The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20
Carolina High Rollers.

where the company was considerably
better than the table, says the Wash
ington Star. It was an interesting
and picturesque assemblage that dis
cussed local topics, and the traveller
regretted their adjournment for a
friendly game. The two or three who
did not play soon dispersed and lett
him to his own thoughts. In despair
of finding further entertainment, he
went to the landlord s desk and asked
for his key.
"Isn' my room ready
eyes, I sent 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 Iforgot
to tell them it was to be occupied, so
they've probably gone ahead with the
game, as usual. It 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 p
"Not with furniture in it. All the
gentlemen 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 if you introduc-
ed me p inquired the lonely guest.
IT haven't a doubt of it,"
"I'm not at all sleepy, and believe
I'd rather have their company than
their room.
''I don't know as you'd exactly en-
joy the kind Of game they play" the
landlord suggested, as they reached
the head of the stairs.
"I'm used 10 a great many kinds;
was the confident answer. II guess /
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
'sDoes he mean dollars ? - ,
Certainly replied the landlord.
AS they entered the room man
with gingbam shirt and black felt
hat was saying:
II see your $4,000 and call you.
What have you got p
"a pair of sevens,' vas the reply.
"It's no good. I have pair of
tens.
The travelling man turned to his
host, and in g hoarse voice said:
''He didn't bet all that money on a
pair of tens, did he p
''Of course, he did. That isn't
anything" Then turning to the party
he 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 I made 80 free as to tell him !
didn't think you would have any OBJ
tions.
Certainly not, said the man who
had just won, moving his chair to
make room. "Sit down and make
yourself at home"
''I'm a little bit afraid | 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 anytody'S departing with
hard feelings toward anybody else
We found that there was great deal
of the money issued by the Confeder'
ate States in this part Of the country
and as nobody wanted it We gathered
it up and keep it here for this pur'
pose. 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. "
Among the Flowers.