The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-27
rooK var PROFESS or.
Card sharpers Make A" Few Dollars o"'
OF His Innocence.

sood story IS going the rounds OF
,bo cltv with relation 70 ettalh We"
k,oyn Yale professor. He Is you"s
man and the title OF professor mas
r.sted mon him but a lew years Out
his name is withheld for obvious reasons 1''s
nm turning nom the Worlds fait
,.c.,tlv SO goes the story, he was az
nroached on the train by hne-appeai I's
man who asked him IL ne "oulu "0s
nm nm a hand Of whistas u neueu JuS'
one more 70 complete the tapie' Inc
Yale professor complied, ana was sooh
eittipl with three nicely-dressed and ap-
,,r.ntly thorough gentlemen. Inc eaIus
were dealt around, when II was dlsVoF-
erred that there was one cara less man
tho usual number and I'm this eHigeney
n was suggested that as whist couid not
he nlaved they had better resort 10
eucbre This was satisfactory ana t"e
gamecommc nced. A..
n had proceeded but u short ums
when one OF the gentlemen, AFTER looh'ne
AZ bis hand. remarked that he wished ne
was playing poker. as he had mana ',i s'
he would like 20 bet on So JUST ioi ''.e
fun of the thing, the frst speaker subsos'
ed that they drop euchre TOT ilinu'T "a
NAV IDhFI NAll tElH AttAat~F 4.
This was acceded 70. ana sinai
a,,ou,t OF money was bet. which nnaliy
vrent into the first speakers hand. Euchte
VS. resumed. and IL had progressed out
a short time before the third stranger
who had not entered into the hrst deal
said he had a hand which he would IKE
10 bet on, and as the gentleman VINO n@u
made the first suggestion was asteea oie'
the game was again stopped ana 'hey
bet money on their hands.
After this euchre was resumed, when'
10 the professors surprise, he found as
ne picked up one hand that ne hello t"'ee
aces and a pair, or, IN poker pariance' a
fuu house. He laughingly remarked
that he had got a hand which ne "ouid
be willing 20 wager "A little money on. MS
partner said ne had a good hand Also anu
II the professor desired, the game Would
be stopped. and they would play the game
ont on poker lines. This was agreeable 10
the PROFESSOR. and the two fell TO betting
The bets were small. but II was only
a few minutes when the amount wa6erec
was about sl2, OF which hair was ,H'
money OF the professor. AT this poin'
the professor called and was ast@ulsHeu
10 see his partner, against whom re mao
niaved Law down four seven spots. oi
course he lost. but without saying WORD
the euchre game was resumed.
After several more hands had been
,laved the professor picked up hand "a
and that he held four aces. This time ne
said nothing about playing II po"ei
hand and the game Of euchre was unih'rr-
r,ipted. 4 little later and four ten sHpts
aIso came into his hand. but this also did
49,, ,smnt him 10 try his luck with II
al poker. and It was played out IA
euchre. ,., -
Very soon ate this his companions be-
came suddenly tired OF the game. ana Dy
mutual consent the four quit playing he
vote professor returning 20 his own seat
A. - began 10 think over the Incidents
~ the previogs half hOur,it suddenly
IA vcned on him all at once that ne came
n.ar being taken I'm 40 q lamb py thI'e
sb,r,ers AZ he remembered II then, the
mon aid not cut the cards. and there
da,vnrd upou his mind other discrepancies
nth regard 10 card playing wnich nae
nor attracted his attention az the tinie
md he came % the conclusion very iui'A,
~. ina, The hand witch he had bet on mad
been nut up against him, anu urine
more. that the four aces ana fo'r ,ens
which came into his hand subsequently,
was not q mere coincidence, put ueiiD
crate attempt 70 draw him on in'o iossAs
his money, IL was not
suspicion az the time mat ne din no'p,a'
these hands in poker. but Simply DC
cause he was disinclined 70 preaN VI
the euchre game in that manner.
since the story has got noisrd about IN
nrofsssor has received considerable cnai
~ The hands OF his friends. and he
now try.nf 10 ascertain how It got OUT
He is satisfied, however. that ne 80
out OF 4, SO easy.-New Haven Even
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