The sun., 1904-06-05

/! nm. lhey tole MN ne q snOl up tne loWi
with his gun an had killed four men in the
tussle. 80 the critter actily as't for the
Sheriff to give hisself up An when he
knowed better he bought liquor like a
man. He didn't get drunk no more while
| he were in town, nor he didn't get obstropi-
! drunk, but he sure did make it lively round
town while he stayed.
"'Peared he d come down to town for a
good time, an, bein citizen OF the state
of Arkansas, Just naturally he played poker
while he were here, He wouldnt ha' had
brand o. poker t he 'peared TO. be most
familiar with is some game what aim
played much on the river.
"The boys got up tolabe good game
for him when they seen t he were fair we'll
heeled an he were that ticked you'd ha'
gin FOR him in honor O. hi m visitin' the
town. 'Peared like it bothered him to
know how he cd show his feelin's, an he
shook hands with everybody round and
bought liquor about once in ter minutes.
"Bein as he had a wad as thick as his
leg Sam Pearsall said he lowed 'twan't t
no kindness to him to let him travel round
the country with it, bein' as he'd likely
get hisself in trouble with il. He'd be a
heap sight better of, says Sam, il he was
flask nor he would buyin' his way into all
thing to do Sam says, is to win his money
lawful at poker an send him home
We'll, that. looked reasonable: more
special when he begin to play. Stead o.
or 80 in silver, an says You might gimme
do YOU play mostly? Dime limit''
We'll. just nat'ally the boys stared,
an there want nothin' said for minute.
banker-he showed Googums over a white
chip, an KEEP on sayin' nothin' at all; But
Sam Pearsall he spoke up very gentle an
.'We used to play that limit game, quite
to the conclusion he says, that it made the
game heap sight more interestin' to take
the limit off, That gives man chance
to bet anything he likes, don't you see.
An we usually buys more'n dollar to start,
cause sometimes a man'll have hand that
he wants to bet more than dollar on
An while he we're tilkin', Sam kicked
Jim Blaisdell ol'abe severe. under the table,
jim bein disposed to snicker when Goo
gums got his W White chip. So jim no straight
ened up an looked wise while Sam was
dealin' out his conversation, An you
wouldn't ha thought, to look at Winter
bottom an Joe Bassett, as how either on
'cm know'd what twas to laugh.
well Googums. he sort O Strengthened
up an looked like he were. takin' notes.
An he says, pleasant enough, Pears like
that mought be good way to play poker,
on'y never played it like that you see,
up our way, we uns on'y plays it for fun.
But you uns must play for the money,
if you go bettin' big on your hands; Why
il was playin' for the money, ia bet as
mebbe I'd bet ten on a real good hand
He 'peared to get quite excited while
he were talkin', an he fumbled his white
chip an looked at 1t two or three times
like he didn't exactly know what it meant,
! which he didn't. But the other fellers
swered him, as gran as a mule. That's
just it., he says, kind O. offhand, like. There
Is times he says, when we do bet as high
asyfve dollars on good hand; an that's
the reason he says, why we gen'ly buys as
much as hundred to begin. Gives you
the cards comes to you
"Googums, he looks reel interested by
this time. -,
be a monstrous good game. Qn'y ! hain't
just how it would 60: It's regular poker
any other poker?"
aSam told him yea. 1t were played same
as poker was played everywhere. .,
"On'y,' says Googums. you en- bet all
you want TO-, any time in the game. That
seems kind o queer to me. You see, where
I come from they won't let you bet more
10 cents any one time. i al'ays thought
that was one o the rules o the game
"Well, that used to be one o the rules,
says Sam, but lately they've changed the
rules. Now you can bet as much as you
want to. Makes the game more excitin'
like
"By this time the other felers was havin
hard work to keep I'm snortin' right out,
but Sam KEEP COOL an Googums were get
tin mighty interested. Il reckon 1t must
be excitin',' he says. You en- give me
hundred. he says, an I'll take a whirl at
it, just to see' An he peeled OF couple O.
ffty-dollar bills, Indifferent like, an
throwed 'em over to Jake.
-They throwed around for the deal. an
It come to Blaisdell. Bassett set next, an
he throwed In two white chips, sayin' Five
to play an Blaisdell begin dealin'
Hold on, says Googums. Does that
mean It costs me five dollars to play my
hand afore ] draw
THAT'S what says Sam, a leetle anxious.
] reckon he thought Googums was goin' to
balk; but Googums kind O whistled a little,
an he says, An right long e t costs every
body the same Then he looked at his
cards an throwed in the Ave. Everybody
else throwed down their cards, an he started
to pull in the seven dollars, but Sam says:
Hold on, there. You get the two all right.
jackpot an they all throwed In Eve
But Goog,ims says. What q a jackpotT
\ WOULDN'T ha believed there were