Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-03-17
SHERIDAN'S HAND.
5pRUNe TWO ACES OF DIAMONDS ON
CONKLlNG IN A JACK POT.

bPRUNG TWO ACEo Of OIRMONOo OtE
CONKLlNG IN A JACK POT.
Very Much Embarrassed When His At
tention Was Called to the Error - The
Little General Wanted the Story Kept
Quiet, but 1t Was Too Good.
~ was in a poker game" writes a
correspondent Of the Washington Star.
''in the winter of 1879, when Senator
Conkling 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 a s. limit at first,
with the understanding that along to-
ward morning, after Il couple Of hours
of warming up, anybody could suggest
the removal Of the limit if he wanted
to. The way Conkling and Sheridan
bluffed each other that night was eau
ton. Both men seemed to strike out
luck altogether as an element in their
good natured play against each other,
and as both Of them caught fine hands
occasionally when engaged in this tug
of war Of blufiing neither Of them could
get an exact line on the other, and 1t
was better than play to study their
faces at the show downs. Conkling was
having all the success during the latter
part 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 fours or q full hand at
such times as sheridan, deciding that
the senator was bluMng, would call
him.
"'Bite him, Sheridan, Cbamberlin
would say amuslGIy on these occasions,
and Sheridan would tell ChamLwlin to
20 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 bad
gone around and none Of the three Of us
could open it Sheridan opened it him.
self. Neither ChambeIlin nor l had
o,,v riobt - stav ON orr hands en- il
WIS loft betwern sheridan and CrpIz.
linz who staid. CpIIire took three
cards and TUNED bis ItsIe pair into
threes. Sheridan dishcd himself oUt
three cards and lit bis cigar hard when
bo saw his hand H. made q S. Eet to
draw Conl-liro ont and tbe senator
raised him sos I.rassad between them
with these $50 bets until there was
nearly $500 in fine not. both men scru-
tinizina each other rrattv carefully at
aacb lief
"T Gon,t know 81 urrb abo7t Won
t,;s +iu,a "a Cc,,.Ii~. ell .snd
-l +bi, '-I I'm 5-,y, CaII ven for e"fe}r
1pCtl7 I9id trafr IaT5s dow o+ tho
so,,,o ti,,a cc,i.Iirg had tI,r,a rirls
and he looked mt Sheridan STRANGELY
when he saw tbn color If SheriaaD's
three aces. Both Chamberlin and nv
self also saw what was wrong az the
same instant. but we only smiled and
let the two men have it out Sheridan
had q hro,d grin ON his face and WAS
inst abont r. ro,o in fine NOT CopkIinq
was cain, at the little man of iron
with = Duzzled look in his ewes.
coon. | say tbcre. Phil. inst wait a
minnie. said me. Do Won really think
that not beIoncs 70 vou:'
"'Belorus n me.' said Sheridan.
We'll. it does If the nose On NV face
belongs to me. And again lie reached
over to hoe in the pot.
"Conkling ran his hand through his
hair and again STONED Sheridan with q
gesture
"I don't remember ever having seen
that sort Of thing before he said. Did
YOU, PHIL
See what sort Of thing before:' said
Sheridan .Wbat in blazes ara Won talk.
Ing about. CopkIipg:'
For replv ConEIing nut one finger
upon one Of Gheridan's aces and then
pointcd to another one Of the aces.
"sI never saw q lack not won with
three aces two Of which hammered TO
be aces If diamonds said CouEliur.
smiIino
"SboTidan looked at his hand, lvir-
face mn an +ho +oLIe before him and
his faro baco,ro few rod Tho cousrrr.
nation ON his c,Dntananca was really
funny.
"'Wbv.' said be after q minute,
blamed # 7 don't reIicyo I'm nothing
bo++ar +bon an iu-or,,sfa,v s,ytrdra,.