The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
The Editor Play. Poker with Riseh ID.
the stage Kobber.

The Editor Plays Poker with BLACK Dan,
| the stage Robber.
A GREAT GAME.-When we came into town
last Saturday on the Lone Tree trail with .
man walking beside our mule. and that man
| was duly turned over to the City Marshal and
locked up. the kickcy office was besieged with
anxious inauirers. When It was further known
| that our prisoner was Black Dam the stage
! robbcr and highwayman. we were obliged to
| take our stand on the City Hall steps and exc
| plain to the crowd how we captured him.
We started for Lone Tree about o'clock In
the forenoon and were cRnternG up the hill on
the far siic Of Horse Creek when a human
crittor jumped out of tho bushes with n gun In
either hand and ordered us to hands up"
Up went our hands without any delay. and
before we had got n good look at the stranger.
When we had timo to look him over we sized
him up for n chap who knew all about the
highwayman business. but was short on the
noble game OF poker. When we had descended
and shellrd out We felt to inquire II he rated
himself good hand at the game.
DO r. ho yells at us In reply. Why. blame
your eyes. but that's my best hold! I'd never
have turned to this II | could have found any
one to play poker with mo for 81 ante Do you
know full house from pair OF trays?"
Our respect for truth compelled us to answer
that we did We also stated that we had q new
dock OF caruS IN our outllt on inc grass at MS
feet. and that our crrand at Lone Tree was to
play n little game with tho editor OF the Gdzens
and probably return home possessed OF his
paper cutter. The stranger invited us to ait
down under tree and begin business, and he
was liberal enough to lend us So OF our own
money as capital to start on. We cannot deny
that We had marked those cards so as to get
the better OF our esteemed Lone Tree contem-
porary. On the first hand out tho stranger got
two pairs. and we took three jacks. and We got
back our watch and $50 on his call. We were
willing to quit then. but he yelled at us;
Yer can't quit. We've only Jest beguni
Gimme them ore kcerds till deals"
We were deeply panied to observe that on
this occasion we got n flush. while our friend
had only pair OF aces and failed to siren Rthen
his hand OIL the draw We didn't want him to
raise us. but he was mn obstinate man. and the
result was that We got back our other $40 aad
both our guns.
"Whoopl But it's all FOOLS luck" he yells
at US as we laid down our hands. Ante up
and dea! them ere keerds. and may the Lord
how mercy on your soul!'
We didn't wart to 10 on robbing poor but
respectable highwayman. but he insisted. and.
much against our WILL we shuflled him OF
three Jacks and took three queens ourself.
Neither OF US got anything in the draw. but
the crittcr at once wagered one OF his guns.
We saw him and raised him six shooter. He
saw US and laid down his watch. We saw that
and put up $40 in cash. and he called. Whom
he saw our hand he jumped UP and yelled:
"Whoopee Whoop! Stranger. who mought
you be. aud when did you buy this ere airth to
prance around on SO gayly 2"
We replied that we were humble editor.
willing to let our feeble light shine as far
as it would. and he jumped foot high and
screamed:
burn n lop-eared., cross eyed. long haired
cuss of an editor. You don't know shucks
about this noble game OF poker! Gimme them
sesrds ana git ready to be rz out o this game
We didn't want to do it. but had to--that 10,
We got four aces on the deal; and noticed that
me 9n ag pairs and sd
smiled like a June day ms he bandly said:
a., "Crittcr, mebbe you know I'm Black Dan.
III PSt4 aESH ss ny
OUTFIT. II you win. IN go with, you. II you
lose. you'll hey to travel on foot"
to beat IA horny han ed toiler out Of his last
dollar and more. but he whooped and called US
coyote. and we had to do It, When we laid
Then he whispered:
'Crtter lead the way! I'm q reptile a.
We offered him his liberty. being BIT
anxious to continue on to Lone Tree and
TACKLE our esteemed contemporary but he dc:
him over to the law. That he dug his way out OF
tho lock up that same night and escaped is noth-
ing against him. lie wns probably seized with
side OF Arizona We. would explain that the
game OF poker is a simple. humble game. with
nothing wicked about it. 1t is mostly INDUCED
in, by editors for, its soothing effect on the
mind. and whore the ante Is a dollar and there
is no limit the excitement acts like tonic to
brace up the weary and exhausted.