Evening journal., 1907-12-30
HOW COLONEL SINCLAIR
WON A SLAVE.
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II was somewhere in the ffties
that I was going up the Mississippi,
and, though l didn't gamble myself.
managed to 9t rid Of a great deal
OF time that fould have otherwise
hung heavily q my hands, overlook
Ing the difer'nt tables where the
games mostly seven up and poker.
were played.
There was a very Intelligent negro
boy employed board the boat who
had been hiredout by his master to
do odd jobs forbes, his master pock-
citing a round sf annually. The boy
Bob was hianame-had made a
great many frifs among the people
who were in thihabit Of travelling on
the river. Mosl Of them knew that
anything they ae him would 60 to
his master, anqall wished that he
might be free a have something for
himself. But Il went on, and Bob
continued TO nal bate the Mississippi,
gathering in fuH for the man who
owned him.
on this particlr trip Larlzins, the
boys master, aboard the boat
There was ais a Colonel Sinclair
aboard. who hadhg taken a great in
terest in Bob anFhom the negro fair
ly worshiped hrheard Sinclair and
Larkins. sittingn the guard with
their feet on tHrail, talking about
Bob, Sinclair vdy trying TO induce
Larkins to nan Ia price he would
take for the b Larkins declared
that his propertbid him an interest
on $4,000, and would not sell him
for less. This course stopped any
further dickerina
A day or two er, when we were
approaching Ne1rleans, on passing
through the meicabin / saw Lar
kins, Sinclair, alrse dealer and a
liquor dealer sip at poker. They
were just begini to play when /
stopped to overldfhe game. A few
minutes later Bolssed by, and Sin
clair called to hip bring juleps for
= the party Bob I TO the bar, a lit
e tie boXlike affair the forward end
70 Of the cabin, anon returned with
g four large tum4 containing the
A juleps. Bob set juleps down and
was about to witty when Sinclair.
I. tossing him a dolkaid:
st "Stay where vol Bob. Wen want
n another julep dirt"
Bob stationed self behind the
coloners chair, Bling the game
Us with a keen INTERIOR he had seen
H. many a game anhld have played
a poker hand him Hnow and again
- going to fetch reAments and such
other articles as dirty needed.
My eyes happeito fall on the
colonel's hands whe was dealing.
detected him drit the cards that
fell to Larkins frob bottom Of the
pack. I was awarl on the Missis-
slppi this was c3red legitimate
between professidgamblers and
only inexcusable dten dangerous
among others wdlscovered. I
therefore said net but, siding
. round behind the D. / looked at
his hand. He held kings, an ace
and a seven spot. opened a Jack
pot with $500. TIL le dealer went
in, the liquor dea ssed out, and
the colonel raised mount $1,000.
- Larllins threw up re and seven
= spot, drawing two zone Of which
n gave him another making four |
Nj The horse dealer p|out, and the |
~ colonel drew one He drew
long pocketbook frhich he took |
$1,000 and put it onlle.
bo The only hand irr that could /
Ing beat Larkins four l4as four aces /
isr or a straight flush. be had held |
'4 an ace the first cou be held By |
'ss' any one, and the onl he could be |
beaten was by a sthush. The |
colonel had drawn and might /
have filed. but th. no better
- chance for a blum lawing one |
"A card for a flush, and one at the |
y table believed that was bluff-
ing. Larkins saw tlbeps $1,000 |
and raised him SEQ that mo-
ment saw the col9k at Bob.
who was standing 1.-The LIQUOR
ooa; man. Bob edged hibehind the |
CO. colonel and on seeli hand ut /
60, tered an involuntaBhg' then
70 1ooi-od t-arv- much fri a. what /