The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27

10 tryin tn learn young una he'd krowrc
what 10 makes q hellova lot a. dif'rsnc
how 20 Bxg-r when 20 say twice tw'
- fo'-
Having delivered himself ~ this pro
found utt.rance he paused and busted
himself for some moments IN III. SELECTION
of a cigar. Having chosen the one that
seemed the best he ate one part Of It and
I lighted the other Then going Ia hi-
favorite chair by the window b" put hIs
feet ON The sail and smoked placidly.
The others looked puzzled and waited
time. Then Jake Winterbottom spoke,
i don't p'tend To have no gre't book
lsrnin'.- he said. but IN he jigswizzled
10 see how IL makes any difference how
yo' reckon up twice two. Pears like
IL al'ays comes out the same. no matter
how yo reckon.
Don't neither snapped the old man.
not II yo' knows anythin' about draw
poker Sometimes II III be TO Of kind.
an sometimes twon't he nothin hut Two
pair.
Comes hack tn what was sayin'
IL a man draws three guards TO pair.
.>tinintln how he u double them two
an how he = goin' To make TO Of kind
chances is he = everest ,matin' am II h"
plays his hand Cordin' To that hypOthe
muse afo' he draws he's liable TO Ia GET
swatted some vilent.
But contrary, spose he's reck min
on gattin' two pair o. co'se that mought
he ov.restimatin' too. hat then ag'in
mebl,e's he's UNDERESTIMATE an finds
out ter the draw what he's got thrres
Mo n likely he II reap his reward
That there school teacher a. yourr.
Jim said Joe Bassett with n look of
exfram. weariness. How MANY times
did he have to tell yo' uns Z twice two was
fo'?-
Well said Blaisdeli a little doubt
fully. he KEEP a-Sayin' u till he thunk
he "a learned It 10 us an then he quit
There - some I has that much SENSE.
said Bass-tt dryly. and again there Was
silence.
Twice the odd mans gaz. travelled
from one to another Of his torm,ntors
as IL Ia wither them with his easureess
scorn. and twice II fell on his trust v hung
starter II some half formed purpose
was ripeninR IN his mind: but for som"
moments he sat almost motionles-. Then
he h-avpd a deep sigh and mocha icallv
relighted his cigar
i reckon faint no Use. he said. If
was Ia do the right thing Id muss
the place al up an have to clean up 70
or five dead bodies. Pears like 'taln't
wuth the trouble
-Yo' uns pears 10 b, crissed with n
wrybald sperit what don't get no benefit
OuIen the elevatn processes o phil
osophy Herr hs. lab'rin' TO to learn
yo all some o the beneficial principles
% narur' an logic. an all y yo en- find
10 do IL 10 chuck ojum onto vo' bene-
factor It's Just like IN. Good Book SAYS,
4 well meanin' man cant make no profit
ouI.n his own kin nor hi- neighbor-
neither
Minds uoe n wha; happened Tom
Greav.s when he undertook TO 10 be
some help Ia a nephy o hlsn alter his pa
died leavin him n half orphan Tom
said 1t looked Ia him lik. II was som.
provIdentisl Z he did die. bein = he'd
NJ Yer licked IN. hoy half orphan enough
There couldn't nobody find fault with
Tom = fur = hckin' the hoy went. 70
young Al.ck sho did get proper attention
I'm the tim. Tom took him in hand an
Their. want no question but what there
was consid abb. banefit com. from IL
70 Aleck growed up TO h. one o the best
eCicated youngsters there was any
where's round GpAenvIlle.
He cd swim an shoot an ride "A hoSs
an chaw tobacco 10 he was ) years old.
an by the tim" he was 10 there couldn't
nobody q the same weight a. him get
= he best ON him in rough an tumble