Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-06
an Interesting Game of Draw.

TO sit in.
No. said he, q haven't played a
game in ten years. The last time I
played l had little bout with such an
internal idiot of a player that / got dis
gusted, AID swore Off cards forever.
Why, say 1t makes me boil even
now 10 think of it Positively, that
man didn't seem 10 know anything
Why, he called me on-but let me tell
YOU about it. There was a party of
us used to have 4 tolcrable snug little
weekly session in Judge BaXter's office
up my way, and was in the habit of
playing n pretty nervy game, and
scared the boys out Il good many
times. when they had NE beat right
along if they'd only had the sand to
investigate, or perception enough to
discover that / played on cold cheek.
But they hadn t, and simply declared,
night after night, that they never saw
luck stick by a man like ii did by me.
Simply nerve, my boys And check
with little sand.
.Onc night old Bub ketchum. Il
good-natured lumberman from up the
river and Il client Of Judge Baxter,
was in town, and the Judge invited him
to come around TO the office, and if he
didn't care to play, look on at the fun.
Old Bub was a lcvel-headed man on
most things, but | want to remind you
right here that he was d-n fool
when it came to playing draw. He
showed 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 lunkhead about draw could
be expected to watch Il iirst-class game.
About 10 o'clock one Of the boys had to
90, and Old Bub said he'd as leave take
his place as not for few hands, and We
let him come in.
sd 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 jack pot. 1t went around four or
five times and was nice and fat when
Judge Baxter opened it. Old Bub
STAYED and two of the boys, and when it
came to me l 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. l
didn't take any.
Moses and Aaron. said the Judge.
"sGosh = said Old Bub, biting of
a chew from his plug. He does, don't
her
Il just settled back in my chair and
smiled.
".Well says the Judge. II contrib
ute one chip, anyhow, just to show that
| hain't ashamed Of my openers
"'Chip along.' said Old Bub, and
tossed in his bone.
"'Raise it fve! said |.
"'Let's me OUT said the Judge,
throwing down his hand.
See yourfyen said Old Bub. Five
better.
"'What!' exclaimed the Judge.
Don't you know anything, Bub? He's
got pat hand y
Gosh . That's SO, hain't it?' said
Old Bub. We'll, my moneys in. Let
her go
"iFive better than you!' said smiling
vet, and 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 the 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
"tWhy. Bub, you log chopin old
fool, you' exclaimed the Judge, don't
YOU know anything? Hes standin' pat
against youn
:" Gosh. said Old Bah, grinning like
the chump that he was. He is, hain't
he? Maybe hadn't ought to bet that
time.
"'This old chaps going to make
trouble here | said to myself if this
thing goes on. lie don't know enough
to lay down. III just settle him right
now Then / chucked a bundle on
the table and said, smiling like every
thing:
"'Raise you fifty
'''That's right, Colonel. said the
Judge, nodding at me approvingly.
Shut the old muttonhead of and save
his money for him
"'Gosh!' exclaimed Old Bub, I've
jist got fifty here that I'm willin' to
squander iist to learn this game. Colo
mel, said he, i call You =
Judge Baxter and the rest of EN-
were strucl, dumb by Old Bulbs reck-
lessness. So was I.
"'What did you ketch, Colonel = said
Old Bub.
"'Pair o deuces!r said I, chucking
them down, disguised with such an
idotic player.
.s'Goshi' ] exclaimed Old Bub. That's
d-n sight better hand than l
thought you had got a pair O. treys ,
That was too much. My Indignation
broke all bounds.
"a pair of treys : l almost shouted. Here
Eve been sitting an hour with man who
don't know any more about the game than to
call = pat hand on q pair Of treys, That dis
gusts me with draw. and I'll never play an
other game
Il remember looking back as l strobe ont
of the room The Judge and the rest of them
sat there, still in open-mouthed amazcment-
and the grin of Old Bulbs face was exaspelat-
ing to see as he gathered in the pot And
remember hearing him say rs | banged the
door:
Them pat hands is dangerous things,
mostly
SO, I'm obliged to you, boys but you'll
nave TO excuse NE. l haven't played game
in ten years"