Show A NOTED POKER GAME the thought lie had fallen among a daae ot Shar pers A buffalo man who is stopping at the waldorf told a poker story alie other night in the presence of a reporter which he says has never been in print concerning four eminent citizen s of his own and a bad man from texas according to alie narrative alie four eminent citizens who were alie then district attorney alie surrogate of erie county the proprietor of the principal democratic newspaper of buffalo and a wealthy iron manufacturer decided to have a quiet game one evening some time ago and with this end in view alicy repaired to a private room over a shop conducted by paddy lyons a leading saloonkeeper the four citizens considered that five was the proper number to make poker inter and complete and they accordingly sent out a messenger to one friend after another to obtain a fifth man but without being able to find one in the emergency lyons informed them eliat there had come to him that day a man from texas with a letter of introduction from a friend in that state perhaps hed bliku liku to join the game said lyons 1 dont know anything about him except eliat my friend says that hes all right but ill stand for any losses he dont make good the four eminent citizens said they would be glad to have the texas gentleman in the game and lie was therefore brought up and introduced iio seemed a quiet inoffensive person and lie appeared to be acquainted with the game it so happened eliat alie first time it came the deal of alie newspaper proprietor lie gave alie texan a full hand that gentleman looked at his cards glanced about at alie kotlier players and then turning his hand face up on alie table he said 1 I pass with some significance ance the four eminent citizens were somewhat surprised but they continued the game without any comment the very next time the newspaper proprietor dealt alie cards he happened by the merest chance to give the stranger four kings again the gentleman from texas turned his cards face up on the table and again he scrutinized the faces of the four eminent citizens then lie said ive played this game with thieves before ill bet one thousand dollars eliat that black bearded crook the newspaper proprietor then wore a black beard has got four aces vainly did alie four eminent citizens proclaim alie innocence of any intention to take the stranger in lie was obdurate and they finally called lyons up to explain matters to him the texas gentleman listened to lyons exposto lations that the players were four of the leading men of buffalo and then he said you blank robber you cant play that game on me youre in with deml it was several days before the texan was convinced that the four eminent citizens were what they professed to be and to this day buffa lonians are undecided as to whether the joke was on the texan or their fel low citizens N Y telegram |