The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

says how there were a game O. talk
atwixt the two on 'em that was toPable
nigh like the time Jacob rassled the angel
all night But Haskins couldn't get nary
a fall. an similar, he wouldn't give up;
so he KEEP at Eaton two or three days.
Nearly Fioored Haskins
Pears he found out as Eaton want
none too good to take the money, but
he were too derned careful. There was toe
many people nosin' round, he said. an
he want takin' no money without he
cd show t he got it legitimate.
well, that come nigh floorin' Haskins,
an he come to Jim Beasley's place that
night Madden a wet hen. Feared like
he was ready to cry. I was tendin' bar
for Beasley. an 1 heerd him taIkin' it
over with Charley Atkins that runs po-
ker room up over the saloon So when
Atkins heard about it he laughed an
says: That's dead easy. If he wants to
get his money legitimate. why don't you
steer him up into my place and play
poker with him? There amt no more
legitimate way t knows on to get money
N to win 1t In poker
'"Then Haskins he seen great white
light. n he says. BY gum. I'll do it,
The next night in ne comes with Ea-
ton an upstairs they goes. / was in
terested enough to folier 'em up an hang
round for a while. havin' a man on at
the bar. SOS I cd be away spell.
well, they begun stud poker freeze out
for five hundred. l couldn't say for sure.
but 1 reckon Haskins loaned Eaton the
first five hundred. Anyway they both
had the money TO begin, an 1 never
knowed afore how hard it might be to
lose at poker if a man was to try to.
Haskins begin by bettin' furious on
his first three cards an then layin'
down, but Eaton was too drunk to see
how to play or maybe TOO scared. Feared
like he want really satisfied that Has
kins meant to lose Maybe Haskins
hadn't told him right out
II recollect one hand that would ha'
settled the freeze out. fer Haskins was a
hundred behind, but Eaton spoiled It.
He caught pair O tens back to back,
an Haskins had a king shown an a
jack buried.
fEaston Stayed
He bet fifty an Eaton stayed. Then
they each caught queen an Haskins bet
another fifty an Eaten stayed. Then
Haskins caught a seven spot an Eaton
five. an Haskins bet another fifty an
Eaton stayed Mind you, he hadn't raised
yet on his pair. an the only thing Has
kins cd possibly think was t he were
stayin' on an ace. So when he caught a
jack an Eaton caught an ace for the
aga inst aces with his pair O. jacks an he
ShoFes up his pile
Well 1T don't sound reasonable. but
Eaton called You en- see for yourself it
were Fable tough job to lose money
to chump like him. HaskinS kind O
sroaned little, an grit his teeth like,
but he went back to his work like a man.
an in about hour he got rid of his wad
an, jumped up quick an shook hands with
Eaton an rushed out of the room an
down stairs. He stopped for minute to
wash his mouth out with red liquor,
sayin' he had bad taste in his teeth
an never seen him again. But they do
say those buildin's was put up in Temp
kins-''
s.'Pears to me- said Joe Bassett,
when this curious talk was concluded,
"as how I'd ruther play poker with Eaton
nor l would with Haskins, even if Has
kins didn't mind losin. Mebbe he was
one o. them sports You was telIin' about,
an then again mebbe he want. faint
clear to me FIN what you say + he'd be
SO all fired unparticular about losin' for
steady thing"
man Greenhut with whitening en-
phasis. but what you mought ha' been
almost human by this time Joe, If your
ancestors had on'y begun goin to night
school few generations back o. where
they did begin. You en- tell a horse f'm
handsaw now il the horseu en'y kick
you.