The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

asked the hotel-keeper, as the plumber
sullenly snuffled for jackpot.
1.-The order for the massacre of Glencoe
was written on the back of nine of dia-
monds," said the doctor.
''They call it the curse of Scotland"
said the poet, "but I'm blest If 1 know
why. The curse that clings to the nine
spot is the fact that the ten is high. But
what a narrow escape you made that
hand turning to the farmer. you held
three jacks and the man on your left got
a pair of black Fights in the draw. You
know
Three Jacks at the top of a pair of black
Fights
Make a hand that, our West, is believed
to be Fate's.
The holder is frequently destined to lose
Everything he has with him+neluding his
shoes"
The hotel-keeper took red chip out of
the jackpot for the kitty, which he start
ed in the poets hat, that gentleman
promptly acquiescing with
''This is Kitty, lovely Kitty,
And all poker players love her.
Though she's neither wise nor witty,
How the men around her hover!'
at is a pity" said the doctor, who was
something of an antiquarian, that We do
not know more about the origin of draw
poker, the great American game which
Dewey's men have already introduced in
Manila, Shafter's in Santiago and Miles
in Porto Rico It is essentially a game
of free men. and can flourish only under
the Stars and Stripes.
Its very popular with Englishmen now
adays," said the poet, opening the pot for
the limit. For all we know, Shakespeare
may have had it in mind more than once.
Draw. Bardolph, cried great Falstaff;
throw
The Queen into the channell
Thus they discarded, long ago,
When, wen hope, Queens. Wore f1anneiF'
'.I'n whoop it just once" said the hotel
keeper, who had on new suit of clamor-
Gus check pattern. The others stood the
raise, and the poet too made good, re-
marking
Don't wear new clothes, lest from your
play
Your mind be now and then distract,
And some one in a garb less gay
Slip in and steal the pot away"
AS the draw progressed the poet, who
had taken two, observed, with eonsidera-
BILE satisfaction, that he had got in the
other pair Of jacks. The hotel-keeper did
not better his three sevens. The farmer,
having taken one to four hearts, found
himself the proud possessor OF kllter,
and swore The doctors friend mildly re-
monstrated that the essentials to the great
American game are:
"a banker ready to redeem
All chips that have been sold by him;
A modcum of cash and luck,
An even temper and a buck"
The doctor soon went out.
give played Vanderbilt long enough"
said he I'm going on the Gould plan
for a while"
whats the Gould plan, Doc?" said the
plumber perking up suddenly at the men
ton of millonaires.
That's easy" said the poet, betting the
limit.
'The Vanderbilt plan is to keep coming in
To everything where you've a fair chance
to win;
The Gould plan-remembering riches
have wings,
Is only TO come into very good tnings."
When it came around to the farmer he
threw down his killer, the poet, not out
done even by this emergency, consoling
him with:
mine high and duce low make hand
that man ought
To discard or play pat. The fact is, he
cannot
Improve it, though drawing with laudable
frequence-
The end cards are too far apart for Sc
quence."
"I didn't have mine pat dart you" said
the farmer. But the poet went right on
raising, and when finally called asked
permission, as he showed his hand, to
trespass once more on the patience of the
West Side Poker Club for a brief moment.
you've all heard" said he, ''of old Mr..
Simmons from the country?
"'Twas call all around, ther'd been bet
ting for fair
And old Mr.. Simmons said: I have two
pair
Z" Not good said young man. who'd
wagered his pile,
Three kings, and he reached for the pot,
with a smile
One moment, pray said his neighbor,
you're not
The whole show; mines all paint and he
reached for the pot.
"But you should have seen old Mr.. Sim
mons relax
In grin, as he murmured I've two |
pairs of jacks
So he followed Mr.. Simmons example |
and raked in the jackpot. The plumber
and farmer then said they'd jump the |
game if the poet wasn't muzzled. The |
doctor agreed to choke off his friend in
Difference to the feelings of the losers. |
and the game went on. But when the
consolation pot was won by the poet. four
hours later. on a little straight. he stated |
by unanimous consent that:
"a last Jackpot is often played
To heal the wounds by fortune made,
And every loser whoops it,
The winners all come in, you know,
To give the losers a good show
And then some winner scoops it,"
And jingling his winnings as he walked
away when the doctor under the calm
cold stars, he ventured the opinion that
there should be a chair of draw poker an
the national university when ii is estab-