Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-22

got this here reward. Then the loser
en- go n collect on Wash Pottle. If
Joe's done beat him up so bad what
he don't get over 1t mo- n likely
there's another Pottle in the passel t
IL do just as well. Thataway there
won't be neither on yo' lose nothin'
an the winner'll be a hundred
ahead"
There won't be no kitty took outen
this here game If it's played" de-
clared Bassett with strong emphasis.
"Th' amt no 'bjection to kitty when
there's outsiders to be skint, but a
house game is free r else / don't play
It,"
Some further discussion was ine-
lvitable, but the old man finding the
sheriff was determined waived the
I, point with rather bad grace in the
interest of peace and the two con-
testants were soon seated with a deck
of cards and two stacks of chips be-
tween them, old man Greenlaw hold
ing the actual cash as stakeholder.
Bassett took the first deal and Pear
sail put up an ante of four bits call
a dollar. On looking at his cards the
dealer put up his dollar, but was i'm
mediately raised 50. After some hesi-
tation he saw the raise, whereupon
II
sett took three and bet white chip
without looking.
Pearsall's answer was a white chip
and $40, which he put up without
looking at his draw, and Bassett
promptly called, showing a pair OF
kings.
Kind o soon TO- a bluff" he re-
marked sarcastically when Pearsall
looked anxiously at his draw and
and found he had not bettered his
two sevens.
Taking the deck without word the
| loser proceeded to deal, but finding
nothing to play with. he made a dol
lar jack. Then for weary success
sion of nearly a dozen deals there was
nothing doing beyond the regular
lsweetening. When Bassett finally
found a pat flush there was $21 in the
pot, and he opened for the size of it.
Finding three sevens in his own
hand the dealer promptly came in. but
without raising. Then when Bassett
stood pat and showed his stack in the
pot he took two cards and looked at
them anxiously. Seeing when he look
ed at his draw that he had not bet
| tered he studied a long time, but fl
nally said:
II reckon yo' all was right bout II
bein' some early in the game TO a
bluff" and he called with what he
had left of his stack.
"Yo' oughter to know by this time
Sam, what I don't never bluff" was
the winners only remark, delivered
with perfect gravity as he raked in the
pot, and the discounted Pearsall arose
and went away without comment.
1t was not until the following even
ing that his friends saw him again,
and when he entered the saloon he
volunteered no information. They
waited a while, but finding he had
nothing to say old man Greenlaw
asked somewhat curiously:
"D' yo' all catch Pottle?"
Nav" said Pearsall, shortly.
How come it? Yo' was sayin
there was a passel on 'em nigh hand, y
persisted the old man.
$50 there is," admitted Pearsall,
IAN I went gunnin' TO some one on
'em, but they amt niggers. They're
po' whites"
But how about that niger t Joe
was chasin' up the street?" asked the
old man, seemingly bewildered.
Nigh 8 en- learn" said Pearsall,
"he must "a been Judge Whites Pete.
TIL amt nobody saw nothin' Of him
since Joe left him an they reckon he
must "a took to the woods. He never
stole nothin' but ham,"
Proves what I said" declared the
old man triumphantly. There's mo-
n one way O. lookin' at most things.
New York Sun.