The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-08
GRUMPY'S LAST GAMB OF POOL
A NOURNFCL MAN TELLS ABOUT
1T OVER APPLE TODDY.
Though but = bulldog. Tie Was the Hes,
Pool Player In Jersey. His master
Assures Landlord bald, Heroic Deed
70 Avoid q onseGuences OF q Rash Ret.

ilouS pe'oi' "Uinh any one = ftCOitectlOn'
He looked less mournful, though, after
taking the green and yellow tippet from
around his neck, and putting his ear NUTS
In his pocket.
He looked around a spell, and said to
Badly, the landlord:
Il See you haven, any pool table
Baby said, no. lie hadn't.
And II amt likely that Bill summerdyke
will be in here by and byi"
Il don't think it is."
You know Bill, don't you?'
Never heard Of him before
Nor Then the chances are that you
don't know Sam Selfridge.-
Never heard Of him, either
Then I'll set down and rest awhile
II 1t amt likely that Bill will come In Il
amt likely that sam will. Pool tables
and Bill Summerdyke and sam Selfridge
would only increase my sadness To me a
bitter memory goes along with pool and
Rll and Sam. A bitter memory
Badly. the landlord. said 1t was o bad
The solemn man toyed With his tippet and
sighed. Then after a while he said.
i s'pose you've got some''
PLENTY Of it, replied Badly.
Make il hot" said the solemn man
And put a baked apple In ii. l like IL
that way
II was made hot. with a baked apple in
II, The mar was right. He liked It hat
way. lie put the goblet down empty,
by and by. wiped his mouth with Lis tippet.
and sighed again. 1t wasn't long, though,
before he spoke up and said
Has il got over here yet about Grumpy7'
NO yet said Badly. the landlord.
Il thought may be it hadn't, things look
50 cheerful around here. You've heard
Of Grumpy. Of coursel"
Grumpy? Grumpy What vas his first
name''
Grumpy was his frat name. And
Grumpy was his last name. Grumpy was
all the name he had. He was a dog. A
bulldog. He was mine And I've would
be mine yet II IL hadn't been for po ol and
Bill Suinmerdyke and Sam Selfrdge
There wasn't a better pool player in New
Jersey than Grumpy, and
What's THAR said Badly. the landlord.
sharp and snappy, and looking with sus-
picion on the solemn man who sighed
and said:
Grumpy was the best pool player in
New Jersey, I said. He could--but |
see you never heard of Grumpy. ! viii
tell you about him Then you will know.
Il raised him from a pup ! won't dwell
on the sInartness he developed in a gene raj
wav. for Won would. think ] was lying
You couldn't hel ii, soms OF the things
he did we're 40 amazing. | will simply
refer TO the genius he developed after sam
Selfridge put in that pool table.
Grumpy scanned TO find new life In that
poo table. The click Of the balls pleased
him more than his dinner. He hung around
Sans. watched the gaines and got so he
would now with Joy over a good shot
Il was inst tickled to death to see him
and, although ] wasn't so much surprised
when one day | saw him giving evidence
that he was picking up a few things worth
knowing. | was highly gratiiiai. heard
the balls clicking one day, and packing
through the door to see who was playing
| saw Grumpy Justify knocking the ball,
about with his paws.
Il didn't think anything about II unit
| had stood there a few econds and vat chec
him Then ! was pleased, | tell you Snv,
! he was pocketing balls like a profess ona T.
such combinations such cro-~-table
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was getting away with wep enough Ia max,
Z a champion ie tlous. II wa, a p easing sight.
iuiead II was worth going mile, 20 so.
Il Just stepped up 20 that pool table and
grabbed a cue / couldn't h'p IL. And
| Grumpy vollod with JOY II. Dat me
three stra ght gama- - quick thu I hardly
gpt a shot. and they counted M n littl'
rLe &c., rnol shot In tho Nhule II Pochuca
- = O ~ that haU that ma
iuR dog played hf,'Jn balls Z" my -iI aud
beat me. and ! qult
That Wa Grumpy Folks used to com
from all over Ia r+ HIM btst all coin"rs
That's the way BIl Summ"rdyks took {.
coming there Bill wa5 a sport and hs knew
tricks 'hat made iiIn talked about
knew how click he Wa-, and ough
have Known hotter. hut when he offered q
bet ms BOO one night that hs could IsJck.
the oIr hall. the hftseu tall aud tie "t
tall al IN one packet u" ihifd -ho' alto
ths bpak ! took hin up, Jay - play
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