The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
New York SUM-

ioiSs WHO were Sllllnes diouN -
Greenhut's big stove in the Arkansas
City saloon. looks TO me like IL was
too hellroarin' peaceful round here
to be healthy. My blood pears TO De
curlin' FIR lack of excitement. some
pins got to be did"
Sure has ben considerable can fr
a week or So said Sam Pearsall,
knocking the ashes from his pipe ana
preparing TO refill it. Il don't see no
way FIR to stir nothin' up, though
Not till the flood goes down, any
way 1 reckon we uns is got to let ma
tur' take her own time. L heer'd there
was a couple O. niggers drownded up
street this mornin', bein' as Lem Has
wells sidewalk want fastened
proper"
This last statement he put forward
in tentative way, as if thinking II
might provoke interest. No one, how
ever, seemed greatly concerned, though
old man Greenhut was moved 10
speech.
L reckon Lem Haswell was some
lucky not Twin here afore the war,
he said. That makes five he's
drownded this flood, long o bein too
shif1es to tie his sidewalk when II
floats. At the market price o. niggers
'twould "a cost him suthin' them
days"
How'd it do for to lynch HING"
suggested Bassett. -'Somepin' Oughter
be did to keep we uns I'm gettin' blue
moulded"
mo use, joe" said Winterbottom.
You can't get no public feelin' stirred
up agin white man count of a mig
ger gettin' drownded.'
"Mebbe So admitted the big sheriff
reluctantly, but this here c'munity s
got to be reused some way. Pears
like there amt nothin' never goin' 10
happen here no more"
"Oh, don't know" said Mr. Owen
Pepper, who had just arrived on the
train that ran up country one day and
returned the next. II was up to Little
Rock last night an 1 heer'd the one
eyed man bellyachin about the same
thing.
said things was too almighty slow
up there count o. tn flood an he reck-
oned he'd take a run down to Arkan-
sas City f'r to see f he couldn't find
some excitement. Pears he's blue
moulded, too"
Lets liquor exclaimed Bassett
Greenhut, give Pepper a couple o good
cigars. I amt herd nothing so sooth-
in as that FIR a month O. Sundays"
That's all right, joe" said the old
man, producing a fresh box, but them
cigyars II be on the house. Peppers
done earned 'em, sure enough.
He never come just like a angel
afore, but this time he sure is like
that angel the good book tells about
what useter stir up the pool of Salome
whenever 1t got so stagnant what the
people In J'rusalem couldn't drink the
water no more. Pears like he was
dom some the same kind o. meracle
here
"Oh, don't know" began Mr.. Pep
per with some show of modesty. but
Bassett interrupted him rudely.
''Oh, we uns knows you don't know
most everything" he said. but pears
like you know somepin' interesting this
time. Let it go at that Whens this
here one-eyed hellyon liable for TO be
here?''
He didn't say" replied Mr.. Pepper,
but judgin' firm the way nobody
won't play poker with him no more UP
to Little Rock I reckon he's tolable
sure to quit there soon.
There was some talk o. Tidin him
outen the town, but nobodys caught
Kim dead TO rights. s fur's i heer'd.
an there was some said they couldn't
tar an feather him right easy in their
minds just count % MIN winnin' so
steady, not thouten they cd prove t
he was crooked"
Prove itr shouted Bassett Say,
reckon I'd better take the train up
yonder tomorrow my own self" And
he buttoned up his coat as if intending
to board the train forthwith.
Hold yer bosses, Joel" exclaimed
old man Greenhut. IF One Eyes COM
in here there amt no use O. you
squand' d'ring good money on railroad
fares TO find him.
An. more n that. there's no use o.
putin pleasure afore business. He
amt liable f'r to come here 'thouten a
wad f he's been winnin' up TO Little
Rock. an what we uns has to do is 10
get that away FIN him first off. You en-
have all the fun you want later on
"Cuss your miserly soul, Greenhut."
said Bassett. in deep disgust You
amt got none o. the higher instinks.
What's money along o. gettin' square
with a pirate like him.
well, faint no use talkin' BIAS
phemious about money" replied the
old man doggedly. Il amt p'posin' fr
to stop your spot What do you want
to Interfere with business for? Skin
him first, an then do as you like"
IL was evident that the sympathy of
the others was with Greenhut.
II say the old man is right. said
Jim Blaisdell. 9TH amt no satisfac-
ton in fightin' a man afore you win
his wad. an l amt ever had a fair
chanst o. doing him up at poker.
Looks TO me like man like him
had ought FIR to be showed t he ain
tn on'y poker player in the valley t
knows how to deal. Nobody's inter
ferin' with you. Joe. nor you amt any
call to interfere with the rest on US
say we'll have a game first off
Winterbottom and Pearsall were en-
phatically of the same opinion. and
Bassett finally gave in. stipulating
only that he should be at liberty to
start a rough house as soon as they
had done up their intended victim at
draw poker
That being settled. old man Greenhut
set EN- up. and pleasurable anticipa-
ton replaced the feeling of discomfort
that had prevailed earlier in the even
ing One Eyes prowess as a player
and a fighter was fully appreciated.
but there was no doubt in the minds
of the home team OF the result OF a
meeting with him. They had wished