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Show A GREAT POKER CAME. Merrill' Face Tell When llultmi l'n kelel Ihn Wlniilltffii. Sr. Simon's Island, Gil, July !?'.'. A big game of poki r was played hern a few nights ago. The principal players play-ers were northerner, who came out here from Savannah for a day. After an hour or so of play, with scarcely cuoiicdi difference in fort une to w arm up Ihe players, a jackpot win made which was not broken until four or the deals hail dwelled it lo handsome proportions. pro-portions. Young John Z. Merritt, Uniting Unit-ing three queens ill his hand, threw in a -'"gold piece with great ci ididoiice Jay Hugh Bolton ciuminod his hand and found a pair of jacks, and the ten, nine ami S"um of diamonds, oni' of hi i jacks being al-o of that suit. With the alternative of draw ing In his four Hush, Bolton remarked that it would cost i) to play, and posted the cash. All the players threw up their hands j except Mel lit J. who merely saw the ' rai-e. Mr. Merritt took one card and got his fourth queen. Mr. Bolton split j his jacks anil draw ing lo his four llu di. 1 took in the eiyrht. of diamonds, making liis hand a straight Hush Mr. Merrill. ' c ahmiilv remarked that his hand was! ', worth 1000, und put that, amount in; j the pot. j "My hand i worth ,onn," said Mr. j liol'on in a lone whose iiorvniv,(- , causi d Mr. M'-ri id l'i think (hat perhaps per-haps an alteiiipt to blutf was in pro , gross. ! "Five Ihou-atid mure," said Mr. M'-r- ritt. I "Fifteen thousaud more," Mr. Bolton i retorted. Mel ritt's eonlidenee in hi queens was ' undiminished, and he chuckled to him self to think w hat a snap Bolton bad got biiiisoll into. There might be some doubt about Mr. Bolton' ability to pay ; if he n-t, but it was w iiilh the ri -k "Thirty thou-and more." a the net i re'iilt of Mr Merrill's brief self eousul ! I at ion. ! Mr I'nnlloti paused with hi i vs over hi hand lo see whether it w:i all f icht. and apparently went into a men i tal computation of bi bank account. j "I rail." said he throwing up an i. o. n. to balance the (int. I - Four que -ii." said Mr. M'Tr!, spreading out the hand on the table, ' and making a move a if to draw w the ; sta!.e "Nut so fist, if vou pleas: a straight j f1uh!" aid Mr Bolton. ! Mr. Mi-rriU's face fell, snd Mr B..1-; B..1-; ton pock"te l hi-; winnings, mijitclhii.g i over l. Wri) on that hand. |