Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-31

IL they a.
or perceptioh\
played on coldN
and simply declaN
that they never saw
like It did by me. Sin
And cheek, with littleN
Gone night old Bub n
natured lumberman from d
client of Judge Baxter, was ill.,
the judge invited him to come b.
the office and if he didn't care to play
on at the fun. Old Bub was Il level heal,
man on most things, but want to remind
you right here that he was darn fool
when it came to playing draw. Heshowed
up at the rendezvous, but didn't care to
play, he said, and so he sat by and watched
the game with as much interest as Junk
head about draw could be expected to
watch first class game. About 10 o'clock
one of the boys had to go, and old Bub said
he'd as leave take his place as not for few
hands, and we let him come in.
'Td been showing more nerve and cheek
than usual onto the boys that evening and
was quite winner. We played around
two or three times after old Bub sat in
without anything very stirring happening,
and then we fell into a jackpot. 1t went
around four or five times and was nice and
fat when Judge Baxter opened it. Old
Bub and two of the boys staid, and when
it came to me | whooped her up little.
The judge stood the raise, and so did old
Bub. was dealing. The judge took three
cards. So did old Bub. didn't take any.
Moses and Aaron" said the judge. He
stands pat!
"'Goshp said old Bub, biting off chew
from his plug lie does, doesn't hep
81 just settled back in my chair and
smiled.
Well, says the judge, I'll contribute
one chip anyhow, just to show that hain't
ashamed of my openers
Chip alongP said old Bub and tossed
in his bone.
Raise it fiver said l.
Let's me outp said the judge, throw
ing down his hand.
See your fivep said old Bub. Five bet
terri
"'Whatr exclaimed the Judge. Don't
you know anything, Bub2 He's got pat
handp
GOSH That's so, hain't it2' said old
Bub. We'll, my moneys in. Let her gov
Five better than your said /, smiling
yet, 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
at me as stiff as ever and lifted me five
more.
"'Why, Bub, you log chopin old fool,
your exclaimed the judge, don't you
know anything9 He's standin pat against
your
"'Goshr said old Bub, grinning like the
chump that he was. He is, hain't he?
Maybe hadn't ought to bet that timel'
""This old chaps goin to make trouble
here l said to myself, if this thing goes
on. He don't know enough to lay down.
I'll just settle him right now Then
chucked bundle on the table and said,
smiling like everything:
"'Raise you fiftyp
"That's right, colonelp said the Judge,
nodding at me approvingly. Shut the old
muttonhead off and save his money for
him.
"'Goshl' exclaimed old Bub. I've jist
got fifty here that Pm willin to squander
jist to learn this game! Colonel said he,
I call your
Judge Baxter and the rest of 'em were
struck dumb by old Bulbs recklessness. So
was |.
"'What did you ketch, coloneli' said Old
Bub.
"'Pair O. deuces!' said I, chucking them
down, Disguised with such an idiotic
player.
"'Goshr exclaimed Old Bub. That's a
darn sight better hand than l thought you
had got pair o. treys!'
"That was too much. My indignation
broke all bounds.
ga pair of treysr l almost shouted
Here I've been sitting an hour with man
who doesn't know any more about the game
than to call pat hand ON pair of treys.
That disgusts me with draw, and | II never
play another game!
II remember looking back as strobe
out of the room The judge and the rest Of
of them sat there, still in open mouthed
amazement, and the grin on Old Bulbs
face was eXasperating to see as he gathered
in the pot. And I remember hearing him
say as banged the doors
"'Them pat hands is dangerous things
mostlyF
$50 I'm obliged to you, boys, but you'll
have to excuse me. l haven't played =
game In ten years. New York Sun.