poker yarns. but there are plenty Of Southern
rswho knew about the game and can vouoh for
its reality. -
Jack Wharton was Colonel Of cavalry
regiment in the rebellion. and no came home
from Texas In very rusty and uncouth attire.
His uncle protested that II he proposed to stay
any length Of time In New Orleans he would
have to dress better. and gave him $50 bill
No e one. sa Tt the New Yorker In recent
interyieW, know better how to invest $50 than
Gid GoL ~ Wharton He He at Snce made bee lne
Hamilton Of Texas. and while cemsntins Old
two professionals, were up stairs. ready to
meet all comors. Jack thought he would try
up
by Gov, Hamilton. In, small room they
found the two professionals. armed to the
join and i pack S" Of cards bsiore them. O'
81 p aad S ss sat
luck; The might was nearly gone and 80 was
morning JACK drew e bebtail Hush and IN.
gs by III
SKY ~ 'SSo SsyS e
idly Until there was about 81: 700 it ,Hs hair
N hoa
thing else. but he said that the professionals
were thupderstrpck. and really doubted his
honesty Wheh no laid down iour aoes anu raked
~ They 4. kent at the . game although the whls
ao he Was 70
away before the Inevitable turn Of luck should
change his fortunes: II was tickling pre-
age and looked death In tho face ut close quar-
tiers ma many times before The var during the
@ dspses S mnn Ss3 han no s was
ha y. saved him. L was broad daylight
away in Ills poeRots and ali about him. when
w vent r ns h9S Office a.
for him. his sister having been taken mr.
Anxious MS no was to get away before this
made him leave at once: He was not drunk.
but sittin. up 9!l night had not improved his
fast table. but before lc could take his seat his
uncle stopped him. saying: Jack. am afraid
you have g9mbled away those $50. Where arc
your new clothes 2"
The New Yorker says that the Colonel al
ways laughed as he recalled this part OF the ad-
venture; He made this laconic explanation to |
his Quaker uncle:
He. sat down. and pulling Of ono Of his old
cavalry boots, out came 81 900 in 800 bills;
he kicked of ths other boot. out flew another |
81 900: he turned down the lining Of Ills hat, |
i rained bills: he pulled ont tho coat pockets, |
lived into tho vcst pockets, bills came from
everywhere; In all no piled $1,000 on the |
breakfast table
II IL to1 e. ne C3onr that e. made ndmrs
,harity. relieved tho needs OF many n poor
,olored man, and was popular with everybody, |
black or white. Democrat or Republican.