The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-16

There was q little game ~ draw on the
other night. says the Buffalo Express. -Four
friends SAT around table. one Of them was
novice. He had never played game OF
poker III MS life, but ho was not averse 10 pay
w TOT "a llttlo Instruction. he said ana. De-
SIDES ne had 20 have something % DO where
very stupid night
He asked All sorts Of foolish questions and
lhfeW ms chips in SO ecklcsSly that his three
IIlehds were sorry for HIN. 10 did seem TO De
q shame Tor him 20 lose So much money. but,
tIleE' ne wanted 20 play and IL WASH their
tduLt ~ lhey held the better hands. FINALLY q
lach-lloL came around and the novice VINO SAT
next 70 the breaker raised the ante 10 the
unit some one else saw him and went MIN
emp or Two better. Then the novice tilted
hef 70 the limit again. and after he had done
50 looked over his hand and asked: What
dlq you say straight flush would beat:'
! ne other players gasped. One OF them
said that II would beat anything in the pack
but royal flush and the three promptly thew
up thelr hands. The novice smiled blandly as
ne raked IN the big stack OF chips. Then he
threw his hand down on the table. 1t was
simple straight and that was all
what did you say that was straight flush
lori asked one of the others, who had laid
uoW XI three Seyens and pair OF Jacks. go,
, Wen said the novice, 1t IS, amt it,
.lney re an red and they run along in Sc
quence."
Z hen the three.carefully explained that the
cards had to be all of one suit TO be a flush
ana, AFTER much Questioning, the novice seem
cd 10 understand.
The game went along for time. Hands
ran low and not many chips changed owners.
ADout ii clock there was another Jackpot
1he novice raised the opener to the limit
again ana the next man. who had fOurS, came
Dack at him with another big raise. The
other players stayed and the novice raised
JACK. MS made pot with considerably
over 500 in it. Every body stayed on the last
raise and the dealer said Cards, gentlemen"
in subdued sort OF voice
Hold on" blurted the novice 4 want to
ask another question. I'm a little mixed on
TINS stralghthush business. If I've got five
cards Of the same suit and they form a Sc
quence, I've got straight flush. have | nOt|'
The other players remembered the former
jack pot and winked at each other. They
hastened to assure the novice that his sup
position was correct. and the man with fOurS
followed the openers chip bet wit a raise to
the limit. The bright smile that came over
the noyiceS face when he learned what
straight flush was had not faded. Hewas
actually anxious TO get his chips into the
centre Of the table. He raised back to the
limit
That's good bluff" said the man with
tours, and he tilted back
The two others, who had been trailing with
fairly good hands all this time, dropped out,
and the novice and the man with fours bet
until there was nearly 500 on the table. Then
the man with tours grew compassionate and
SAID 10 the novice: Now, l don't want to
make the learning Of this game too expensive
for you. Your little blum went once, but it
won't go this time, so I'll just call you
Then the novice laid down a straight flush
IN clubs, running from seven to jack. and the
man with fours fell back in his seat in help
less CONDITION. When he recovered he said,
slowly: Il II quit this game. Such dod-
blamed fool as YOU couldn't learn to play
poker in ten thousand years"
Il don doubt that, replied the novice as
he caShed in his chips. They used to tell me
the same thing when | was i'm I.p91Vi1lP -