Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
THE GAME WENT ON.
BixaS TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY
WHILE PLAYING POKER.

It Was About o Sad Incident With q
Humorous Side at the Battle Of Antie-
tam : How c Game Of Draw Generally
Takes All Fellows Attention.
Johnson was dealing when Bixby be-
gan TO tell his yarn.
Il heard first rate story today" he
said. 1T may be old to you boys, but
it was new to me. Colonel Jim Will
liams of Kentucky was telling it, and
he got all the points in, of course, much
better than car. No colonel in Ken.
lucky can tell better story than Will
lians. ! don't claim to be much of
story teller myself. butt
"iCu in, BiXby:" asked Butler.
Bixby picked up his hands and played
pair of aces through to his loss. When
another player began shutting the cards,
Bixby resumed.
1.-The story vas something like this,
he said. "t!.e Doolittle was private
IN the war. 1t was at the battle of An
tietam. He hid a grudge against Lieu.
tenant Forrest. A she'll came along,
and
care wo going to play for anything
this ti1e:" asked Johnson.
"Your ante" said Butler to Bixby.
BiXby anted. "This shell came
along" he said, land took off Forests
foot. He saw Doolittle near him, and
called to him to take''-
"Im il, said Walters.
"Raiso it couple of reds, said But
lcc.
EiZly picked up three Fights and
stood the raise. He drew fourth and
won tine pot. Then it was his deal. He
shuilloa leisGrei:7 as he said: 1.-The shell,
il seems, took eff Forrest S foot, and he
called to Doolittle to carry him back to
the ambulance. Doolittle lifted him to
his shoulder and
II had three kings to CO." said Viii
iia:ns, referring to his previous hand.
- had u straight four tiush,' said
johnson sadly.
"Doclittle lifted him up" continued
Bixby, and
Going to shHffie the spots off the
cards." asked Butler.
Bixby started to deal. "Doolittle was
carrying him back" he said, with his
head hanging over his shoulder, when
along come another shell, and"-
Give mc another stack" said Will
liams. He got it. While the hand was
being played Bixby turned to Butler,
who had staid cat like himself.
dust then" said Bixby, "another
shell came along and took off Forrest 8
head. Doolittle didn't see it,
"Where was this:" asked Butler DO
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 off.
He was being taken back to the ambu-
lance. He
Butler picked up three aces. "I'm in
for minute" be said johnson raised
him ten. He saw it and raised back,
johnson staid, and they drew. Butler
bet ten and johnson raised him 20.
Butler hesitated and ran over his cards.
Then he looked long and searchingly at
johnson. There was q curious tensity
in the silence. Bixby turned to Will
liams.
"Doolittle, he said, didn't know
that Forests head had been shot off. -
why didn't he know it," Williams
absently asked, watching the players.
He didn't see it, explained Bixby.
"He kept on carrying him back toward
the ambulance. Private Garfield came
along and said 10 Doolittle:
What you carrying that for:'
Its Lieutenant Forrest said Doc.
little. I'm taking him back to the am
bulance
What can they do with him in the
ambulance with his head shot OFF, asked
Private Canfeld.''
81 call" said Butler, showing in his
chips. johnson won, and Bixby picked
up the cards to deal again.
private Garfield, he said, wanted
to know what they could do with him
there with his head shot of. His head =
shouted Doolittle. The blamed fool
told me twas his foot"
Bixby pounded the table and laughed
heartily. His companions looked a,
him wonderingly.
WHO was Doolittle:" asked John.
son.
Why, he was the fellow that was
carrying Forrest
"B9by's been telling a story" said
| Williams.
Whats the point:" asked Butler.
1.-The point is" said Bixby, THAT
Doolittle thought his foot was shot of
when it was his head. He was carrying
him back at the time, and''-
| Tive got six cards." said Williams.
Its inisdeal," said johnson.
go on with your story" said vii.
liams to Bixby.
Yes" said two or three others.