The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
LAST POKER GAME
OF A GOOD PLAYER
Jerry Calhoun Was an All
Round Capable Man Who
Tackled u Little Fellow.
CALEB MIX SAW HIN DO TT
", DAVID 4. IRIS.

bout tho most capable all round man
What ever travelled tho river in my
time, said Caleb Min. the veteran
bartender on the Mississippi River
packet city Of Natchez. They was
some others what moueht "a been as
good rs him in regards to some
p'tic'lar thing. hut | never knowed
none OF en- what II av'rasc ekl to
Jerry when 1t como To siz!n' up along
side Of him, all things Considered
"On'y thing ! helt aG'in him was
what he WIS p'fcssonal an didn't
never had no use To- Professionals. not
ns gonl thing | hain't. but some
ways peared like Jerry was dinrent.
They want none on en- what was
liable TO To do nothin' To- nobody on'y
their own so,fs. not gently hut done
seen him put hisself out mo IN unct
70 To- DO a good turn To- somebody.
"Onct seen him give his gun to a
man what didn't had ore Of his own,
Tong - Jerry hayin' done throwed II
oNerbJd. ! reckon mebbc that was
nigh bout tho most curousest thing
j ever seen. heins tn amt nobody
Ewine To give away his gun. Most Of
oil, tn amt no p'fessional gwlne To do
It under no circumstants. bein's he's
liable 10 to have use fO' 1t his own
self any time. But Jerry Calhoun
done 1t, an he done II handsome, not
maxim no ELECTIONS an not kckin'
about it afterwards.
way on 4 was this. Feared like
they want NO suckers on the boat that
trip an things was almighty dull.
Jerry was loo,lin' To- 'em. an they was
other pfessional name o Gardner was
lookin' To- 'em too. hut they want
rutHiu' diddin. an bmchy the two on
'em made il mp To play freezeout.
They hadn't never been no trouble be-
twiNt en- afo' that. but they was both
ON EN- tol'ab.e We'll known To- fightin'
mon, an Just nachully they was con-
sid'ahle Of an arEumcn. follerln' the
game.
Gardner had went broke. and he
ehn done took 10 hard. lie helt a king
full aein Jerry's three cyard draw. an
Just nachully bet his Pie. but Jerry
showed down ace full. haVin' dealt
himself a other ace an a pair O. Fights
IN the draw. an Gardner said somepin'
tol'ablo nasty
80 co'se Jerry Calhoun. he done
took it up. Maxim remarks about a
mans deal into poker game IS
alays heit to be "a fightin' word. an
CardEcr kuOwed it. so he done pulled
his gun when he spoke. an he fired
il. too, when Jerry jumped at him
SIDEWAYS
The jump was what saved Jerry
him not havin' time enough TO To pull
his own @uu atu' Gardner fired. 1t
were close call At that. TO the ball
went through lorry's coat. but 1t never
arszcd him. an aro' Gardner cd pull
his trigger again Jerry grabbed the
qua an they had he'll roarin' good
tusslc.
"Gardror want no match TO him
though, Jerry bc.n' nigh bout as good
q rough an tumble fighter as they
vas on the river He throwed Gard
ner an come nigh beatin' him 10 death
with his bare fists. | will say 70
Jerry what he never used gun into
a llEliAt tll'hNFll Nv a. l''lN ll'N ol
an 'twa'nt that time, beln's he got
Gardner gun away from him an
heaved n uverbo'd Ike / done said.
"Thev wouldn't nobody "a had nothin'
20 say II he'd done beat Gardner plum
20 death. he.n's Gardner d drawed first
an 10 were fair fight, but 'pcared
Hike he was some good naturcd about
81. an no stopped afo' ne done killed
him. an some % the niggers picked
him mp an done washed him off an
took kccr on him so's't he was able TO
Set up
"Mought a been a hour or two alter
that he come round To where Jerry
Calhoun was settin' on deck, smokin
cigyar. an says, Jerry, | want 10
est a favor
Just uachully, Calhoun looked al
MIN kyind 81 curious, not lOokin' 70
Nothin' like that alter what'd been did
en- he answered kyind - slow:
- won't loan yo' no money, Gard
ner. If that's what yo' mean, but If IT,
snythin' else | mought do ii. No' all
done lose yo' wad fair, an | aim
eivin' none on II up.
But Gardner says, I done lose 4
On I amt SaNn' nothin' now bout
whether | lose il fair or not, nor
aint astin' 70 no money, but I'm
all in. Yo' all IL done disgraced me
an I amt no good 10 mo-, let alone
bein' crippled up c'n'sldablc. wan
60 horry 90 gun. hein's ] amt go
none q my own, no mo. so'st CT
blow my brains out
WHY don't yo' jump overbo'd?