Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-15
SHERIDAN'S HAND.
EpRi!NG TWO ACES OF DIAMONDS ON"
CONKLlNG IN A JACK POT.

fcry Much Embarrassed When His At
tan'ion Was Called to the Error - TIL
Little General Wanted tho Story Keep
Quiet. but 1t Was Too Good.
Il was in poker game" writes
correspondent of the Washington Star
in the winter of 1879, when Senator
Conklng and General Phil Sheridan
were players. 1t was four handed
game, and John Chamberlin was the
other player. This game at Chamber.
Inns was always for IS limit at first,
with the understanding that along to-
ward morning, after couple of hours
of warming up, anybody could suggest
the removal Of the limit if he wanted
to. The way Conllling and Sheridan
blutIed each other that night was eau
ton. Both men seemed to strike out
luck altogether as an element in their
good naturcd play against each other,
and as both CT them caught fine hands
occasionally when engaged in this tug
of war Of bluffing neither of them could
get an exact limo Gil the other and it
was better than play to study their
faces ut the show downs. Coikling was
having all the success during the latter
! part CT tho night and it was fun to
hear Littlo Phil softly utter dark and
woolly things under his breath when,
time after time, Conkling would show
hand consisting Of nothingat all after
having scared Sheridan out or produce
| a gorgeous set Of fours CT Il full hand at
such times as Sheridan, deciding that
the senator was blufing, would call
him.
"'Bite him, Ghcridan, Chamberlin
would say amusodly on these occasions,
and Sheridan would tell ChamLerliu to
20 to tho dickens ard call for another
deck Of cards.
1--WE started the last round of jack
pots with a new deck Sheridan dealt
the first mess himself and after it had
gone around and mono Of the three Of us
could open it Sheridan opened it him.
self. Neither Chamberlain nor | had
any right to stay on our hands, so it
was left between Sheridan and C0nk-
ling, who staid. Conkling took three
cards and tuned bis little pair into
threes, Sheridan dishcd himself ont
three cards and bit his cigar hard when
he saw his hand, He made a S. bet to
draw ConGlins out, and tho senator
ralsoI him $a5. ItTasscd between them
with these 80 bets until thcro was
nearly $500 il the pot, both mtu acru-
tinizing each ether pretty carefully at
each bet. I
don't know so much about vcu
his time, said Coukling finally, and |
think I'll Just call you for safety |
Both laid their hands down ut the s
'ame time. Conkling bad three mines, t
md he looked at Sheridan strangely |,
yhen he saw the color Of S1clidan's b
hrce aces. Both Chanulcrlin and nv h
eff also saw what was wrong at tho
amo instant, buG we only smiled and h
Ct the two men have ii out Sheridan W
adj broad grin on his face and was a
nst about to rake i'll the pet Conkling Il
as gazing at the little man CT iron lc
nth puzzled look i'll bis eyes W
Oh, L say, there Phil, just wait q So
linute, said he. DO you really think Ii
lat pot belongs to your? til
:" belongs to me:' said Sheridan, W
Wen, it does if tho noso Oh my face bo
longs to me- And again he reached hi
yer to hoe in the pot. hi
'Conkling ran bis hand through lis an
III and again stopped Sheridan with q ale
'sture ~,
y L don't remember ever having seen til,
at sort CT thing before, lie said. Did Of
III, PHIL: al
zee what sort Of thing before" said ca,
What in blazes arc you talk. ina
9 about, Conl,ling:' str
For reply ConAling put ore finger she
oil one Of &heridan's aces and then err
1'ted to another one of tho aces. bod
never saw a jack pot won with mir
&c aces two of which happened to 60,
aces OF diamonds, said Conkling, wa.
ling. 'e' wa:
looked at bis hand, lying koe
g up On the table before him, and but
lace became fiery red The constor- how
ION Gil his countenance was really Th,
ny. t.a,,
~ e"'' az "ller minute, you
lltu II L don't believe I'm nothing tho
Ter than an involuntary swindlcr. tho
~ olhCr ace, you see, is a club. | "
Hco the pot On Pair of red aces the
'hoE we've, OF course, these aces Of lool
honds Chamberlin, turning to the the
used boniiaco, turn me out of doors slim
., "N' anu =" SloiI cara player, will whl
.,, stOO
And have the army fire q volley new,
tho runs of my house?' replied his
Hardly. Anyhow, I'd the
or sec you and Cc.kling engage in hold
ugh and tumble fight over the thing into
'hoad, the pair Of you. We'll see The
play, turning to me- bier
III course the extra acc of diamonds 60
sllpped into the deck accidentally cira
re IL lett the manufacturer hands, nlea
'herldan, when he had in measure non
'ered from his surprise Of the reve. hnrt
d. made humorous protension bler.
ne mao known the whole thing all othe
and convulaed the three of ms nv SIM
ugly appealing to Conkling to re-.
from exposing him to the world
ne sake OF his family and all that II
~ 'Ains' Inc hand being foul, the you
VAS Oh course divided" paint
Prussian Streets. ~
. German emperor as king of Prus- late
IS inc solo right to name streets my
nc mas Just refused his consent to n ,ittI
fopoaal to call two streets after the
Vi III Bertram and DR.. LANCER. ro.
TWO uODular mo,uLo,, ~ !, o. Lei
Il council HE ,n.io-t'' ~ 'no iilu- man
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