"'Which I plays this,' says Hamilton, as he comes up with the
hundred raise, 'the same as I would for myse'f, which the same means
plenteous an' free as a king.'
"Thar's three of us who stays, one of the same bein' me. I allers
recalls it easy, 'cause it frost-bites my three queens for over
three hundred dollars before the excitement dies away. Boggs, who's
so vociferous recent about Hamilton playin' wide open, stays out;
not havin' as good as nine-high.
"On the draw Hamilton allows Rainbow's hand needs one kyard, an' he
gets it. I takes one also; the same bein' futile, so far as he'pin'
my hand goes; an' the others takes kyards various.
"Thar's only one raise, an' that's when it gets to Hamilton. He sets
in a little over two hundred dollars, bein' the balance of the
stake; an' two of us is feeble-minded enough to call. What does he
have? Well, it's ample for our ondoin' that a-way. It's a straight
flush of diamonds; jack at the head of the class. It shorely carries
off the pot like it's a whirlwind. As near as I can measure,
Hamilton claws off with about six hundred dollars for Rainbow on
that one hand.
"'Yere you be, Rainbow!' shouts Boggs. 'Come a-runnin'! It's now you
visits them relations; you makes a killin' at last.
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