The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-13
GOOD POKER STORY
THE NEW MAN IN THE NEW HAIR
MoNy SELECT CIRCLE.

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az saw story in paper recently,
said an old sport at Wizards the other
lay. (which told how two slick stran-
gers from the Windy City MIXED a
poker game z. an Indiana town and got
-:S7 with all the money in it. That
reminds me of another story of the same
order.
I'm the town of New Harmony are
located number of gentlemen of great
taste and CONSIDERABLE means. For
wears the mainstay of this crowd was
playinR euchre and whist, but this was
finally changed by the arrival OF two
characters who organized and taught
class in poker The first OF these was
the son of Frenchman, who lived on
an island down the river. His father
was worth in the neighborhood of $780,
600 or $500, 600, and he kept his boy
well supplied with money.
"Well, this progressive youth organ
ized a poker game in the peaceful vii
LACE of New Harmony. There wero
about six in the party, and it was their
custom once a week or more 10 meet at
the hotel and indulge in friendly,
Quiet game, but one where the only
limit was the beautiful blue sky The
Frenchman played game of bluff from
start to finish. He would pike along in
the pots until some one thought he had
a fair hand and would open for few
hundred dollars, when the Frenchman
would shove from 50, 600 to So, coo dol
lars into the pot before the draw, and
nine times out of ten the other man
would have to go to the pack.
"There was another player in the
game. the hotel keeper, who was also
after the spuds He was the only one
who could beat the Frenchman- Time
after time the latter would push In his
roll and send the hotel keeper to the
pack. But once in awhile the latter
would catch his antagonist mapping and
would come back at him with another
raise. getting back in one pot all ne
had lost during the remainder of the
evening.
lone spring day well dressed, quiet
looking man drifted into town and put
M at the hotel. In the course of tins
he was introduced to all the crowC
about the hotel, and they found him
most congenial companion. He was onlI
a moderate drinker, but liked to gathe
a crowd around him and smoke and tel
stories. After week OF this he told TN
bows that he intended to locate Their
and open a fancy grocery store Il
went away for few days, and when
returned he opened up near the hotel
Such q store as he opened had neve
been seen in the place prior to this time
He kept imported pickles. canine
shrinps, fine cheeses and everything Q
that order, supplemented with stoc
of thechoicest wines, liquors and cigar
Owing TO his oongenial habits his stol
soon became the loafing place OF II
poker playing crowd, and they ofte
gathered there of an evening to liste
to his stories and to drink and smok
Many invitations were extended to Il
orie5 man of business to take hand
the game, but he invariably replied tn
he knew nothing about playing poke
He had, he admitted, played the gan
ana liked it pretty well, but he wou
say: You boys have nothing to do
morrow and can afford to stay up {
night if you want to. l have my bus
ness to attend to and must get aroul
early 70 open up.
Zone night, however, when the GROW
had been drinking more than usual a
were feeling particularly good. they ]
fused to take any excuse and insist
that he must 60 in with them He b
been drinking himself, and he final
consented to 90 to the hotel and take
hand for awhile. In the game
Frenchnan played his same old tricl
Every time the storekeeper would pc
his head out of his hole the Frenohm
was waiting for him with a club a
hit him hard The game broke up abe
o O'Clock In the morning, and it v
found that the storekeeper was {
:abcut 81. 600. Was he sore? Well
Sshould say he was He had told the
,he said, that he didn't want to pli
chat he couldn't play. and that he col
not arord to lose the money. Fina
he said: 4 have been thinking for so
ti1ae of putting clerk in charge Of
store, and am going down to Loi
vile tomorrow to get one. Then v
have more time to play with you be.
True TO his word, ne went to Louisvi
and several days later man came
ana went to work IN the store. No
ssfd ne, am ready for game tonis
and warn you am going to brin
pile of money with me- am dc
mined to win back what ! lost or
all that 1 have left. which is consi'
able Well, the gang felt sorry for b
He was good fellow, they admit
but he had no business playing Pc
However, his money was as good
any one else's, and if it was IN the 8
they must go out after it
1.-THE game commenced early