The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-02

kDDrH was Ut tOo 70 10 WIN W nnVW ~"
openers, which he did, tho same beln' two
jacks, an take In tbs pot. which he lone
likewiss.
The others wsrs smllin' some whom they
seen how hAbbergasted Toppletcn was,
an Jake winterbottOm says. we was gave
TO understand. Mr.. TOppleton, ~ how you
was lookin' fT instruction rather more'n
you was fr amusensn In this here game.
An Toppleton said bed lowed mebbe that
was so.
$50 Jake ~ 'Mebbe I mought explain
one o. the first principles Of poker right now.
What you've Just saw was a good shown
o. what a maj ON do in the game II he feels
like he'd rather see one man take . pot
nor he would SEQ q other mai take II. Just
s'posin fr a minute, now, an how Sam,
bein' a neighbor o. Bsssett's, as havin'
considerable likin' for him. had kind o pre-
Herred fr him to take that pot rather'n you.
BY risin' IL after you coined in he gives Joc
a chanst O. boostin' IL 30 high Z you want
liable to stay no mo-. The beauty o. that
play. Mr.. Toppleton. Il I you don't have to
have much In your hand to do the stunt.
I wouldn't be more s'prised, now, Z Sam
didn't hold more'n . pair O. sevens. How
about IL, Sam
'Peasall xrinned, but sll's hs said was,
7 didnt notice rs anybody paid 70 see my
cards They wa all some amused, though,
'xceptin' Topplebon, an ais he ays was =
instruction 'peared 20 30 tol'sble '~xpensive.
but likely Il d b with the money some day.
Him takin' it the way hs did SORT O.
cooled the boys on fr . few minutes, but
when II come round 20 Pearsall's deal, an
Wtnterbottom bad put up the usual into
Of two call I've, Bassett come In, an Blais-
dell made 10 ten 10 play, 90 Toppleton got q
| ohanst o. boostin', his VA self, 'oordin' TO
tho strsn'th Of his cards, an hs made It
ten more. 81
well, PearsaIl, he oome I'm. an Winter
bottom an Bassett both dropped, an Blais-
del made It ten moro, N Toppleton went
back at him again, an Pearsan stayed
again, an Blaisdell lowed mebbe he'd be
pushin' IL too far 10 raise any more afore
the draw, 90 he just made good.
'when they come 20 draw cards, Blaisden
stood pat. an Toppleton said he couldn't
improve his hand none, 20 PearsaIl 'peared
10 be considerable distressed, but presently
he lows heTl take two cards.
Then Blaisdell he bets q dsh, an Topple-
ton shoves his hull stack In the pot, % Pear
sail can't do no moron call him, an, seem
that, BlaisdeIl drops. Toppleton shows
down q ace full an Pearsall shows four kings.
hit sure were q sort O. body blow, but
ToppIeton was tol'sbIe gritty, an no calls
fr more chips, an while l was bringin' EN-
heer'd Sam say, Right here, Mr.. Topple-
ton, you on see bow q man mought q K
advantage o. you into q game O poker X
you should happen TO be not loohn.' Bein'
as it's inste1ction you're after itN come In
handy II you was 20 play With dishonest
people on the boats some dms. II q man
IL q slick dealer be can moet Al'ays tell what
card 9 on the bottom o. the deok, anyway.
even II he don't know wh6re any other card
Is. Now II It happens, f'r example, a. there's
two or three pat hands out against him, an
ne finds he's got three kings In his hand
asoro the draw Il most gently pays him for
to stay p'vidin' he ON snake that other
king of'n tia bottom, In case he seen IL
was there. o. course, there amt no such
play a. that In this house. Leastways ]
never seen anybody catched at 1t, hut
you've got 10 be on the lookout for IL I { you
play on the boats, an when you do run up
aR'in I morem likely it'll turn out like it
did Just now
They was all loobdn' solemn enough,
now, an I reckon II Toppleton hid Sus-
piconed a grin anywhere there'd ha' been
a explosion. He didn't say nothin' though,
nor nobody else didn't, an Jake took the
deck.
SF'r the next few deals there want much
doin' m Toppleton 'pearcd to b bavin'
some little luck, winnin' a couple o. fair
sized pots, an sort o. mellerin' up till they
thought he was nigh ready fr another les
son. Then they begin TO swat him some
severe, till they drove him to the boneyard
two or three times an they seen a. 'twa'nt
likely he'd last much longer.
Then Joe Bassett, be called to me fr a
fresh deck, an while I was gitttn' Of II he
assembled tn old one, an says to Toppleton.
sort q casual: There's 10 thing a. you'd
do well 10 take p'tic'ar notice TO, II you
was thinktn' O. playtn' ~ the boats much.
That's to look sharp at the backs o. the
cards. Now, cards IL liable to git scratched.
Just a leetls, here an there. by accident
In usin' Of EN-, just a. these q; but there
Ia them Z plays cards a. 10 just plsen enough
TO scratch 'em o purpose, 90 g they ON
tell 'em. Sometimes you'll find q leetle
dent up near the corner Ike this 7 II mean
a the cards q ace.' An he turned this
p'nc'lar oard over, an It RELY was a ACC.
Gosh he says, but that's queer. Aoci-
! dents do happen queer, don't theyr
Il was tellin' you this here TOppletou
was Tedheadod, an II stands to reason t
no rodheaded man d stand fr a thing like
like that after what he'd been through in the
last half hour. 30 I want none s'prised
when he bust loose.
Looks to me like I was IN a den o.
thieves he says. usin' considerable p'fanity
at the same time. An Jake ayr: Hits
one O. the worst things you on do, Mr..
Toppleton, for 10 lose your temper when
you're playin' poker. Now
But what he mought ha' been goin'
TO say additional want never said. Top
pleton vent on an used language till you
cd hear Il splashin' on the fioor.
"First OF, they was constable amused,
but Joe Bassett Ia some redheaded his
own self sometimes, an he took orence
when Toppleton called him out Of his name.
Said he were a card sharp, or somepin'
An Joe says There don't nc nj ak like
that round here 'thouten he's p'pared
10 back up what he says an he makes a
rush for TOppleton.
90 course, that were the time f'r Top