WHO DAT KNOOKIN'

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1714, 19 June 1884, Page 3

WHO DAT KNOOKIN'

" The game was in a little log cabin and ihoro wore three niggers playin" poker. One of 'em was an old nigger preacher and the other two was a kuklaxiu' hira and winning all his monoy as fast as they could, I watched tho game .a while, and was standing where I could see the nigger preacher's head, After four or live deals the preacher got four aces dealt to him before the draw, "He turned, his head clear.;round, and says lie," Who's dat kiiockin' on datdo'l" " Thero wasn't anybody knocking at the door, but you see the old preacher wanted to give the other two a chanco to fix up a hand. They waßn't 'playin' straight flashes, so ho turns clear round with his back to the table, and says he, 1 Who's dat knocking at dat do'l Is dat you, Mariali? I'so a comin' in a minute 1" " Ono of the other fejlows had two kings, and they gunned through tho pack and got out the other two kings before the old preacher looked around again. One of'em bet a dollar. Then the old preacher went down in his pocket and got out ull the money he had, forty seven dollars, and put it up, 'You fellers,' said he ' has been winnin' my money, and youse can just as well have it all. I'se a raisin' yo forty-six dollars.' The feller that had the four kings borrowed all the money that his partner had, and called the preacher's raise. The old preacher raked in the pot and got up and says lie,' 1 knowed dat was you knockin' at dat do ! Mariali, I'se a-coining',' Then lie went out,"—Washington "Republican. '