The sun., 1908-04-05
D0KER,. PRIDE AND u
j A NAUGHTY SPIRIT
Saved Jim Powell From DsStrue-
ton and Enabled Him to
2. Raise Before Call.


sThere's them as fails bad whsn .they
tries 30 catch the real meanin of what's
wrote in the Good Book" said old man
Greenhut, AZ he carefully examined box
Of large, fat. black cigars which he had
lust opened for hs own private Use. Take
that there text f'r a example what says;
Pride goes before destruction, an hotty
sperrt afore a call he continued AZ, he
made his selection and carefully put the
boT away before beginning his smoke.
"tvs heor'd preachers at camp meetin'
afore now tell as how that meant as a man
shouldn't have no Pride, bein, ~ destruc-
ton ID come to him 4 he had, an how I
he was 10 get h6tty count o. holdin' cards
as was some better m ordinary he'd sure
he took down 4 peg when toiher Teller
"a call him an rake the pot shown down
Somepin' better
Stands to repon II don't mean no such
thing. n a man goes aore another it's
count O. him beini better "a t'other feller.
what the Psahmist reoly meant was
\ pride was a heIlroarin' sight better n
Roin' 10 destruction, which nobody does
~ he has pride, an ~ was heap better
TO cultivate hotty sperrit nor 'ts 10 get
. doubtful an call wheu you en- press your
luck an make more by raisin'."
Walking around 10 his favofite seat by
the window, the old man put his feet on
the window sin lighted his cigar and pufIed
At IL steadily till II was well alight Then
he continued
There was a yap come to Little Rock
sf'm some res up country when was 'tendin
har into Hardng's Rinktum s'loou Z called
hisself jim just plain jim Peared like
he didn't take enough interest into hisselt
ito mention his other name, an lust nachully
,nobody else cared 7 he didn't. 90 We all
called him jim.
'He slid into the s1oon one night an
took a seat behind the stove sayin nothin', +,
an set there till closed up. Then no went
out, still a sayin' nothin' Next day he
come in again an set most o the day an
ell night till closed up again
Harding was some lib'ra, an when l
told him about it he on'y says Oh, let the
moor devil set. Ibeen down and out myself
aiore now, ansI amt one TO grind the heel
20 prosperity into the face o misfortune
when there amt nothin' to be made by IT, :
So let him set
The third day he began TO make me
nervous, an says 20 him. Where do you
live when you're TO home|
AN he says. Nowheres.
so says, Well. what do you do rr =
Hvin'T
AN he says. 'Nothin
well, says I reckon you must eat
cnoet in a while
Il hain't ct since come to town, he says,
hut he don't make no whine an says TO
myself there must he somepin' into a man
t d stand the gaff like that, so | waits till
Harding comes round an tells him.
He looks at the yap kind o curious. an
he says, Send him round to the kitchen.
An you might zee 7 you On make him
useful 'roInd MeIbe it'll come cheaper'n
hir1n' a man. nike you was wantin' to-
After that Jim had his victuals reg'lar
an did chores f'r me. Did 'em well enough
too, but wouldn't never do nOthin' till he
was bid: Pesred like he hadn't no wish
f'r nothin on'y victuals, When he want
'chorn or eatin' he'd just set on that old
chair behind the stove till closed up, an
then he'd go out an walk round, reckon.
till I'd open up next mornin'.
'Bimeby / got tired seein' him round,
ben' as he was gettin' some shabby. not TO
[Aay dirty, an ] says TO him, jim, why don't
Syou get a billed shirt
'He looked kind O. scared an he says, 1
rhain't never wore no other kind but this
well says a hickory shirt + all right
In the country but you don't see nobody as
AIs anybody wearin nothin else but billed
tahirt In town An didn't say no more
just then. bein' as had some cur osity 10
Anow whether he'd get interested.
well he set round fr week or 50,
sfhinkn', an then he comes to me an he
tHays. I'd like TO have one but amt got no
lhn1oney.'
'Then ast him why he didn't get a job
nm he looked scareter n ever. SO says,
ItWhat did you do fore you come to town.
An hesays he took care o horses fr farmer
% gets him job into a livery stable up
Rtreet, an the next week he come into the
BRinktum s'loOn with billed shirt on.
We'll that there billed shirt WAS the
hmakin' Of a man. 'Twan't long afoTe he
ttwas gettin other clo'es as was littin 10 go
fWith the shirt. He KEEP az il till he come
40 be the best dressed man in Little Rock.
90 course he didn't do that on no stable
ThAnds wages. Jim want overly bright
not at first he want but il didn't take him
Hong for 10 see 7 he couldn't never cut
BIO great fgger thouten Consid'ahle more
bnoney n he was maxim round 70 the livery
tatable, an he set about gettin Of IT,
3bis boss was goin' 20 have shot. Well, jim
Srioctored him up an fused with him an
dauded him on inside Of a week. an that
SRive him a start 'Twa'n't I he knowed 50
kmuch moren anybody else about a hOss
hbut he was first class liar an be begin
Agettin' rich.
"The more money he got the more lie
tNanted. nachul enough, an loOkin' round
LaRain az other men TO see how they got
Afheirn I've seen I the best way 20 get il was
to play poker. Jim want no fool even II
be want 80 hellroarin quick gettin his
ltutart, an I'm tradin' hosses he switched
'loii 10 playn' cards
he was Mr.. James Powell by this time,
AN IL was on'y me an a few others, { knOwed
him too well 20 stand for it, = was lowed
10 call him jim thOuten runnin the risk
sof fight. His pride was woke mp f'r fair
an he was gettin 10 be a good deal OF a
SnAn but that want nothin TO what come
kalong when he RELY come TO be a poker
PLAYER.
"Just nachully he didn't lump right in
Nan win I'm the fust But Jim was one o
them I fust takes p'tickler notice q what
other men does, an then takes pride in
doin' Of il heap better n they do. He says
20 me one time;
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