Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-20
CAROLINA HIGH ROLLERS.
A Poker Game Where S20O, 900 Was Nee
essary to "Come In"

essary to "Come In"
A wayfarer in South Carolina had
stopped for the night at rural hotel,
where the company was considerably
better than the table, says the Wash
ington Star. 1t was an interesting
and picturesque assemblage that dis
cussed local topics, and the traveller re-
gretted their adjournment for a
"friendly game" The two or three
who did not play soon dispersed and
| left him to his own thoughts. In de-
spair of finding further entertainment,
he went to the landlords desk and
asked for key.
| "Isn't my room ready W
ayes, I seat up to have it fixed as
soon as you registered. But, you see,
that's the room in which the gentle
men generally play poker, and I for
got to tell them it was to 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
80 as not to disturb them ?"
"Not with furniture in it. All the
gentlemen need is some chairs and
table, and there are plenty of vacant
rooms where they can make themselves
lust as comfortable as they are now."
"Do you think they would let me
come into the game il you introduced
me ?" inquired the lonely guest.
"I haven't doubt of it,"
"I'm not at all sleepy, and I believe
I'd rather have their company than
their room."
~ don't know as you'd exactly en-
Joy the kind of game they play" the
landlord suggested, rs they reached
the head of the stairs.
"I'm used to great many kinds"
was the confident answer. 81 guess 1
can hold my own"
AS they approached the room they
heard the sound of voices through the
open transom.
"I'll bet thousand" said player.
"And I'll raise it five thousand"
came the reply in cool, determined
tones.
The traveller cast an apprehensive
look on the landlord and exclaimed:
"Does he mean dollars p"
"Certainly," replied the landlord.
"As they entered the room man
with gingham shirt and black felt
hat was saying:
~ see your $4,000 and call you.
What have you got ?"
"a pair of sevens," was the reply.
"It's no good. have pair of
tens"
The travelling man turned to his
host, and in hoarse voice said:
"He didn't bet all that money on q
pair of tens, did he?F
"Of course, he did. That isr't any
thing" Then turning to the party be
said:
"Gentlemen, let me introduce Mr..
Sampleson. He's particular friend
of mine and being somewhat lonely
thought he'd like to join in the game.
And 1 made so free as to tell him that
l didn't think you would have any OBJ
jections."
"Certainly not" said The man who
had just won, moving his chair to
make room. "Sit down and make
yourself at home"
"I'm 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
furnish the money. This is gentle
mans 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 it we gathered itup
and keep it here for this purpose.
jake" he added, calling to the man
opposite him at the table, 'just you
reach over into the bottom drawer of
that bureau and give the gentleman a
couple of hundred thousand dollars to
start with"