The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15

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usual talk. I've been sort o cos'tatin'
,ha.of. an l begins TO allow I'm a mighty
sight TOO garrulous that away. This yere
conversation habit ia shore CROWN on me.
en-. e don't head myself o1. I'm goin' 10
be a bigger talker than old Vance Grog-
gins"
Was Grogglrs a great conversational
!stY' 1 asked.
Does this yere Vance Groggins con-
verse? Which l wish I has stored by a
pint OF ticker for everything Vance says!
II would be a long spell before ever I'm
driven to go ransackin' round to find one
of them life savin' stations, called by COM
mon consent. a s'loon! This Vance don't
DO nothin' but talk: hes got that much to
say it gets in his way. Vance comes
mighty clost to gettin' 4 heap the worst
of it once, merely On account Of them pow
ers of communication.
You see, this yere Vance is a broke
down sport. an is { ealin' .arobank for Jess
Jenkins over Ga the Canadian. An Vance
Jest can't resist takiu' part in every con-
Aersation that's started. Let TWO gents
across the layout go to exchangin' views.
or swappin' observations. an you can gam
bic Vance comes jimmin' along in. An
Vance is alters tellin' about his brother
Abe. Does a gent mention that he brands
eight hundred calves that spring round Up.
Vance cuts in with the bluff that his brother
Abe brands twelve hundred: Goes a sport
suggest that he sees a party win $1,000 agin
monte or roulette or faro or some seen
amusement, Vanc gets thar prompt with
some ~rainkaboo Relations of a time when
his brother Abe goes aS'inst Whitley Bob
at Wichita, makes a KILN Of over $4,000.
en- breaks the bank.
My brother Abe. says this yere scand-
'lous Vance that away. just nacheraly
wins the kyarpe,s off Whitley Bob's floor
son. it's simple egreegious the way this
Vance carries on In them onasked reVla-
tons touchin' his brother Abe.
ut gets so final that a passed. Of sports
lodges complaints with Jenkins What's
the use!' says them maddened sports. TO
Jenkins. This Vance don't deal farobank;
he fest don't do nothin' but talk. Thar We
sets. our bets on the layout. an We don't
get no action. This Vance won't deal a
kyard for fear We don't hear about that
brother. Abe Groggins, Of hiS'n.'
Them criticisms makes jenkins plenty
quer'ious. He rounds Vance up an curries
him a whole lot. Then he tells Vance to
pull his freight: he don't want him 10 deal
Sarobank for him no more.
"At his Vance turns plumb piteous. an
asks jenkins not to throw him loose, that
away. An he promises to reorSanize an
alter his system. I knows my faifns,
SAYS Vance a heap mournful. You don't
have to como round tauntin' me none with
ZEN; I'm DEAD onto 'em myse'f. I'm too
krenk an I'm too eociable; In too prone to
regale my fellow gents with leafs from my
experience: an I realize. as well as you do.
Jenk. rs wrong. shoreiy. I've no risht 10
stop in the middle Of a deal to tell a story
IN force the hopes an fears. rot TO say
the fortunes. ola haif dozen intense spurs
An some OF EN- In Inc noie at enat' "
wait till I gets through! 1 knows 1t am.
right Jsnk: but I promise you II youh let
me go behind the oox as 'o-nien., on .ne
honor Of Q kyard sharp. you-au will never
hear Q YEN outen me from soda to hook
An that's vhateserr
1T amt not alone that you talks for
EVER reemonstrates jenkins. but It's them
erehtful lies you tells whsh uHesie
enough to onsetue a gents play 10 say
nothin' OF running ehe fesk ..
hoodoo an oueertn' my panK- But 1 ,fieS
you once more. vance; only get IL as
So shore a. ever you taxes 70 opoaaii
pm the company one OK mem e..s ~ :.
)about mat feion ADO \ won'
: III jest limo an ourn lue 0N
vou With my gun
ITS thai very night Nahee mas o
6salin' The game Tor mienty iiheiS It's -
hours an no one gets q Veroai FN~ 49,
him morsn Il he's q craven mag