The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27


That was the first time I ssen Pegleg
Hooper sinoet the night was tellin' about
an I wouilAn't ha' knoWed him then
on'y for his limp. bein' - he vas mo-
prosp 'rous loOlSin'. an evicisnt had rose
consid able in his p'fe-siOn, havin' sam
fletcher f'r = side partner. an Sam Oean
one O the best on the river. Him an
Hooper was playin' together in one q
the biggest games THAI WAS gOin' that trip
an J seen they was pals soon as ] hooked
There want no chancst o maxim
mistake about 10, rr two o the tive thai
was piayin' was planters what got aho q
a Helsna, an there nobody d hA' took them
tr ptespionals. Thcn there was q lawyer
" m Memphis name o 1horne. an i
knowed him f'r o high roller all right.
but square ~ q die.
so o. co'se with two p 'fessiOnals playin'
IN the same game with thsm three there
cOulsnt be no question o WHISTLER they
wae pals r not. 1Wan't nothin' to me.
though. II them three didn't blow their
money &C poker they d blow Il some other
way afo' they come home. 10 Il didn .
make no difference.
We'll. I was tol'able busy night and day
that trip. rr eoBe on EN- played mostly
all night. an there waa consid able drinks
called for 80 ! stood round an look ed at
the play mute some. But there was
consid able many others lookin' on too
an I never noticed q tall sesdy l0okin
Teller Z got on at Vicksburg tiil the time
COVE " hen he batted in.
Hooper an Flstcbsr was both slick
players. an looked for TO see crooked
work atSeen EN-. but I'm free to say
couldn't catch EN- o. co'se they ape-
saved occasional when they happened
20 catch one o. the othera Just right. but
she others was good players too. an
they didn't none on EN- get squeeze fr
much
Fur = I cd see. an I knowed the most
o the tricks a. well az them that played
EN-. the game WAS 80 nigh square as
you're liable 60 End With Professionals
Fletcher was good winners an didn Z
get caught or no big bets. = fur = seen.
not til lords the hast
There Was a deal come not mo- n
three or To- hands atore we come TO New
Orleans what sho' Was remarkable
want M question % its bsir' straight.
but there was 70 bag hands Out. hldgin'
IN the play
One ~ the planters name a. Moore
OITned the pct under the guns CIR the
sine ~ IL. there bein' Jackpot With ses
into u Hooper ST next. an he tTailed.
not Utshin' To raise f'T fear q drivin' the
others out. reckon.
Then the oiho- plr9ter he dropped. an
Fletcher rose IL t25. Thst brought 10
to tho doS'er. - he rose 10 again. Then
the Openc'. ho mEde u as mo TO play. an
Hoor". ssys. I reckon IN do some o
this hs-e boossin my own self. an he
rose IL 500.
We'll. that was toI'sble strong play
but I'm hornswRgGled IL they didn { boost
u sgssn. 81 round. ecch man me kim
u ei00 mo- to d,Tw otP-6s. Till u come to
tho lawyer. 81 ha laughed en- says. I
dunno btt WIN that'll he ebout enough
q ~ h. A. Par
an he TRIED
-ThH1 Moo h. hooked kind O. doubt
rul. but he avs h. reckous th~re's
enough up to sFt4sfy him. but he won't
stR7d Tr no se.sew. IN he looked kind
O. ugiv whca h" ~ d ~. but if he mseat
took M iust then. McDbe the DIcs-
SiOnC'- W tnO sure o winnin' To went
~ int up; ION. AnywrT Hooper trr l"d
g't.- Moore did an thst clos I'd the
rot
i dors ,-- how Hooper an Fletch"-
t,nIry. ~ s'pisfored they IVES Signslin'
b,r ~ cp',r ! couldn't A. Whst they WBS
telln'. But Whr. no pPe ned on IN" draw
$40 Il q s"-
The PLANTER n" stool nat an HOoger
rvlled t'r 1re I'D THROWN down his
di-rar,l ~ - Fetohcr called TT one. an
lid - pickin' up the one the lawyer
,hr"w'd him h. picked zap Hooper's
CltsC1 -
We done ~ clever. too hut while Z
Was holf'in my breath the planter he.
spcl" az agS'n mo ugly n befU' an
10 says. N"' ell d-np " rails cyarh an
take ths op~ what Was dealt - yOu
An hi~ gun NRs ou' aIn he -,-,ks
-'PHarsd like ~" lsSy"r m,I-t have
saw the tick to". f'r his gun wa p'in'ed
IN Fist"her'@ fare most gtlick r Moore.
had ORA Sod az th" ~ o ga'nhler. ~a~ 80, =
"rrdr trey know ed They we caugh'
Well. they snpNsd enough - t still
vh.n th"y sean ~" uth"T t"llcrs ',ai Snr
drop. en- 'Giid - ,n"w "a uzht theS p,'
lip % gam" - tsW Fletcher -wo &c yar q
nist7ks n h. had r.riN t1oL ih' wrong
cyard. an HooTrr. -ep,n there va-I'i Hn
Use denvin What "a happened. -1yr hc
rptired n his oAu ssH an vas u'Si EsIU'
10 -poak
They both nlkcd 40 steady ahlt
1h1rn@ an Moor" 'T,-c r~d thank mel 20
they'd r'su too hasty. az they VA Just
goin 90 put M their Seep,ns or ! Thought
~ anyway Sh~n 'h~ a'cdy man b'Ii'ed in
70 an a h@ttsr not drop W. guns no
said Wtfh = KIND n drawl Yo'd Ouahtrr
know hsttsr n tn draw thOuten yO.m
Eoin' to ahoot. 4 man what's drow"d
on - goin' 20 e. oven Il he ran. an ), =
better for va to XIII hun ~ cold hloOd
nor " n to have him kill yOu later on
m then I looked up an seen " ~aq
S~iden What vHs talkin'. an 10 Sss GTIn-
min At HOOPER. - u came Ia ulc sudden
vhsi that WA just What Hooper had said
10 him years afo'.
Well, Hooper s-"n ~ roo. an vhIin
Moore en- Ti,IrUe waM lookin' kind -
fool siI. moi 'u.s rial to- know just shat tO
do. Hooper jumped from his chair ia
bnstin rage. drs Sin' HE gun ~ he ri,.
That th@re quart Z I dou~ he~T'd on
aiWeen eIn rniEsi hs hem . lad one. r.
" ever a man started to kill h" did His
faro was terrible
BUT h@ want clear o HE char Rfo
Seld@n fired An when he dropped not
quite dead buf almost. Selden laughed
~ him an saws:
Il swo' I'D get oven with you -one
dsv, an done took yo' own way to do II
There wa'n'' Dothin' did 20 hirn. bein
az Hoopers gun was Out. an H. was called
. fair fight. They didn't hold u q crime
them days for to kill a man = was tryin
10 kill you
BROWN TROGT FISHING.