The news-herald., 1903-10-31
THEY WERE STRANGERS
And We Took Them in Merely as
a lesson TO Them =;

AhAVC IOAIS UOO1nSFS- acA'OWS
who carry the grip and can outtalk
any business man wherever came
down the pike, found themselves
out Of something to DO Oh last
Wednesday afternoon. In order
to while away the lonesome hours
they got up u small ten-cent game
Of "pitch." This is @ game that
most Arizonans know something
: about. We are an exception to the
rule, for this office does not counte-
nance gambling in any form what
ever, and SO we happened along
and saw the jolly boys at their
pastime They very nicely asked
ye editor to join the game and
We thereupon gave them a lecture
upon the subject of gambling. They
gave us the horse laugh and said
that we looked too much like
dead game sport to stand back on
ten cent game Of pitch" We
insisted that ne were dead broke
sport and that we did not know the
game, and that we would venture
that neither of them knew it either.
They again gave ye pencil pusher
the big grin.
We went our way thanking our
stars that we were above temptation
anl had failed to yield to the all
absorbing game. The boys played
on, and when the train came for
whicn they had been SO long wish
ing, they were all behind the game.
Not one was winner. They v ere
playing on private table at th-
hotel and no percentage or drinks
had to be paid for, and SO they all
agreed that they had something
yet to learn about the game. They
were good fellows; they are jolly
fellows; they are handsome fellows;
there are few like them They are
reasonable fellows and they all say
that they will never play another
game Of ten cent "pitch" in any
town while religious editor is al.
lowed 20 look on the game. We
admit that their resolution is 3
wise one.
These young men were repre-
senting three we'll known institu
tions. R. C. Semple represent.
ed the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. H. E. Kelly, the
La Hunta Milling and Elevator
Company, and last but not least,
kmay angels defend the time-worn
expression), was C. L. J.
Smith, representing the Remington
Typewriter Company. They were
young men of equal glibness of
tong ie, of equal suavity of manner,
Of equal dignitied mien, of equal
respect for the law, and order and
religion. They were young men of
equal successfulness in business.
They could either one sell man a
plow If he only wanted to- buy a
hoe, and each one knew his ability,
and relying on this ability they
each one had an idea that he could
beat the other playing pitch. I"
Yes, pitch, that simple, not (Sem-
pie gtme. But when they all fig
ure up their spare cash, there was
q deficit, and deficit is not good
looking thing to any business man
who IS accustomed to keeping
books that show a balance on a
different side of the ledger. So the
boys, after due deliberation, we
hope and pray, will conclude to
quit their evil ways and devote
their spare time to writing to their
relatives or friends, or 3weethearts,
or all Or both.
May each find success as he
moves along down the line on his
special business bent, and may we
have the pleasure of seeing them
often, and knowing that they have
quit the bad practice of gambling,
ev.n in such small way.
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