The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
BolU PdFSon Dawson
Became a Gambler.

another man wanted two cards. an
other three, and Dawson took one. he
had drawn TO aces and Fights, and
when he pIcKe6 up the fifth card he
saw the ace of spades The betting
got lively. The opener. with a flush.
considered 1t good. and bet according
~. Dawson. who by this time felt the
return of his old time sporting blood.
came on with q raise which paraIvZed
some OF the more timid PLAYERS, and
/ they dropped out The dealer stuck
and sent back another raise. which was
met and returned. Dawson was not go
ing to cover, and it was left TO the
opener to call
'- That's good said the opener quiet
~. when Dawson announced that he
had full hand. and so the big pot.
which was rich, was moved over TO the
parsons corner.
By this time the minister forgot his
cloth and his errand to the place. and
he played with all his OId-time enthu-
siaSm- The cards ran we'll, il was lust
such streak of luck as occasionally
Is found with a newcomer The min
lister took in pot after pot. Once there
was a good pot which had been sweet
ened time and again. and when one
OF the players said he would open il
Dawson found that he did not have a
pair even to 90 in with He had an ace.
jack, a seven, a trey and a deuce.
He wanted to go in and try for the
pot He could we'll afford to lose a
few He started to draw to the ace hut
recOnsidered, and held up the seven,
because he considered it lucky. Well,
when he picked UD his four cards,
glanced at them without moving a fea-
ture, and began raising the big bets
the other players put him down as q
wonderful buffer and came back at
him hot and fast. Dawson never finch
ed. He was there on the spot with
his money. and the betting got TO a
SJandSti1l between him and q big man
who was plunging to beat the band
When the big man finally called the
gambling parsOn quietly laid down four
sevens and raked in the pot. He had
beaten four tours. That WaSsa sample
of his luck.
AFTER this hand the other players got
frightened. Later he picked up a Hand
when a good-sized pot had been opened
and found a pair OF treys. He dec4ded
to bluff. so he called for one card. and
threw away a trey so that he VDuA1
have nothing The betting started. and
Dawson got on one of his Wild plunRes
lie ran every man out and took n a
pot that Was worth big money, beating
full hand held by O. man who did
not have nerve enough TO meet the-biE
raises and call
AT daylight Dawson cashed in 8. =
go from the nights game. Just asf
he had showed the money into his
clothes man came out from the ROOM
where the faro bank had been open
and recognized the minister.
Why, Mr.. Dawson he said what.
are you doing here2'
Dawson tried 10 explain. The DrO4
prietOr Of the place, who was going
home, stopped TO listen and got inter
ested. There was q -wrangIe. Finau1
Dawson explained the whole thing He,
said he was showed into the game un4
willingly. and the return of his SPORT
ing blood had kept him from jumping 1
To make a long story short, Dawsonl
packed his things and left <He Gown az
noon He had more money than het
! could make in a year by preaching
| Soon afterWard I heard OF DaWSOUs
plunging high in Denver, and from tina !
time on he turned in 10 be a Drofes-
sional gambler. He found it more pro-
fitable, guess than preaching