The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-03
DIDN'T KEEP THE POT WON.
POOR POKER PLAYING ~ PETEhS
ENDED MS CAREER.
He Might Have Been Governor Of Arkansas
He Had Understood Poker Better-At
Least. That Is what OLD Man Greenhut
Said. In Illustrating His Idea Of Learning.

Least. That Is what ola Man Greenhu,
Said, In Illustrating His Idea Of Learning,
The ways o Pro evidence ia sure my stcri-
GUS" said old man Greenhut as he came out
from behind the bar. and walking to the
window looked lons and earnestly UP tho
street after an old man who had Just left the
saloon and was walking toward the levee.
J He was a stranger In town and had called
In and tax en- a solitary dnnk without saying
a word to any one, and apparently with 10
thought Of being recognized ty any one in
the place. SO far as appearance went he was
not to he distinguished from any other man
who had lost interest In life and cared only
for enough Of the creature comforts. includ-
ing red liquor, to keep him from unusual
suffering
There goes a ma said Greenhut, taking
his f~ayofite seat as the other turned a corner
and Was lost to sight. that might ha' been
Governor Of Arkansas, fr all any body can
say. II bis early eddication hadn't been
neglected
Ae paused and shook his head Then fsh-
ing out = Cigar from one pocket and a match
from another h.. prepared for a smoke. HIS
listeners we're silent for a moment, and then
Jake Winterbottom said dryly.
4 reckon there's others
old man GTeenhvt elared at him indy
nAntly for the space Of some thirty seconds,
and then turned his attention 70 his cigar
again when he had 1t vel slisht lie blew
three or four rings Of smoke at the ceiling
and then said
i reckon they Is An reckon there's
some that stands a better chance o sproutin'
WINGS an !lnin' III eyerlastin' chorus UP
above the clouds than they has O tein' lectei
pound master al Il fax election with The Niger
vote lc!t out An that there proposition
holds good entirely Irrespectgous OF any
question o. whether they was dedicated or
whether all the larmn' they ever had was
hammered into IN with tie AossNhip OF
experience
iIAe the immortal Webster. he rau-ed FOR
q reply. but none Uelns offered lie -wok Ell
aNu'c longer before gong Oh VITA h- story
| ne. he SI!d
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