The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26

up. II hain't never set in to no big
game" he said. but I alays reckoned
what they was mo- to be learned II
. man was to take mo- Of a chanst.
l wouldn't mind playin' table stakes
II l I'd set In with so or $50 TO- a
b'ginnin'. o. co'se q man cd buy IN
again alter he done lose that. or he
Cd drop out II the luck was to run
ag'in him 80 hard what they wouldn't
pear to be no chanst To- him to git !
even. How bout II. Jake?"
well" said Jake winterbottom. II
done promised my old dad onto his
deathbed what I wouldn't never play |
no heavier n a 81 limit. but that was
considerable many years ago, an +
reckon he's done fo'got all about II by |
now. Any ways, they don't pear to
be nothin' what he cd do bout II II he
h'ain't. don't mind II I take a hand
p'vidin' It's understood afo' hand what
they amt nothin' onrcas'nabie gwine
to be did"
II won't play said Joe Bassett 80
decidedly AZ to convey the idea that
he desired to be disagreeable.
TIL amt no Elections. s fur s know.
II anybody wants to play table stakes.
whatever that Ia. but I never learnt
the game. an III be doggoned II I'm
gwine to see no outsider butt in an
overtu'n the traditions o. Arkansas
City. Draw poker's the on'y game
what we uns a f.m,,iar with, an. "a
fur g I'm c'ncerned It's gwine to be
! tn Only game whatTl be played round
these parts"
The stranger smoked right along,
| saying nothing while Blaisdell ex-
! planned to the Indignant Sheriff that
table stakes was the same az any
other game Of draw poker. only that
n was allowed to bet as much as he
liked. provided he had the amount of
the bet In sight on the table at the
time when he looked at his hand.
but s'posin' the other Teller h'ain't
got enough to see the bet." objected
Bassett.
Blaisdell explained that also and
after a time Bassett agreed reluctantly
to sit In long enough to see how 1t
worked. though he protested with
some Indignation that II was irregu-
lar for n stranger to be allowed to
dictate the kind OF game that should
be played.
Remained Sam Pearsall. and he was
for a time obstinate in his refusal to
play anything but a limit game. but
finally. when taunted with his lack or
sporting blood he yielded. and the old
man produced cards and chips.
Tho bourht 500 worth
right of the reel. and there was q
storm of protest Immediately. but the
old man declared firmly that 'the gent
ca buy a much - he doReone pleased
ana tho others after much Rrumblinx
decided to buy EACH a like amount.
Then the game hogan. but II was
clearly evident from the beginning
that a ssett.s attitude toward the
s,ranv.r wa, hostile. That gentle.
man however. said nothing. but pro.
amcinv another cirar, smoked Along.
rh. r,., ,,r ,,o srs, ro,nd or ,uo
pay, ~. VI. .,.,,s,,n ~
-, 49, 49, - 80.
.:,,". e. = u,no,,v ,n,ccuss
& IT,. - ,ha,r S.,s raad,i,.
49,, 49, =, n.ra ,h.,r turn hmt
enough "heh II came .ne'r 'a'm, 'u y.
.hey pu. up no ' 49,.
q ."i.; "'u $50. 80.
30 IN u ~ 80 ~ n.,.s 'nor
49, rn,S no haa .uo,,en b,s stack
snnrscia hlv and theIrs were ali
.hrunL.n
cn. altar another they showed
raev,shre.. Bassett especially. until
-, ,anyth an outbreak NJ soma kind
.ar,ad Imminent Nothing happened
hou,avor urtil tho raised a
NJ, ss after w-,nterbottom had come
, IN an passa,t.. ant. and BIa,sde,l and
p.arsau haa each raised II 81.
49,, 49, "a ,o., c,oor.
: 80 ".sI +. +.
ne US 800 ~ his at.
80. ~ arvr,v ard ax'
turneu y" ~. nn t. rnarsa.
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why "'
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yaps ."
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~ 49,. ~. rh,. ysr's ,ah,a stakes
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-" -. ii. ,.or
Wen men IHo ~
; said basse.'' "'s Ae"''e' Se'''"e ~
oetter o' ninn. .
Il raise 70 20, anu ne uiu IT,