The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-08
A POKER GAME IN A HEARSE.
TWO DAYS AFTER 1T A NEW UN-
DERTAKER CAME TO TOWN.
There was a storm, and So the TN
dertaISer and His Guest, the Drum
NOR. Preferred 10 Ride Inside-The
Result Was That the Ola uhHer-
tuIxer Lost His Outfit,

Result was Inut OhN
tuIxer Lost His Outfit.
From the New York Sun.
Charleston. S. c., May 25.-"speaklng
of gambling" remarked the retired turf
man. "did | ever tell you how a good
noISer PLAYER won an undertaker's whoie
establishment one night while riding nome
from funeral in a hoarse?'
This was a proposition that the gam
HERS had never gone up against but they
were willing enough 10 hear the tale Inc
retired turfman voIched for its truth
This all happened years ago he said
"and got the story from the man VINO
turned undertaken in a night. out where
7 lived there was not much OF a town.
No pretensions were made for style, but
a number of old aristocrahc families mad
their being with us. These families were
short on funds, but they were Sun play
ing the limit on style, and they showed It
in fhe matter of a funeral When a mem
Der of one of them died an undertaken
from Greentown fifteen miles distant
was summoned 10 bury MIN, anu hS sS,'.
eraIly did il in style. Well, one day old
col Badger died He had been pon-
tician and had amassed considerable
wealth and lost 1t all in bad speculation.
Ills people wanted to bury him with more
or less show, and so the funeral director
from GreentoWn was summoned by WIRE
He came, handled the funeral IN great
shape and got the body buried IN the al
noon lust before a big thunderstorm swept
over the town. He expected TO remain
over night in the town, and was comfort
ably chartered at the hotel early in the
evening when his assistant al GreentoWn
telegraphed him 20 hurry home for an
other funeral SO he mad to go that night.
The storm was spent though the heavens
we're dark and gloomy and another spell
of lightning and rain was not unexpected.
While the negroes in the stable were hitch-
ing the horses TO the hearse young man
who was at the hotel. a drummer, said
he had missed his train out and would
like TO make Greentown that night so he
could finish his work and leave early In
the morning. The embalming artist Of
fered him a seat on the hearse.
IT'S not the kind of train 1 usually
take said the drummer, but ] want tc
reach your city, and If three of us Gao
crowd on the seat / will risk IT.
when the hearse was driven up to the
hotel porch the guests ambled out to sec
il start. The undertaken had his trap
| There was a lot Of joking, and a moment
later the death carriage ratified off througs
/ the sand. ,,,..
"The night was dark and stormy Five
miles out drops Of rain began falling Sne
rumblings of thunder made the drummer
shove further on the seat. The under
/ faker suggested that they 80 inside to cs
! oara the dranching which was certain e
4 come. and the drummer consented. Tn
| driver had a stack of coats 20 Keep hin
self dry. Just after the two men crawlec
IN the hearse the rain began to come dowT
| IN torrents. The passengers had ian
tern, though they could not feel comfort
! able The drummer opened his sacne
! 80 brought out flask. He offered u e
/ the undertaken, who took a heavy swi'
and then passed il back. The drumme
finished II. AS he fumbled with his grll
a deck Of cards fell out.
'Whewg remarked the funeral director