The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-21
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Tie Story JcIlcr and Inc kca syho cou,dn'ti

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The Story IeIcr and The hlca who, cou'dn't
See the Point.
Johnson was dealing when Blxby be-,
gan to tell his yarn, says the New York
Sun.
ST heard a first rate story today he.
said. 1T may be old 70 you. boys. but,
Il was new to me, Colonel Jim VIII
llnms. OF Kentucky, was telling ii, and.
he got Soli the points in, OF course, much
better shan I can No colonel In Ken
lucky can tell a better story than Will
liams. ISdon't claim to be much OF a,
story-teileri myself, buff 4
.Youb In, Blxbyy', asked Butler.
Blxby picked up his hand and played
a pair OF aces through TO his loss,
When another player began Hhuiling
the cards, Blxby resumed :
THE story was something like this
he said. IKE Doolittle was. a private In,
the war. It was at the battle OF Antle.
tam. He had a grudge against Lieuten-
ant Forrest. A shell came along. and
.Are we going TO play for anything
this, time2" asked johnson.
your ante.' said Butlertt 10 Bixby. &
Blxby' anted. This shell came along"
he said, ''and took on Forests foot He
saw Doollttle near him and called to
him to take
Elm In said Walters.
Raise Il q couple at reds" said But
Ter.
Bixby picked up three Fights and stood
the raise. He dreEEa3 fourth and won
the pot. Then Il was his deal. He
shutiied sleisurely,ns he said: The shell,
It seems. took of Forests foot, and he
called to Doohttle to carry him back to
the ambulance. Doolittle lifted him to-
his shoulder and
Il had three kings to CO." said VIII
liams. referring to his previous hand,
had a straight four-fush" said
johnson, sadly.
"Doolittle lifted him up" continued
iBlxby and
Going to shuttle the spots on the
,cards?" asked Butler. IN
Bixby started to deal. "Doolittle was
carrying him back" he said. with his,
head hanging over his shoulder, when
along came another shell, and--
Give me another stack" said Will
liams. He got Il. While the hand was
being played Blxby turned to Butler,
who had stayed out like himself.
"Just them" said BIxby. another shell
came along and took Oft FORESTS head.
Doolittlei didn't see RI
Where was thls?" 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 of.
He was being taken back to the ambu-
lance. He" ip
Butler picked up three aces. I'm in
for a minute" he said. Johnson raised
him ten. He saw It and raised back.
johnson stayed and they drew. Butler
bet ten and johnson raised him twenty.
Butler hesitated and ran over his cards.
Then he looked long and searchingly at
Johnson. There was curious Sintensl-
.ty In the! silence. Bixby turned to: Will
llams.
"Doolittle," he said. didn't know that
Forests head had been shot on"
why didn't he know til" Williams
absently asked, watching the players.
HE didn't see It." explained Bixby.
HE kept on carrying him back toward
the ambulance. Private Caufle!d came
along and said to Doolittle:
ITS Lieutenant Forrest said Doc
little. .1,m::takng him back to the am
bulance.
what can they do with him In. the
ambulance with his head shot or, ask
ed Private Garfield.
II call," said Butler, showing in his
chips. johnson won and Bixby picked
up the cards to deal again.
Private Garfield" he, sale; wanted
to know what they could do with him
there with his head shot Off. His head!
shouted Doolittle. The blamed foulstold
me twas his foot!'" te
Bixby pounded the table ard laughed
heartily. His companions looked at him
wonderlngly.
-Nho;w was Doolittie?" asked Johnson
2.'yyFhyt,she was the fellow that was car
ry1ngtt Forrest-
"Bixby's been telling a story" said
Williams.
whats the point?" said Butler.
THE point Is" said Bixby. that Dod-
little thought his foot was shot of when
It was his head. He was carrying him
back at the time, and
i've got six cards" said Williams to
Bixby.
7"Yes," 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"