Show PECULIAR WAGER INA IN A POKER GAME TT WA so s years FIATS ago said eald the I II I I western sport In 1 a Broadway cat car carthe the other veni e that thiS In Incident which I am about to relate oc or occurred being the thi otAy aily occasion I niftY may observe in a Ion long aad d honorable ca career reer e they say fit In newspapers that I ever got a slap in lt the tit face Speaking freaking figuratively of retiree course anti and made no ef of effort fort to resent it It was In the old days on the Mis Mississippi when in interfere tertre Sd much macit with travel south seuth and when eVery ey steamboat at a few of the boys and Ore stood in inIve rye Ive crossed cr on oA ti the liners many manya a time since nce but bittI t see the play In one ot of them smoking rooms crossing the tho Atlantic used t to get et on th trip from St Louis to Orleans Well on trip Im telling you yell about there was a teller feller came aboard belonging to one of the rich Louisiana families that everybody knew all about and he be had with him hima a roll thousands that thit one of the boys happened to see him get at atthe atthe the bank We got fairly started before I hart had introduced myself to him and before we were away av from the levee he ji wad in a ISO 50 limit game with me inc and four Or five more nore of the boys This young fellow was a sure enough good thing but some ot of the boys boysen as i Is often the lb case were too greedy and wanted to get his roll once I saw bow hov things were going but there was nd it chance to give any anybody anybody body warning and all ll of a sudden after losing 15 our man puts nm his last chips Into a jackpot which h ho lost and then instead of buying a anew anew new stack oaks us to excuse him and goes up on deck Well I saw gave th the that the g game me a piece of j my mind that might have hare ltd led to and then went on deck after this young feller It looks a good deal like an Insult for fora a man to leave a poker game like that and I accustomed to Insults in those thone days ny uy spore than I am now I hot bet end and I was The hoy knew what I Was UP t to J anti and thy trailed along after me in to see the fun funI I my man in the stern of th the boat standing up and smoking a cigar looking aver the river and I 1 says to top p What make you von leave that gam gamso so abrupt like I hope hop you find fault with It None at all he says It was kind of warm dOwn there and I came up for a little fresh air Fresh air be d I says say sizing him bun up ns as having bavins no sand s nd A man can always get fresh air but he cant al ml always ways play poker with gentlemen Aint you got no sporting blood Why I dont know says the fel ler very mild I always reckoned I had sporting blood enough but I ne never or cared ranch for poker anyway What is your game then I asks him himI I 1 dont know as an Ive got any par particular particular game gain he be says but Ill tell you what hat Ill do If you yott really want some sport Ill bet you that I can swim front from here to the shore shor quicker than you can cai canId Id take you In a minute says I but bat I 1 cant swim Neither can I X says the feller but butas butas as a sport I was willing to take tak chances I heard some of the boys boy standing back of me kinder snigger at this but bu before I could answer him he says Heres another proposition Ill bet you 1000 that I can louder than the steamboat What I says Do you mean that V I tit tlC money up and he be roaches down in his j pants for his roll Just wait a t I tell him end nJ goes joes forward to look for the captain Tap Cap I asks the old man Is there anything the matter with your yew whis whistle tie tle And I told him what the bet WAS WASI I I wonder If h he have done anything to that whistle says the captain Come on and lets speak to tole le engineer a aThe The captain told the engineer whet what was up and asked him If been and chance to tamper with the whistle chance at all says the engi engineer near neer Ill take half that bet or all of It Why I ran can throw a screech out of that steamer you can hear for ten miles I was somewhat anxious gg for this fellow seemed so confident and I told the engine engineer Well you Just make her sound her everlasting best because I dont know what this fellow has got up jp his sleeve arid and its always a foolish play to bet a aman aman man at his own game However as SC the captain and engi engineer neer were to take each 1250 ef 01 the bet I let em m have It and aad f felt lt some easier So we goes back to tho young taller feller and I oaks askS If hes still sill wining Willing to tomake tomake make that bet Certainly he ays ay agIn Now just state your proposition again I l ears su to hint You Toe bet me men mete n te 00 that you can ean by yourself and without the assistance of any bistro instrument meat ment or Implement Whistle louder Lauder than the of the steamer item r It exactly he says syr and nd heres the money ready to put up with anone mi ou name Py this there was a crowd ground for the captain had told whet what was going goin on ad slid I got a little nary nerv nervous our ous not knowing What the tellers fellers game really was So I says to him Of course your youre Joking Whistle louder than a steamer Why ridiculous one way to get out of the hot says rays the feUer I never did think much of the whistle oa on this boat any anyway anyway way Well T I see the captain behind th the young feller and the crowd Lack back of him making makin motions to fit m me rot not to let th tho the chance get away and I o i Im perfectly willing I only want to seem to take advantage of you vu we put pat up the money v e says saye Howll the Ate captain do Well js ke him stakeholder a at d referee We put iii the money in the captains hands with every passenger on eM tM boat and most noat ot Ut the deck hands loose long inK Ing on 00 and then I asks the young fel feller ler if be he was ready N NAU AU All ready he sty styThe The captain gave ga the he signal to the engineer and that whistle let out a roar thit made everybody put thir fingers in their ears earn aad ad bUsted the ear drums of those who It sounded like the loudest thunder tap clap you ever eter heard draved outs sour minutes That encouraged me but I quite easy eagy yet wt I says to the young feller Now Its y ur turn He takes the cigar out of his and gives es a little chirp that have made thade a dog turn round if he wad wila ten feet away Then he puts the ci cigar ar arback back and asks for the captains de decision I dont see no chance for but one decision and I think be with me says the captain to hint him You lose All right he says carelessly turns to walk away while the captain hands me over halt half of the 2000 which Id have had the whole of If I lost my nerve However I think about that so much as I 1 did of what the fellers game was andl and must call him back backwith backwith with all the crowd staring at him hirn with their mouths open and ask you know that you have any show at all with that steam whistle Dam site more show that rad with you fellers in that poker same garne down below he lie says Well WelI I fell away a ton in w weight You never nver heard anybody laugh like hike them fool passengers and the boys that had been In the game mad more noise than anybody else That young feller kept on smoking and looking at atme t me and I think of a word to say nay I suppose nobody ever looked so eo I foolish as me rae before c fe Of coarse te if Id shot 1 I ute ate he spoke Id have quit even eve but Ut before I thought of it It was too late ate for tor that play pIk I L 1 just walked flown down to my state and stayed there umIt the first place the Moat stopped In the night BIght wn I got oft an and left her New York fele Web rt |