The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

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A small freeze-out. started by Pear
| sail and BlaisdeII for their own amuse-
ment in the back room. attracted no
attention from the others for a time.
and old man Greenhut was kept Tea-
| sonably busy in attending TO his bar
/ trade while Bassett ana ne engaged
/ Babcock in conversation. Later IN Jhe
evening. however Pete Kenny and Jim
I Billings dropped in, and though not
unmindful Of the proceedings at the
| bar. declared their intention of sitting
| m IL enough players could be found 10
make a game of poker interesting
Bassett declared that II would suit
him well enough TO take hand, and
| Babcock. who was really fond Of the
game. and whose mind was no longer
engaged with his legal troubles, said
he didn't mind making the sixth play
ct.
Bought Hundred Chips.
/ There had been some question as to
whether he had enough money with
| him to make the game worth while,
| but he dug UP a gOod-sized wad and
/ bought a hundred in chips for start
| er, SO there was enthusiasm at the ia
\ bic from the start.
| It seemed likely, under the circum-
/ stances, that he might prove to be al
| easy mark, but what liquor he had
/ taken had only seemed to arouse his
caution, and for a time he played
along without any very serious losses,
and the others at the table were
neither elated by their winnings from
/ one another nor downCast by their
! losses.
One or two. however. going to the
| boneyard. bought 200 instead Of 100,
| possibly as an example and when
presently Babcock bought again he
also took 200. NIoreoy -. it was OBJ
/ served that he had several large bills
| n reserve.
The game was consequently Of grow
/ ing interest, regardless of the posi-
/ bility of another outsider sitting IN,
and when WinterbOttOm entered the
I bar midnight I'm company with
| Squire HapgOOd no attention was paid
/ to the fact that old man GreeDhut be
/ gan talking earnestly to the latter.
! Il sure be s'prised at you squire.
/ he said. repToachfuIy. ''fr Sti7rin' M
strife with Tom Babcock. Lowin'
there was some differences tvixt YOU
long Of few haWgs an mebbe a mule
colt or two, there's better ways % set
/ tin disputes n shootin' an swearfn'
/ out warrants. Bein' lsv-abidin' citi-
] zen, you'd ought for to know that y'r
own self"
'Mebbe there is" said Hapgood.
! but what "a you suggest p'vidn' a
neighbOr O your'n 4 set I'm tryin 70 do
/ you with a seven shooter an YOU was
/ consid able out O. practice yo' own self
| with gun? ! reckon you'd go to cot
I same's 1 done Pears like that's what
/ the cots is for, amt they"
! We'll. that's true enough in a way"
I said old man GTeeuhut as if unwilling
| to dispute an unimportant point The
/ cots sure is the 'p'inted way fr the
~ NH M
I higher edication. But IT quality like
/ you an Tom Babcock there's "a heap
/ better way. even if you have been
! keerless bout keepin yo' hand in with
weepins.
What's draw poker for? O co'se
/ there's them I look OF il as a pastime.
1 an there's other makes q Twin Outen
| it, all very proper an 'cordin' to the
/ decrease o. Providence. But there's a
/ higher an hOlier purpose into the
game n that
IF yO' have a gTUdge agin VI neigh
| Dor. squire. an you wish for to get
even get him into game O. draw an
/ swat him good with a stiff hand first
/ time he gets threes. It's q heap sight
/ more satisfyin' n tbs to bore Ii hole
/ into him with a bullet. OF to haul him
/ nto cot with a warrant An it's a
heap more profitable. too"
/ We'll said the squire. much i'm
| pressed by the old mans eIoquence
/ There may be somepin into that. but /
| reckon Tom BabcOck wouldn't play
4 poker with me. If he would"
Old Mans Tact.
Now, sposin' he would said the
old man eagerly. an s-posin- twas
| sOmewheres where there want no
! shoOtin' lowed to be did on the prem
| ises, wouldn't you heap druther sot-
/ tie yO' alls disputes that away nor to
! squander yO' substance in riOtOUs law
/ in or bein' shot at?''
] i reckon I would admitted the
/ squire. and he was forthwith conduct
ed to the back room.
I BabcoCk started up tn an oath III
+ the sight Of him, but Bassett's hand
/ was instantly on his wrist and Old man
/ GreenhUt said steTnly:
/ Remember, now. Tom you'm under
/ bonds 20 keep the peace. an moren
! that Shootin's plumb ag'in the house
/ rules here. The squire's winin' to set
I I'm an give YOU Il show for 10 ger even
/ with him civilized an proper. an it's
1 up TO you to be ek'ly decent"
And under the circumstances Bah
| cock said that perhaps Il was. So the
/ squire took the seventh hand.
/ After that the game was short. A
succession Of clever deals by BIaidseII
! and mastery plays by Winterbottorn
| backed UP the others. left the two
/ neighbors destitute of anything more
! than small change. and q few more
/ drinks judiciOusly applied put them on
! good terms with each other.
! Behold how good an how pleasant
/ it IS as the good book says, fr neigh
/ bors to dwell together I'm peaca." ex-
/ claimed old man Greenhut as ne and
/ his friends tied Hapgood and Babcock
/ securely in their saddles and started
/ them hOmeWard.
/ That there was q heap more sensi-
! BILE, he continued. nor cot p'ceedin's
/ would ma been an didn't cost EN- nigh
/ as much The kitty more'n paid fr the
| liquor, an there's about 100 to split up
/ f'r clear gain
WELL-SHELTERE HORSE