The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-22

an II didn't look to me like any man I'm
outsiden Arkansas City was liable to las
long In that game. Rev. Wilbrod Get II
Bassett's left, an Winterbottom to hi
right. an Pearssl was next TO Rev. vii
brod.
'Wintsrbottom dealt first, maxim IL Bias
sett's ante, an he put up adollar calls two
They all passes, maxim q ten dollar jaol
to begin, an Bassett's deal. Rev. VII
brod had first say, but he let his cards lay
IN says he reokons he'll pass blind, seein
its the first pot, 90 he don't banker for 1t.
"Pearsall looks at his cards an says he
dent have nc objections to takin' the first
pot, or the last, or any old pot. An he
opens It FIR ten.
"Blaisdell drops an Winterbottom comes
In, an Bassett studies his cards q bit, but
finally Gays he reokons he'll trail. 50 It's UP
to Rev. Wilbrod to say what he'll do with
"Twa'n't Q bad start II he happened to have
picks up his hand.
What he seen 'peared to be some on
o~ouragin', fr he begin fngerin' his chips
like he meant to play, but hadn't quits
settled how hard he'd ought 'r to press It.
1A'ter Q bit, he says: I wouldn't be doin'
my duty to my congregation Z ! was To
lot this alp. oven II tits the first pot An
be shoves his hull pile up. Is
90 course, that looked like 1t mought be
. bluff, an more n likely twas, but they
didn't non on EN- feel like calm II, seein'
Pearsall an Winterbottom hadn't only o
pair, an Bassett had trailed on o four
straight, so Rev. Wilbrod cleaned up $ss
on the first pot 'thouten anybody KNOWN
what be had.
IHit were Rev. WiIbrod's deal next. an
Pearsall, bein' some tore up. ! reckon,
count o. bein' beat out 'thouten the salts
faction Of q showdown, put up two call FIVE,
which were rushin' things some, but Rev.
Wlbrod 'peared to've set q pace, an the
boys was ready to 60 with him.
'Blaisdell come In, havin' three tens, an
Winterbottom an Bassett trailed, 80 there
was si7 In the pot when 1t come to Rev.
Wilbrod to play. He looked at his hand
an give q sort O. smile, happy like. an said
he reckoned he'd boost 1t about the size Of
1t, 20 Pearsall he dropped. feelin' like he was
gettin' OF cheap. but Blaisdell had consid-
able confidence left in his three tens with
q ohanst in the draw, an he back
81 DOW, WuUTOQ WIFI w LlOI6.
4That let Wintsrbottom an Bassett out,
an Rev. Wtlhrod didn't look 80 happy, but
no put up his $40 an Blaisdell called for
two cards.
REV. wiIbrod lost his happy smile just
then, an offended for to study his cards
tol'able close. But finally he says I reckon
I'd b etter take one,' an one he took. He
looked at It, too, some careful, afore he
looked 70 SEQ what Blaisdel'd do.
aJust naohully Blaisdell Clipped; an
Rev. Wilbrod studied ag'in fr a spoll afore
playin'. He sure was slick. Bimeby he
says to Blaisdell, How much you gotY ,
$50 Blaisdell he figured up, an he says he
ON on'y find $S.75 an Rev. Wilbrod says.
I reckon I'll have to tap YOU
90 course, Blaisdell couldn't let the pot
60 for no such money as that, p'ticlar az
1t looked like Rev. Wilbrod was more'n
likely to be bluf1n', 30 he called, but Rev.
Wilbrod had three aces IN Blaisdell hadn't
bettered. ~
Hit begin to look like Rev. Wilbrod
was havin' too much prosperity too early
in the game, an the boys want non dis
Outraged. When Blaisdell bought again,
which he nachully did. he took 500.
OIL al tt0 . WhAoAoe AAbA IT WV
by this time, an Blaisdel was buyin' a
hundred, the others seen they was some
behind an Pearsall an Bassett took $50more,
but Winterbottom he says he reokons he'll
worry along with what he's got till he gets
a pot, and mebbe We won't have to buy.
Well, there want on'y M more deal.
II you've KEEP tabs on what I been tellin' o.
the number O. chips as vas bought, It'll be
clear t there was just $3.50 on the table,
an the Rev. Wilbrod hadn't bought on'y
once. An you may remember, he'd said
he was a matter O. $500 shy in Little Rock.
Feared like it fell out providential fr the
Rev. Wilbrod, an l don't make no doubt
there's some d lay 1t to his meditation an
prayer, but Bassett and Blaisdell was talkin'
it over the next day an they reokoned
there was some doubt about those three
aces gettin' back into the deck. Nobody
didn't saw nothin' crooked, though, an 1t
were Pearsal's deal. 90 faint likely 7
nothin' wa irregular, even II twas remark
able.
'Blaisdell made It two call five, an there
,peared for to be a regular scramble for to
get In, everybody gettin' cards as filled en-
with confidence. Wfnterbottom had a flush,
but O. course he didn't raise, first OF, bein'
as he didn't want to keep nobody out. an
Bassett trailed with three kings an the
same notion o. benevolenoe.
'The Rev. Wilbrod lowed he'd hist 1t $40;
but nobody didn't have no confidence In
him holdin' the winnin' cards again 20 soon
90 Pearsall, fndin' q small fun pat, made 1t
SO more. That suited Blaisdell, him havin'
q flush, an he stayed.
"Winterbottom couldn't see why his flush
wasn't worth the money, an he raised
again. Bassett was plumb riled by this
time, an you couldn't "a drove him out
with guns. even II he did know three kings
wa me- no hand fr that struggle. He'd
made up his mind to 60 his pile on II. an
he showed it all for'ard. 1t were too much
for q play, an not enough for a bluf. an
so It turned out, for Rev. Wilbrod showed
his whole pile up too, an the others was
all just nachully obliged for to see him fr
all they had, which his pile was the biggest,
80 all the money wa UP before the draw.
well, that was the finish. They all stood
nat but Bassett, an he didn't better. Even
IL he had 'twouldn't "a done no good ag'in
Rev. Wilbrod's four aces. They was some
angered, though. when Rev. Wilbrod said
he wasn't playin' nc more, bein' as he had