Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-07-25
THE GAME WENT ON.
slxBY TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
 WHILE PLAYING POKER.

T. Was About 3 Sad Incident with Humorous Side at the Battle of Antie- tam - How 9 Game of Draw Generally Takes All Fellows Attention.
 Johnson was dealing when Bixby be- gan to tell his yarn.
 T heard first rate story today, he said "It may be old to you boys, but 1t was new to me. Colonel Jim Will Hams of Kentucky was telling it, and he got all the points in. of course, much better than ! can. No colonel in Ken lucky can tell better story than Will Hams. don't claim to be much of story teller myself, butt
 You in, Bixby?" asked Butler.
 Bixby picked up his hands and played Q pair of aces through to his loss. When another player began shufding the cards, Bixby resumed.
 The story was something like this. y he said. like Doolittle was a private in the war. It was at the battle of An tietam. He had a grudge against Lieu tenant Forrest. A shell came along, and''-
 Are VIC going to play for anything this time?" asked Johnson.
 .'Your ante, said Butler to Bixby.
 Bixhy anted s'This shell came along, he said, and took off Forests foot He saw Doolittle near him, and called to him to take''-
 'sI'm in, said Walters.
 Raise it couple of reds, ' said But Ter.
 Bixby picked up three eights and stood the raise. He drew a fourth and won the pot. Then it was his deal He shuffed leisurely as he said "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 .'-
 II had three kings to go " said Will Hams, referring to lis previous hand.
 q had straight four fush," said Johnson sadly.
 "Doolittle 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 Hams. He got it. While the hand was being played Bixby turned to Butler, who had staid out like himself.
 .Just then," said Bixby, "another she'll came along and took off Forests head. Doolittle didn't see 1t. J
 "Where was this?" asked Butler po- liteIy.
 .'At Antietam, ]" answered Bixby. During tho war, you know. Doolittlo was carrying Forrest back to the ambu- lance. He said he had his foot shot of. He was being taken back to the ambu- lance. He"--
 Butler picked up three aces. "I'm i'll for 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 20. Butler hesitated and ran over his cards. Then he looked long and searchingly at Johnson. There was caai3as tonsjty in the silence. Bixby turned u val liams
 "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?'
 z" It's Lieutenant Forrest, said Doo- little. I'm taking him back to the am bulance.
 What can they do with him in the ambulance with his head shot off?' asked Private Garfield. ;
 1T call, !" said Butler, showing in his chips. Johnson won, and Bixby picked up the cards to deal again.
 "Priyate Garfield, !" he said, wanted to know what they could do with him there with his head shot off His head r shouted Doolittle The blamed fool 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, he was the fellow that was carrying Forrest
 "Bixby's been telling story, D said Williams.
 "What's tho 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'ye got six cards, said Williams.
 "Its misdeal, " said Johnson.
 "Go on with your story" said Will liams to Bixby.
 "Yes, !" said two or three others, "give us the story.
 "But I've got through with it, ;" ex-