Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-27
BLIND GAME OF POKER.
Best to Find Out the Limit Before You Get
Into the Game.

Best To Find Out the Limit Before You Gel
Into the Game.
From the Troy Standard.
In city In the central part Of the state
there resides a gentleman, an attorney by pro-
fession, whose qualities for companionship and
brilliant conversational abilities have given
him an extended acquaintance among men
whose purses are better able than his own to
stand the pressure of high living. Among his
intimates is counted John b. Carson, late of the
Monon. and the other day he was telling group
Of friends the story of little jaunt over to
Detroit which he took with Carson some time
ago.
II had just landed in Chicago" he said, 'on
business which was not of sufficient Importance
to be permitted to interfere with pleasure.
Leaving my grip at the Richelieu proceeded
straight to CarsOns Office. WELL old man.
said Carson. you're just in time. I'm about
to run over to Detroit to have "a handshake
with John Mccullough and few of the boys
over that way. Pack your grip and come
along
but haven't had time to unpack it, re-
monstrdted.
$50 much the better;' and without more
ado was hustled OFF. and in less than an hour
was bowling along toward Detroit in Carson's
private car.
There was nothing shabby about the treat
ment We received over in the city of the
straits There was a lunch given Mccullough
| and Carson at one of the clubs. and there was
TO be theater party and supper the same
little game of poker, just to worry along with
till theater time The motion met
With several seconds, and the
game was quickly arranged. Now. the thing
my friends complain about most in me is that
| won't gamble. but on this occasion there
ii l,,'f h..a
| Carson had declined, and it didn't look right
for both of US to throw cold water on a propo-
sition advanced solely with view to our COM
fort and amusement. Moreover, / happened
TO have a hundred or so in my pocket, and
thought that five or ten of il would be a low
price for all the fun / was having, so down
sat and the banker began stacking the chips.
WY thoughts were flowing in an easy meter
when heard. as though in a dream. the man
next to me ASKING for $50 worth of chips.
| came out Of the dream with jump, only to hear
the man next to me say, L Al take 100 WORTH and
| the third man. Well. you fellows are better
players than me; guess I'll have to take 81 ,OOC
worth made rapid mental calculation oil
the amount had in my pocket-it couldn't be
more than S130 at the outside.
The sweat stood out in great beads on nv
! brow. as the novelists say, and the banker went
| ruthlessy on, sizing up the checks in piles rep
resenting loo hard-earned dollars each. Every
check that clacked down on the piles added an
other bead to the collection on my brow. Ny
| hands hung Imply down by the sides of my
chair. when suddenly felt something being
gently showed into them. 1t was a soft round
roll, and knew in a minute what it was and that
| 1t came from Carson. who stood carelessly look
| ing on from behind ny chair. NV fingers
closed over the greenbacks and with easy
elaboration 1 thrust that hand down into
| my trousers pocket and drew it out with
| eight dazzling One-hundred dollar bills in it,
thought they were the prettiest-looking
| greenbacks had ever seen and think SO yet.
\ You can give me $500 worth. l said to the
banker with my usual nonchalant grace. i
| may need this other 300 to get home
How did l come out? Well. l PLAYED skim
| tight game and managed to come out a trifie to
| the good. But | always ask what the limit
going to be nowadays before THAT is, would
| if ever played"