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Show LUCK IN BLACK CATS, I After a poker game which wound up early In the morning recently at an East . Side hotel. August J. Glolstcln, president !i of the Glolstcn Fishing club, decided that j black cats arc lucky. 5 Others In tho game were Louis Gella of I the Hanlleld house. Col. Mike Ball, Bis- I rnarck RobIiow and Big Jack Martin, I Martin Engel's head bartender. They were 9 playing dollar Jackpots, and Clolstcu's I luck was- bad, while the chips piled up in front of Gells, who began to chaff Glol-Bfeln. Glol-Bfeln. "Vcl, vol," said Glolstcln. "I vlll laugh first ven 1 laugh Insdt." Shortly ufter daylight the othor players, mos,t of. whom had won at GlolHten's expense, ex-pense, got a touch of cold feet and wanted to quit. I ;Nod on your , life.", shouted Glolsten. 8 "No man leufs dig game mltould two E hours' notliw. I loose me -on hundrcdt n undt fifty tollars. I must gcd even." 1 It wus finally decided to keep tho gamp D going; two hours longer, and, after another half-hour Glolsltin's hard luck continued, j "Oben der vlndur, oben der vlnder. undt 3 led me gcd dor air,' he yelled. 1 am chok- ! ing, bud I vlll go der llmld." When the window was opened a black cat Jumped Into the room from the (Ire escape and commenced to rub Its sides J af.'iiiiBt GlolHtoln's lej;s. Glolstcln stroked the cat, and In the next pot he beat Gells out. "You vass a nice kiddy," said GlolstHn. as he patted the cat. Glolstcin won tho next two pots, and In ! each of thoin Gells was the only contender ; "Ain't Id jmlly," he said to Gells. "Blag cadts am luggy. Glolsteln's luck continued, and at tho finish he had not only won buck all he hail lost, but was VjO ahead. Gells was a 32.1 loser. 5 Glolstein was just getting up that day 2 when his bell rang and a snail boy ' brought him a black cat. A card attached ; to ItB.neck read: G "Accept Tomm. formerly the office cat I of Mayor-elect McClellan. who has no place to keep him now. Yours truly, "TIMOTHY D. SULLIVAN." "Efen McClcllan's koI goodt luck mlt a blatr cut," said Glolstcln. The messenger boy who brought tho next cat to the saloon handed Glolstein a note reading. "I send you my pet cat, Jim, bocause I d am told you can give him a good home. I had him with me when I licked Corbett, and if 1 had not left him bono this last time I om sure I would have finished Gardner In Jive rounds. Yours. "ROBERT FITSIMMONS. ' With the next cat was 11 lettor reading "This was WalthOur's pet cut during the week In his quarters at tho garden Wal-thour Wal-thour says It was good luck for him. Hearing that you bcllcvo in tho luck of 1 black cuts, I know you will appreciate n him and treat him kindly. Yours. j "JIM KENNEDY." Another of tho notes roacolved read- "Shecpshead Bay. Accept this cat, : which was tho cat that chnsea the rats out of Bill Daly's stable all Inst summer. U Is the mascot of Duly's jockeys, but as It Is coming on cold weather we want a a warm home for him. . May It brine you S luck as It has us. MIKE CLANCY.' K Glolstcln was nil smiles as each cat was P banded to him. "Jf a on blag cat voss K irood lug," ho eald. "den der -hore I god K der more lug. Yes?" New York Corrc- jj spondence of Chicago Inter Ocean f |