The sun., 1904-06-05

man in Arkansas that didn't know wha,
the folks up his way had been playin' the
game like it was played fifty or sixty year
ago, an there hadn't been nobody I'm the
outside world to teach 'em nothin'. So
Sam. he started in, an told him all about
jackPote. an, while he, we're talkin' l re.
hand inside o fifty, year an, asst him 4
he knowed about 'em. thinkin' maybe 4
might save trouble later on. Well, he didn't
an that had to be explained to him. On'y
Sm non aboss Gsns TO
well, they went on and dealt the jack.
pot, an Googlms. havn' first say, passed
'Peared he didn't recognize his hand at
first, not bein' used to straights: Sam
set next an he opened IT, Winterbottom eIt ton
dropped, an that brought 1t up to Googums
Il seen he'd been studyin', his hand quite
some doubtful but maxim UP his mind,
an Sam had opened it for that, so 1t cost
him $25 to stay.
when it come to the draw he took one.
Sam took two and Jake three. 1t were
Sans bet an he throwed in a white chip.
Jake trailed, an Googums he raised 1t $40
I cd see Sam were studyin' over it, but he
finally concluded it were sort OF freak
play, consequence o Googums not bein'
familiar with the game, an he J,lst called !.
showin' down three kings. Jake WASH {
In it, but Googums had straight all right;
queen high, an he told us he'd drawed
the ten spot.
There want nothin' discouragin' about
no such play az that, even II the stranger
had won. Him drawin' to middle straight
were evidence enough O how he were likely
to play, an the boys began tEgerln' ON
how long it'd take to get his hull wad.
'Peared like it wouldn't take long. for
he was some excited over winnin an :
played kind o. loose for few rounds, losin'
what he had an buyin' another stack
inside O. twenty minutes even thout no
SThen Blaisdell an Sam caught him il,
n see-saw, him havin' three tens an not
likin' to lay down. ,Blaisdell had caught
his third ace, though, an Pearsali, mis-
trustn' somethin' o the kind: KEEP on on
they lifted three hundr ed off'n him on that
by this time he were fair started, an
YOU couldn't ha' held him with chains,
let alone there want nobody tryin' to
a fifty dollar bet. an he had the proper
confidence in threes to lead him on to a
grown mans game.
Then there came a hand when 1t were
Googum's own deal. that give Bassett con.
siderable confidence, an Whterbottom got
1t were jack pot, an Winterbottom
opened. The others were out. but Bassett
raised It $25 and Googums stayed
-Winterbottom had only pair. but he
give it one boost an Bassett give 1t another,
he he says 0si, e himself there wa'n't no use Of
going no further till after the draw, an
he just made good.
aOn the draw he took two cards, just to
excuse his raise, but he didn't better. Bas-
sett had three queens an he took two'
Jake Clipped an Bassett bet fifty dollars.
Googums studied while an then trailed,
so Winterbottom made II fifty more, and
Bassett raised fifty,
aGoogums studied long time. but finally
he trailed again, an they both raised again.
work. but all OF a sudden Googums says,
'I'll see that an bet fve hundred,'
well, it didn't look like a bluff, an !
reckon it were good poker when they both
laid down. But the next hand were 4 sur
bottom anted. Nobody got hand, 80 Jake
aBlaisdeli opened it an Bassett stayed,
an 80 did Googums. Sam raised II, havin
two pairs. an ,Winterbottom dropped. The
others stayed an called lot tneir carus:
Blaisdell took three an, Bassett three, an
Googums an Sam took one apiece, Sam
maxim queen full on sevens.
-Blaisdell chipped an Bassett trailed,
an Googums raised 1t a hundred; so Sa-:
throwed in Ave hundred more.
-The others dropped, but Googums said
III have to call you. for I've got flush.
ace high an he put up his FIVE hundred.
No good said Sam I've got full ;
an they both throwed their cards on the
table
"Googums sort o. sighed. an he says.
a thousand now an they don't seem TO
run for me. I was pullin' for a straight
that time. an | made it, too. but a flush
is better hand, 80 I played Il for flush.
That must ha' been right, FOR 1t h hush