Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-14
THE GAME WENT ON.
5IXEY TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
WHILE PLAYING POKER.


Humorous Side at the Battle of Antic
tam -- How Game of Draw Generally
Takes All n Fellows Attention,
}, Johnson was dealing when Bixby be.
gan to tell his yarn.
81 heard first rate story today" he
said at may be old to you boys, but
it was new to me- Colonel Jim Will
liams Of Kentucky was telling it, and
he got all the points in, Of course, much
better than l can. No colonel in Ken
lucky can tell better story than Will
liams. | don't claim to be much of q
story teller myself, butt
lyon in, BiXby?" asked Butler
Bixby picked up his hands and played
A pair of aces through to his loss. When
another player began stluttling the cards,
BiXby resumed.
'Tho story was something like this, ="
he said. "lle Doolittlo was a private
in the war, 1t was at the battle of An
tietam. He had a grudgo against Lieu
tenant Forrest. a shell came along,
and'-
Are we going to play for anything
this time:' asked johnson.
"Your antc,' said Butler to Bixby.
BiXby anted. "This shell came |
along" he said, "and took off Forests
foot. He saw Doolittle near him, and
called to him to take''-
"I'm in" said Walters.
Raise it couple of reds, " said But
er.
BlXby picked up three eights and
TODD the raise. He drew a fourth and
Won the pot. Then it was his deal. He
hutlled loisurely rs he said: "The shell,
seems took off Forests foot, and he
allied to Doolitt1e to carry him back to
nc ambulance. Doolittle lifted him to
is shoulder and''-
Il had three kings to Co." said Will
ans, referring to his previous hand. ,
II had straight four flush, - said
ohnson sadly.
"Doolittlo lifted him up" continued
iXby, "and"---
Going to shuttle the spots off the
rds:' asked Butler.
BiXby started to deal. "Doolittlo was . .
FRYING him back" he said, with his Il
"d hanging over his shoulder when :
lng come another SHE'LL and''- +
'C'lVe me another stack" said vii. -
ms. lie got it. While tho hand was " "
'ns played BiXby turned to Butler, y
10 had staid out like himself. o'
Just then" said Bixby, "another ~
III came along and took off Forests a.
Ut. Doolltt!e didn't see it," a. a.
, " here was this?" asked Butler po- ~ q.
~. 81
At Antiotam," answered Bixby. VI
"rlng TIE var, you know. Doolitile w "
carrying Forrest back to the anIbu M
'e' He said he had his foot shot off
was being taken back to the ambu.
e. Ho''-
ntler picked up three aces. "I'm in AN
a minute, he said. johnson raised
ten llo saw it and raised back
nson staid, and they drew. Patier t"'
ten and johnson raised him 20. llll'
er hesNatod ard ran over his cards, Cul
II he looked long and searchipniy at slo'
lson. There was a curious tensity 10
le silence. BiNby turned to Will ''e,'
Doolittlo," he said, "didn't know ber'
FORREST = head had been shot off, " ~ d
" ny didn' t he know it," Williams out
ntly aaAod, watching the players. ~ u
lie dlGA sco it,, " explained Bjxbv foci
kept On carrying him back toward 'uri
Private CanGold came a
and said to Doolittlc: iron
w nat Yen carrying that for?' iell'
IL Lieutenant Forrest said Doo- peol
III taking him back to the am. l's L
zee. 1t IS
y" hat can they do with him in the OF :; a
lance with his head shot off, asked uieu
tie Garfield. " the
call, " said But,pr sbovi,o j., H.. deep
johnson won, and Bixby picked " s.a
cards to deal again. ~
flVato Garfield, ~ he said. "vanted arou
NV what they could 10 ,ri+h Lin' gath'
with his head shot off .J;sLoa,1 '' Spiri
"a Do9littlo. The blamed fool stake
10 twas his foot. '" tortu
by pounded the table and laughed Is a |
~ Lis companions looked at i!eve'
'oAderiNgly. clnity
no was Doolittl2?n .sl,od 1a,,,, sprin
battle
n.y. he was tho fellow that was ton L
~ Forrost'-
Noy's been telling story" said nv,
ms. "W
hats the point:" oskod p,t,ou lumbl
o point is" said Bixby, ST hat 1T
10 tAoa%h5 his foot was shot Off MARY
t was his head, lie was CARVING "Ol
eek at the time, andu '''0 doesn
get six cards, " said Williams I'm
Il misAaal, " said Johnso,, have a
On WIN your story" said vii. "
o BiNby. oughly
) said two or threo others book t
Is tho story" The
l. We got through with it," OK. and in
BiXby. where
Aavo you?" said Williams standil
@ooH. New York sun. turo W
---- His Flu
spurious Mumnies.