The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
Suicide and.

to give either one on 'em any money
that 'peared to be reasonable
Sim an Jim Bamberg was the two
sons. an they was all t was left OIL
tho family. Pears they hated each
other right bitter, an they went to
ilshtin in the courts right away.
Both on 'em claimed t 'tother one
had ought for to been disinherited, but
they both lost. an then. hatin each
other like they did. they set to work
to get away with the hull estate, so t
there wouldn't be nothln' left when
either one on EN- died.
"'Peared neither one on 'em stopped
Ito think T he mought be left hisself
If his brother died first: but they was
both hell bent on spendin' all the
money so IS 'twhen he died 'tother one
4 wouldn't get nothin'.
We'll, Sim d go to old man Tot
mugEer an brace him FIR money. an
/ get It. He wouldn't aPays get all he
went after but old Totmugger was
I torable liberal, am bein' as the VIII
divided FIR anything t 'pearcd to BIO
/ he asst for.
Then jim would go FIR his haul, an
get all he could, an next day Sind
go back, an SO on. Things was some
flively.
. "Blmeby old Totmugger begin to
1 they both on EN- come to mo to know
4 what excuse they cd put up for to
4 get more money. On'y, o. cose, they
como separet. They wouldn't never go
nowhere together
4 We'll, I told 'em to tell Totmugger
I they'd lost the money at poker, an
had to pay 1t quick. If anythin' on
: earth is reasonable over in Tennessee,
. It's payin' a poker debt
THAT worked fine f'r a spell, anti
& begin to lock like there wouldn't be
} nothin' left o TIL Bamberg estate, when
,, old Totmugger had bright idea.
Pears he seen through what the boys
was tryin to do, an he says to llisself
If they was RELY he'll bent on THROWN
the money away he mought as We'll get
some of 1t for his own self.
First thing he done was to get a
; couple O. short card players I'm Mem
! phis upto his house for visit an pu,
EN- wise to. his little plan. Then he
; told Sim an Jim, only separate, o
course. as how he had some friends
on visit an he felt like havin, q
! Ilttle fun hsself while they was there
| So he says to Sim, and then to lin
you en- bring a friend along witt
you an We'll have a little nve-handet
: draw
$ Well sim an jim was agreeable
J so they asst me-Sim did an Jim lid, tt
:, go with 'em-I mean with him, an
q play. An l went with both on 'em.
= Say. you never seen anything more
Z harmonious like n them poker game
= was. want iookin' for to make N
> everlastin' fortune outen the game, (,
!, ! suspiconed what the old man wa
up to an I didn't reckon Ned let
:, heap get by him, but l did manage t
y pick UP enough to keep me outen TIL
u poorhouse f'r spell, an there wan
nobody then peared to begrudge m
. what ] got 'thoughten twas Upton ar
8 Drake, the two Professionals. But whe
y seen they was gettin' some crouch
y ! let EN- know, on the quiet. t l kne,
somepn' about dealin' my own self AZ
70 they cooled off.
y We'll old Totmugger. he didn
- make no p'tentions to bein' a playe
!, an Sim an Jim was tryin' to &c
- through with that I3amberE money, al
- Upton an Drake was helpin EN- hes
~ they knowed. 1t We're MS happy al
pleasant as a prayer-mcetn'. Fur a
. was concerned there want no kic
!e COMMIT"
g Owen Pepper paused at this por
:, and busted himself lighting a fires
=. cigar. lie was so long about this tht
10 his listeners, who were greatly intel
ested, became inpatient old ma
~ Greenhut, especially so. He tidgette
w some and Al length said:
=, Don't YOU reckon we cd maybe e.
" tneSe nefe SaHabOeS over. 10 Afkansf
-, City for to finish UP that there game
We uns ca give 'em a good run I
" their money, an pears like It's plum
sinful for to let two such tinhornsA
60 them get away with real money"
NC There amt goin' to besno finish (
g that there game. Gleenhut," said Nj
% Pepper, the same ben' by reason 4
no IT'S bein' done finished at thGs time
was tellin' about.
~, First night Sim he played enth,
y siastic. 'Twan't long aforo he -four
N a excellent way to drop money.
'd' Held wait till he got hand wi
re nothin' in II an he'd bet big Then
anybody raised him he'd Just call,
I'M worked dner Jan he dropped about. 70
}le thousand that might.
he Next night i'm an me come roul
I'D an the old man told him about 81
he droppin' four thousand. Then Jim
on frothed at the mouth an gibbcred a
snueaked FIR a whole minute afore
ar, ed speak plain, he were that mad,
90 BLOWN in my money,Eis her
tn sputteled when lie found his tong'
70 IN teach the Unstable loafer. j,
an wait TN git chanst o bettin' sol
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