Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

'-1-s S0's s's't oli Att'
OK of the window al his time honorcc
friend. who was walking up the street
with Joe Rassett. His gaze was 'iinosl
affectionaie. and there was a ring OF an
.olut. sincerity in his voice AS he con-
;.nued:
Ia a heap druiher bust a kcs o liqnor
ror io have :nvth.n' serious happen so
Jake On this iittie 'Ncursion o hisn. b"f
the fact o. Joe Bassett fcelin' Il good biz
Ike | do IN The matter pears to be 4 toll
able safeguard as'in misfortune for To see
fair play"
The old man said no more til tho TWO
men had disappeared from his s!ght iheh
he rambied along enthusiastically
"Anybody t was for TO see Jake strld-
dlin' UP The stree now. With a stiff horn q
whisk"y into him am two guns in his peck
ct. loolNin for Il man I called him a liar, or
soiacpin. wouldn't never think o h.m be
IN the ,imid. delicate little s%pindlin lad |
en- rcr.on Der o. him bcin, when iirst
knowcd him.
"Didn't seem like Jake had Il fair show
I'm the first. bcin' his old man went away
atwccn shutdown an sunup m van
meyer seen round home afterwards.
Pears ther'd been a boss missin' an some
a the %neighbors kind o s'picioned I NJ
mousht know where twas. so they called
round an got him out in the night. for
10 go an look fnr t. never heer'd o TN
moss Gem round. Dilt InSIe WdS Il liiIi us
kivercd up IA tree some later I had on a
waller shirt like Jane's dad usetcr wear.
There wan 40 evidence o. who twas. an
the family lowed they'd ruther give 1t
out t he'd went away an was to be looked
for to come back.
81 was mentionin' t Jake was a peaked
little Teller. them times. He were the old
est o seven. an tn hull seven want big
snough FIR two. bu, Jake licked IL Teller
r-i., bis Siyc = rnlleI his nl6 man 81 hOSS
thief. IN he got the respect % tn com
munity I'm that time OH. Feared like he
COULDN'T do nothin' with the family.
though. They died off one at Il time till
he were all alone 1T ~ with nothin' but
a old cabin I stood on another mans
ground.
Jake didn'i say much. 'Twa'n't never
his way. but after the last funeral he sot
i've to the cabin and disappeared from the
settlement his own self.
clay county want much OF a place
them days. FIR nothin' spo'ty. o. course.
here was hoss racin' an cock fightin'. an
some poker. but. poppylation was some
ekurce. Then Jake was u~ndeniably one o.
ne pc whites. an hadn't no show with
gentlemen, but he'd picked up some poker
somehow. an what he knowed about
that was his hull capital when he left
acme.
II never seen Jake again. fr somcpin'
like twenty year. but I'd heer'd of him Pm
..mc to time. Pears him an Caleb Mix
got some acquainted. long o Gale 'tendin'
BAR on the boats, an Jake travelin the
liver consid' able. Then when l took to the
river. like I did fr a spell. | run the bar on
he old Belle o the Bayous, t run I'm
New Orleans 10 Memphis.
First man ! seen playin' cards on the
irs: trip | made OH her was Jake. Not
hat | knowed him. fr ! didn't till after,
nut ! took notice o what he did seem he
lid it neat. an didn'. make no fuss about
4.
''Tic was playin' a $500 f~reeZout with a
,lanter t was on his way to New Orleans
% blow in his years crop money. an
Couldn't wait till he got there. They was
playin' straight poker, o curse, draw not
,ein' knowed them days, an four aces
beln' high hand. count O the straight
cush not bein' invented.
II was strollin' round the boat. kind o.
gettin' acquainted. when ] come on the
Two of EN- play!n' in the saloon. an /
cooks on. Pears l come along just at the
finish. fr I seen the planter shove his
pile I'm the pot. AN Jake called. tak!n' toll
,hle nigh all o his pile to do it.
well. the planter he showed down Il
King full, but Jake had n ace full. an %
course he scooped the pot. The planter he
lidn't say nothin' Err a minute. but he
cooked al the cards close. an then he
leaned over an picked up enc % the aces.
That cards marked he says quiet. show
IN a Least little bend on the corner.
Jake looked at it, tol'ablc curious. Fl
, minute. an he says. Well. | reckon YOU
llouglt call it marked IL YOU was eX.ry
p':ickler. Looks to me, though. Ike ii was
'ust usa, some. like cards is when YOU
nlays VITA en-
Then the planter says. You was deal
NJ an Jake says. as quick as him. !
sure was. What do you make o that:
"'Noth!n' much says the planter. 'on'y
reckon you know'd what card that was
sfure YOU dealt il
"lic reached for his gun while he was
akin. an l reckon IL Jake d been packin
MS guns in his breeches pockets, like Is
customary. he mought h'a' got the wors,
If II. But he 'peared to set still. on'y just
ittin' his hand. an ! seen he'd pulled y
l%errinscr firm out his vest pocket. Aforf
the planter could get his hand round he
ga loolin' into a ugly look!n' muzzie.
HE stopped sudden. % course. Their
Jake says. Drop your gun.'.an' he dropped
L. all right. an Jake says: You was max
IN some remark abou. my dcalin', but
reckon you must "a made IA mistake An
he planter says, prompt: Il sure did make
IL mistake. The deal was all right FL
want no fool. tina planter, if he was som.
aasty.
Jake says. very polite. I'm right glad Il
near you say it. Then he turned TO me
inn he says, You pick up the gentleman:
gum. an give it to him. some later An
ne stuffs his winn:n's IN his pocket an
goes off to bed.
Next mornin' ] gets acquainted Will
him over the bar. an learnin' who he is
teeps my eye OF him FIR some years. Their
whon I settled in Arkansas City here.
seen what Il useful citizen Jake d be, an
I uotc hin, IN cn.t1a hcrn TIM
'Touchin' this little difficulty he's son'
out to settle with that VicksburS gazabt
It was playin' here last night tain likel.
there'll be no gre. troubie l en- see Jak'
an Joe Bassett an the Vicksburg val
Gomin' down the street now. They II