The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08
NOW A B00KMAKER.
osJBs JoHssOS vas sNhTcHTD
IRON PorERTF 10 WEALTH.
sroneb Hloke " Gives His Experience
I'm His own Language OF Way He
Hauled the swsg.

no chcap boarding house In which
r.uh Johnson slept since he had been
.,..,te- and couldn't pay his room rent.
7.... GOOD natured old housekeeper allowed
81, 40 sloep there. because whenever he
~, .,,le n stake he never failed TO place
s,,g litle sum in her hands. and usual
IN was enough to reward her for all her
trouble. .o..oIe" dead "broke. /"
49, ,,p AGAINST Il" he would remark
10 friends. when he would make
,,,bt touch" just 90 keep tho machine
49, hoin.t had no luck sence ! went blind
- 1., razer-hacked gutter, Mohainmed'
Ver See. Il was or good ting an come
-.veislt from der stable. Dey plhyeu MN
IN over town. an er'nuff good money went
- him ter buy out der city. had er
rrfiy good roll at der time an "heh
,t inter der poolrO0m IN der mornin an
ssw der right Kind Of money going do"h
1lg lumps. / knew dey was countin' on
i h1., hog KILN. an / fought I'd go in
80, y,id EN- an win out or little chunk.
- odds begun ter drop an jest sailed
A. an. went my pile at der best money
7 c9uid fit. an den / got all der fellows
: tnov,'d onter him an pretty soon every
80 'mmbled. an dey slung der stun
a. Him tiu dey backed him down six ter
- fer Eve an b'fore o'clock he
st.,1 .favoIite' on der boards.
..,Veu dat lest made me sick cause I
t,..'d he'd win quicker at six dan he
ibid las 'favorite', an ] russeled' round.
irving 20 raise some dust ter hedge,
b1t mo- go: I couldn't find or cent, so had
,sr %. 30 slide. an everything come out
fest al I fought
"eomotime b'fore der race was called,
der odds begun ter shov up er little. an
he went ter der post al four ter one. Den'
7 knsw'd he wouldn't have no show
cause der big guns had hedged, an was
Kicking mcser all round der place.
"Wel. when der flng dropped he got Off
IN der lead and made der running clean
round ter der tree quarters. Den Dundee
come up Wild or rush alongside, an dey
come inter der stretch neck an neck
o,r1.t Jocks was rldin' fer all dey was
wort but b'fore dey got half way ter der
wire. der ole boss quit an der Odder one
beat him out by half er length. Yes,
cir" De would end mp with. ut looked
good no FIRST. hut he couldn't beat Dundee
IN er hubbard years Wild der odds against
him"
And so this was the reason that Crib
was again upon his "uppers." Day after
day De would hang around the race
tracks or the city p0OlrOoms trying, 20
get h's friends 20 play his tips. but no
one seemed 10 care for them now that
f.s appearance did not show that they
Were Of value.
ON this particular morning, as the land
lady pushed open the min board door that
be had locked upon retiring by setting
chair against 81. 20 call him, he did not
respond with hts usual cheeriness, some
thing about being "stiff as er pair er wood
en- saw horses" and II was not until the
OH woman had apr cared the third time
and earnestly inquired ~ he was III that
ne FINALLY swung out OF his squeaky cot
pulled himself into his threadbare habli-
monts and took "a short dip I'm his crack
Cd bowl. for excessive cleanliness was not
one OF CRIBS failings. especially when he
was broke"
Giving his hair brush or two, he re-
marked as De surveyed portions OF him
SELF by the aid Of a three-cornered piece
of looking glass tackled upon the wall that
he reminded himself Of an outsider upon
wet track Then he slid quietly down
fhe stairs and ont Of the door. because
d. didn't like 10 see anybody In his pres
emit state. Then he went around 10 one
Of the pooirooms. and this was the way
10 happened. told in his own fashion:
yer see 81 vas dis way. I'd Jest dropp-
Ell inter der White Elephant ter look at
der odds when er messenger come up
ter mo and asst If / was MIR Johnson. !
faid was. an he said. dis is fer you
! signed and ne took or sneak b'fore l
opened f.. Yer see ! thought II was or
tin from one OF der boys but when ! read
what was into &c. I Jest went up ter der
front at dcrf first jump cause l didn't
know jest exactly what ia struck Yer
sec. 7 couldn't Jest make ont der initials.
but dey kinder looked Ike mine. an l want
tadn' no chances Dis rs what II was:
"Air. Johnson. please call at der-House
~ der earliest possible moment most I'M
portant. Asst fer Mr. Smell Well. I didn-
NJ like ter 30 der way I was lookln'.. but
] want going ter loose er good ting by
my sQueamishness. so I went of at or
run ter meet der 'bloke' an find out what
he wanted. ON der WAY I met err tout
! knowe'd and hit him fer or quater' an
went I'm an took or biz drink ter kinder
brace mo zap. I felt er little bit sNttish
when ! went inter der place. cause / did
m know jest what ] was g0ln' ter strike.
but ! modc big bluff an walked up ter
Ger desk an asst fer Mr. Smell Der clerk
looked at mo Ike he owned bout all der
running stock IN der country an asst me
n ] wanted ter send up me card.
Well, hain't got no card 'cept er loos-
IN ticket ON Powder Face sails 7. but
yer can tell him Johnson IS down here
waitln' fer HIM.
Mr. Johnson" said he almost fauin'
over backwards. an his eyes stickin' out
q, yer could hung yer hat onter dem
Why. Mr.. Johnson. said he loolin'
kinder sheepish II didn't have no idea
twas YOU. / asst yer pardon SAYS he
" %. OATS all right 1 says. I want
liable ter have me name wrote on me
shirt collar. was i? Yer see / fought ne
Was 'stringin.
Nav. OF course not. says he. But.
be heavens he went on, IT'S too good I
wouldn't or bIieved IT,. an he KEEP on
lookin' al me all der time like he was GO
in ter have er Mt
" Nav. yer wouldn't. would yer SAYS
] yer wouldn't er believed It. not fer er
ten spot would yer? l don't think. No
not on yer life. Say. Sport what's der
matter wild yer any how? BE l goin' ter
See Smell or not|
Yes. of course. certing. said he. wild
IFS face CROWN red like. n he hit ar big
bcl an when or Niger come runnin' up
saii Show dis gentleman ter No. "a.
] foiored der coon, an purity soon he
hung open der door an hollered out; Mr.
Johnson
here was tree gentlemen settin' at der
table eatin' an when | went In dey all
t'' up 0ntcr dere feet an went tru' der
same kind OF er circus dat der clerk had
1.Ne down stairs.
-, Wen ! never would err know'd yer.
~" yer have changed How can yer
I..S'nle DO a.? Amt Il wonderful?
a., "el gents says l. when j had got
80 OF der row dey was maxim I'm
80 L don't look so much like mesel' as