Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1883 — Senator Tabor and the Drummer. [ARTICLE]

Senator Tabor and the Drummer.

They tell a good story now on Senator Tabor, of Colorado. It is related that, when Tabor was on the Kansas Pacific train going to Washington to take his seat, he met a Hebrew drummer who had known him some time by reputation. To pass the time they engaged in a game of seven-up. The play was even until the close of the second game, when the drummer received four kings and an eight-spot. A queen was turned up. “Great Heaven!” said the drummer. “Mr. Dabor, I visht it vas boker. If ve vas blayin’ boker I would bet you my whole bun-dell.” “How much is your bundle ?" asked the noble Senator from Colorado. “Two hundred and fifty tollar,” replied the drummer. “Well,” replied Tabor, “if you give me the queen which is turned, I will go you.” . “Tun,” said the drummer, and Tabor picked up the queen. “Dot ees a shnap,” whispered the drummer, showing his hand to a man in the next seat. “I should smile,” answered the man laconically. “Voodyou like to bet some more, Meester Dabor?” asked the commercial tourist, with an insinuating smile. “Yes,” said the neble Senator, “I have a fair hand; I will make it $500.” “I has only fiftey, ” replied the drummer, and he made the bet good for S3OO. “What has you got, Meester Dabor?” “Four aces,” answered Colorado’s favorite son, showing the fatal one-spots. The drummer was perfectly paralyzed, and unable to speak, while the noble Senator stowed the pot in his togs. Slowly drawing a cigar from his pocket, Colorado’s favorite was about to light up and withdraw, when the drummer recovered his sense of speech. Leaningforward he said, “Eet ish all right, Metester Dabor; you has won the money sgquare; but great Heaven! Mr. Dabor, vot had der g-veen to do mit four aces ?”