Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
BOTH HAD FOURS.


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i,ouls Doctor and Il Broker,
''They may shut down the public
gambling houses, but they can't stop
gambling, just the surhe,' said y we'll
known man about town, who wouldn't
think life worth living if the great
American game of draw poker was ut
terly suppressed
"rhe gambling instinct is born in
man." he continued, 'and unless some
Jealous and inventive individual can
devise a means for plucking fortunes
forelock out by the roots why men will
continue to gamble just in the old
sweet way as long as the world goes
round. Now, was In little game the
other evening which possessed more
elements Of interest than any one I've
sat in for years. 1t began about ten in
the evening in the private apartments
of the Junior member of d big commits
sion firm OH the board of trade Be
sides the broker there were in the game
q prominent physician, a big criminal
lawyer, railroad man and myself.
ut was the old story-a Twenty-Five
dollar limit with fifty-dollar on jack
pots to start with, and later on, about
three in the morning, the limit off, n
wide open game for table stakes or coli
lateral. Well, it was an eventful con-
test all through. The cards were rum
ming lively and the physician was about
one thousand dollars ahead. The broker
had been losing; so had the railroad mani
The lawyer was little to tile good and
| was about whole when it became day
light. Let's just play four more jack
pots and suit" some one proposed, and
we all acceded The first three left the
physician nearly two thousand dollars
ahead, the broker even, the railroad
man broke and the lawyer and myself
little in the hole. Then the CARDS
were dealt for the last,
"'Cost a hundred to play" sentcn.
tiously remarked the broker.
/" Hundred better, said the ply
sician
out.
Out
1.-TWO cards, said the broker.
"'Give me card, chimcd in the doc.
| tor.
"'Bet you $40 said the broker,
"'Two hundred harder, from the
medico.
Give hundred better.
Gone thousand more than YOU
"'One thousand harder.
"1'll put in my check If you have tic
objections
"'None. It's good for any amount
with me-
1.-TWO thousand better, then
"Lct me see, said the broker. i
haven't that amount of cash in bank OF
here. Won't you split it?'
Ono, I've a pretty good hand.
Can't you get tip
so can after g.
"'All right. We can fix that. My
rules are never to take | 0 US even
from friend; but I'll tell you what
Seal the two hands up in the envelopes
and the stakes in third. Well go down
and leave 'em with the clerk to be put
in the safe and only opened to the
presence of three of this party. Then
you raise the stuff and we'll all meet al
breakfast at twelve sharp in the cafe
and the ownership Of the pot can be
then decided
"Agreed; that's fair enough
"Well," continued the gentleman, ST
was done. At noon we all met at break
fast except the railroad man, who hat
gone out of town. The lawyer procured
the stakes and the envelopes, the broker
forked over four crisp five hundred-dol
lar bills to make up his bet and
opened the sealed envelopes. The doc
tors was first. 1t contained four kings
and queen. The broker nearly jumped
out of his seat when he saw it, and tn,
doctor grew pale at his hilarity. TIL,
brokers' envelope was opened and con
tanned four aces and a ten. He paid fol
the breakfast, and the bill wasn't /;
light one, either. st Louis Post-D
patch.