Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-12
THE GAME WENT ON.
sixBY TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
 WHILE PLAYING POKER.

It Was About Sad Incident With a Humorous Side at the Battle of Antie- tam = How a Game of Draw Generally Talxcs All 3 Fellows Attention.
 Johnson was dealing when Bixby be- gan to tell lis yarn.
 I heard 2 first rate story today he said. It may be old to you boys, but It was new to me. Colonel Jim Will Hams of Kentucky was telling It, and he get all the points in, of course, much better than l can. No colonel in Ken lucky can tell better story than Will Hams, l don't claim to be much of a story teller myself, but
 You in, Bixby?a asked Butler
 Bixby picked up his hands and played a pair of aces through to his loss. When another player began shufiing the cards. Bixby resumed.
 The story was something like this, " he said. Ike Doolittle was a private ID the war. It was at the battle of An tietam. He had grudge against Lieu tenant Forrest. A she'll came along, andn-
 Are we going to play for anything this time?" asked Johnson.
 Your ante. " said Butler to Bixby.
 Bixby anted "This shell came along, J he said, "and took off Forrest 'e foot. Ho saw Doolittle near him. and called to him to takee-
 I'm in, said Walters.
 Raise it 0 couple of reds, p said But Ter.
 Bixby picked up three eights and stood the raise, He drew fourth and won the pot. Then it was his deal. He shuffied leisurely as he said: .The she'll, 1t seens took off Forrest's foot, and he called to Doolittle to carry him back to tho ambulance Doolittle lifted him to his shoulder and'-
 I had three kings to go, said Will Hams. referring to his previous hand.
 "I had a straight four flush, said Johnson sadly.
 Doolittle lifted him up. continued DAADyI ahu
 "Going to shuttle the epots off the cardsG" asked Butler.
 Bixby started to deal "DoolittIe 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 sec 1t. n
 Where was this?" asked Butler po- litely.
 At 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 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 searehingly at Johnson. There was 0 curious tensity i'll the silence. Bixby turned to Will Hams.
 Doolittle, he said, didn't know that Forests head had been shot off J
 Why didn't he know it?'' Williams absently asked, watching the players.
 He didn't see it, ' explained Bixby 'sHe 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 Doo- little. I'm taking him back to the am- bulanoe
 What can they do with him in the ambulance with his head shot ofR?' asked Private Canfeld. '
 fI 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 headp shouted Doolittle. The blamed fool told me twas his foot.
 Bixhy 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. ]" said Williams.
 "Whats the point?" asked Butler.
 ''The point is," said Bixby, that Doolittle thought his foot was shot of when 1t was his head. He was carrying him back at the time. and''-
 "I've got six cards, said Williams.
 "It's misdeal, " said Johnson.
 "Go on with your story" said Will liams to Bixby.
 "Yes," said two or three others. 4l,o eko.xx