Evening journal., 1897-03-06
4 GOOD POKER STORY
THE NEW MAN IN THE NEW hkR-
MoNY SELECT clrciE.

He was Ia the Grocery business ard
Eadn's Time to Play -Howeves. iIo Join
ed tho Party Tor Two Evcniass and Sold
out Eia Grocery store.
Il saw story in a paper recently"
said an OLD sport 1T willard s the other
day. (which told how two slick stran-
gcrs from the W.ady City millcd
poker game in an Indiana town and got
away with all the money in it. That
reminds nc Of another stcry Of the same
order.
"In tie town Of Now Haimony arc
located e number cf gentlemen cf great
tasto ard considerable means. For
years tho mainaiay Of this crowd was
playing cuchre and whist, but this was
finally changed by the arrival Of twc
characters who organized and taught
olas1 in poker The first Of these was
tho icn Of a Ercnchman, who lived on
an island down the river His father
was worth in the ncightorhcod of $500,
Coo CT $500. COO, ard 10 kept his boy
wcil supplied with money.
"WcI, this progressive youth organ
i2ca q poker pamo in the peaceful vii
lago cf Now Harmony There were
about six IN the party, and IL was their
custom onco q week or more to meet at
the hctcl arl indulge in q friendly
quiet game bat cno whore the only
limit was the beautiful blue sl,y. The
Frcnchman played gamc Of bluff from
start TO finish Iio would pike along in
tho pots until scme enc Thought he had
fair hand and would open for a few
hundred dollars, when the Freedman
would shove from S2, 600 TO So, coo del
lars into the pot before the draw, ard
nine times cut of ten The other man
would have to go to the pack.
"Ihcre was another player ia the
game, the hotel keeper, who was also
after the spuCs. Eo was the only ono
who could beat the Frerchran. Time
after time the latter would push in his
rcll and serd the hotel keeper to the
pack Eat once in awhile tie latter
would catch his antagonist mapping ard
/ would come back at Lin with another
raise, getting back ia one pot all Ec
/ had lost OEring tho remainder of the
evening
"Onc spring day well dressed, quiet
looking man d1iftad into town ard put
up at the hatel In tho coarse cf timo
be was introduced to all the crowd
about the hotel, and they found him a
H.
q moderate Crinkcr, bat liked TO gather
a crowd around him and smoke and tell
stories. After e weel. Oi this he told the
boys that me intended 90 locate there
and open a fancy grocery store He
weat away for "a few days, and when lie
returned he opened up near TIC hotel
Such n store as he opened had Ecyor
been seen ia tic place IIcr TO this tir-c
He kept imported pickles. canned
shrimps, fine choeses and everything on
that orde~, sapplomentod with stock
Of the choicest wines, liquors and cigars.
Owing TO his congenial habits his store
soon became the lOaiing place of the
poker playing crowd, and they often
gathered there Of an evening to listen
90 his stories and to drink and smoke.
Many invitations were extended to tho
, quiet man Of business to take hand in
The game, bat he invariably replied that
ne knew nothing aboat playing poker.
lie had, be admitted, played the game
b and liked it pretty we'll bat be would
say You boys have nothing to do to-
morrow and can afford to stay up al
, night if you want TO- / have my bust
less to attend to and must get arounC
: early to cren up.
- "Onc night. however, when the crowC
, had hecn drinking more chan usual an,
p were feeling particularly good, they re
a fused TO take any excuse and irsistoC
that be must so 81 with thcm. lie hG'
= been drinking himself, and he lnali,
consented 10 go TO the lotcl and take
hand for awhile In the game th
Ficnchman played LIS same old tricks
Every time the stcrclceFCr would polk
s his head cas- Of lis hole The Erenchmai
r. was waiting fer im With a club anl
g Ait him hard Ihcgamo broke I'D abou
p, O'Clock ia tho morning, ard 10 wa
r found that tho stcwEccrcr was cC
about $1,000 Was De scroy WclL
should say he was. Ea had iol3 them
hc said. tlat BE didn't want to play
taat hac,ulln Play, and that he coal
nor 81 10 lc-e The money Email
Eo e.sI: . have been thinking for SOM
rmo ci rUiuag a clerk in charge Of M
IS store, and J am Goirg Gown TO Lou.
?, Vile tomorrow 70 get enc Then | wi
II have mere time TO play with yen boys
r True 20 hia word, hc went to l.cuisvill,
=, and several days LATER man camo u
= sal went 60 work in the store Row
said be-. / am ready fcra game tciheL
and I warn you ! ann gc.Ig 20 bring
pile of money with ne / am Cc,c
mined TO vin back what lest or lc'
an thar / have lci'. which Is ocnsidc
p able Well, the gang lclt sorry icr Lin
y He was q good fellow, thcy admitted
p" bat he bad no business playing poke
However his money was gs good
.e any one clse's and If il was in the San
'e they must 60 cut after it,
"Ihe game CCLlcrCCd early th