The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-14

- ~sssAcr sInfOu8n many DtoCOuF-
agenents and Wos Out at Last.
- IN Ts a most surprisin' thing, :,
aOOI said old man Greenhut as Inc
ret the bottles away behind
the bar, that folks don't
~ ,eem to 'preciate the impor-
lance o. bein' persistent.
Now, tt.lt there 81 Walker, I
just cs.,ss in here an took drink an
went 0at .thout sayin,ia word to no one
IL q bright an shlnin' example; never do.
IN nothtn worth WHILE cause he don't
never stick to 1t, GIFTS discouraged like.
an sets down an thinks about 1t, when ii
he'd on'y spit on his hands an take a
fresh grip he mought come out four.
time winner. Why. tell you that man
might a ]. IN Justice o. the peace an
married thu Widow Baker with four
hun'red acres o. good farm land, no end
4 stock an farmin' utensils an money
IN the bank, only fer that fatal habit o.
MS @ not stickin' to 1t. just give up, he
did, cause he got beat out in two lee
tons an wouldn't run fer Office no more,
an when the widow said no three or four
~ aes he lowed she didn't want him an
R.s out o. the game. when the blame
- oughter knowed that all she wanted
" ~ q man with gumption enough to keen
or courtin.'
The old man turned his back for a mo-
ment while he slyly poured little water
into whisky e'ttle in which the liquor
was running low, and then placing 1t
with the other bottles he came out to his
favorite seat by the window and sat
smoking for some minutes.
Beats all, he said after while, "how
folks let's TO like that. Don't seem to
have no sense O. religion. The Good Book
says, Go to the ant. YOU sluggers. Con-
slider her WAYS and be wise Now, there
amt no p'ints about an ant that's worth
eonslderin, 'ceDt their almighty stick-to-
iteiveness. Stands tn reason, 1t means fer
us to keep peggin' away till we git there,
IF 81 Walker'd on'y pegged like the
ants does he moueht "a been rich an re-
spected.
There was Pete Kennev that dropped
offn boat here some thirty year aoo
an Just stayed. There didn't seem to
DO no reason whv he should "a come here
In the first place or why he should n,
stayed after3h arrove. but he did Some
said ne must "a dropped onto the boat
by accident somewheres up the river. an.
the captain put him of at the first landin',
him not havin' the regulation fare in his
Jeans. however twas, he come. an he
remained. More'n that. he's wen fixed
now an pays taxes.
Ahefe Warn't no reason fer 1t, fur
az anybody could see, 'ceptin' Pete's ALL
hrea persistency. He was a bright enough
sort O man an might o. settled down in
business fer himself, fer he got a Job as
bartender down to the hotel an made
money They do say as how a steady.
industrious bartender In hotel where
there's q good run q business an a boss
that drinks some himself can have a sa-
loon OF his own In a few years, an I
reckon It's pretty near true. kept bar
N hotel myself when was young.
That wasn't Pete's lay, though. Pete
used . ray that there was one way o,
establishing yourself in life that laid over
any other. an that w6s to hold ! royal
flush In . good stiff game o. draw poker
Then. he says, it's on.y question q, how
much the others has got to inspire their
confidence an how much they has to ,bet
With that fxes the amount to be ma theraa
~. on which man can retire an. be re-
spectable fer. the rest o. his natural l,fe
Some O " reasoned with Pete at time.
about this We told him that rovaI
nushes was sca'cs game, and that four
.. kind was. good enough fer careful
player 70: Git rich on but Pete lowed
that areyal hush was the on.y thing .
man could BE dead sure Of. Seems he'd
had four queens beat when he was Young.
an he'd learned consid' able caution from
tn experience. IS -
* 40 TO . royal nush bein, sca,ce.
Pete says. II stands to reason that
mans goin to I'll It some time. Il ha
plays long enough. Stick to It.. he sav.
AN sooner or later yer goin' to ret =
royal fush. The on'y thing needed T.
to stick 10 IT. b
consequences was that Pete. havin.
found his theory Of business success -.
voted himself to the workin. on Il our
with AA presidency that would q, srowed
wool on 2 nigger's heel * he'd devoted
hlsself to that particular form OF etfort 4
sTAik about 81 Walker an the widow. ~
81 had stuck to the widow with one forty.
slevsnth part O. Pe,c !. persistency. the
Widow q IA melted like butter ii, d blast
Furnaces Why, Pete'd give his nights an,
days 10 poker. He never allowed buaines. 4
70 Interfere with 4 game 'slonr,s he,d
money 20 play with.
Just naturally his theory OF the xame
interfered With his general success. Most.
TX "a does interfere, I've noticed. when
= man gets the0rlessin his head an. n,avs
the kams3 dine rent I'm the ordinary run q.
people These here sharps that aRxer,
out 5ssme particular thing ia the xame !
besns dead certainty, always loses
money on ~, for yon can say what WI,
llke shout the great American game. hut
- ;cefs ainly does beat anything else Tor
the pre- pDndsrAnce Of uncertainty that ha
IA "A icnlaied on. whenever YOU have
LII dsa4 SURE thing In your mind-all ex-
!eeptink a soyal flush. AZ Pete ,,sed 10 say
with oldenlab ie wisdom.
Pate y mind bein' f,x4d so Sto .,,.. 4
On tlsat yai Hush. you cal, see Tor 5yonr.
ss ~ mi is rped his jud gment on the
Ssassti 0ss o drawn cards Many ! time
1syS eeeua him split i pair or aces m,
dlraM thse6 cards to 4 ATE ri, 0ueen. AZ
80 Ten the same sult. Once
zen geets him split Two pairs. aces n. j
draW two cards ID tbs = n, Il
Al jack q. diamonds. AZ 10
ID IA sesn The blamed tint split
31gseS AilsIs ~ draw 40 three hea II Inst
1ea ~ they - Al CONT cards 8 the 4
esllt AZ tho trSt q IA siis rfck "a
sfaW was ne fourth NM
q man n ovs st6ok sthe ~ m q
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