The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
POKER AND NO MISTAKE.
IT COST MONEY TO PLAY
THE DRAW WAS INTRODUCED.
Tho Pot tn which Dave Ash OF Mobile Vyo,
ESQ AID = wife for ilis Son-Hov Tom
Leigh Pronted So 600 from n Capita, or
a. 80 In q Nov York GIr G.m.

NJ ooo nsd q wife fer Tis son-Hov Tar,
Leigh Prontcd So. 600 from n Capital or
RI.5o In . Now York city Game.
II was very much interested in thai, story
that was published the other day about n,
game of draw poker that Horny Clay p.ayci
in" said the gray.haircd, younR.look'ng mar.
land especially so. rs the date OF tho game WI ,
given explicitly us lsiS. That particular gan,
was played at least a dozen years before draw
poker had been evolved from the old original
game OF poker.
'"They did play poker as long nro as az. hu,
1t was straight poker with no draw. You hen
on tho first fvo cards you received in the deal
without getting any moro, and you made m,
bet very often without looking at them yor-.
self, wherefore the game was appropriately
called 'bluff' as often as It was called poker.
Moreover. the stakes wero often very high, 20
that the 1856, 900 which Mr.. Clay is said TO have
lost betting against four kings and an ace WIS
not an unprecedented wager. Ben Ash Of Mo.
bile saw o gamo in that SAM year In which n,
stakes wero much higher. Over $4,000
changed hands in ono pot, and even that. D.,
declared, was only q small part Of the real
wager that was made, won, and lost.
Ben was a youngster then, but was Oh
enough.to have won tho affection OF a charri,,
young girl who was the daughter OF a tren.a
planter named.D' Aubigny. Ho was excecllrs.
ly anxious to marry her and she was ready. b.s
there was a formidable obstacle in the way.
Tho paternal D'Aubigny, though born in Il,
United States, was the scion Of an aristocrat!,
family In France. and had retained all the pria,
Of caste that belonged to his ancestors, Will,
Ash, though q worthy young fellow enough,
with a fair social standing, was the son Of Davs
Ash, the veteran theatrical manager OF Mobile,
who was a Phladelphia:ouaker by birth.
M. D'Aubigny was a friend OF Davs
and was a typical Southern planter. This
being interpreted, means that he was not aycrss
TO cards. and being extremely wealthy he was a
plungcr from the head waters OF Plunge Creek.
Ash was a stiff player himself, and it was a very
usual thing for q game to be going on in his
private office after the play was over and tho
theatre was supposed to be closed for the night.
And D'Aubigny was often among the players.
Ben made n confdant of his father, who told
him frankly that he saw no hope OF winning
DAubigne's consent, and that knowing tie
Frenchman as he did: he was by no means dis.
posed TO urge Ben's case. 1t would only lead
to q quarrel he said. that would hurt your
chances moro than anything / could do would
help them But Ben was desperate and still
urged the old man to make some kind Of a
trial, saying that matters couldn't be worse, for
D'AubiEny had already fatty refused. and tina,
be. Ben, could see no chance OF moving him.
So Dave promised 10 see what he could do.
The chance came sooner than he had expect.
ed. for only a few nights later D'Aubigny was
playing in Ash's room, and there came a duel IA
the game between him and the manager. Tbe-
each held four OF a kind, and in the old game
fours were bis enough for a man 10 bet his en-.
tire fortune on. The Others in the game dropped
out after Ash had raised the bet i've thousand,
but DAuhisny doubled his raise as coolly as
possible. and they had it back and forth, ten
thousand and them twenty fborsap5 ~ n ,lI,
till there was over $780, 900 in the pot
TT was tremendous betting. and so far be-
yond what Ash had ever seen that he was stag,
Gered. He was still as confident OF his four OF
a kind as ever, but IL seemed like insanity 10
gamble at such figures. He hesitated, as he
Wei might, when, with $4,000 already UP,
bAubisne raised him S2o,ooO more. ANA thought
Tor several minutes before speaking. lnere
vas no question Of doubt "a 10 the Payment in.
vowed, Tor though they were playing in an un.
lInitod same, and a fortune was on the table
In me shape OF p~enciled scraps of paper only,
scraw! was Us valuable as a certiied check.
mere was however, a serious question in his
d IN y ~ NV a. ne SnoGsH 20, when SUD.
the small circle OF lookers-on-
Il will SEQ that 100000 he said slowly,
and l WILL make you another bet in addition II
you are willing 10 close the poi on that We
have enough money up now, and this bet will
SIZE n qHeSSoa thai L. more important than
VIA is !ft asked p,,AubiEny in sur
i-kN- IS NSutG pE1Dlp!s nave kept on btt-
ling as lonS as he had anything let; 10 put UP,
b4r even he realized that the stakes were a..
My son wants to marry your daughter
said Ash, and a. | understand the matte-, she
Is h;,i Ti iliin but you VII NOT consent: Now
lose, / will guarantee that there shall be no
m~arriSge, and no further annoyance to you
We'll, the Frcnchman didn't snow whether
TO be insulted or not. His first impulse was 10
him 50 AUTOMATICALLY and tacIfIliy that h.,
anscr was cooled, and after suffering a bit he
Ing this siafeIOa the matter sD By 'p saying AS sa;si se Of
course; If p,AuhiSny doubted the value of his
fSsa sa M 5 SfSsH tsv sSi A ihs be bel ana lsa; saul SsieE .SsF4
we'll II You do not care to bet any moro
MONEY '9TEcv | . Tti cal y0G on I9qr own terms
fves. Ash had four eiShts. And Ben married
That was by long odds the hcavies, game o,
RokGs thai know anything about, but / often
thinS that cards were played more reckless!y
than il is now. l saw a game shortly before
TIE war in he eaHisoom OF the old ,wcrden
George i BasSfopd. George rs Bo ni I St and t1 t@o W
s45Ss 't The ioS Ss5S RlAy}qs poker; and ! Sas
Tom Leigh V came in. The was sa sii@S Iss p fsSis
was a general laugh when Tom puisd tIrcs
them on the table, sat down behind them and
called fEE a hand, =,
IN the laugh. but thorell be u friend OF nine IN
here In a few minutes, aud ! can get all / want.
with this
And he most certainly did. He played each
band that he Sot, and put mp all the money no
had each Time. or course, under the rules,
that gave him a show for the entire contents u
lhS pot as long Us he made good; WhstcvcE
Ctiier money was put up afterward would 10 20
me next high man, surprising that lie Won.
seven Times he did this and seven Zines 10
won the pot, At the beginning OF the eighth
GItl he had 500 in front OF him, AMI tie
Others were Opposed 10 beat him oui II POSSIBLE
Sroyse hasstord, came next and put up his
5000 RonitNoe haG no hand and ho d-oIred
out SO did the others tai It cain. 10 Leigh,
eNt he showed his whole 5000 into Tao pot with.
oNt looking at his cards This staggered liu-
gard. and he lc' his $3.50 81 without making
s'Ed, SO that RNssiuri and Leigh were LEFT 10
rg4t IL out bctw cen them.
SasstuNi covered lCigh's norcy and then
said I'd Ike 10 raise You, Tom. hat Us tnSt IS
a.! N.3H haEr ] sUpposc IN have 10 he q cal
some money here dircCtly. rhaycr. let me have
s2lmc money, will Noui lie; me have :. ,0n.'
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