The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02
POKER ON THn EAST COAST.

a Popularity That Pleased a Drum
mer Who Ran Against Four Skies.
From the Florida Times linton.
Down on the east coast at coy little
hosseIry, whose halls are filled up with fish-
ing poles and corners with guns, and which
has every other characteristic Of being a
sportsmen's club, they play poker very
peculiarly. The other night an exceedingly
exciting game was going on. The players
were mostly old gentlemen, who opened a
jack pot on q pair of jacks and stood a
limit raise with all the reckless abandon Of
young bloods with millions
The limit, by the way, was a red chip,
and the ante was a white chip. They didn't
pay any money for them until the game was
over-it was q gentleman's game but for
every red chip purchased the banker made
a memorandum of so, and Likewise a
memorandum of 81 TOR white chip.
A tenderfoot 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 picnic" said he to eneighboring
spectator.
"Perhaps some Of you gentlemen would
like to come in--make IL interesting. The
more the merrier," suggested one Of the
players, an old gentleman bronzsd aud
fringed after the style of the lone fisher
man.
why, yes" said the fat drummer from
the east, ''if the other gentlemen do not OBJ
jeotF'
They made way for him aud he took a
seat, drew out his pocket book, and draw
ing out crisp 500 bill, asked for $50 in
chips.
80, 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 a jack pot. II
was the drummer's deal. He looked at his
cards and found two aces aud pair threes
The next man to him passed, aud the next
man opened 10 for big red chip.
OTIS opened: $40. said he.
Everybody stayed. The drummer raised
It red chip. The opener saw it red and
raised 1t ditto. The drummer stayed.
Gossip said he to himself, "but they
have got nerve.n
The opener drew two cards, the others
three, and the drummer one. He squeezed, -
and lol there was an ace full.
What picnic, )" he remarked again, as
he assumed bobtail-fush smile.
The opening man bes a red check. The
drummer had q red check and white check
in front Of him. He saw the red check aud
raised it five. The opening mantle lone
LaueA hlhH-5hW bAO hNO AuA FhAsSu IL tbQs
All the others dropped out.
But" said the drummer, "pll have to
show down for the outside"
30, no; not having anything In front
makes no difference. Buy some more and
bet.n
The drummer was delighted. His ace
ull was invincible. he bought fifty more.
II raise you ten" said he.
"Ten better
Sand ten better than You."
"Ten better"
"Ten more"
"Well, call it, said the old man with
his fisherman's whiskers. "pve got two
pair, skies up and skies down.
Tho cold Precipitation poured out On the
drummer's brow.
Great Scott and I've an ace full" said
be with voice almost suffocatsd with woe.
he had changed bis mind about having a
picnic, and was contemplating how he
could pay his poker debt, his board bill and
get to the next station on 800 bill and 90
besides.
"Well, that's enough for me,n and he
handed over his 800 bill TO the banker with
THAT'S what / owe your
20. no. said the banker, we cash up for
l per cent" and great throb OF gladness
suffused the entire anatomy OF the fat
drummer from the effete east, while the
other players caught on and laughed ire.
mendous roar OF course, the drummer
called for the drinks and stayed in the
game.