The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-11

you right here that he was a - fool when
it came to playing draw. He showed up at
the rendezvous, but didn't care to play, be
said, and 80 he sat by and watched the
game with as much interest as lunkhead
about draw could be expected to watch
first-class game. About 10 O'Clock one OF
the boys had TO go, and Bub said he'd as
leave take his place as not for few hands,
and we let him come IN.
ard been showing more nerve and cheek
than usual onto the boys that evening, and
was quite a winner. We played around
two or three times after Old Bub sat in
without anything very stirring happening,
and then we fell into jack pot. 1t went
around four or five times and was nice ana
fat when Judge Baxter opened it. Old Bub
stayed and two of the boys, aud when IL
came to me whooped her up a little The
Judge stood the raise and 30 did Old Bub l
was dealing. The judge took three cards.
So did Old Bub. didn't take any.
Moses and AaronP said the judge. He
| stands patti
"'Gosh said Old Buo, biting Off chew
| from bis plug. He does, don't heg
Il just settled back in my chair and
smiled
"'Well, says the Judge, IN contribute
one chin, anyhow, just to show that hain't
ashamed of my openers"
Chip alongp said Old Bnb, aud tossed In
his bone.
Raise it fver said /.
Let's me QUIT said the judge, throwing
| down his hand.
"'See your fver said Old Bub. Five
betterp
"'WhatP exclaimed the Judge. Don't
you know anything, Buba He's got pat
| haudp
"'Goshi That's so, hain't itr said Old
Bub. We'll, my moneys in. Let her go.
Five better than you'll" said l, smiling
vet. for of course the proper thing for Old
Bub to do now, If he hadn't been such an
Internal idiot about the game, was to lay
down. But that old ram didn't seem To
know anything he didn't, and came back al
me as stiff as ever and lifted me five more
"'Why. Bub, you log-choDpin' old fool,
your exclaimed the judge, don't you know
anything7 He's standin' pat against your
Gosh said Old Bub, grinning like TN
chump that he was. He is, haint hei Nay
be hadn't ought to bet that timep
"'This old chaps going to make troubl
here said to myself, If this thing goes on
He don't know enough to lay down. III
Just settle him now Then / chucked
bundle on the table and said, smiling hk
everything:
" Raise you $50P
"'Thats right, colonelp said the Judge
nodding at me approvingly. shut the oil
muttonhead off and save his money for him
"'Gosh = exclaimed Old Bub. I've lis
got $50 here that am willing to squande
jist to learn this game Colonel, said he,
call your
Judge Baxter and the rest OF EN- wer
struck dumb by old Bulbs recklessness. s.
was /.
s''What did you ketch, colonelP said oil
Bub.
""Pair O. deucesI said l, chucking then
down, disguised with such an idiott
! player.
"sGoshp exclaimed old Bub. That's g
d-n sight better hand than thought yol
hadl got pair o. treysp
THAT was TOO much. My indignatio
, broke all bounds.
; ga pair of treysr almost shouted
, Here I've been sitting an hour with ma
! who don't know any more about the gam
! than to call q pat hand on a pair OF treys
, That disgusts me with draw, and I'll neye
: play another game
t 81 remember lookingly back as l stroC
: out Of the room. The judge and the rest
( them sat there, still in open-mouthe
, amazement, and the grin on Old Bulbs fac
was exasperating to see as he gathered
+ the pot. And l remember hearing him So
q as banged the door:
4 "'Them pat hands is dangerous thing
o mosuyP
K $50, Pm obliged to you, boys, but you
have to excuse me. haven't played
game In ten years"