The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09

such cases, an they had stacks o VIC
tuals an clo'es, and frewood an matches
to say nothin o tobacco an good red
liquor, an all they was lookin' for were
a chance to give it away, so even Miss
Waters were obliged to own UP that Jim
were right when he said the Lord would
provide.
"But that want all of it, nor the best
of it, as things turned out. There was
on'y four men on the boat, which We're a
small one, but they was all sports 1t
were too late for 'em to go lookin' for
more people that night. so Jim. he offered
'em all the hospitality he could by invitin'
'em to tie up to his tree. an his wife
went aboard o. their boat an cooked a
rousin' good supper for all hands. After
supper they cllinned for awhile an then
one 'em spoke up. an says. What's the
objection to little game o draw
1.-The Teller that spoke, Joe kimball, he
were the cap'n O. the party, an just nat
urally nobody didn't kick. specially as
Flimball was doin the hull trick hissef.
TIe KEEP a faro bank in Little Rock. an
bein' a big-hearted feIler with plenty O.
money, he'd fitted out the entire exped
ton, hirin'tw men, an takin' a news
raper man along. SOS not to miss none
O. the glory o don' what he did. Them
three was willin' enough to play. but
Jim, he says he didn't think he cared
about takin' hand, havin' all the for
ty-seven reasons for not playin' which
nobody ever tells more'n the first one.
So Kimball he laughs an gives Jim a
stack O. reds, havn' all the fixin's In
the cabin an tells him to set in, which
Jim just naturally does.
HE>WII4L LIE.
81 don't altogether believe what Jim
tells about that game, for, as | said, he
will lie sometimes, but mebbe it's TRUE
fer all that. He says he thought. first
CT, that he were payin for fun, seem
the chips didn't cost him nothin', SO he
kind o. let hisself loose right at the start,
ar began dealin' funny hands whenever
10 handled the deck. First, he gave
everybody flush, with acc-hish to his
self. Next time, everybody got threes
an filled full on the draw Then they
all got four of a kind, an nobody would
bet seem what they was UP against.
hut bv this time Jim had nigh all the
chips an was GRIMM like Chessy cat
Sc kimball he spoke UP an ne says,
stranger, I like you. You're the slickest
dealer ever got up against. You re wei
come to all the money you've won, otlt
T want to see you do the next stunt, Just
for exhibition purposes. If you'll deal
each man straight flush. an yourself
tho highest without me gettn' wise how
YOU do it. I'll give you a job for life
..Well that We're easy for Jim. He
gave each of 'em four parts OF hand
on the deal an told EN- to draw. an
course. each man took one, an he dealt
'em all face up, gettin' the ace o spades
hisself to fill royal.
90 course, he could ha' owned the nun
valley, il the'd had it to play for. on
that hand, but Kimball he were satisfied,
You see, Jiln's talent We're in the shul-
fe. He dealt straight enough So KIM
ball. he paid cash for all the chips tnat
vas out, givin' Jim over four hundred
dollars in money, an tells him he were
engaged to deal bank as long as he cared
to work, on a livin' salary an smali
commission. only guaranteein' to put
enough splits in each deal to keep the
tank ahead.
"An, that's what Jim Waters is dom
to-day. He's Twin on Easy Street IN
Little Rock, an Miss Waters ham [
nothin, to say when he remarks. once IN
while. that he arays knowed that the
Lord would provide"