The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-04-17
THE GAME WHIT ON.
slxsY TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
WHILE PLAYING POKER.

sIxsY TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
wHile PLAYING POKER.
II Was About saa Incident with q
Humorous sssc at ne Easile q Antie-
tam How Game of DRAW Generally
Takes All renan's Attention.
johnson was dealing wlaen Bixby be-
gan q tell his yarn
II heard ilgs g story today be
said. aIt may Sc ola 10 sou boys but
it was new "a as Colonel jim viii
liams Il ely was telling it. and
he got ai ae gnfsi "A. 81 course much
better than can. No colonel in Ken
tucky can ten better story than wiz
liama. don't claim 70 Da much Of
story teller myself, but
"You ii. ~ tyf asked Batter
Bixby picked up bis handsand played
4 pair II aces through 70 bis loss. When
another player begsa shutting the cards,
Bixby resumed.
"Tho story wassomethiug like this
be said. "Ilse Dooljt.le was private
in the war. IL was 81 tbs battle q AM
tietam. lie had grudge against Lieu
tenant Forrest. a she'll came along,
and ~
"Are we going % play fok anything
this timeg asked johnson.
s.Your anga. said Butler TO Bixby.
Bixhy anted This she'll caino
along, be said. "ana took of Forrest
foot. He saw Dooiittle near him, and
called 10 him TO take ~
"Im in, " said Walters
''Rais6 It couple Of reds, said But
Ter.
Bixby picked up three eights and
stood tie raise. lie drew a fourth and
won the pot Then it was his deal Hc
shufaed leiaprely as 81 said ihesheii'
il seems, took az Forfesb's foot and nc
called to Dooiittlo 70 carry him hacis K
the ambulance Doolittle listed him g
his shoulder and
81 had three kings togo said Wal
Iiams, referring 10 lis previous mind.
81 had straight four flash, sai'
johnson sadly.
sDoolittla liitod bim un CONTINUED
Bixby, land h"
"GoinR TO siui3e tns SPOTS on hi
oardsf" asked 3ltlar.
Bixhy started Is deal Doolittlo wa
carrying him back he said. with hi
head hanging over his shoulder, who
n6ng come another heil and ~
Give ms another sNcE Nid VIII
lians lie eotit. WhiN The band wa
being played Bixby turned TO Butler
wAo had aIaid out Like himself
Just then. said BiNby, "anothe
sholl came along and took Of Forrest
head Doolittie didn't soc IT, y
Where was thiss" asked Batter p'
litoly.
At Antietam, answered Bixb'
~ The war you know noalitk
lance &c shot Of
He was being taken baek Is the ambI
lance He''-
Butler picked up three aces I'm
for a minute, ha said johnson raise
him ten. Ho saw It and raised bacl
johnson staid, ana they drew. Butl
bet ten and johnson raised him q
Butler hositateu and ran over his card
Then ID looked long aud searohingly
JohnsDn. Thora was q curious tensil
in the silence BiSby turned to Wi
liams.
.'Doolittle he said, didn't kno
that Forests head had been Shot Off.
"Why didn't he know it?'' William
ahantly asked, Watching tho players,
He didn't see :. explained Bixb,
"He Kept on carrying him back towai
the ambulance. Private Garfield can
along and said to Doolittle;
"'What you carrying that fora
It's lieutenant Forrest, said Do
little I'm taking him back to the an
bulanoe
What can they do 18Th him in Il
ambulance with his bead shot oifg' ask'
Private Ganneld
II call, said Butler, showing in b
chips. johnson won, and Bixhy pick,
up the cards 10 deal again.
"Private Canhold. Be said, "want'
TO know what they could do with hi
there with his head shot OF His head
shouted Doolittls. The blamed 70
told me twas bis foot
Bixhy pounded the table and laugh
heartily His companions looked
him wondringly.
Who was Doolittley" asked 5ch
son.
why, he WAS the fellow that W
carrying Forrest -
"Bixbyis bcssAs
- Williama