The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-11
MIXED POKER AND DRINK.
WRECK OF A LAKE CAPTAIN ON the
RUIN OF A ROYlL FLUSH.

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s.nns. o ' ~ . 80
swon ,ha ss.m.n No. ,Sor I'm, Tho ,rIn ton
even the seamen' more thah tha', .he p'rom
Chicago often took as long az two weeks and
sometimes twenty DAYS and the sailors had "a
u S"n',"'"S W re"e'o '"o - !.
trip. Poker was tried and 1t fitted to q T.; ana
It also made a whole lot Of akemen poor and
lot of gamblers rich.
Il dare say some Of you have heard tell Of
Capt. John Gibson OF the two.master Will.o'.
boat has been out OF commission for twenty
years. Well. John Gibson was the esmest
gambler that ever summed a caro- along these
lakes. IL you measure by liberal and careless
playing. which most people do, He came up
to Buffalo from Bradford "a. some time IN
worker and in eight years he was captain OF q
in Bay CITY. In a few years more he bought .
boat OF his own and named her the wlll-o'.ths-
"isP' anu al'er WORKING no, q Iew SEASONS no
was able to pay her of and own her clear OF
everything. In 1857 he was proprietor Of her
l was second mate for him and in 1850 was
made frs, mate. Now the captain was an in.
vetera'e poker player ana was khoun IN tns
rooms at al, the lake ports and by all the rov.
az. No ot,an do,ovod his donarturs ,,on,
port 90 BE could fpish 2 game ana II was moth 9TH
moi know it .n...-u.,...,omh.:.
lsni 99hicsSoc n ar ,a a seany pai for BSSaln With
i oa 0 ~ che n aaii,ean . nra " ~ Ipu NINA AVA ~ !"
PASSENGERS Inc Latter we're lntrod9ceI 20 me
eaptalh az bennett ana mcDpna.n, business
%bs s" To" oi d,sIr1 Hes az nav We had 'Sf Fair !fs Sailing I'M ; the
nrst n,sht opt, ana the eap,sln ana ms SuestS
SAY En inc nco usfn M 'a TSs 'ennt sSI sv sna
scorcnsr. ai and at night the lake was as aui.s
anu shihy a. q tup OF IuiEksi'vel, anu mere
was wssn so S, 3ghhts ,ba az yne S cn,,d I rss m np dsc Tas T THa
crew iounged on ne after deck IL was t9o
VAIN 20 s'efp 9eoUw; h ana doc cne uap.n'n .; t nv
Ave- usss tSo ase amosip ou s n t tsIhinS us' Som al 1ms
tme shah IL .atSs 20 ee,i y . ar sno'e hau VeSn
I wsrn nlay yI0m An tnS captain o'hce anu VIZ 'our
hneres no use awe,nh p on tme easIy s.sGoS
o, tne game; no hee1 oeI'nG now ! wa ss cteah ~
o u ~ IN nout nha o ,ri bb"n ms T re ~
pot 70 ,n9 cap.ein om 2 ,u na unma. S 1mu
Vas good IRON tns sta!t; anal was nes.st ~ne3
c nSnh snd q anu bun nSS c 81 XIII in e front W Kim s' Sesa =,
tom TO pI STa Il I S OUT Any n yt one y Who frop knew " John 1e III.
t tns1cst and t ths calm Ss W %snn sho % sss Eth az Blsys.
ssS! When / sna W. M'p SItsdreR Rla x. ante 1ss M ,1%'I made Sas
' sf foS iSS l two hours was ': sPssT he second par. Of
the game began a bottle q rood liquor va
RfoauG Se sp9 Nspt IA S'v wbiIsp Sisvins ce1dds "
tifSaa ~ So ny sinnnysa a a1ou MdN' IN 'ttihs s uni IStts sea the
hands ran hllsakk and the betting became spirit:
studied stu bet Of Si;E9 siter a swo,c g, rs draw
than show Y After fer, he y had adj been called :., + t,m vas so
quit. lie would have done 50. too. I think, II i
hsdnt been fqT sne liquor; ne was Usaten pto
fontnnuaayj IA w sof renus n III nh severali CcbectSS
nn H. hsnt s - IN bnfsio vhich amount.
o az ~ nv ebont ~ I'M His racL Iessnsss seeme1
" Huo ~ hyy :, TIA s,n was brISbtenin1 nm
M H. al = whan ,ha last hand vas deait
vi vas vas Gibson's desI and a vent. 9ye-
dollar ,sSsOSs. NJ b5ssfsrs SsSe gu. On III.
zeal e; ane n,h pomn SroIe the not ~, SSO RRsnnetS
h,not.d -, H. haDa . moment ana meda IL
sgno ~ NAV Gibson thereupon made II hood
SnnIIo ho pray, ;,,.t s,avsd TIA %captain tool
III y ~ = nm d}Scs rSad one card. which he de-
posited c%arreiulIy beside him and asked for one.
Ggh.nN ann snao sIiS scro ,nat ny me tsble and do on ton
~ he So%r wbicb lsy in a neat heap before
SSim, H. Iitted n nm casualiv' sav that IL VA
he one he Wentei and lat il remain where II
vas Bennett shufied his draw into his hand.
'oos W Is csn mpIty,'o 40 u'u"' ""u '""'
".fWo' ~ ~ s,or, bar m for said IN.
,.,ta so'ns 0
e.P'ITriu. h,rdrod oh2 7 tbjnt tn havs N yai.a
chat sS1np'oo'e
""Tha cantsin draw hia chair closer Ia the
,ahia fhrew he nat On The dect and said: 'iI
a ao'u u. e5nn AMI raiss vos ~ on N'
"psnnott sovs his 4 hsyd innk in the eve.
".unue ~, No monsx y he ssked ~ Gibson
.Tha cants,n csrafnIly nushed Ria nntonched
hand ,ev tnches 70 nns ada and Iootsd oval
hIs chect s,ubs
"5!pva CO.. 4 h.,anca bera NJ S35O be asld-
Nv hoo,S worth Ill 0oo II she,s worth = cant
That $3.50 isnt II? I eet $3.50 for carryS