Sehweinmagen' Game of poker.

Lake County Press, Issue 905, 5 April 1900, Page 2

Sehweinmagen' Game of poker.

The usual little game of poker was running at Sehweimua gen’s, and the rilavers were all betting very freely. An unusually large jackpot was in the centre of the table, and as the cards wore being dealt Schwoinraagen remarked : “ Veil, shentlemens, I guess 1 vin dis

hot.” , , It was dulv opened, and there was /a raise of two' all the way around. Schweinmagen drew one card, another player drew two, and two stood pat. Tlie betting was brisk, and every time it came around to Sehweinmagen lie raised. Suddenly his four-year-old boy exclaimed : “t). look! Da,pa’s got four cards all

alike ! ” . , Q , " Shut up your mouth ! roared Schweinmagen. but it was too late. None of the other players would call his last raise. Sehweinmagen took the boy upstair*. He returned in live minute*, red in tlie face, and resumed the game, with the remark : “You Hot, I sphank dot poy goot !

Half-an-hour later, when all were trying to win a big pot. Sehweinniagon’s six-year-old girl exclaimed : “ Papa has got four cards just all alike!" , , . , Again every one dropped their hands. Sehweinmagen pocketed the cash, and tlie six-year-old gir! was led upstairs. When, a few minutes later, tlie grocer’s six-year-old son said ; “ Papa lias got four ail alike.” one of the player* studied his hand an unusually long time, scratched his head, studied the grocer’s face, aud then called.

“ Wliat have you got ?” ho demanded. “What haf you got ?*’ “ I called. Show down your hand !’’ Schweinmagen spread out a pair of deuces r Fhe grocer didn t take the hoy upstairs, hut whipped him on the spot for lying. “ Dot poy might haf fooled some of you slientl'emaiis,” he explained.—“ San Francisco