Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-10
Poker E5ifl,S Sermon.
A PECULIAR ADAPTATION OF THE ''SCRIPTER
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A PECULIAR ADAPTATION THE ''SCRIPTER.'
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poker Bill' having procured bail since his
last sermon, preached In Leadville the first Sun
day after martial law was proclaimed. On as.
cending the platform he unbuck!ed his revolver
and laid it on the table with the remark that he
kinder thaWt concealed weapons 'wdrn't the
right outfit for gospel preacher
Ills text was from Matthew XXX, to Is. He
said: Partners, this text rites about a mau
that owned vineyards AS most OF you are
more convaf sent with straight red ticker aad
shafts, l will read mines and prospect notes.
instead OF vineyards
holder, who went out early one morning to GIT
men to work on his claims.
- And he seed two tenderfeet and he struck
bargain With them to work On prospect fur
".And he went out again and seed three
miners siaudin BY. the Tontine saloon and he
you red order No. 6? Go to the Buckeye shaft
and work week and will Civ yer what is
squar."
Partners, will jest say har that kinder
don't sW allow that ar last llne-but it's Scrip
tur.
Nevertheless. and he went agin at six
o'clock and did the same.
"'And he went agin at eleven o'clock, and
he seed two miners and one tenderfoot loafing
and he said: why don't yer work? Sargint
boOse."
And they sed, we want ter work, but are
little Altered OF the Miners Union
what ne ye g9t a e g se as
Shaft, and what is squar l will Civ YER and
they went Now, when payday come, things
got mixed: He wanted to pay the miners in the
have 1t, and allowed as how one miner war
worth two two tenderfoot, and as he paid ten
Hef da{ %nsr W ans w ssd 3 d1
my gun at home, because l BnOwed how hard
IT vas for yer to get bail last time, and don't
want ter discuss. but want to ask a question:
go ahead" said Bill.
was that ere miner owner CONTINUED Doc) a
"Hy! ny! ny; shouted score OF voices.
"you kinder got me-" But it war my certain
opinion that he war a practical miner, and had
Ceen around the camp saving, saving all he
could, called mean, because he wouldn't Jine
In wet shafts and drinking cheap red Ticker
ont1l he was Altered his breath would pizen the
man at the windlass. don't suppose he ever
played . game Of keerds, except sevea-up-
which puts me in mind how got skinned at
that ar game on the ArkansaW. hope none
OF this congregadon-but 1 have got off the
irg the laborers OF the vineyard.
BEG yer pardln,n said DOC" Riley, Bill
a69q1 h 1d vineyards warn
war tenderfoot or practical man. l and him
don't agree. No practical miner would put
tenderfoOt on prospect. He'd be darned fool
to pay him 81 per day. That ar Is played"
"See hyar, Doc" said Poker Bill another
break like that and there will be trouble in this
tabernacle. l want no discussion. You all
know l had - OF time raising bail, and
further want this congregation to understand
can calaboose the whole burned lot under
Order No. 6, and
Here the preacher was interrupted by the
sharp crack OF a revolver. Trouble followed.
NO words, go furniture broken. No noise, eX-
cop score or two Of sharp explosions Luckily
none or the wounds were mortal
W Zen the provost guard took charge Poker
NEG 70 stop preaching While martial law pre-