The sun., 1908-12-13
PHrEoa0PhlY lN R0lEIl.



Brsks tho Might Bsfero.
sMake II something with straw In II. >
said the hot sport Of Lcngacre Square,
leaning his elbows on the big onyx slsb
In his Yavorite dlspenSaTy. sHo, he
continued after being questioned briefly.
Il don't want no carbonio into 1t, nor
no cherries. nor olives. nor tansy. nor
bitters.
Il been taking in new tangled booze
till don't know whether I'm q vegetable
garden or a pharmacy. ora natural gas
well. What I'm yearnin' for this mornin'
Ia somethin' smooth an sweet an strong
tbat1l trickle through straw. like the
crullers mother used TO make. some
thin old fashioned, Jim.'
Jim knew.
"That's what you might call sonne
soothin'." said the hot sport after q
short interval. 'but I'D rather have two
straws."
Jim gave him two straws.
aD'y'svsr study philosophy. Jim?'
he said. dreamily after he had tempo
rarily satisfied himselfi and pushed the
glass back to be replenished.
sNaw," said Jim. -We was just be-
ginnin geog' Apply when graduated
aTain't necessary to study It. con-
tir,,,ed the hot snort Cert nly q man d
oist - -. po,s,d,.bIa ~ IL ,,it he
don't have to. study no book. Books
an booze amt the only things = make q
fuif man. Playin' draw poker II fill a
man 90 full o. philosophy he'll SPILL
"Good thing said Jim. case o iosin'
all yer money. Philosophy, q heip
some them"
aSav > exclaimed the hot sport adj
,,,;,;nc,v svou don,t have 10 have it
..,tS. W, ~, os,oh an idea
broke on inside; You ON eaton an 'oSs 70
soon as it gets close, up to your head. II
a map'll only take notice he on pick
~, ,,h,Ioaonlv saster'n he can china. Some
III" ~ p a. ~.
Vuies II neipo. oa
FIRST tnng ne learns ,s taih ho soou
kiciin'. no matter what happens. II you
IL. ~. 80 N,l, vo,, na,,,raJIv feel
an ohy So 80. i;Isa that,l, rat Won,
sore; put rev s"ats 'AS th"' se'' wv
30 you won't put up holler. -,
"Al's you do is to set back an wait fr
sorne sublter to make q bet an then fgger
on whether q ace full is big enough TO
witb t a % nnntented mind 'E pick up as many
chipa al a royal would
af,ooks likely" said Jim.
s;Then N n man Ia reelIy studious an
trias 70 eet ali the good out Of O moral
iesson when it comes his way he'll get
30 after a time I be won't be puffed up
10 aneak of count o. havin' pushed q
Sj,fi tbrouob atone wall
sIf he's q beginner an rakes In a pot
;,,at NV reason ~ bettin, hjs Dile on a mar
~ de,ioea when there's five players In
he,s son,e liable to think he's better'n
the average ] player. likely he1l try it
again. an the last end o. that man II
he consid'ebie worse IN the first.
a1hatis where philosophy III save him
10 he turns TO h ouick enough. Philosophy
teaches us. jim. z iiRhtf1in' don't most
s,nnin' and The ran IN wait tin he gets
trevs fore he bl,i. again
sSomethin9 IN that. observed Jim.
exciained tbe hot snort. sThere's more
Ia ii than ever came out v.
sIt,s nh,loeophv. Shows how II psys
m stick h, 4 tfinr. Say YOU begin with
deuoe,s an, ther, wait tii YOU ret treys
ans thef, eIavr down anything iesssn two
fotrs AM a. work yoIs way up step BY
step, You en- lay In your whole winters
that far ~ =
sAin't that some costly?s asked Jim. .
sSometinnss. ? admitted the hot sport:
shut it,s Iysorth the expeElse after YOU eet
II That's what / saw. = ~. - - :,
.The pilcsophy of il Ia to stick to 1t
till It pssys. Stands to reason q q man.
Quits lore he gets his profit he amt no
nh 'loeonher.
aThat's what gives poker bad name
with some L amt philosophical. They
o,,it ,osers A ph'losopher WON'T
.S,,re is some safer to quit winner >
said lin
aBetcher pile. That's where, the phil
osophv comes In. Reason It out f'r YOUR
self Jim. II a man quits the game when
he's out m injured. stands to reason
he'd "a done better not to played at all,
but If he quits when he's ahead there's
some acknowledgements 10 play again.
That what YOU do?" asked Jim.
Every time said the hot sport .e..
oeptina sometiIoes a man gets fooled.
sMe1be he'll be- ahead an the cartIs'll
he runnin' SOS t il looks like he'd keen on
winnin' Pr a spell. 80 he'll keep riRbt on.
Then some piIate;ll hold a measiy ittle
straiaht against his three aces an fore
he knows he's Ioaer.
-Then n he's n cure enough nh.
yosopher he won't quit. bein' he a loser
an hem play along tili he's broke an has
70 f,,,i. -
sPh'iosophy don't work, hey?. said