The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-25
A LOCAL POKER STORY.
"Pat Straight" and a Pair Of Queens.
The Queens Won.


A young lawyer OF this city and FIVE
acquaintances were enjoying 20 cent linn
il game OF poker the other evening IN
a downtown put bile resort. No one could
lose much wealth at such game ana
the pastime was great fun TO all hands
save the peer OF Blackstone.
He had been having the worst sort OF
luck. Two pairs were strangers to him
and a pair OF aces were as good as neart
failure. There seemed 10 be no end 10
his poor luck and he was regarded as
star kicker.
lie kicked like o gentleman at every
hand dealt 10 him. and finally declared
il was no use, as there were days man
couldn't lay up cent.
Now anu then Jackpot bobbed up
as iackpots Will in the great national pas
time, you know. Well, there came along
the fattest Jackpot OF the evening, and
the kicker thought by the law OF equity
IL ought TO be his. He glanced at his
hand moment, and then threw the five
cards down on the table, spitefully re-
marking:
mot pair; not an ace; not picture
card; six-spot high suffering Isaacsl"
A pair of queens won the pot. and the
winner said in peculiar tone TO the gen.
tleman in hard luck:
GLOW the blazes could you have six
spot high hand?"
Then it dawned upon the legal gentle
man that he had thrown down "pat
straight"
ONE FROM BUFFALO.
A Buffalo man who was stopping here
told a poker story concerning four emil
nent citizens of his own town and bad
man from Texas
According to his narrative the four emf
nent citizens, who were the then district
attorney. the surrogate of Erie county,
wTs.s - k.. Ia. .tVanl AnV
ocratic newspaper Of Buffalo ana
wealthy iron manufacturer, decided TO
have a quiet game one evening some time
ago, and with this end in view they re-
paired to private room over a shop con-
Quoted by Mr.. Paddy Lyons, leading sa-
loon-keeper.
The four citizens considered that five
was the proper number 10 make poker in
teresting and complete, and they accord
ingly sent out messenger TO one friend
after another TO obtain fifth man, but
without being able TO find one.
In this emergency Lyons informed
them that there had come to him that
day a I, man from Texas with letter of
Introduction from Friend in that state.
"Perhaps he'd like 10 join the game"
said Lyons. ~ don't know anything about
him except that my friend says that he's
all right but I'll stand for any losses he
don't make good.
The four eminent citizens said they
would be glad TO have the Texas gentle
brought up and introduced. He seemed
a quiet, inoffensive person, and he APP
peared to be acquainted with the game.
Ii so happened that the first time ii
came the deal OF the newspaper proprie-
tor he gave the Texan a full hand. That
gentleman looked at his cards, glanced
about at the other players, and then,
turning his hand face up Oh the table, he
said, 81 pass with some significance.
The four eminent c&izens were some
what surprised, bat they continued the
game without any comment. The very
next time the newspaper proprietor dealt
the cards he happened, by the merest
chance, to give the stranger four kings.
Again the gentleman from Texas turned
his cards face up on the table, and again
he scrutinized the faces OF the four emf
nent citizens. Then he said:
"I've played this game with thieves be-
forel I'll bet $1,000 that that black beard
ed crook (the newspaper proprietor then
wore black beard) has got four aces. "
Vainly did the four eminent citizens
proclaim their innocence of any intention
TO. take the stranger in. He was obdu-
rate, and they finally called Lyons up to
explain matters to him.
The Texas gentleman listened to Lyons
expostulations that the players were four
of the leading men of Buffalo, and then
he said "You blankety blank robber,
you can't play that game on mel You're
in with 'em!n
IL was several DAYS before the Texan
was convinced that the four eminent c!ti-
zens were what they proiessed TO be; and
to this day Buffalonians are undecided as
to whether the joke was on the Texan or
their fellow-citizens.