The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25

hut the other came In without raising
Then the Wall Street man boosted II .,
and the lobbyts, made u e more
As matter Of course I gave u another
boost, hut not wishing To drive anybody
nut I made 1t only 8, more and was well
satisfied TO see Connecticut raise 10 S.
Even when II was again raised $40,
this time by Wall Street. and then SO
10y the dealer | had no misgivings and
followed with a rai-e OF $50.
1t set Connecticut guessing. bur he
was not ready To lay down and he trailed
So did Wall Street. bu: the dealer made
II $50 more and ! decided TO give il one
more boost. thinking II IL were a bluf he
would lay down. and IL not l would stay
for a play whatever he might do Eight
full wasn't a sure hand hut il was big
enough tn take a long chance on.
Well. nobody laid down. though no.
body raised again. and l had II course
To stand pat when n came to the draw
When Connecticut and Wall Street both
stood pat also ! was well enough satisfied.
for reasoned that N thsy were stronger
than | they would probably have played
their hands stronger. hut when the dealer
took two cards | felt that he would beat
me II he hett"Ted. for he would not have
PLAYED thrr"-' as hard as h" had unless
they had been higher than Fights. He
might nf course get his fourth CErd
but II he only caught pair he would have
IN. beaten.
i watched him closely when he picked
up his cards. h,lt he WAS too good a player
Ia civ" any sign. and I had to wait FOR
his play b"for. trying to judge what he
might have.
Connecticut having tho first say
put nj "A dollar and Wall Street trsil.d
They could hardly do anything else.
Then Wall Street put his hand in his
pocket He had several hundred dollars
~ b., n in .Nf IN in
chips. hut without touching them he
pulled ont u huge wah 81 bills and tossed
IL into the pot without stopping to count IT,
THAT left me without any means of
Judging whether he had bettered his
hand ar not. for II was precisely what he
would b. liias,ly to do If he was attempting
u blum. and IL was also Just what he night
probably do II h. wanted me TO think
he was bMffing. Neither Of us took tho
other two players into consideration.
Well, | couldn't do anything else but
call though | doubt il | would have
raised him. even il had had tho money
TO do II with for his bet when We counted
the bills proved TO I've something over
3,0no. called for what I had and tho
others laid down. One had q eush, "a
he showed us. and the other deuce full.
Well, the lobbyist showed down four
queens and was out Of the game. In
was n loss Of course and not a trifiing
one but u did not cripple me, and had
forcseen that L might come, so I retired
gracefully and remained TO look on at the
game
MY scat was Immediately taken by a
Confederate veteran, who had taken
up politics after the war and was rapidly
losing his good name and the remnants
~ large fortune believe he was an
honorable man. but he was visionary
and was moreover "A born gambler He
had entered the room only n few minutes
bcfor" and had stood watching the game
int.ntly and waiting for vacan; chair.
He lasted Just one round. and ! never
realized more thoroughly than was made
70 on that occasion what the consequences
of game OF poker NAV be- ] cant say
that 1t made me care less for the game.
hut | can -ay that u kept me from ever
-urrendering myself TO the fascination
OF " a. have known some men to do.
u was the veteran = frs; deal as he
took my seat, but there was nothing
doing on thai hand Then the Ohio
mau dealt and the veteran threw down
wN"n u csrn" his PLAY. having nothing
'o Ula" ON Then Connecticut dealt and
tn. lobbyist came IN on the Wall Str,0-
man ante. and the veteran had next
-lT
As he had wo pairs h. raised and he
newt Two dropped Wall Street TaIsed
N" lobbyist trail.d and IN. veteran closed
the pot II was good PLAY. for his pairs
wer" not large enough TO ..raise on
Wall Street took two cards ard the
lobbyist three. so he veteran drew TO The
al his hand and caught "A nine.
masking a full house Tn" LOBBYIST had
failed To better, for he dropped.
and the veteran bet $40
Wall Street loOt,-i AZ HIM and raised
n so Then they --eS1w..L till rh-r-
" - nearly g. an ON th" table and Wall
: tr-.i raised II g. 49, | looked -
tn.. veteran go na,i. ~ him again. bat ~
-rudlrd 4 long tame and finally called
Zoe a ..NI N,.Ia
wa- th' r.rEer
Then Wall street dealt and the vet
"riu came IN on the lobhvIIt'- ante He
did uu' rai-.' though u" had three kings
tins 'ifu" for me- WIS III "A poor place 10
do - HIS "v,-- frightened however
" non -" newt man raised and ,h.' Othar-
oil tru.,-' II mad" :. good pot and h-
hoo-t-i ~ siu. Again the. all stayed.
ON th- draw the veteran rauHht the
fourth King, and IN" neat mGu Ohio.
took thr"... making " almost Il certainty
INT ~" had STAYED on pair Of aces
What the. others drew | don't remember
for none rt them la-i.-t long after ih,-
draw
Ohio bet the ~" VI The pot. which was
S. and "hugh Two -iGy-r- before t
,Iirr To- ~" l-terLu ~ that made slsD
IN III" p"r lie Wa Justified III raising 1t
s2ur winch h.. did
ONO came back a. hIm. however.
with a- fUu' h more. and they TIIS.'d back
and forth TIL IA" veteran was forced To
'F'. '-Iug All IN He lost III all some
thing over So ,-p ~ ohio had caught the
third aud fourth aces IN the draw
W" could rll $500 ~ hl- manner that
h" Wis hard hit hur II. spoke CALAMITY
enough. saving something about th"
honor h. hal hnd nf losing his all against
IA" only 'hanc" Their. was against him :
70 he game, and h.. i-f, tn. room with IA I,
-t"idy step II was the last that any
body ever saw Of him alive though. for
he shot himself that night leaving his
world
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