The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-11-10
HE HAD REFORM
SOUTHERN MAN WHO REsr,J
TO PLAY ANY MORE Poke
Declared II Was a Game Of Ds,,n
Treaehery and Six Others Ma.
Can Vouch for Truth a,
Statement.

A gentleman from Savannah a,
telling the other day about a r,,
playing friend of his who'd reform
u met him in Asheyillo las, M
ter said the Savannah ecp,lom,
for The first time IN number
ycars-he lives in a different pa-
Georgia. Back yonder IN the Sos a.
sos, when he resided IN Savanna II
certainly had something on an Of N
poker players of Savannah, and hsN
We're, ana are, some good ones IN
vannah
but he sure was a changed ma,
when ] met him in AShCyilla last md
ter Id heard from somebody or onI
that he'd reformed, but ! didn't bD,I
that it had hit him real bad. But whp
one rainy evening, l was snoop,
around trying TO herd up about seys
TO sit into "A little game Of the On. \
dollar kind. and I'd asked this N
friend Of mine who'd reformed 4
was going to make one Of MS at ID
table, be staked me to a gaze ha
was both sad and sweet.
My boy he said, ! thought even
body knew that | had ended my V
ways. ] don't play poker any more
am net avorso to an occasional game n
cards by way Of amusement-bu nd
poker; no. stree; rot poker PoRe
SIR Is game of deceit. IT is a gaHI
that onables-nay, demands % ma
10 deceive his friends out of the,I
money
Grand, said 7. I wish J had tv,
bits for every time you deceived nv
back yondor in Savanna when
was
Poker, my boy he cut in on me
is a game of pure deceit, an under
handed, trcacherous, stabin.the.bacl
method Of gambling l am througi
with IT, sir Yes, sir, decidedly, ! an
forever through with it,.
'Ncll ! got together the requisite
number for the game that evening
ana my Savannah friend who had q
reforming developed such a dsay
proving view toward the game q
draw, followed the bunch over to tn
cottage TO watch the game.
There is no harm in watching It
he explained to me, rather muecei
sari|N on the way over. "Thore
temptation in the world all arom
one, and one has to live in the mid,
OF It ana, in way participate in Il
III was a pretty tidy and conf
game ana my Savannah friend, 81
ing behind my chair watched it wit
a kindling eye that became more {
Ncrcd and sparkling every minute Ii
game progressed.
"Iio shook his head sadly. too oy,
some Of my poker errors, for he W,
IN q position to see my hands. and o
casionally he'd lean over and broa,l
maledictions into my ear for som
thing particularly fat.headed that ]
done with my cards, according to D
really expert view.
Toward midnight one of tbe soy,
IN the game had to drop out in ord
10 write some business letters at h
cottage for the morning mail.
On, kick in here, parson,' I sa
to my friend from Savannah who
reformed. Take that empty cha
over yonder. You're due to be trimm,
overdue. Come on in. The splas
ings fine
ITS ive.dollars limit YOU all q,
playing, isn't ito he said, finally aft,
long pause, in a hoarse tone tn
told Of his inner conflict.
'Fiye-dollar limit said l.
Well, I'm glad Of that. said he
he made the empty chair in tv
strides and pumped down into II
seat because, subs. five doUubs
the limit in my church,.
Then he bought a stack an
cleaned the bunch Of US to a fare.vor
well"