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Show All Red. A West Philadelphia youth was being be-ing taught the festive game of pokor the other night, and after the relative value of pahs, t luces, flushes nnd straights had been explained to him piny was started. After half an hour or so he surprised tho others In the game by asking: "What Is It when all tlie cards aro of the same color?" "A Hush," was tho reply, "Then I'll bet six dollars," and, suiting the action to his words, he throw tlint amount Into the pot. Tho others, frightened by the play, "wisely" laid down two pahs nnd threes, which wero held against the novice, and he scooped In the pot, laying face up on tho table three hearts and two diamonds. Dismay Dis-may and further explanations from his Instructor naturally followed. Philadelphia PreBs. |