Evening star., 1896-02-22
HE WAS FROM NEW YORK.
4 New Method in "a Poker Game and
How 1t Worked.

a New Method In Poker Game and
How 1t Worked.
From the New York Times.
Early on Sunday morning in July, a
few years ago, Sambo Robinson and old
Daddy November were seated on the rocks
known as the 'grillage," On Sulivan's
Island near Charleston. The grillage is op-
pc site to Fort Moultrie, and, as Sambo re-
marked. "'E is de betterest place on de
whole island fur ketch sheephead.''
Sambo," said old Daddy November,
"wot you tink am de reeson why sheep
head wunt bite no udder kline O bait cept
fiddler? Wufrer e amt lub shrimp
Il doan' KNOW" replied Sambo. f
teIry funny. cen de sheephead; kos shrimp
nice. en- fiddler am nasty leetle crab.'
Nobody can't count fur funny tings,"
said November.
fur instant. id you ebber hear OBJ mig
ger play pokah en- tell you e han?"
No said November. "Sich man muss
he a iackass."
"Weil. my man amt no jackass none
tall. OBJ kose, you know dat de kahd
pahty wot play eeE my house moas always
persiss OBJ Gawge Washin:on en- Primus
Green en- me en- Hendry Drane, wot sell
fowl. HowSumeDer, dere was one mo- mig
ger wot play wild me on de mite wot gwine
tell 'tout. Hendry interjuce 'em to me by
de nane OBJ jackson. en- say he come from
Nu-Iawk, was he fren. Wen l tink
bout wot nappen. 1 moas' 'spishun Drane."
"Wot happen?" said November, he
pulled in his line and found that his bait
had disappeared.
Dish yer what happen replied Sam5o.
We all sot down en- cut fur de dele en-
Drane win 'em, en- dele de kahd, say to
me, My fren, Mr.. Jackson from Nu-Yawk,
amt understand much bout kahd, but he
willin' to loss few dollah.' Den jackson
say: oh. yes; kin play kahd. hut 1 got
one habit OBJ teliin' my han. ] tell de trute
bout 'em, too Funny habit remahk
~ ac1,t TD,.
kauf en- blow he nose. wunk he eye.
f cen de .fust dele dey amt been no big
han. en- jackson say: I bet fibe cent but
l only got two jack Me en- Drane EN-
Wasninton amt hab nuttin tall, en- We
gone out, but Primus call 'em on two nine,
en- jackson TEX de pot. kos e got two jack,
sho huff. Well. dis kline er ting gone on
good leetle vile, tell Hendry dele agen, Oh
he own jackpot. Jackson sot mex to Drane,
en- he open de pot. Washinton come cen:
Primus gone out; only hab two seben. but
l come cen. Drane say he amt got no luck.
en- he trow way he kahd. Jackson say: 1
got two jack, but / want fur know eff l got
rite fur trow way one jack en- draw fur
flush We all tell 'erh e got rite; so e
draw one kahd. Washinton TEX tree en-
TEX tree. Wen look at my kahd, / Inoas'
git fit. l ketch two mo- seben, wich mex
me hab fo oh a kline. jackson say: Cen
tlemen. l always tell my han, en- l gwine
tell en- now. l got big flush En- den he
bet ten cent. Washinton look sick at he
stummick en- trow way two king. 1 moas'
always kauf Wen 1 got big ham en- e been
rot;ss, but dis time, 1 keep from kauf. l
say 10 myself: I got jackson now. Klaus
flush amt nuttin' longside OBJ my fo' seben'
Den l lift Jackson ten cent, en- 'e see 'em
en- rise me ten mo-. Den ] histe 'em gen,
en- e lift me back, en- 1 rise 'em gen, en-
e lift me sum mo-. e cen fax, We lift each
udder SO much dat my mummy glib out en-
'bleeged to call.
"'Wot you got?' I sang out
81 got flush, OBJ kose,' remahk Jackson
: Den l reech out fur de pot, en- sho' my
fo' seben."
En-, OBJ kose, Jackson been 'stonish,"
said November.
said Sambo. jackson been say dat e got
flush, en- so e hab, but he flush knock my
fo' seben cole De flush wot jackson sot
behine persiss oh de nine, ten, jack, queen,
en- king OBJ club. I nebber will play kahd
agen wild nigger from Nu-Yawk, speshumly
ef he tell he han cen pokah. en- am fren
OBJ Hendry Drane."