The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-25

"Auvthln' doin'2' asked the hot sport
OF Long Acc square stepping into the old
familiar saloon.
''Nawthin'." replied Jim the bartender,
as Dee looked no and saw who it was
Then. after a short pause, he continued:
"WOtcher think2 Dyer reckca the town
was Soln Co stop. for VIII YOU wasn't
here 90 wind H. up every uight2
Please don't get peevish-' said the hot
sport I'D pine away and die If you was
10 be unHnd TO me. jim I've been trip
ping IL for my health"
Didn't know you was ever drunk, d"
said Jim.
Nav. nay. IT wasn't the bugiuice this
time. There was n wild-eyed southern
gentleman with four eyes, two guns, and
q grievance out lOokiu' for little Willie.
an little Willie had TOO much genuine
regard for the southern gentleman to
throw him over the FiatlrOD- COuicn
think of the dull thud on the other side
without uualms.
so he took a tour to foreign parts as
far as Chicago. say, there's happenings
in the gay and breezy west from time 10
tineif anybody ChOo-chOos ND I'm an au-
t0mobilc to inquire. I've come back for a
little peace and quiet
Didn't find your health. them asked
Deed I did. The doctors been after
me for a year To get me 90 take a stimu-
liant Tor my heart. Said it didn't beat
carrying about an the stimulation I
could stand. That's where I was wrong.
7 can stand anything
"Oh don't know" said Jim doubtfully-
But 7 do. I've proved it, Had my
heart beating Lou Dillon time, an got
over it,
''Wot did it2"
% Poker"
Was it a big gamer"
We'll yes. az was big enough. But &c
wasn't the size Of H. that feaZed me
never saw the game yet that was too big
Tor me If I had the price o the chips 1t
was the game itself.
SAY. I've played poker quite a while
TOW. an ] did reckon 4 was onto all the
wrinkles that the noble pastime was cap
able Of But, say. there's people out west
that sits up night studyin' out new
h0nOrs.
TO Improve the Game.
''Thev tel me there's one Hoosier down
Indianapolis way that's got five appiCa-
tons In the natent office now for novel
I'M useful Improvements in the game.
Saws if ne can work the kitty for royal
ties on any three Of EN- he's a made
man
Wei. 7 don't know" said Jim. Draw
poker don't strike me as being the sort
Of thing that there's likely 20 be any
improvements made on it,
Jim. the things YOU don't know Would
make an encyclopedia look like six trans
1erE. more especially poker. See here.
Draw poker is q tClerabIe warm game.
aiu't a. Is FAR as excitement g0es?'
Surest thing you know" said Jim.
An stud poker, no limit. is a a leetle
mite warmer. amt it,
'Has III beat 20 p frOth."
eh, how'd you Ike 10 play draw
SUD-"
"poe't know. Thars oae on me"
Lets have the one. then. an III eE-
After the ceremony the hot sport con
tinued;
The cot me into the game down in
one O. those towns IN Indiana whore they
stick q pipe "a the ground for "a candle
an cook Tictuais on TOP Of g. / asked
the hotel clerk ~ there was any excite
ment in the place outside Of blowing ar
cook stoves. an he said there was some
poker IN ] cared 10 play cared an hC
steered me in
There was five OF 'em playing an
they said 30 was table stakes, 30 7 asked
fifty apiece. That sounded well for eE.
.pcuse money. an 7 produced.
The man on my left was deajin' anf
he slung cut the cards all right The
ante was twenty call a half an the firsi
three stayed. That brought II 10 me
an' I found three kings. so ] inserted q
dollar ar "a hail. thinking that would
weed out some o. the surplus population
but thew all STAYED.
Nobody raised, though an I was filled
with q holy calm. II anybody had BETTE
than three kings he'd ha' been sure q
raise. was the way 7 figgercd III.
Then the pirate that was dealiu' picked
I'D the deck again an looked to see VIVA
for any. but the dealer threw him one
face IN. Then he kept on THROWN on
cards Eli we each had one layiu' face ul
In front 0f rs