The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-12
CONTEMPORARY or sRKELEY.
Brother-in-law Cheney Comes TO Town u
Freshsn Up.

Freshsn Up.
Edward Porter Cheney, ~ years old. Of
Asbury Park. N. j.. brothe r-in-law OF Horace
Greeley. 10 In this city on his annual VISIT TO
see the elephant" as he expresses II. Mr..
Cheney was born in Litchneld. Conn. In 1915.
His younger sIstar. Mary. married Horace
Greeley. and Mr.. Cheney was one OF the prin-
ters engaged on the Tribune when II began.
Mr.. Cheney was found yesterday at the Mills
Hotel, No. l. He ia man OF medium height
was dressed neatly in a suit OF brown. and
though he carries walking stick. makes very
little use OF It, as Is nttested by the fact that he
frequently loses It. Mr.. Cheney was In bad
humor because he could md nothing at the
hotel to amuse him.
1T hurts my eyes to read very much" he
said. land these stupid card players here don't
know how to play anything but seven-up and
pinochle. A man gets i've trumps In the deal
and there you are That's the end OF that hand
and there's no money in It. Shuttle the cards
aud deal again. Now II 1 could only find some
body to play checkers or could get into little
game OF penny-ante."
THE SUN reporter purchased a checker board
and found q quiet corner in the big lounging
room OF the hotel. The game under way Mr..
Cheney became reminiscent.
Il left my homo in Connecticut" he said.
when I was only 20. and came to this
city whore learned the printers trade. It's
your jump But I couldn't stand keeping quiet
anywhere. I always liked to play poker. and
learned q lot about 1t right here In New York.
] made up my mind to 60 south and trust to
luck. and from the time was ~ until was
married. twenty Ave years ago. never was In
any one place more than year or two"
At this poi mt in his story the old gentleman's
check ermen became involved in difficulty. and
he suspended talking until the end OF the
game. which resulted In draw.
"On my first trip SOUTH" he continued, Il
played poker all through the Gulf States to the
Mississippi River and I spent the last year on
the river steamers My hands weren't 30 stiff
then as they are now and could deal from the
top or bottom OF the deck equally we'll knew
all tho ms and outs OF the game and besides
that had lot Of luck. 1 remember the last
game played before came back. 1t was in q
hotel In New Orleans. There were six OF US
| playing a SIS limit game and I had about
| $1,000. The game was even all the
| way through when we came to the final con-
ISOLATION Jackpot Every body Put up So and
| we raised the limit to $40. was second from
the dealer and passed for q play though had
aces and skies. The man next to me opened
! for SO and all stayed to the dealer who raised
| the opener SO. The next man stayed and az
thought the dealer had raised on two pairs
raised back. Every body stayed and the
dealer raised again. That made $40 on my
aces up and thought I had had enough
| Il saw his raise and decided not to split m y
| pairs but to draw straight. Everybody stayed
| again. The first man drew one card and
asked for one. The dealer threw the card care
lessly and it fell face up on the table. 1t was
tho six Of hearts and would have filled my hand
but according to the rules there / couldn't have
| 1t so turned It over aad threw it In the dis.
cards. Two OF the men drew one card each
| and the fifth man drew one. After studying
his hand the dealer drew two and then gave
me- my card. 1 shunled it In with the
| rest and waited for the bet The
opener bet SIS. the next man raised
SO and the next man threw down his hand
The dealer looked at his hand and raised S1t
more. The man on my right hesitated and
then saw the raise for S25. looked into my
hand very slowly and found that the last caro-
dealt me was the ace OF clubs. / raised back
| and to make it short--there was lot Of bluff.
ing in those days-we went at each other unit
there was over 81 900 in the pot. Finally bot!
| tho dealer and the man between us called
| The dealer shove down three kings and twt
hrees. and the next man an ace high flush.
took all the money with my ace full and cam'
North with S2,400"
II got the first subscribers to the Tribune.
said Mr.. Cheney. after q second game OF check
ers. Il used to go out every day and ge
one hundred for which I received 500
kept the names on o roll OF pape
and Just by luck kept the autograph
rolls. A few years ago. while l was here
took the rolls to the Tribune office. and the!
gave me a ten-dolar bill for them. would
have sold them for Ave cents.
After left the Tribune" he continued. "
went South again and bought paper q
Macon. Miss Although all the newspapers II
that section were failing to pay expenses. l tool
this paper and made So. 900 In ayear. bough
1t on a ten days note for S25. and got the So
for advance advertising before the note wa
due. At the end OF the year sold out for $50
and came back here.
II was too busy and restless In those days l.
get married" the old man went on. but whel
got past so thought I'd settle down. and
married and went to Asbury Park. My wife |
20 years younger than I am and l have
daughter 81 years old. But I'm getting OIL
and stiff and there's nothing to do but cal
drink and sleep. come to the city every yea
to soc the elephant and keep awake. but
don't enjoy It as I did once. I'm not rich. bu
have enough to live on and to give my wifi
and daughter everything they want"
Mr.. Cheney 10 a cousin OF the Cheney Broth
ers. Of Manchester. Conn. the wsll-known sill
manufacturers. He has very decided an
intelligent opinions on all questions which ar
being discussed In the newspapers. He is
Republican In politics and an enthusiastic sur
porter OF the Presidents policy in regard
the Philippines.
: I've lived to soc those United States pas
through good many struggles. he said. ''an
. I've seen them grow until they are the Rrea
! est nation on earth. and I never saw Unol
Sam take ope backward step: and hope
| never shall"
GREAT FROG HUNTING.