The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-20
POKER ON THE EAST COAST.
A Popularity of the Gap>- that Pleased a
Drummer Who Ran Against Four Skies.


Drummer Who Ran Against Four Skies.
Down on the east coast at cosey
little hostelry, whose halls are flied
up with fishing poles and corners with
guns, and which has every other char
acteristic of being 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 pair of jacks and stood
limit raise with all the reckless aban-
don of young bloods with millions.
The limit, by the way, was a red
chip, and the ante was white chip.
They didn't pay any money for them
until the game was overt was gen.
tleman's game; but for every red chip
purchased the banker made a memo
randum of ten dollars and likewise a
memorandum of one dollar for a white
chip
A tenderfoot drummer had just ar
rived 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 4 neigh
boring spectator.
Perhaps some of you gentlemen
would like to come in-make it inter
esting. The more the merrier," sug-
gested one of the players, an old gentle
man bronzed and fringed after the style
of the lone fisherman.
"Why, YES said the fat drummer
from the east, "if the other gentlemen
do not object"
They made way for hin. and he took
seat, drew out his pocketbook, and,
drawing ont a crisp one hundred dollar
bill, asked for fifty dollars in chips
so, that's all tight" said the banker,
Haven't got any change. Pay up after
the game. Here's your chips"
A few hands passed without any re-
markable sensation. Then came jack
pot 1t was the drummer's deal. He
looked at his cards and found two aces
and a pair of threes. The next man to
it for big red chip.
IT'S opened; ten dollars" said he.
Every body stayed The drummer
raised it red chip. The opener saw it
red and raised it ditto. The drummer
stayed
GOSH said he to himself, "but they
have got nerve"
The opener drew two cards, the
others three and the drummer one. He
squeezed" and 10! there was an ace
full
What a picnic" he remarked again,
as he assumed bobtail-hush smile.
The opening man bet a red check.
The drummer had a red check and a
white check in front of him. He saw
the red check and raised it five. The
opening mantle lone tisherman-saw
the five and raised it ten. All the others
dropped out.
But" said the drummer, 'Tll have
to show down for the outside"
80 no; not having anything in front
makes no difference Buy some more
and bet"
The drummer was delighted. His ace
full was invincible. He bought fifty
more.
81 raise you ten dollars" said he.
'Ten better"
'And ten better than YOU"
len better
Ten more"
"Well, I'll call it." said the old man
with the fisherman's whiskers. I've
got two pair skies up and skies down. "
The cold perspiration poured out on
the drummer's brow.
Great Scott. and I've an ace full, "
said he with a voice almost suffocated
with woe.
He had changed his mind about hav-
ing a picnic, and was contemplating
how he could pay his poker debt, his
board bill, and get to the next station
on hundred dollar bill and three dol
lars besides
"Well, that's enough for me-" and he
handed over his hundred-dollar bill to
the banker with That's what owe
you"
80, no. said the banker, 1--WE cash
up for per cent" and a great throb of
gladness suffused the entire anatomy
of the fat drummer from the effete
east while the other players caught on
and laughed tremendous roar. Florida
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