The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-13
SHERIDAN'S HAND.
soe,lNe TWO ACES OF DIAMONDS ON
coNkLINo IN A JACK POT.

very Mucn no" ~" at
,spt,on We Called to the Error = The
,,,,,s General Wanted the Story Kept
Quiet, but 1t Was Too Good.
"I was in a poker game" writes a
.orresnondent of the Washington Star,
a. the winter of 1879, when Senator
corkling and General Phil Sheridan |
,~ora players 1t was four handed |
.ame. and John Chamberlin was the |
sother player. This game at Chamber
,;n,s was always for So limit at first, |
18th the understanding that along to- |
,vard morning, after couple of hours
~ warming up, anybody could suggest
.ho removal of the limit If he wanted
60 The way Conkling and Sheridan
hluffed each other that night was a eau
zion Both men seemed to strike out
,rck altogether as an element in their
GOOD natured play against each other,
end as both Of them caught fine hands
occasionally when engaged in this tug
of war of bluffing neither of them could
cet an exact line on the other, and it
was better than play to study their
faces at the show downs. Conkling was
having all the success during the latter
mart of the night, and it was fun to
hear Little Phil softly utter dark and
woolly things under his breath when,
time after time, Conkling would show
a hand consisting of nothing at all after
having scared Sheridan out or produce
a gorgeous set of tours or full hand at
snch times as Sheridan, deciding that
the senator was bluffing, would call
him.
".Bite him, Sheridan, Chamberlin
would say amusedly on these occasions,
and Sheridan would tell Chamberlin to
90 TO the dickens and call for another
deck of cards.
1--WE started the last round Of jack
pots with new deck. Sheridan dealt
the first mess himself, and after it had
gone around and none Of the three of us
could open it Sheridan opened it him
self Neither Chamberlin nor / had
any right to stay on our hands, so it
was left between Sheridan and Conk-
ling. who staid. Conkling took three
cards and turned his little pair into
threes. Sheridan dished himself out
three cards and bit his cigar hard when
he saw his hand. He made So bet tc
draw Conkling out, and the senator
raised him $40. Itpassed between then
with these $50 bets until there was
nearly $500 in the pot both men scru
tinizing each other pretty carefully a
each bet.
81 don't ksow so much about yot
this time, said Conkling finally, amt
think I'll just call you for safety
both laid their hands down at thu
same time Conkling had three mines
and he looked at Sheridan stranger.
when he saw the color of Sheridan
three aces. Both Chamberlin and my
self also saw what was wrong at tn
same instant, but we only smiled an
let the two men have it out. Sherida
had broad grin ON his face and wa
Just about to rake in the pot Conklin
was gazing at the little man OF iro
with a puzzled look in his eyes.
ooh, l say, there, Phil, just wait
minute said he. DO you really thin
that pot belongs to your
belongs to me?' said Sheridan
We'll, it does if the nose on my FAC
belongs to me. And again he reache
over to hoe in the pot.
"Conkling ran his hand through b
hair and again stopped Sheridan with
gesture.
"I don't remember ever having see
that sort of thing before, he said III
you, Phil?
"'See what sort of thing beforeY sal
Sheridan. What in blazes are you tall
ing about, Conkling?
"For reply Conkling put one mig
upon one of Sheridan's aces ana th'
pointed to another one Of the aces.
"'I never saw a jack pot won WI
three aces. two of which happened
be aces of diamonds, said Conklin
smiling.
Sheridan looked at his hand iyii
face up on the table before nln' al
his face became fiery red. The conste
nation on his countenance was real
funny.
"sWhy,' said he after minu'
blamed il I don't believe I'm notnil
better than an involuntary swinole
That other ace, you see, is q oiuo'
opened the pot on pair OF req ao'
and they were, Of course, these aces
diamonds. Chamberlin, turning 10
amused boniface, turn me out Oh oo'
as fraud and short card player W
your
"sAnd have the army fire VOL
over the ruins of my house9 repi,
Chamberlain. Hardly. Anyhow,
rather see you and Conkling engage
rough and tumble fight over the .nin
Go ahead, the pair of you. wen
fair play turning to me. 49,,
"Of course the extra ace OF oiauiop
had slipped into the deck aooiden. ..
before it left the manufacturer nan'
but Sheridan, when he had In meas 49,.
recovered from his surprise OF the re J,
lation, made o humorous pre.en''
that be had known the whole thing
along and convulsed the three u -. 10
feelingly appealing to Conkiins " uo