The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-13

$50 the barkeep says replied Pearsall.
AN l don't reckon he's intelligent enough
to lie. It's that red headed zap I'm up
country, Jim Burlew they call him"
The old man opened his mouth as II to
speak In wrath. Then he closed Il. Then
he repeated himself two or three times,
and finally took a large black cigar from
his vest pocket and after carefully lighting
II walked around to his favorite seat by
the window. After he had smoked for
some time in silence he spoke again.
This here pears to be the most serious
calamity '.'s Observation-Disclosures City since
the food Of 80. It's liable for to be a food
an a cyclone, to onoet, IL it amt set on. hard
an quick, an nippsd in the bud. Pears
like tie enough to make the blood bile In
your bones just for to think o. the disgrace
tie liable for to be hesped up onto the head
o. the c'munity II somepin, amt did.
There's more'n one way o lookin' at IL,
an pears like each one on en- is the wust.
First place, it's q scheme fr 70 set q heap
o. the capital o. the c'munity 1oatin' down
the river into Lem Quarles's an Toppy
Mellen's pockets, an that's heenious. Then
It's ruination to the morals o them I stops
to the hotel, bein' as they are likely to DO
throwed up agin pfessional gamblers.
An more'n all, it's unlawful competition.
Arkansas City amt p'pared for to sport
more'n one full sized poker game, an that's
been goin' on here fr too many year to be
interfered with by q wall eyed slabsided
tavern keeper I has the p'sumption to set
hisself up in business with a conspiracy.
This here c'munity has got for to rise
itself up some an swat this here game with
righteous indignation, an bein' a. it's got to
be did, it d ought for to be did quick. Looks
to me like there was some c~itisens right
round here what's called on to aae sudden
II they don't want the whiskey an'tobaoco
took outen their mouths by a couple o. cross
roads gamblers I'm often the boats, an q
degenerate pirate Of a tavern keeper.
Il sh'd say t Joe Bassett was special wei
qualified. p'tiolar on account o. him bein'
Sheriff. for to discourage that there game
in Hooper's back room. There's statues
I f'bids gamblin' games I'm bein' played
into public tAvens. or II there amt there'd
oughter be, an Sim Hooper won't know
the difference. An draw poker sure 10 q
gamblin' game when it's played like them
river pirates plays II, even II tbs a elevatin'
pastime an good moral education. like 1t
Is when it played proper.
JOEL have to camp out behind that
barroom q spell. He On begin gentle.
A man Z sets by with q IN. an chucks
out suggestions conoernin' what's proper
al what amt most gin'ly don't have no
'oasion r. shootin'. not IL them that's by
knows he on shoot. Joe on say, Indifferent
like, how a. he's the Sheriff o. This here
county it's up to him for to see the statues
o the State onduly preserved. Then he ON
make O few observations. casual. touchin'
on what's did to sure gamblers 't's caught
playin' crooked into Arkansas City. Likely
that'n timify them two pirates some. an
II Sim Hooper butts in it's easy for 3
arrest him an fetch him sfore me AZ justice
o. tn peaoe. charged with keepin' a gam
bin house.
90 course. II Joe feels Z he nosds q man
along with him fr deputy we on swear
Sam Pearsafl In. but there sin't no reel
necessity. Joe an the law 10 bigger n