The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-12
IT MADE HIM GLAD.
The Great Surprise of Drummer VIII
Stood by His Hand.

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stood by His Hand.
Down on the east coast at COW little
hosiery whose halls are filled up with fish
ing poles and corners with guns, and which
has every other characteristic of being a
sportman's club, they play poker very pc
culiarly The other night an exceedingly
exciting game was going on. The players
were mostly old gentlemen who opened a
jackpot on a pair of jacks and stood a limit
raise with all the reckless abandon of young
bloods with millions.
The limit, by the way, was red chip, and
the ante was a white chip. They didn't pay
any money for them until the game was
overt was gentleman's game-but for
ever red chip purchased the banker made a
memorandum of $40 and likewise memo
randum of 81 for 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 picnicn' said he to neighbor-
, ing spectator
"Perhaps some of you gentlemen would
like to come in-make it interesting. The
more the merrier," suggested one of the
players, an old gentleman bronZed and
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
| ject."
They made way for him, and he took a
seat, drew out his pOcketbOOk, and draw
ing out cpisp 800 bill asked for $50 in
| chips
oh, that's all right said the banker.
Haven't got any change. Pay mp after
the game. Here's your chips"
A few hands passed without any remark
able sensation Then came jackpot 1t
was the drummer's deal. He looked at his
cards and found two aces and pair of
threes. The next man to him passed. and
the next man opened it for big red chip.
It's opened; SO" said he.
Everybody stall. The drummer raised
it a red chip. The opener saw it a red and
| raised it ditto. The drummer staid.
Gossip said he to himself, ''but they
| have got nerve"
The opener drew two cards, the others
| three and the drummer one. He squeezed"
and, lol there was an ace full.
What picnicp' he remarked again as
| he assumed bobtail flush smile
The opening man bet a red check The
drummer had a red check and white
check in front of him. He saw the red
check and raised it five. The opening man
the lone fisherman saw the five and
| raised it 10. All the others dropped out.
But" said the drummer, ''I'll have to
show down for the outside"
"Oh, 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 so more.
II raise you S1O,' said he.
Ten better"
And ten better than you"
''Ten better"
Ten more"
well, I'll call it," said the old man with
the fsherman'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 voice almost suffocated with woe.
He had changed his 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 500 bill and So be-
sides
We'll, that's enough for me-" and he
handed over his 500 bill to the banker with
a That's what | owe YOU
"Oh, no." said the banker, I'VE cash up
for l per cent" and great throb of glad
ness sutfuSed 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
staid i'll the game. FLORIDA Times Union.