Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-25

heard one of the men say. Each man
must chip in 100000 Not dissent
inc voice was heard.
Il can open il, said the man next to
the dealer. There is $4,000 in the
, pot and it will cost YOU fellows that
much to play
Il guess I'll linger," said one.
Come III. boys, and make it exciting.
WhA it got around TO the dealer he
said. Well III boost it $4,000 more.
They all came up with the cash, making
S36o000 in the pot before cards were
drawn.
"Tu bet So" said the man who
opened.
I'm raise you 100000" said the
next.
That makes it cost you 100000"
said the opener. Well, I'll set it out;
I'm not TO be bluffed'
There was no further raise and cards
were shown. The dealer had two pair,
fyes up The opener had a pair Of
kings. and each of the other two had
81 paT of aces. The dealer raked in
the pot. amounting to S1.160015.
That's a pretty stiff game YOU are
playing" said Miles, stepping into the
tent
YES that was a big pot but a quar-
ter of an hour ago Jim here pulled in
one worth 81 100000"
Aren't YOU afraid YOU will use = all
your MONEY!" said Miles
Not much danger. We captured
Confederate train this morning with a
freight car fun of Confederate bills.
I've got 100000 in my kit here. and
I've lost S3,OoOo00 already. It beats
playing with chips all to bits"
In speaking of the old-time gambling
places i'm Washington. a man who
knows whereof he speaks. said: Ed
ward PendletOn's was the finest place
i'm the city | often vent there with
members of the House and saw many
q stiff game Nobody could get into
Pepdleton's without an introduction.
No common people could get in under
ard circumstances. Pepdleton enter
tanned men of the day 1t was q sort
of Congressional club house. and was
managed primarily for. the purpose Of
catching the gambling trade of the
Capitol and that was enormous in
those DAYS.
ct remember one feature of Pendle-
tons place which is worthy of re-
mark He had a splendid dining
room. There every evening at seven
o'clock rs his personal guests. twenty
four distinguished men SAT- down to A
rova1 feast. The big tables were set
and decorated as for a BANQUET and
manv men of prominence came TO re-
CORD it as a mark of b NJ TO he in
vited 70 dine with Edward Pendleton.
ESQ. gentleman and gambler.
"I have heard that he was q member
of the proud and naughty Pendleton
family of Virginia: but wherever he
came from he was we'll bred and a
thoroughbred gentleman. He enter
tanned in fun dress. and no man in tho
land wore richer diamonds Ii was
more customary in those davs than
now for men to display diamonds.
Though he catered primarily to the
Congressional custom. Pendleton also
OCCASIONALLY invited officers of the army
and navy and members of the diplO-
matte cOrps. These invitations were
only sent by request of some Senator or
Representative. and i'm each case, after
q man had dined with Pendleton, the
doors were ODened 10 him, and thus
was Pendletor's business increased.
"His was the only gambling house
'u the world where men OF note felt
themselves as hOnOred by being wei
coined as guests. No professional
Gamblers we're allowed - enter the
place. save those EMPLOYED by Pendle-
ton himself. The games there were
presumed to be straight the house
making ample Drofit on percentage,
and on the wines and liquors. which
were consumed by the barrel almost
daily. New York Journal