Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1916 — Ain’t This Awful! [ARTICLE]

Ain’t This Awful!

There were eight men in a poker game—a beer agent, a plumber, a corset maker, a dentist, an artist, a waiter, a theatrical manager and a Duke. When the cards were dealt the beer agent had openers, so the plumber drew to a lead pipe open at both ends. The corset maked stayed; the dentist pulled out; the artist needed a queen, so he drew one; the waiter caught a trey full; the theatrical manager drew a full house. The Duke’s face grew very red and when they saw that he had a royal flush they let him have the pot