The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-19
THE GAME WENT ON.
BIxBY TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
WHILE PLAYING POKER.

BlxBY TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
WHILE PLAYING POKER.
1t Was About a Sad Incident With q
Humorous Side at the Battle of Antie-
tam = How a Game of Draw Generally
Takes All Fellows Attention.
Johnson was dealing when Bixby be-
gan to tell his yarn.
81 heard first rate story today" he
said. sit 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. 1 don't claim to be much of
story teller myself, butt
"You in, Bixby?'' asked Butler.
Bixby picked up his hands and played
a pair of aces through to his loss. When
another player began shutting the cards,
Bixby resumed.
"The story was something like this, "
he said. like Doolittle was a private
in the war. 1t was at the battle of An
tietam. He had grudge against Lieu
tenant Forrest. A shell came along,
and"-
care we going to play for anything
this timer asked johnson.
"Your ante, ." said Butler to Bixby
Bixby anted. ''This she'll 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
Ter.
Bixby picked up three Fights and
stood the raise. He drew fourth and
won the pot. Then it was his deal He
shuff1ed leisurely as he said: 1.-THE shell,
it seems took off Forests foot, and he
called to Doolittle to carry him back to
the ambulance. Doolittle lifted him to
his shoulder and'-
81 had three kings to go, +" said Will
liams, referring to his previous hand.
81 had straight four fush," said
johnson sadly.
"Doollttle lifted him up, continued
Bixby, "and''-
"Going to shuttle the spots off the
cardsf' asked Butler.
Bixby started to deal "Doolittle was
carrying him back, he said, with his
head hanging over his shoulder, when
along come another shell, and"-
"Give me another stack, - said Will
iams. He got it. While the hand was
being played Bixby turned to Butler,
who had staid out like himself
'Just them" said Bixby, another
shell came along and took off Forests
head. Doolittle didn't see it.
"Where was this?'' asked Butler po-
litely.
eat Antietam, answered Bixby
During the war, you know. Doolittle
was carrying Forrest back to the ambu-
lance. He said he had his foot shot off.
He was being taken back to the ambu-
lance. He''-
Butler picked up three aces "I'm in
for a minute, he said. johnson raised
him ten. He saw it and raised back.
johnson staid, and they drew. Butler
bet ten and johnson raised him 30.
Butler hesitated and ran over his cards.
Then he looked long and searchingly at
johnson. There was a curious tensity
in the silence. Bixby turned to Will
iams
"Doolittle, he said, didn't know
that Forests head had been shot off. .
"Why didn't he know it?'' Williams
absently asked, watching the players
He didn't see it, ?" explained Bixby
"He kept on carrying him back toward
the ambulance. Private Garfield came
along and said to Doolittle:
What you carrying that for?'
"'It's Lieutenant Forrest, said Doc
little Pm taking him back to the am
bulance.'
"What can they do with him in the
ambulance with his head shot off?' asked
Private Garfield. "
81 call, +" said Butler, showing in his
chips. johnson won, and Bixby picked
up the cards to deal again.
Private Garfield, = he said, wanted
to know what they could do with him
there with his head shot off His head p
suOuJ6u OUOllbbA6. 1AS D4du6Q IOOl
told me twas his foot. ("
Bixby pounded the table and laughed
heartily. His companions looked at
him wonderingly.
"Who was Doolittle?" asked John.
son.
why, be was the fellow that was
carrying Forest
"Bixby's been telling story" said
Williams.
whats the point?' asked Butler.
"The point is, !" said Bixby, "that
Doolittle thought his foot was shot off
when it was his head. He was carrying
him back at the time, and''-
"I've got six cards, f" said Williams
cts misdeal, " said johnson.
600 on with your story said Will
liams to Bixby.
eyes, said two or three Others
"give us the story"
''But I've got through with it, ex-
planned Bixby.
"Oh, have you?' said Williams.
"That's good. New York Sun.