The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
CATO WOULD PLAY POKER.
RELhrS OF sHARPs AWAITED MS
ROLL ON THE BIO MUDDY.

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RiTst Caune the stocttnen, Then the barmer'
Use s,stehmnn' the Civn nhs,se.r. 'so
ICY nsissr. y Lhes AZ 80. $3.50
WARRINGTON. Jan. 29.-"A man hunting Tor
poker trouble could get a-plenty OIL IL on tne blR
Muddy stern-wheelers around the latter sixtics
and the carly seventies said Joe foiily OF
sioux City. There weren't many reguiar
poker sharks working the missouri tuVer ooa's
In those days Ike there were on the mississippi
steamers out just the same tho men L.at uraV.
ehcd on those weather'b boarded Iopsiueo oo
zanzibar wagons on the Big Muuoy ali knew
how to play poker some. I'm a'telling you.
CATO huffman found this out when ne went
up against a whole lot OF dinerent mons
games on the old Gen. w. L. sherman m ie'z.
pullman was pardners with Nate stniWatcr
In running a big general storo In fankton' ana
both OF EN- were making n mint OF money at
inc time I'm going TO tell you about Iheyd
ha' made more, i guess, X saltwater hadn't
drank too much whiskey ana Builman hadnt
played TOO much poker, Now, all IN al. stul-
water handled his whiskey pretty weil' ana at
such times as he found 1t was getting q hait.
Nelson on him he'd leave 1t on Tor a spell ana
attend to business, 80 that his end OF the dissi-
patton OF The hrm OF Stilwator q buiimnn
wasn't hait as bad as Catos. CATO ioveo 10
P~y PoNS "a 'a"S
In the middle OF selling a big bill OF goods toe
gang OF freighters to go on ana st
into a game. Now, this wouldn't nave been SO
pao, even II II was darned poor business ponoy.
II cato ever won. But no never did. he hao
no Incense ever TO touch n pack OF cards. IN inc
nrst place, ne was a zap at cards. ana any
American kio mat knew now 10 play oio maia
couia nave hopped OUT OF the pack OF a prairie
schooner ana beaten Cato out OF MS ooots AT
tue game Tor money, marbles or chalk. In the
second place, Cato was a natural born hoodoo.
II he was drawing to three aces. and the other
fellow was taking five cards. the other fellow'd
80 Go amt "a 80 .,.n,m " a. c.
that 1t was just about up to Cato to boiler muir
| der ana take to the brush whenever ANYBODY
flashed a pack of the pastoboards on him. But
he didn't see it this way. He went right on
playing poker and getting soaked for his share
OF the profits of the firm. Cato appeared to be
just stone-blind to the fact that the foxy people
v.n,.an 10y. ~ " :, MI ntn - ea0 T., . 1atr
hankton except TO play cards were IN a iair
| At his exnensc, and "a he was nrettv near seven
o., S,ah ons ," ana T., 30 no m%s p. .uo, nea ,o.
loot high and built In proportion mono OF us felt
like trying to kick any sense into his fool head.
anyhow. in the summer of 70, pullman
started down the river on the old Gen. W.T..
$4,000 in sreenbacks along with him. Be.
-. =.
fore he went aboard the boat saltwater, who
wasn't much.more'n five foot.high. ranged him
| se,f ALONGSIDE Gates hig corcas. and s.vs ba.
n.c".n y Ia.o . os aieas ~ sa'sn e.
Cato, TINS mere wage you're ABOUT 10 EN-
| amt no jamborec and IL Amt no poker picnic.
-, ~ :" nv poA't "
Iheres some.smooth people gits aboard these
here mud ploughs down below at the landings,
and IN choir b,nds you'd h. nothir, h,t a oroot
~ y Au - " non u . AZ"
Dig moon-eyed )ayhawker, which you are. so
| throughout this here Journey you'd best git way
nm on ton n, the hoat and sir nm n nile ~ n1onts
Nv ~" anu Az p"'
just APART the plot house and smoke your pipe.
You're not to play no poker at all, you hear mel
| When vou Of, stnck an n sondbar Won csp esh
"-n ~ b. stu'n on a uD y "a heh
OVERTIME side Tor bullhead catfish, but you don't
play no poker. II when you git back here l
be.r that vor,y. h.., nI,yi,, nolan IN uan,,o
ne 80. 70 Deen p.a..ns 49, 49,.
you up q heap, now you hear me a-talkin.
Cato reached down, picked up his partner
nv the scruft NJ the neck and hold hin, ont NJ
y =" VI 'A' u 81" A'io "Ah az
arms length.
~ AIM a-goin' to play no poker, old man.