The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-10
nvO BIG PAT HANDS.
DISMAL EXPERIENCE IN JOHN CHAM
eeRLlN'S LIFE.


lin was one, and yet he had TO
ODa' tbronqh his hours of disgust the
SWIM mon If less cheerful temperament.
smv ,.,, eoid that the most dismal expert
JIG ne life was a single round of two
tD0' mixer gamo that he played back In
Dln",Ni I'll - Kcntuckian of national fame.
H,o as after dinner at Chamberlin's
NO winter evening. Besides Cham
ho'yi and the Kentuckian Roscoe Conk-
peru" .rd p member Of Hayes cabinet had
IIs 70 make away with the dinner.
l llir a. had been eaten the four adjourned
AN, ts.,,rorI,u's private smoking room to
10 on" ,Loir coffee and cigars They all felt
envy vi the only natural feeling for
pr grorcr Kind of man after eating his
sbore Of a Chamherlin dinner Ihey SAT
sn" nd Cbanbcrlins famous lacquercd
card table, purchased for him in Japan ny
General Grant, EARNING and dawdling Tor
while The Kontuckian, tumbilne among
'to recesses of the card table, got hold of n
"acl Of cards in n cellUloiG case, and after
IagiIv towing with il he said;
".iohn. let's play n single jack, just TO
600 how the cards run.
~All right, replied Chambcrlin. "For
what limit-the sky
what's my came, " said the Kentuck-
Gam. and both men put 500 bill In the
center of the table. They arranged that it
sbould be Il plain case of jacks or better to
onon The Kentuckian shook the cards
opt Of the case, shuflled them, and at
nod from Chan berlin dealt the hand.
Conkling ana the cabinet officer stood
looking ON.
Chamberlin picked up his cards one by
one He was "A cool headed man who had
learned the game Of poker at an age when
most bows are Just mastering shinney, but
The witnesses afterward declared that his
face certainly flushed when he had gath
erde in all of his five cards But he didn't
cav ANYTHING until the Kentuckian slowly
ricked up his cards, and he was probably
So wrought up himself that he did not OBJ
serve his opponents suppressed excita-
ton, as Conklmg put it
"Phil," said Chamberlin to the Ken
tuckian, II don't want to be hard on you,
but I'd never have any more luck as long
as live if didn't play this hand as it
deserves to be played. So I'm going to
break it open for $500.
"John, replied the Kentuckian, with
a little tremor in his voice, Il feel it my
duty to warn you right now that I've got
YOU beat on the go in, and don { want to
take any unfair advantage Of you. But
cant afford to return churlish scowl to
the smile of fortune any more than you
can, and so, John, it'll cost you thousand
more to draw cards.
"Well," returned Chamberlin, with a
sigh, showing the raise into the pot, 81
never saw Kentuckian yet who knew
when he was licked, and I'm really sorry
for you But you're bringing it all on
yourself"
"Cardsf" inquired the Kentuckian.
"Ill play with these" said hamberlin,
closing his hand and running over his wal
let.
"Well, " said the Kentuckian, 81 don't
need any myself. Make your bet, but be
careful, John; be CAREFUL"
"When you adopt that imbecile tone,
Phil, said Chamberlin, "you do it at the
sacrifice of my sympathy. A thousand"
"John, " said the Kentuckian, looking
at his opponent mournfully, lyon are the
stubbornest man in the western hemi-
sphere, and you cC-csiiiy need some OF IL
taken out of you. a thousand more!'
Senator" said Chamberlin TO Conk-
ling who had been standing behind the
Kentuckian, "come over here and have n
look at this hand of mine, and add your
voice to my warning to our friend across
the table" Conkling obeyed the request
and glanced at Chamberlin's hand. "I'm
not in this game, John" he said, "and it
wouldn't be square for mo to make any
remarks" He said afterward that he had
to turn to the sidcboard and stuff his
handkerchief into his mouth to keep from
roaring.
"Oh, very we'll them said Chamber
lin. You perceive, Phil, that I've done
my best for you. am therefore reduced
to the necessity of raising you another
thousand, pulling out his check book and
writing check for the amount with a
fountain pen.
Handy things, those fountain pens, "
replied the Kentuckian. "Lend me it. "
He also produced his check book and scrib-
bled check, which he thrust into the CEN
Ter of the table with confident flourish.
john" lie said, II shall enjoy your
discontinue less than that of any of my
acquaintance. But I certainly am not go
Ing to fly in the face of Providence by lay
Ing down hand like this or anything like
IT, Thousand mcrel"
Conkling broke into laugh, which he
"" VII iuto ~ COupn. ucNcr ooihO
so close to suffocation in my life" he said
aftcrward.
When there was s14 700 in cash and
checks In the center of the table, the Ken
tuckan, whose turn 1t was to bet, cleared
his throat.
'Chamberlin, he said solemnly, "this
thing has gone far enough. Neither one of
us Is millionaire. do not purpose in
uulging your notorious recklessness any
further. | see plainly that You are just
Wild red Indian enough to bet your last
Dianket and pair of moccasins on that fist
lul of cards, even in the teeth of my sol
emn assurance that you are the worst
thrashed man from here to Alaska John,
call YOU"
Chamberlin spread his hand out on the
liable before him. Four of the cards were
aces and the other one was king. The
hentuckian spread out his hand at the
same time. 1t consisted of four kings and
an ace. The two men gazed mt each other
across the table with expressions of blank
stupefaction. They were aroused by bel
low from Conkling that might have beer
heard over In Lafayette square.
Senator" said Cbamberlin, severely