The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04

we'll get some OF IL for his own SELF
First thing he done was to get a couple o
short card players I'm Memphis up to his
house for a visit an put 'em wise to his little
plan. Then he told Sim an Jim. on'y
separate o. course, az how he had some
friends on a visit an he felt like havin' a
little fun hisseD while they was there. &c.
he says to Sim, an then to jim, you en-
bring a friend along with you an we'll
have a little five handed draw
Well Sim an Jim was agreeable, 20 they
asst me-Sim did an Jim did, to 20 with 'cIn
Il mean with him, an play. An ! went
with both on EN-.
Say, you never seen anything more
harmonious like n them poker games
was. I VAN lookin' for to make no ever
lastin' fortune outen the game FIR l sus-
picioned what the old man was up to an
l didn't reckon he'd let a heap get by him,
but | did manage to pick up enough to keep
me outen the poorhouse fr a spell, an
there want nobody then 'peared to be-
grudge me what I got 'thouten twas Lip
ton IN Drake, the two Professionals But
when l seen they was gettin' some grouchy
l let 'em know, on the quiet, t l knew some
pin about dealin' my OWN self an they
cooled of.
We'll, old T~otmugger, he didn't make no
p'tentions to bein' a player an Sim an Jim
was tryin' to get through with that Bamberg
money an Upton an Drake was helpin'
'em best they knowed. 1t were AZ happy
an pleasant as a prayer meetin'. Fur as |
was concerned there want no kick comm"
Owen Pepper paused at this point
and busted himself lighting a fresh cigar.
He was so long about this that his listeners,
who were greatly interested, became inn
patient, old man Greenhut especially 30.
He fdgetted some and at length said:
Don't you reckon we cd maybe get these
here gazaboes over to Arkansas City for to
finish up that there game? We uns cd
give 'em a good run fr their money, an
pears like it's plumb sinful for to let two
such tinhorns as them get away with real
money
There ain goin' to be nc finish to that
there game, Greenhut, said Mr.. Pepper.
"the same bein' by reason OF it's bein' done
finished at the time l was telin' about.
First night Sim he played enthusiastic.
'Twa'n't long afore he found a excellent
way to drop money.
He'd wait till he got a hand with nothin'
in 1t an he'd bet big. Then if anybody
Tdlbtu nID Lc VI Jurb Oou. IL WoIhtu IHtlt,
an he dropped about four thousand that
night.
Next night Jim an me come round an
the old man told him about Sim droppin'
four Thousand. Then Jim he frothed at
the mouth an gibbered an squeaked fr a
whole minute afore he cd speak plain, he
were that mad.
BLOWN In my money. ID heT he sput-
tered when he found his tongue. I'll teach
the mis'able loafer. Just wait till l git a
chanst o. bettin' some O. hisn.'
AN that po'. misguided victim OF on
reasonable brotherly detection jumped into
that game o. poker so vehement like. Z we
was playin' $40 ante. an bettin' q hundred
at a clip. afore We knowed where we was.
-Jim's play was different firm Sims.
Feared like he want satisfied with just
gettin' a raise or two when he didn't have
nothin'. an then layin' down. What he
played for was to lose as much as he could
every throw. an he'd raise an raise till the
other feller'd have to call, an so get as fur
in as he could.
consequence was Z he lose considerable
more at a clip n Sim had, but he win con-
sid'able, too. You see. We van exactly
broke to his style o. play. an it were some
~disconcertin' for to open a pot fr fifty. say.
an havea another Teller raise it 500. You'd be
liable for to lay down rather'n to risk 500
more. sven IL you knowed in a general way
what his intentions was.
THAT away 1t come about Z Jim took
considerable many good pots. but he played
90 well t he managed to drop AZ. 1000 afore
old Totmugger got tired out an stopped
the game. He wouldn't let il go on 'thouten
him being in IL to watch. same as IL he was
runnin' a kitty.
"Sy, l never seen anythin' in my life
was more inspirin' nor Sims la ior
when he herd whst'd happened next day.
When he finished chokin' he says: Bowed
forty-two thousand o. my money, hey?
Well. there amt nothin mo- comm to him
alter tonight. You'll see
"Accordin' when we begin playin' that
night, me bein' the first dealer an Sim
Calls a hundred l says to myself t here
wal a good place fr me to get OF, but there's
others to hear from first. so ! looks on.
Drake stays and Totmugger drops.
Then Upton raises ii five hundred, an |
throws down my cards, havin' on'y a pair
o. sevens. That brings it back to Sim. an
he never looks at his hand. but he says.
very cool. I raise o a hundred thousand
-Then old man Totmugger says, You
amt got no such money left, Sim. an more'n
that, faint reasonable. You know the will
saws you an Jim amt to ave on'y what's
reasonable
well. how much is there left2' says Sim.
an the old mar says there's a balance Of
eighty-four thousand. 4 reckon that's