The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
DOkER THRUST
l UPON THIS LAD
Harsh Measures That Put Gil
feathers Good for Nothing Son
in the Way Of Earn
ing a Living.

an some . learns - play poker an som"
: I has the game thrust"h onto EN-. ~ the
Good Book tells about remarked old
man Gresn'aw, r1'Ising himself With a
start from what might have been q reveT'"
hut what his friends thought WAS = doy"
/ The day WAS hot aud as the apron ching
twilight gave promise 81 some relief the
little group ~ friends who commonly
sat in the old mans saloon had taken
their chairs outside TO ENJOY the evening
breeze There had been "A long period
! of silence broken only 10y the old man :
heavy breathing. which had tho regular
rhythm ~ music even II It lacked Its
other attributes
J Hts cigar was firmly clanchsd between
his teeth. but th, fire had guu" out and
! the prospect IT prolonged period Of 81
lence was attractive enough To estop any
effort To disturb hun. II was therefore
with sense % vague discomfort that hIs
I friends heard him burst into speech
After delivering himself 81 what he
seemed 10 consider an impressive thought
a. related. the old man paused 20 relight
his cigar and his friends looked at one
another doubtfully. Finally jun Blais-
dell said
i done heer'd o some o. them kind
yo was mentionin'. but reckon they'm
some scursa. Fur = know tn ony
way 90 get To know poker - TO To have
| somebody learn IL to 20. There may
H. some that's born KNOWN all about Il.
hut don't h'lieve II my ownself an
when there's blun made about poker
helm thrIstsd onto a man call
Old man Greenlaw looked at him ro-
pruaChfully Tor a few moments and then
SAID:
Tn amt no doubt. Jim. hut what yo
sho' has "a good onderstandin' o. poker
reckon 20 en- play a. good as any man
IN seven States. But when u comes 20
putin yo'=slf onto lavcl with them =
makes study % philosophy 20 amt got
no hand 20 draw 20. A. the Good Book
~Ay-. Th.rr'r mo things 'twiNt heaven an
he'll N 20 ever dreamt Of
This her" matter o havin draw pokar
thr,Irted onto u man - one = NAV not
sound REASONABLY" first o. hat is been
did Pears like faint necessary 10 70
say much bout them other two kind Yo'
all knows how a man en- te learnt ~ play !
II he's got nachul talent. an mo n likely !
20 all has seen them what takes to /, /.
lik" a duck takes Ia water Pears ike
they il meant 20 10 IT, poker players an
th amt no -toppin ~ EN-.
But there's heap what don't pear !
to have no call lords ol"vatin' their /
selfs Pears ike they j. just as we'll |
cpntentad TO a. 90 on IN. way thew -. |
eatin what comes their way. drinkin /,
red liquor when they en- got any an /
horrvin tobacco I'm anybody %. has a. |
thou.n no EFFORT - get up In the world /
TAX. man lax" that. an III amt !
on'v one thing'll boost him up onto IN. ,
ladder o. progress n give him in /
C"ntiv" 20 get rich an respectable I
Stands 70 reason yn' can't MAX" en- No .
no work an a. fr putin en- into |
p'fessinn. yo' rnought a. we'll Civ" en- a I
tin whistle an tell EN- to jine the heavenly !
host an sing r~alms round IN" greet ]
white ,hrone.
Tn on'y thing 10 10 il o. learn am |
draw poker an stands 10 re,son N /
amt nobody goin' 80 take that trouble
not t,puten i''s his own pa. an faint |
alavs him II man IL c'ISs~d With a
ohsprinR o. that lr-sr. ption. mo N lF"ly
he II kick him uut.n dos an tell HIM ~
60 - the devil hrs own way. not crrin
no no bout o. Jus' 50 he's shut % N"
'spousih.li'v o. p'vriiu' 70 him
'Bu nov an again yn'll find man
ghn'.s mo r ls.-- Cou-h"u-hHs an don't
hay" ~ ren-h O. -aa.r' hi- own "hIllun
rhuck"d 1u' onto ~" cold f""lIu- -
h,-ir'l.sz world. 'hputnn som" p'v,sirn
10 mlSin' ia. h-trtl.-s world ,ow"r
~ his feet an li"k hs hand Sirn a par
ent = o." has IA. night kind . Iu'"llrrk
n learn that there offspring Som.pfn
TO ~" principles Cd. driw poker an give
him a chsn-' thrtlwiy % maxim a man %
hi-s"f
There WAS OF man Glf"1'hrr Thor.
~ n ~ mo r"hlrl" 81 zen m a. rpun-
- n D." WA He want no such h.ll-
-oar.n' brilliant crSs naith"r. g. be-
couldn't sa' iu'" a p'fsS-'onal game an
Za' ont With hvil ~ut . cip'--. n4' h..
lnowcd hls limitations
-Re.-li,ri' ~ how La vas o-!'"las-..i
whom u come 10 p'f.'S-ionnl- 10 kat.
n.s-slf down an didnt never -"t into
a game 'c.ptln' with hls friends an neigh.
blEs. an b"in' n they want none IN
-m cN'ry good players Of man Ga feather
Yep his family In Lawg an homny
al the year round. with enough mrr"y
~ the hn,I-a To- 20 k"-r him an his b.ys
N rum an terhacc"r
Went On th,tawav Gili"1,har I'D
"a m an peaceful uks g. the gr"'tar
part - q long au well sT"rt life ihputer
n p'ti"'lar cause f"' a. fret hi---ll There
vas mebb- tvplv. or fu't.-nn e his .prs
gruwed up an foll-rel II "a HE f-cts,.ps
iutiful like M 'ua nv on. they wen,
,ut into that there heartl--s world an
took care o. 'hrirHelfs reasonable we'll
"BIt 'h-r"'- mostly slavr one black
,hua' In the litter. as N" Good Book avs
~ Rill Gif~a'her. D." VAS the youngest
80. h~ want no 'Icsptiar ~ the rlIl"
Pelrri liz" he had mo tmpf"c'iuns onto
biz head u b." has hair Hadn't no
lmbitiun To- 'o d. nothln bur -et round
and eat what tobacco thero WIS 20 be had
an wait 10 his ia o. ferch m other
yictuals home
-Ol Gilfeaiher pIt up with ~ tin he
got all m other bpv= uTeu hi- hafi-
an then h. turned his tcution o. Bll.
flut he was gettin Spna old Nv that tim"
90 'p.arsi like he want able o. g..
uuthin with him The mo b" labpfet
with him the M Wuthls-s Bin 'Uear.I
a. got. till tn ol' man wac nigh bout
plumb discouraged.
lie come int my place one night o.
his usual drink. an bsin' ~ there Wa'ut
1ob"dy round. no got t,lkiE with ~"
bout hi- trouhl"a Tie siys
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