The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-05
It Looked Suaniciona.

Il don't play cards with strangers" said
quiet-looking man on the Pullman, in re-
Spouse to an invitation from the drummer to
join them in little game of poker The
drummer flushed up and was about to say
something.
Hold on, " remarked the quiet man, land
I'll explain. Sit down here minute or two
and let me .ell you"
The drummer, says the Detroit Free Press,
being an obliging person sat down.
About i've years ago began the quiet
man, 81 was outin the west country at a wild
town, and one night being fond Of cards and
a pretty fair player, ! asked four or five cow
boys at the tavern where | was stopping to
play cards with me didn't know them and
they didn't know me, but they took it for
granted / was all right aid they went to my
room, whore had two or three decks of cards.
We started the game at quarter the ante
with 2-limit, aud II wasn't long until was
winning nicely, for, as l said before was n
good player. After some time we took an
other deck OF cards and as usual, 1 had
good hand MY winnings had made my new
found acquaintance rather suspicious, but as
l was perfectly honest / didat pay much at
tention to that. ] remember very distinctly
L had an ace Of diamonds In my hand, and
when 1t came around to show down, knew
the pot was mine, but just as / laid down my
hand the man opposite me whipped out HIS
revolver and jabbed 1t into my face, and on
the instant out came all the other men guns,
and was scared almost 70 death. / couldn't
say word for thought my time had come
but nobody shot"
Look here calculated the man who had
first pulled his gun. applying several dsa-
greeable epithets in addition, and he took an
ace OF diam onds out OF his hand. This Ie-
stored my consciousness somewhat, and after
waiting until each man had expressed his
opinion OF me and the final decision had been
reached that was to give up all l had won
and probably be shot later, got in a word.
Gentlemen 1 said. appearances are
against me, but am honest. ] don't know
how that extra ace got In the pack; but II you
will look in my valise there you will find a
pack exactly like this one lying loose in IL.
and tho cards must have got mixed in there.
1 m sure didn't do It. One OF the men took
the cards out OF the valise and ran them over,
and the ace was missing That much was In
my favor, but IL did not restore confidence.
+" send down stairs, l said next TO the
clerk and have him come up; he was playing
here this afternoon
Then they sent for the clerk, and he said
that he and party Of friends had played with
those cards during the afternoon, and further,
that they had used the two packs to do some
trick swith He also stood bond for my hon
esty, and after an hour or so OF terrific strain
on me my friends concluded / was all right.
Then to establish good fellowship firmly, in
sisted on their taking their money back; they
set up the drinks all around, and left them
at last with a solemn VOW registered that
when played poker again must know every
body In the game and everybody must know
me. Don't you think one experience like
that is enough for an honest man OF quiet
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