The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-19
DOKER AS PROOF OF
THE YELLOW STREAK
Old Man Gfeenhut Makes Q Hasty
Generalization and
Wthdraws Il.

.1f A dog IL yalier hen sure act yaller,
soonsr or later said old man Greenhut,
.sn' il there's a yaller streak into o ~
an sure show up some time. Most gently
Il shows lust when a man has o ohanst O.
maxim good onto a hellroarin, important
nropositlon . means . heap 70 hlsseh an
bis side partner II he's got one. An when
4 comes to provin' up o man to see whether
bs.s RELY got that yaller streak or not, tn
Amt nothin' ek'l to draw poker.
sWhen you come down 10 10, poker's
hetter'n religion fr showin' what O mans
reely made of. You take one o. these here
e,ders in the chu'ch what passes the hat
an. hollers Amen evry time The preacher
tells how hot tie liable for to DO hereafter
~ sneak thieves an such. He ON 20 on
tul he's hoary headed, pinchin' six or eight
hits olten the election every time there's
one took up, 'thouten bein' caught at It.
AU's he does Is to holler his Amen some
louder when he gifts Q bigger rakeof n
usual, an his religion stays az good %
ever twas.
sBut you let q man try that sort O. thing
into a game o. draw continual an. zee o
long he'll keep bis reputation, or hfs head,
either, fr that matter. He mought 60 shy
into a Dot oncet or twicet In Q lifetime
'tbouten bein' caught II them q no was
nlayin' with d been drfnkin' free.
reason why IN Q O man has 20 bs sddi-
Gated for to be q poker player. m good
dedication Is better'n anythin' else.'
sob. I don't know, said Mr.. Owen Pepper,
and he was about 70 continue bin REMARKS
when old man Groenhut interrupted him
decidedly sharply.
.O' oouree YOU dons know, . he said. TT
YOU did know anythfn' you'd know y thai
was true. Bein' % you dout know nothin'
faint 10 DO 'xpected asyoud know shAs.'
sOh, sayi' exclaimed Mr.. Owen Pepper
somewhat hotly. That's too
why don't you set stin. Poppers' do
manded Jake W~interbottom. III you was
TO listen moro butt IN lees ffequsnt you
mought improve y'r mind Q heaps Don't
YOU know the old mans a-taldn''
Old man Greenhut looked At the last
speaker doubtfully. then wrathfully.
Il reckon " serves me right he said &C
length, FER 10 have gibes ohuoked % me
fr castin' pearls afore swine. Thsy sure
be fallin' on stony ground. like the 6uripter
Jaws, an there wouldn't % on EN- ever
take root into this oong'estion o. stir.
rebellious, naked galoots ill hell freeses
over. Talk about yaller streaksl There's
them rs yaller clean through thouten
any sort o. streaks.'
aIreckon we uns 10 all heer'd tell o. such.'
said Jake Winterbottom pladdly, while the
others regarded the old mans rising indig.
nation with much interest.
there's them &c yaller.' he continued.
games there's some rs white n some
rs black. Pears like the good Lord done
laid II out for to have all kinds. Games
there's all sorts O. trees Into o woods. But
who was you thinkin' about. Greenhut
Was there any p'tick'ler individual what's
been gettin' onto your nerves reoentf'
Old man Greephut said nothing irnnns-
diately. He seemed about to speak onoe
or twice but controlled himself with q WIS.,
ible effort. Lighting q cigar he walked
around to the window and putting his feet
on the sill smoked ~furiously for q time.
At length he said: TIL amt no use bein'
pers'nal, Jake. When o mans finer feelln's
is outraged and his bosom lacerated an his
innards all tore, pears like a few cuss words
is nothin' but q ~a&gravation. could say
things as mought harrer you up some, but
more'n likely you'd on'y get red headed
an there'd be moro trouble stead O. less.
What's did IL did. Mebbe it's best for to
let it 60 at that
Looks like you was consid'sbls het up
over suthin',' said Winterbottom 90 plscidly
as before. 'Mebbe you'd fesl better II you
was to spit It out
well, II you win have it, exclaimed old
man Gresphut, blazing up In sudden fury,
cit sure was q dirty, low down. ornefy trick
for to fill up that st. Francis zap with booze
up to the tavern an put him on tie boat fr
home stead O. bringin' him here. when he
come O. purpose to ~playpoker.'
That what's been bitin' your inquired
Winterbottom. while tbs others looked up
with suddenly awakensd interest. 1t was
evident that they bad not heard Of any such
That's enough said oresnhut with no
abatement Of hie fury.
this here zap an all his family. havin'
spent consolidate time on his old mans
plantation some years age, suggested Win
terbottom, as II BY way Of apology.
Yep. l herd that ~retortsd old man
Greenhut, FAN that's what makes y look
yaller. When q man goes back on his pals
fr the sake Of q passed. o, groundhogssEhat
he amt saw for years, pears to me he'd
better pull out an tins 'em r. COCA.
There is times, Grsenhut.' rsplisd Win.
ttOiu, uOt III NiJ tCoDt tuhfN1 W asS
others display Of temper, when I think
your head must be made Of leather an
stuffed with hominy stead O. brains. Bsin'
as you herd that much, mebbs you'd hke
to hear some more.
This here Pete Corkins, I'm up Sc. Francis
way, started FIN home q spell ago with o
wad OF nigh a thousand. headed fr Arkansas
City all right, with an idee O. draw poker
into his nut. On the boat he met up with
the one eyed man, an they started a
game-'
faint necessary to 20 no further In
terrupted Joe Bassett with great bitterness.
Likely hat buocaneer won't never show
up here again, but II he does, I reckon some
son Of a fool II interfere again afore ! get q
chanst o. KILN him
An just nachully.' continued Winter!
bottom, still unmoved, sCorkins lost q good
part Of his wad, but somehow he hung onto
a little Of it, an come on hare, reck' " as
how he cd win It back I'm we uns."
well, we cd "a got that much outen him
anyway. couldn't we?' said old man Green
hut angrily.
Yes, we could said Winterbottom,
blazing up In turn, ssn' that d a. satisfied
some leather headed idiots what couldn't
see through a ladder II you was TO bust O.
couple o. rungs outen II. .Corkins. d "a
drapped his two hundred here an gone
home. an that ID a. been the end o. him.