The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
INCEPTION OF THE
LALLAPALOOSER
EXPLAINED for the First Time
by Old Man Greenlaw in u
True Story.
BLAISDELL'S INVENTION
Bv DAVID A. CURTIS.

"Thoy's done been a heap o talk.
Are, an last. bout lallapaloosers," said
aid man Grecnlaw one day when Mr..
oocn Pepper had spoken disparagingly
a, the particular poker hand known by
that peculiar name. but they amt but
few knows what. they is" he con
,inued. much less how they come to
b, ,nterjuccd into the game, an who
done e.
They had questioned Mr.. Pepper
~hen he came into the old mans little
satoon In Arkansas City concerning
the qualifications OF a mysterious
samester from somewhere in the
North who had recently appeared on
the Mississippi River and who while
travelling up and down in various
hats had sat in as n stranger with the
ucofessionals who played poker egu
isrly on those boats. Rumors had
reached Arkansas City which credited
him with having had amazing success
N A number OF games. and the old man
and his friends were keenly Interested.
Strangers seldom won from the pro-
feeionals al that period.
Must be q holy terror 70 to git
away with the best players they Is on
tSe boats" said old man Greenlaw as
~ awed by some tale Of the super
natural. Some says he done win often
the one eyed man. but that don't sound
~ras'nable."
"Oh. I don't know said Mr.. Pepper.
>~.t,oV No alr't M ay,n1, hall rnarip'
terror. Pears like he plays some diff
trent I'm the regular game. but tina.
alnt TO say what ne plays no better,
on.y what ne interjuces new idees. I
reckon when the others gifts fmiliar
with EN- they'll skin him alive. but g
long = they's novelties ne gifts away
With EN-
What new idees en- he put into a
ecker game" demanded the old man.
greatly mystihed.
"Oh, I don't know" said Mr.. Pepper.
sMebbe they amt all on 'em 'xactly
new. but he plays EN- like they was.
He plays big dog an little dog. an
jumpers, an round the an
Gkeeters. an sich. I wouldn't be none
sprised II he was to ring In a lalla-
palocser afo' ne gifts through"
'Oh shucks." said the old man.
They amt none O. them things new
sny skeeters. I heer'd O. them
sfo'. What be they?"
"Oh. I don't know" said Mr.. Pepper,
Z never seen EN- played my own self
tk they say It's a nine. five an deuce
O. difrrent suits. with two guards in
b'tween. They plays EN- in Boston
an they heats three Of a kyind. They
don't nobody in these parts know
sothin' bout 'em. on'y HIM"
We'll. Just nachully hat gives him
e'ns!d'able Of a 'dvantage. KNOWN all
the modern improvements II he en-
gt away with en-" said the old man,
but pears like he'd have some
troubl, a dom OF It,"
"Oh. | don't know said Mr.. Pep
PEI. He hain't had no trouble. not
yet, belu' x he's that quick with g
sun. They,s done been some argy-
Il. So fur"
them now ideas in poker. not as a
gem thing, I don't said the old nan
"bu, they sho' Is important into a
'~merSencv. was al'ays posed to EN-
I'll Blaisdel, invented the lallapalooser
In time O. need. an I seen how II
worked. Tn amt no question but
that was a stroke o. genius" An thei
The old man made the remark recorded
a. the beginning OF the story.
Then he lighted a fresh cigar. ol
wat VAS left of a cigar after he haf
eaten one end of il. and went on Il
tell about the lallapalooser.
When | come to Arkansas City
nrst off, he said. II done seen wha'
they WAS a long felt want into tn,
Community what hadn't never bee4
tended 10 proper. They was a heal
o poker played, nachul enough. The.
aVays is poker played when two oil
nree = gathered together as the Goot
Book says. but 'twa'n't did tic a sys
tam, hein' mo- r less p'miscous, an
outsiders hein' q liable To- to win ou'
q the citizens was
"V cose that was all wrong. The.
@uldn nobody 'Xpect the town to ri
ehead none g long = crossroads gam
piers an Professionals I'm often tn,
ooats was comm hyar I'm time L
an eittin' away with big chunk
outen the noatin' capital O. the en-
munlty. Thing TO do vas TO organize
N. done organized.
I begin pickin' out me best player
mey was in town an gittin' 'em to
eether with tho !dee o. maxim a tear
~nat q be pow'ful enough 10 10 ri
way with Tho strangers. In unloi
'ney Il strength. a. the Good Bool
says, ar I showed EN- how II they,
pay 70 tho common welfare. they,
~ a heap better To- theirselfs. an
nWh UP the town b'sides. That's wha
me real prosperity o. Arkansas Git.
begin.
Just nachu'ly they was some din
cuucs fnst or. They'd be stranger
W IN occasional, what was mo- tai
.md n usual, an they'd put a Grim
mo the house wad afo' yo'd know
WAR yo' was, 50 We uns done sys
fmatized the business a leetle mo- an
zone got In a bungstarter TO to US
n Nreme cases, an alter that thing
. lun along mo- regular like. Afo' tina
,ney was difficulties I'm time to time
IKE J done said.
Vne on EN- was Pete Grosjean. II
aone ptended what he were a Creol,
out ] aravs 'splcioned he done com
"m N nGarks, only he want muc
"er SIN foot high, an he was m
uNl'zed Ike n Ozarkcrs gently is. Br
anyway ," sho' was - slick nlayar
.eVkor II led "A been satisfied fo' I
"bNe IN Arkansas lltv an limo foe,