The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10
Remarkable Game.

a wayfarer in South Carolina had step
ped for the night at a rural hotel where
the company was considerably better than
the table. says the Washington Star. It
was an interesting and picturesque as
semblage that discussed .ocal- topics, and
the traveller regretted their adjournment
for a friendly game" The TWO or three
who did not play soon dispersed and left
him to MS own thoughts. IN despair OF
finding further entertainment. he went 10
the landlords desk and asked for his
key.
Isn't my room ready?"
Yes. sent up 10 have it fixed as soon
as you registered. But you see, that's the
room in which the gentlemen generally
play poker, and 1 forgot to tell them il
was 10 be occupied, so they've probably
gone ahead with the game as usual. 1t
won't take long, though, for them TO move
into another room, and I'll go up myself
and notify them"
Couldn't you give me another room, so
as not to disturb them?"
Not with furniture in 1t. All the gen
tlemen need is some chairs and a table.
and there are plenty of vacant rooms
where they can make themselves
just as comfortable as they are now"
DO you think they would let me come
into the game ii you introduced me?" in
quired the lonely guest.
Il haven't a doubt of it,
I'm not at all sleepy, and believe I'd
rather have their company than their
ROOM
Il don't know as you'd exactly enjoy
the kind of game they play" the landlord
suggested as they reached the head Of
the stairs
I'm used to Great many kinds" was
the confident answer. Il guess can
hold my own"
Ac
the sound of voices through the open tran
som
TN bet thousand" said a player
And I'll raise 1t five thousand" came
the reply in cool, determined tones
The traveller cast an apprehensive look
on the landlord and exclaimed:
Does he mean 'dollars?' "
Certainly" replied the landlord
As they entered the room a man with a
Bingham shirt and black felt hat was say
ing:
Il see your $4,000 and call you. What
have you got?"
"A pair of sevens," was the reply.
IT'S no good. I have a pair of tens"
The travelling man turned to his host
and in a hoarse voice said:
He didn't bet all that money on a pair
of tens, did hep"
"Of course, he did. That isn't anything.
Then turning to the party he said:
Gentlemen, let me introduce Mr.. Sam
pleson. He's a particular friend of mine
and being somewhat lonely thought he'd
like to join in the game And I made so
free as to tell him I didn't think you
would have any objections"
Certainly not" said the man who had
just won, moving his chair to make room
"Sit down and make yourself at home"
Pm little bit afraid I haven't money
enough about me to stay in the game
| long" he remarked gloomily.
"Oh, never mind about that We furn-
ish the money. This is a gentlemans
game, and we don't take any chances on
anybody's departing with hard feelings
toward anybody else. We found that there
was a great deal of the money issued by
the confederate states in this part of the
country and as nobody wanted 1t we gath
cred 1t up and keep 1t here for this pur-
pose. Jake" he added, calling to the man
opposite him al the table, Just you reach
over into the bottom drawer of that bu-
reau and give the gentleman a couple of
hundred thousand dollars to start with"