The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-04

couple Of glasses that stood on the bar,
and walked around To his favorite seat
by the window, Then lighting a fresh
cigar he smoked TOR two or three minute
In silence.
81 say that folks doesn't know half the
time when they're we'll off. There was
old Hiram WetheIbee that came down
the river soon after ! d.d and settled in
Arkansas City. bout the time I was first
gettln foothOld on the ladder O. fame
an was comm TO be knowed as the best
maker of mint jGleps anywhere on the
Mississip I'd picked up the trick in
FirSinny when l warn't more'n a boy,
an KNOWN enough even at that time
10 Keep i secret l made a coed Twin
out OF il when struck this place. where
men hadn't learned to drink any thing
but straight liquor till I come.
Well, Hiram, he brought a little money
with him an opened a store You m, eht
ma known he'd do wei, for he come from
Vermont, an knew how to trade It's
porn III EN- UP there, an he could start
IN sWappm single nails an come out
with steam sawmiii in two months.
lie got rich, q course, an hadn't q
care IN the world. Used to set in my
PACK room after business hours an take
his today, comf't'ble $ could be. eight
nights In the week, with never a chick
nor child to worry him Then he took
III ms head 10 get married. Regular dod-
totted Senility. He warnt more'n fftc
years old, but he hadn't no more sens
IMAM II hes been eighty. Said he wanted
young wife
= reasoned with him. Hiram, 7 saws.
~ uoh want wife no more'n a
NCIih American Indian needs a razor.
says. You're well fixed now with No
troubles an everything you need. but r.
9oA re neil Dent on rnarryin'. take some
woman With plop'ty an sufficient ev-
peilGnce to Keep house. Thar's The Wild
." 1ephQrH | SAYS that's got 400 acres
under cultivation an no debts Sba,
ocen a-i60l1in for heIpmcat, savS
ioI zen Years past, an she wont make
no difficulties --'''i'0
Wen, he wouldn't listen to reason
oa!d ne prsreTred suthin that was,,,t
Auite so Wei seasoned as the wilder was
alt Went an married a young Sunday
SSIool Tea .her' bout nineteen, an she
sci about reformin' Hiram. as she ga Ia
It. In about a years time She ,,oJ t6a
uIu man SO he wouldn't touch droD
oI hquor or card. He quit sWearin' IN,
cheWln tobacco an took to haVin' I,is
Ha-r cut every thee months an ;goiu'
20 church every Sunday 1t was. dis
sIaeeLuL The old mans declinin' wears
- utttflV devoid O comfort an ali be,
off "9e wen
Most folks IS that way. as 7 v-as cav
III, put it does seem like they had more
opportunity Of diSplayin' that M rticulaT
brand o f0ohsEness when it comes ~
pawn power tfan they has under al
most any other circumstances The fact
- t-itI man 10 play poker as the Lord
!hlended It should be played has got To
be q philosopher as we'll as q good iIl1oo
human natur, an 4 faculty O. cal'Ia
TN ODDS. Almost any sort O. good hard
common sense comes in handy when
you're tTyin 10 make an honest Ii,in,
out OF a bobtan flush, but the Drincina,
tilllg IS 10 be philosopher an know
when you've got good thing
A grasping disposition is a good anouo.b
thing in poker as long as it's confined
TO getdn' ali you can out Of n GOOD
hand, II You re dead sure the other mar.
haint got better, but there is times. when
it'll lead to destruction. The Good Book
You remember. says, pride goeth before
destruction and naughty spirit before
n call Pears like the apostle knowed
what it was 10 try to bluff out an OMEN
er on a pair Of sevelis when the not was
Ewelled inordinate.
Sam Snyder was one O. them playors
that amt never contented with wbat
zones 10 EN- in the nat'ral course a.
Things, but always has to try to hog
every hing. Split a pair o. kings, thew
VIII, 10 draw to u straight when three
kings would be a moral certainty an
tive pair would justify a stiff bet. Pears
IKE the Lord has 1t IN for SIGH an it's
plasuey seldom they win out. some
tlI'es they DO o course, an most O. the
poker stories that's wrote by feIiers that
Iol' understand the game makes EN-
ara" the right card just when they
hadn't no reason to look for II Makes
the stories interestin', O course. but
~ reel life things don't often happen
that way. 80
snyder was piayin in my back room
one night whep ! amt sayin' but that
he'd better been at home Things was
kl1aer peaked IN Che Sl1rda1. l,o.,,.,...-..a-a