The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06
THE JUDGE WHO
BROKE LOOSE
An Old Time Game OF Straight
Poker on a MissiSippi
River Steamboat.

49, .SH,. 49, a TGnUra. al mean
fols. tia, ha- tu k,-p tuo straight Tor I'm
fort ~hcn ,hcv s'sy amons their " Tco
pl,. but hA- .pics o. the devil In en-,
breaks loo-. once in a wh,lo, j,l-, for Their
health.
-'PearsLhe they Just as,o blow ~ steam
once An a. of,su, ~ cL-c bust like a boats
biL.r. Stands To reason that "a man had
os,sht.r blow himself once In q ~hi". too.
\ he's unier pressure all tha time
.rv, ..d the cav'n 10 = boat hat was
Sor, o. hurryin' up n little .hsa -Dme other
boat WIS uL"iss'de make a nigsof BIT on
d.. safety valve while the rousters was
c.rryin' In a deck load % hons into tho
boiler room. An I've sa~ how disastrous
c-on-rauanoes vAs dodged by latin the
nigssr on once In a whilo when the gauge
was plumb full "a the top.
An similar. | reckon a man must 10 a
fool TO run under pressurv all tie TINE
With . huh family % grown M IONS an
daughter. mayts. = scttin' on his safety
valve IN. stnppin' Wy all the steam that's
chokin' UP his pipes. an s'rainin' ms
moral nature dnCvfuns neer IN" bustin
point II he's got ho~s sense, he'll blow
on now and again. a n ,ust naturally he'll
get away from homo TO do 10.
.The-e here Ars-issippi tsnais t- a n'crciful
dixp@nsation o. P~royiJen~p IN that ther"
psrSicunr. 'Taln't no saws d~isrNputshls
for q man what fesls Tx. he'd been keyed
up too tight for too long. for 10 get on "A
boat that's going IN or down the river.
perySdin' no has some bu-uT~s that calls
for him t.ndin'to n hissclf. 'sr-ad % writiu'
70 hh lawyer.
An our, he's on board an the boats
started, he can blow hsa~lf tn his hearts
content. There amt no wireless t"legraphy
on theso boaiA an there sin't no way %
reschfn' him ill the boat girls To the next
town, anyhow.
AN morr'n thai thrrr amt no very strict
blue ays a-guvenin' h pas.-nr'r~ what
has money enough to pay their bills. IL
he wants anything ~ drink all hos got
10 do L. to s.y ~. an II hr'sfcnd - draw
poker Sa,n't litrly hc'- gutu' ~ ind Wuch
trouble o. get sorn,h,-iy 20 play wtth
I've heasi mon say iva, iltt Ike step
out doors I'm a hoL-' ouiirr, to step
onto one @ 'ti-v-- lns,s yust 'aS they wa-
pullin' Ia the plank
90 CnurSa. 'Laiu't nahju' nov to What
twas y,arr Az Th. brats ami nothin'
IhN W. Nv "N" - $3.50
'cm Ink. they hi.
-Belo' The val, they waz ike first -lss-
hotels on IalIle wh~'ls, an r'me ~ tn"
tpenicr- III earn u-'F"r Nil IN I'm
for ples.ur. Them ~as hot tine~.
An tusi naturally tisv sas mur" pf "a
,e-.,r, for men 'h.t was blown ~ steam,
Lis. | Was savlu'. than tAoy IL now An
helm on 'em constant. ike aisv- has boon,
| cure o. kDpS s"m- Ca 'rm tuti" inter
mate. - ~ si-as SInl,'of EN- was hum
mer>. too
Their. WIZ one uu en- was a Iudg"
when h. "a. A. huu". 'tsit u-'ter tai" "A
thy - New Url"an- Lhuut tvur . wear IA
the uli pril-tc N-l,", Whom ! VA ruurIu'
hrr bar H. v-r" q rr,> tall, hsnd~oi1''
chan. turned a.. an sraN headed. al they
raii h.. serr 'h" most yasnful prpIs'r man
in H.lena. Vh-rr h" liy"I, bat Lord wi.ai a
terror be- was hv thr tinIe~w,.i ~ =" Ar
kansas CIV.
Pear ha'd h.en a law ~ all hIs ne. hu'
not havin' u" v"tF blg p'a,fI'', MOI h'
gr.a, salary A. ludg" he'd u-vrT ut-"u
What you'd call vull nlei t.li h' mdrri'd a
rich widow after he'd g"t s"ll along So"
were a great church snuEu an "A top
notch-r In -pc,rty On h".dfS"h her hv ~
reputation as a h'sh-'pI'~i. rlu,ilN moral
gentleman u fns very l.s-t Standing
m I reckon TIA wu- neht ~ Helena
But. a. vas avn. b" dbiut keep his
safety valv. uaiir,l DOWN all ths time
I'm never forget 'A" la,t inI h" made
with us u" '.'n" hn,Afl JEs, A,'"n T,u,
down. an took -nrl"r GA w" N"' l"-'
after ~" siaItt-l.
They said u" never rank nom" Nh'l'
he we're AZ nom. hh' ne hsu w"
q wtne Wuh lbs supper 'ha' IlS"'' al ''
were drtnkin brandy -it"Hh'- w, me-
the tins aft'r 'hdt WI hr "i' q" uIa 7'a''
room. An the queer th'S ah"Ht u was
h hs didn't 81 drunk
You'd thuIk. never dnrhiu' nuihin Iu
other rtm.. he'd set hli.d dirinkiu -" murh
~hen h" war out, hut ! iH'N'r'-.-i' nun NtH'
you can n'"hl'si'i w y We" i't.H u
s-om 20 make htm Wild hke,t pos h"d d.
the things. you "a ihiih 81
What : ~" IT, 30 lfiuAln' i'''d ,h'n
ssy onoe, II Won %" th', rs"" NhsH S''n
you drink. that you d. when you d"nt
DRINK =,
NEXT mnrTan carly 1 0ptin "ut .l eek
afoTc any o the pth'I laass'hS ", but sun
was up, an 'hcr h vas, haNt"ad'Si,
'tho'ngn any oust or NtI or shnn on. a
turuin hanfst1Lss On Vie de'k "" 'hfNrd
'em most surTf1sm well. tS", iH "A man e"
his az"
You'd IA th"ugNt ."I 's"h pn"ug'i
up In a c-rus l stoIT h"ohin ~ hun t,T q
fev minutes afnrr ~ 80 nT, hui sit"f u" q
gOt through tunitiiI an i"d la out "A
~honp that sssunied TX" a l"at5 whistle,
an hAd jrriissi W m 80" All an 'rs'h'I
his hss,lz tngytheT thro nv aiur" u" came
down. H. loOE'Si srpuh an s'h me lduSi'h'
At him.
u thought may D. he'd IA" nad. Out ne
wasn't Tie lauyhoI = htu'S an Ne ssy-