The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-23
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careful to lose much or didnt have
much with 'em to lose. I don't reckon
any one of EN- had taken in q hundred
dollars in the whole time, an the way
they spent money that wa nj tTavelin
expenses.
Just naturally they was sore. an
when they see there was no chance o
dom nothln with the outside public
they made IL up TO have a game their
own selves the last night, an see which
OF EN- d have TO suffer to help the
others out.
There was Al Davis. an Gus Halo
way. an George Billings. an Pierre
Beauregard. They was all thorough
breds an was known up an down the
river for nervy men, as a man had to
be to hold his own among the sports
them days, but Beauregard was a little
the niftiest one O. the whole bunch.
They said he come from good people
an had ought to be a gentleman. but
he were a black sheep an they wouldn't
have nothin' to do with him, but so far
as manners an education goes he were
equal to any O. the aristocrats in New
Orleans. He were a dandy, too, even
among the gamblers, an they was all
dandies them DAYS.
He were o wOmanish lOOkin' chap.
too, an as soft an elegant in his talk
as a preacher, but when there was any
call for it he'd fight like a tiger. He'd
fought half a dozen duels, for they
fought duels them days. an he had a
record o KILN four men with a knife
in rough-an' tumble fights different
times.
Billings an Davis had pretty good
regulations, too, Cor fighting. but Halo
way was a man I'm I'D river some
where's, that hadn't been known long in
New Orleans, an nobody knowed
whether he were a fighter.
well, as I was sayin', they made it
up to have one sittin' at poker before
gettin' into New Orleans on the home
trip. an the play began about 8 O'Clock.
We was due at the levee before day
break, an they had some six or eight
hours to play, that is if they lasted that
{ ne, which were doubtful, for il were
a moral certainty that the play would
be high if the cards run good
High play don't always make
short game, though. They played along
till midnight without any startling
good hands, nor no big tussels between
two poor ones. They was all playin'
pretty cautious, an layin' for a chance.
about as nigh a sure thing for Halo
way. There was a jackpot that was
sweetened up till there was near S10G
in it, an he caught four sevens in the
deal.
He were sittin' in the golden seat,
too, for he dealt, an things was GER
tainly smooth for him that trip. Bill
ings opened the pot for a hundred right
under the guns, an Beauregard h'isted
him a hundred. Davis sat next, an
whether he did it to protect Billings or
not. don't know, but he came in with
200 more, making it 400 for Holloway
to draw cards. Just naturally, he laid
back to see if there'd be any more
Taisin' before the draw, an he just
come in.
Billings didn't have no hand to raise
on, but he made good, an Beauregard,
1 reckon, must ha' suspicioned a cross
cut. for he didn't raise no more, so ali
Davis had to do was to set back an
wait. There was 81, 200 in the pot, an
the draw TO come.
Billings took two cards, an Beau
regard stood pat. Davis studied for a
while an then lowed he'd take two.
Then the dealer, O course, he drawed
one. 1t was a pretty situation an
about as night a sure thing for HALO
way as / ever see.
Billings thr0wed in a white chip,
bein' 81, an waited to see what the
others'd do. He didn't have to wait
long, for Beauregard put up his white
chip an $1,000.
Davis throwed down his cards.
Whether he had threes, or whether he'd
been blufin' I never knew. but even
threes want a good hand to put up
81 600 on, under them circumstances.
Whatever he had he didn't make no
mistake in layin' it down.
That give Holloway his chance. and
he didn't do a thing with it, Ony to
puf up s., 900 more. Billings took 10 the
woods an it was UP to Beauregard,
good an hard.
Just naturally he hadn't no way o.
judgin' what Holloway was doing it on,
seeing he draWed one card. out it
looked like he'd filed a full or a high
flush. an o. course he might have tours.
Anyway. it made Beauregard study for
some time, but he had a king full an O.
course he couldn't lay it down.
I reckon most players would ha
h'isted it once more if they'd had the
money. an Beauregard always had
money. but he looked at Holloway
monstrous Keen till he satisfied hisself
that Their wasn't no bluff about it. an
then he called.
90 course there want no proof O.
crooked play in the fact that Holloway
had dealt a pat full out against fours
in his own hand. but them fellers
knOwed one another pretty well. an I
suppose there want nOthin' strange in
their bein' suspicious.
Anyway. there was some close
watchin' done. the next time the deal
came to Holloway. an as the devil
would have it there was three pat
hands out. Billings want in it, but
Beauregard had q flush. Davis had a
straight. Holloway caught a small
fun
Straight. yes. They played straights
on the river as long ago as that. but it
were the rule then that they only
counted when it were understood be-
forehand. The best players saw the
value of the hand. though, an il were
played pretty general though there
was some that wouldn't stand for EN-.
Anyway, there was some pretty stifT
betting. an Holloway cleaned up $500
or 5000 on the hand. 1 amt saying there
was anything wrong about it. an there
sure want no proof of anything, but
Davis spoke Up very nasty, an says:
You're gettin' pretty strong on the
deal. amt youY
seWelI. Holloway showed quick
enough whether he was a fighter OF
not. As I was sayin', there wa'n't no
body kncwed whether he was or not.
but before Davis was through talkin
Holloway had gun showed square un-
der his nose. an was a saying.
You'll eat them words. an eat EN-
quick. too. Beg my pardon. you whelp,
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