Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-15
II MADE HIM GLAD.
The Great Surprise of a Drummer Who
stood by His Hand.

Down oIrhe cast coast at cozy little
hosiery whose halls are filled up with fish
ing poles and corners with guns, and which
has every ether characteristic of being a
sportman's club, they play poker very pc
culiarly The other night an exceedingly
exciting game was going on. The players
were mostly oh. gentlemen who opened a
jackpot on i, pair Of jacks and stood limit
raise vii h all the reckl less abandon OF young
bloods with millions
The limit, by the way, was IL red chip, and
the ante was white chip. They didn't pay
any money for them until the game was
overt was IL gentleman's game-but for
ever red chip purchased the banker made
memorandum Of $40 and likewise memo
randum OF 81 for II white chip.
A tenderloot drummer had just arrived
at the hotel that night, and he strolled into
the green room and looked on at the game
for some time.
"What a picnicl" said he toa neighbor-
ing spectator.
"Perhaps some of you gentlemen would
like to come in-make it interesting. The
more the merrier" suggested one of the
players, an old gentleman bronzed and
fringed after the styls of the lone fisher
man.
"Why, yes" said the fat drummer from
the east, "if the other gentlemen do not OBJ
ject.
They made way for him, and he took a
seat, drew out his pocketbook, and draw
! ing out crisp 800 bill asked for $50 in
chips.
ooh, that's all right" said the banker.
Haven't got any change. Pay up after
the game. Here's your chips"
A few hands passed without any remark
able sensation. Then came jackpot 1t
was the drummers deal. He looked at his
cards and found two aces and a pair OF
threes. The next man to him passed, and
the next man opened it for a big red chip
"It's opened &c." said he.
Everybody staid. The drummer raised
it red chip. The opener saw it y red and
raised it ditto. The drummer staid.
Gossip said he to himself, "but they
have got nerve"
The opener drew two cards, the other:
three and the drummer one. He squeezed,
and, 10! there was an ace full.
What picnic" he remarked again a.
!, he assumed q bobtail flush smile.
The opening man bet red check. TIT
drummer had red check and a whit
] check in front of him. He saw the ret
: check and raised it five. The opening MAJ
the lone fisherman - saw the five ant
raised it TO- All the others dropped out
But" said the drummer, ''Fll have tt
i, show down for the outside"
ooh, no; not having anything in from
makes no difference. Buy some more an,
bet"
, The drummer was delighted. Ills &C
full was invincible. He bought so more.
II raise you $10," said he.
Ten better"
y "And ten better than you"
!. "Ten better"
7 "Ten more"
= well, I'll call it," said the old man wit
- the fishernan's whiskers. ''I've got tw
= pair, skies up and SKIES down"
!. The cold perspiration poured out on tn
. drummer's brow.
"Great Scottl and I've an ace full" sal
be with voice almost suffocated with wo
He had changed his mind about having
picnic and was contemplating how he coul
i pay his poker debt, his board bill and g
to the next station on 500 bill and So b
~ Sides
~ well, that's enough for me-" and l
g handed over his 500 bill to the banker wit
- "That's what owe you"
W "Oh, no." said the banker, 1--WE cash u
for per cent" and a great throb Of gla'
ness suffused the entire anatomy Of the fl
drummer from the effete east, while tt
5 other players caught on and laughed
10 tremendous roar OF course the drumm
e. staid in the game.-Florida Times Union.