The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
BITTER WAS BITTEN
How the San Francisco Clubmen Got
Back at the Chesty
Britisher.
Enlisted the Services Of Hermann,
the Wizard in Fleeing
the Sharper.

There is nothing that gives the average
man more satisfaction said Paretic No. 43,
a A., the weekly meeting OF the Paresis club,
rremindssme of time some fourteen or if
teens years ago, when Hermann, the wisard,
was induced to help crowd OF San Fran
had been steadily and scientifically attaching
himself to all their money by means Of that
noDle Passtime commonly called draw poker.
me e. Head paretie searched his pockets, and.
not 1ndlng the price, fined newly initiated
member one round for tipping the waiter,
after !! M Thic p No 4s proeeeded,
perhaps the greatest artist with the paste
boards that ever lived, and might have made
star big mitt man had he wished. Being
spls L. aae enteFrtansr his ability as
San Francisco clubs N4-sneyer he was in that
city.
For some months before Hermann arrived
in San Francisco on the occasion Of which
spoke, an Englishman who had in some way
secured the entree of one of the most exclu-
sive and wealthiest clubs of the city. had
been making very comfortable living play
ing poker with the members. The natives did
not then know what they discovered later,
That ne was sharper, and they didn't mind
separating themselves from their rolls. but
they did object to the conceit of the visitor.
| There are some men, you Know who can take
your loose change, and do it so ~ politely as
the song says, that you cant kick at ALL
There are others who set your teeth on edge
by their very way of raKing In the chips.
The Englishman was one of the latter class.
Se aaM ehspes the burg the
Britisher. They didn't want his money, but
they had wild yearning to reduce the en-
| largement of his knowledge box, and they
| knew Hermann could turn the trick
1.-THE wizard didn't want to undertake the
ana That ef he had naoe desire to
begged and pleaded, and finally Hermann
agreed to stack few hands on him, provided
| he was allowed to explain the trick and give
! the money back afterward.
| THAT satisfied the 'Friscans, for. as I said
| they wanted to take the mans conceit, and
not to, deprive him of his cigarette money.
so one night Hermann was taken up to the
club and introduced to the errant subject Of
House of Guelph. Somebody proposed game
| OF cards after awhile. and a couple of the
clubmen sat in to give color to the game and
| prevent the Saxon from getting wise. :,
the English man: Hermann htimaaed that Et tie
roof would suit him. and the Englishman
agreed. The others said that the Eifel tower
was none too lofty for their tastes, and it was
so ordered Then the child Of the dominant
| race said: e.. .---.t
"tWell in that case. what's the use OF
using chips? Lets just play the bills So
they did, Whenever Hermann dealt, the club
men generally found it policy. to stay out.
that would have choked an elephant, and they
loser, both the clubmen breaking even, de-
| oi course ne STOOD no cnance against the
1 wizard and the Englishman was Obliged to
break into his big boys pretty often. Finally
! after Hermann had won several Thousand
| dollars, the stranger, who was the heavy
loser, both the clubmen breaking evn, de-
| cided that he had had enough
/ Then Hermann explained that it was all
/ a Joke, and offered to return the English
| mans money But the latter said nay. II,
| anyone can skin me he's welcome to what
things as they are = e'iSsO % 'eASe
He made the spiel with SO much quiet
dignity that the clubmen felt very much
| like pikers at the part they had played Blu,
| their feelings were nothing compared to those
of Hermann The wizard was almost heart
broken to think he had unintentionally robbed
the visitor of such q sum. But no amour,
! of pleading: would induce the Britisher tt
| take his money back.
| lin a most remorseful mood Hermann wan.
derd down to his hotel and stepped up to thu
! cigar stand with the intention 4of seekinf
solace IN smoke. Hermann always smoked
Every expensive cigars, and this time he called
for two: dollars worth Of his favorite brand
giving the clerk twenty dollar bill.
| 4HThe clerk took the money and was ius
about to toss it in the till. when sometime
about the note caught his eye. and he ex.
| an1ined it more closely, then handed it bacl
to Hermann. Counterfeit he said tersely.
And so it was, and SO were all the bill,
Hermann had taken from the Britisher. And
the Englishman had about thousand dollar.
4 of good money which Hermann had given hin
in making change Needless to say, no on.
around Frisco has seen the simple Englisf
shepherd SINCE