The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
The SALIVA TAKES THEM IN
POkER PIRTY PITS or. AND
"a ~ BlGk AGAIN.
Rour Tens lean Jp ~ 200 Tor Mr. F~s'er
On the HSuSrboai and That D. the tsIasi
81 the nOar,ier~ Nho Thought They
We're Gslng 60 carry OU the Mone1 Z.

Tie crew uf he hOsl-erOat SAlina wa.
a saturuii % man. NOR, or less given tO
,Sa;nurstS ~ rage and extremely violent
in ms behavior when his temper was
rOii-ad Previous to his engagement 10y
TIN. Cap'n ~ the SAhna this infirmity had
oolnt,sd aEninrt him To such an extent
that ha snldUn made more than one
or two trips on any or the river boats.
though his ability a. drCkhand was
hayond question.
His stp.ugth was that of several men
and his know l,.,iG. of hls duties was COM
plete. hut tho only a,r hnrity ha WAS
known Ia r,-l..'t wa hat which Was
maintained hy - boss who could and
would lck him INTO submission. After
the Capn hat demonstrated his ability v
and williugu,,-, To- IT. this Hn several
occasions the crew settled down with
entire sAi sfaction Ia loyal service.
II would D.. ten much however. 70 zay
that his devotion tn ia" only man who
had ever suhdu"d hum thoroughly had
changed his nature ar even improved his
dispositipn - far ~ other people were
concerned and there w-r. times when
JeH. the cook Of the SalinA aud the only
other Colnred man on tho boat. felt the
MARS Lindsay sab he said on one
such ocSa ION, 4 sho'ly beg yo' pahdon.
sAh, 70 tr,Idn' my pas nal griehano~ on
yo' 'tention. hat I done 9Th yo' notice.
sab. what CANT b" 'sponSible e hAbin'
yo' meas On time whih dat deckhan'
Niger pickin' IN me like he done h,en
TO a weak
what : the matter. J~Hg- asked Killer
Lindsay n aome surprise
Amt muffin ds matter Wild me. sah. :
was the answer. hut n dat Niger keep
a-comin To- my galley fr pie al hour
an usin scan lotus language like he done
been doiu. be- gwine cat cyarveh all M
II he b. rlue gum. ! amt tnokin' no
iNnch talk. NOT I'm No Niger ] amt, not
while done Gn' % rtyzrh. sho' will
cut his heart ou' Il n" keep II up
-Wcu. whv don't Won 10 IT, asked
Lindsay with twinkle in his eve
<Th' ain't boon No retirement on bod
the boa e. quite u Sycll recent
Blu, JeT shock his head douhtSully.
sHe SONS. higg-rn me-" he said. AN
be don" toie ne he gwine cynrve me
errt o6
-Tha.'s diT'r-nt said Lindsay
promp;'v i can't have no such cook
a. you 10 did NJ Nv ~ deCkhand III
have to speak q. the Cau'n INV owns"if
In c, n-.,IuenCa JssT'~ Sears were re-
heved mad "a new crew was engaged ~
the nest binding s.emingly trivial
detail hat IN" 'hrt had unforeseen con-
seauenrs- Fnr though Sambo. the
'blue C-rIr' rjgger- aforesaid was well
used L, being discharged he re-entsd
the slight put upon hun in Difference
to ano' h"~ u11n e his own color and
vowel Vengeance against everybody
on the SELMA.
His opportunity was not hard - find
Cse4 n. 10 WIS - the ways ~ the river
n had h...n n secret - him that tho
cruise - tho hpu-chna' WIS q pre- iacious
one and he knew moreover that the
charac'ar - the tour gentlemen who
played poker in the cabin whenever
guests came aruHrr was not such a.
60 rec, uTu"nd them to the god graCeS
Of Anv community m whose neiRhlor-
hood thew might 'arrv.
When therefore hs saw that tho SRlina
vas anchored near Nic<Shurg. where he
had been ptir ashor' and where his sue
cessor had h."n engaged. he hunted M
one n, Hvhand Buck whom he knew hv
reputs lion A. a gambler ~ note. and
inform 81 him - what he knew
Mr. Buck beng a Gentleman Who ron
sitarpt himsalf en'i'l"d - 'h" greater
mart or stirh profts ~ wer" 20 30 derived
from -arr,e~ ~ 'hanc" IN Nicksbu-g. Was
pertur n.sd los N" Information He was
ALREADY aware 81 Killer I iDdsav's rsnown
As a freeboOter ~ daring habits ard some
what un- -uuulons m"thnd- He know
Of Ru WNrrr'D.- uroVs--s as n fghter
He nd Faard -lfnor- ~ Par<on Trips
mary, lr.r skill At sl"IgN' ~ hand and
thong 30. knew l'r'l' or nothing OF VIZ
Al Foster h- was fully pr"nars-i - hcliey"
thar % must %" capahle rOker player
heCAusa - ~" fact that he belonged 20
such a combination And tho arrival ~
a company ~ huoCaEe-rs suCh A. these
in a community ~ hrh b" himself con
dtIct~i rha principal temple 10 fortune
thr~a tened dangerous rivalry
Thera was mo- lInf ~ usrturhatiOn
howe---r ~ his manner ~ h" warded
the eN-Cr.W - fl" hoa- with a liberal
sum - money and hguor and cigars
bidding him sav mo- moro 20 aHv one
-Tl' tend 90 this yer" NV ownseif. :
he "a
Sarlbn rniug for revenge was in
cIine.i 20 urge tho matter further and
Offer, 4 % suggestion ~ a lynChinR prrty
to winch b" would gladly XIV" any as~is-
tancC m his power. hu' Nr Bush hush~d
ham up percent tprIlv. saying again MAT
he would af'"nd ~ the matter
Tn question - how 20 do this gave
him u,,s. -pn for con ~id"T9 hl- study II
was open - hun - CttI2eu t. appeal
20 N. tu'hpriti"~ but rhis thought WIS
s,,,icI Is di~m'--"d His judgment WIS
thPt .ny -.lDh ruUr-. would result ~ sud
den profit - such "ffirialz as Ia" might
notify md NO interruption 10 business on
the y .lUa
IT, .''.up' ~ orgT nIze \ lynchlng
marty VS. 3 krlv 20 he equally futil" sane"
anv ct l.s-s- who mi ghi ioIn him IN a
fest. y.'v that sort would D." apt To pre-
fer pltvIur g. sk"T with IN" newcomers
as - PRELIMINARY thereby dvertinR
patrnn? 70 from his own establishment
and - detecting his real purTps"
Finally be- determined - TAX" two
allis- - IN hIu aud visit the Salina ia per
son. h. wing full rnufid"nc" m ms ability
TO cYp, with Iird-s V : 90 rtv ~ any sort
~ CiufiiCt that might 10 pV"cipitated
AccurdinElv n" cun-ult-d with III Gallo
wa rd b. " gyms two gentlemen 81
tas.es and habits Cpngsslial u his own.
and the thr,-,. We're, TOved ia a skin 10 the
aide ~ the ~ lima.
Thor reception was hospitable II not
en'irelv cordial Killer I.inds y never
wllLElsly provoked a quE rrei though he
never shirsrd one. and his excellent
Whtsksy was 1lwTy- ~ the disposal 81
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