Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-24
POKER ON. THE FAST COAST.
A Popularity OF the Gam. Tbs, Pleased I.
Drummer Who Han Against four six..

A Pecuiiarity OF the Gam. rb., T-t....a .
Drummer Who Kan Against Pour Skies
Prom the Florid. Time.-Union.
Down on the east coast at . COW little hos
telry, whose balls are filed IN WITH fishing mole.
and corners with guns. aud which Ia. every
other characteristics Of being a spor;snen's
club, they play poker verv peculiarly. Tbe
other night an exceedingly exciting game MA.
going on The PLAYERS were mostly ola re,,l.-
men, who opened jack pot on a par OF lack,
and stood limit raise with all the r.srkle.,
abandon OF young bloods with mi!lions
Ihe limit, by the way. was a red chin and the
ante was white chip They didn't nav any
| money for them until the game s. -. :.
was genilemans game: but for eV,,y "a -,
purchased the banker made a memoir raup, "a
slo and likewise memorandum OF Al 10, .
| white chip.
tenderfoot drummer had just arrived a,
| The hotel that night. and he stro.led into the
time.
What q picnicr' saii he to a ueishborins
| spectator.
Perhaps some of you gentlemen would l,k.
| to come in-make IL interesting. The tnore H.
| merrier. suggested one OF The .,lavrrs. an GA
gentleman bronzed and fringed after the styl.
Of the lone fisherman
why, yes. sad the fat drummer from the
east. IF the other gentlemen DO no, object =
They made way for hlm and ne .ook a seat.
| drew out his pocket book and .ray,tu, o.t .
crisp 900 BILL asked for SO IN chit,s
oh. that's all right sad the h,nkar
"hsven't got any change. PAY up aft.- N.
game. Here's your chips.
few hands passed without any remarkable
| sensation. Then came jacG pot Ii was m.
drummer's deal he looked al his cnr,l. .,1a
found two aces aud pair OF threes. The next
man to him passed. and the next man oteped !,
| for big red chip.
Its opened; sIo." said ne.
Everybody stayed. The drummer raised IL d.
red chip The opener saw n a red aud RAISED J,
ditto. The drummer STAYED.
Gosh" ssid he 10 himself. ''but they have
| got nerve"
The opener drew two cards. the Others tire
and the drummer one. he squeezed" and
| 10. there was an ace full.
What a picnic. he remarked again. as he
| assumed q bobtai-iush sm4le.
The opening man bet a red check The
drummer had red check and a white check In
| front Of him. lie saw the red check ana rni-ed
1t five. The opening man-Ine lone fisherman
saw the five and raised it ten. All the other.
| dropped out.
But. said the drummer, -"rn have to show
down tor tine outside"
'0a, no; not having anything in 'front.' makes
no difference Buy some more and bet"
| The drummer delighted. Has ace full
was invincible. He bought atty more.
Il rsise you slO, said he.
Ten better"
| And ten better than you"
Ten better
Ten more"
We'll. III call e." said the old man with The
nsherman's whiskers. I've got two pairs, 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
| VITO voice almost suffocsted with woe
II q had ah.
picnic ana was contemplating how he could paw
MS poker debt, his board bill and get TO the
next station on a hundred-dollar bill and IS
| besides
| We'll, that's enough for me" and he handed
| over his hundred-dollar bill to the banker with
q That's what / owe YOU"
"oh, no, said the banker. i've cash up for
| per cent" and great throb OF gladness suf-
fused the entire anatomy of the fat drummer
| from the effete east. while the other players
| caught on and laughed a tremendous roar. OF
| course, the drummer called for the drinks and
stayed in the game.