The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-20

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q No gent need take my remarks as
personal says Billy Burns. VINO ran the
Early Bird saloon, as nuthin' invidous
whatever is intended, but l rises to saw
that heap of my business is on credit
A man come IN free an sOciable. names
his sozodont an gets it Ii he paws cash.
all right; If he wants credit ali right.
You names your day TO drink an YOU
names your day to pay" IS my motto. as
you all knows. This bein' troo, under
present exigencies, what for a scheme
would it De for me to get an outfit of
books, day books, week book, ledger, an
the rest of the layout, an let this we're
girl keep 'em whole lot I throws out
this as a suggestion
~ amt meanin uuthin' against Mr..
Burns suggestion says Texas Thompson,
but in my opinion this yere camp amt
ripe for keepin' books, an as long as
We've got peaceful camp here let's keep
it that way
THAT settles it, says Burns: there's
enough said, an don't keep books
"'You all's here present knows me,
says Cherokee Hall, who was turuin'
faro in the Red Light saloon, an most of
you has met me frequent in a business
way. There's my game goin' every night
reg lar. There's nuthin' tinhorn about
it; it ant no skin game, neither. ANY
gent with doubt can step across the
street an test my box, which he'll find
a sittin' all comfortable on the layout
awaitin' his convenience. 1t amt been
usual for me to blow my own bazoo to
any great extent, an only does it now
as being preliminary to the statement
that my game ant no dreadful, but
squar'. an one as respectable an
virchus female person could sit in on
with perfect safetitood TO her repu-
tation. This yere lady in question needs
light reg'l lar employment. an | lets it fly
that if she wants in on any such deal Ill
pay her $50 week to hold the chair as
lookout for my game
Cherokee's offer is all right saws
Enright. It's good talk from a squar
man. Women. however, is peculiar, an
like bosses, they ShyS at a heap of things
there amt no danger in. You see woman
don't reason about nothin' she Jest feels.
| an mighty likely this young woman is
loaded TO the guards with notions agin'
gamblin' an sech as 'ud send her flynn
at the bare mention. The fact is, l
thought of something similar, but had to
give it up. l figgered, first dash out of
the box, that safe, easy trail to high
ground was to give her table an let her
deal little stud for the boys This
yere wouldn't be no risk, an the rake
was a shore thing for 50 to $40 a night.
Bein' benevolence, l kuowed the boys
WOulQ SCb III uilkuby lIGC al bu6 GEOuDl6
would be corraled right there. With
this we're in my mind tapped her gently
about our various games, when l calls for
her paw an, to tell the trooth, she takes
it reluctant and disguised at the mere
| idee. OF course we has to stand these
things from women, so we might as well
pint some other way an no time lost
Don't you all reckon for to make
special rake on all poker goin' might be
| md nfaa n h1a n ppf az tba ra0lr nf
this business?" says Bill Tut. L jest
asks it as question
90 That wouldn't do says Doc Poets;
| but anyhow here comes Wilkins, now, an
| if, as Enright says, they're out of chuck
up his way, somethin' ought to be done at
wonst, an guess I'll jest lose a small bet
on the old shorthorn until such time as
we devises some scheme all regular.
Hello, Wilkins, says Doc, mighty
gay and genial, 'howS things stackin
up"
Z" Mighty ornery, says wilkins.
g Feel like maxim a little bet this a.
m. p says Doc.
. What do you want to bet at9' says
Wilkins.
"'Oh,' says Doc, I'm feelin' heap
careless about what | do bet at. S'pose
goes you 80 worth o. grub the Lordsburg
buck board don't show up none to-day.
eff had $40 I'd jest call you lot on
that, says Wilkins, but I'm a pore cuss
an amt no $40, an what's the use. None
of you-all's amt gor no Early Rose whisky
chips you amt usin' have your Jest look
in yer war bags and see. I'm a needin' a
drink mighty bad
THE man looked some queer about the
eyes an more'n usual shaky, so we gives
him a drink an he sorter braces up.
'''I'll back Wilkins end of that bet you
offers Doc says Tut, so jest consider it
made, will your
." You was offerin' to bet grub says
the old man powerful peevish an fretful.
What do you want to bet grub for? It's
my money when l wins Mebby I don't
wants no grub Mebby l wants clothes
or tobacco, or whisky. You amt no sport,
Doc, to go for to tie up bet with a string
like that. Gimme another drink, some
one; I'm most dyin' for some.'
1.-The old man looked mighty sick, so
there was nothin' for it but to give him
another hooker, which we did accordin.'
." I'm feelin' like l was shot hard by
somethin' he says, an don't like for to
go home till I'm better an scare Sue. l
reckon I'll sorter camp down on this we're
monte table for an hour It'll comes
round
so wilkins curls up on the table an
no one notices him for about twenty min
utes, when along comes rattlin' up the
Lordsburg mail.
You win the bet Wilkins says Poets.
Come over to the dutchman's an cut out
your stuff
THE old man acts like he don't hear,
so Doc shakes him up some. No use,
there amt no get up in him.
"'Looks like he's gone to sleep for good
says Doc.
"Then he walks round him. shakes
him, an takes look at his eve, openin'
of it with his thumb. Finally he stands
back. sticks his hands in his belt, an
whistles sorter surprised like.
g What's up9' says Cherokee Hall He
ant tryin to work US for another drink l
hopes.
= We'll, this is DEAL, says Doc, AN
no humbug neither. Gents, I'm blessed
if this yere old prairie dog ant shorely up
an died.
well, we all come up an took look at
him, an the Doc had called the turn.
Sure enough there the old man lay too
dead to skin.
This is a boss on US, an no doubt
about 1t, says Enright. i amt carin' none
for Watkins. as he most likely is ahead
on the deal, but what gets me is how to
break the news TO Shis little girl It's
goin' to be delicate play. reckon. Doc
you and me better see to it ourselves
$50 they goes over TO wilkins an calls
the young girl out an Enright begins
tellin' her mighty soft an good as how
her paw was took bad down to the Early