The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
INVINCIBLE AS
] A POkER PLAYER
Boil Wsntovsr Trained Hls Con
science and His Instinct to
Work Together.

There amt nothin' said about a con
.~isnrs IN the Good Book = fur = en-
rro'I.ct.- said old man OreenAw, hut
'cor,iin' to the preachers IN amt nobody
r.rfect 'thoutsn he's got a Conscisacs
what's in good workin ord~r. an mors'n
that he'd ouEhtsr keep "a wound uP
res'lar 10 h. don't he's liable Ter 10 gsi
almighty well d.mOralizsd
-Mors'n likely they'm right about 10.
an I reckon they must "a found out
about 10 into tho Epocalyp~s. what was
wrote a terwards. to put things In what
Was forgot when the Bibls wis wrote.
/ a. co'se faint 80 reliable ~ the Good
Book. but IL does first rate f'r tho preacher
TO get doctrine outen. an some on a.,
sAms's this here conscience business. IL
tolAbls good doctrine at that.
I Tn amt none on en- any too clear
{ bout What this here conscisncs RELY u,
! hut tn amt no trouble findin' out. ANY
man vhatll 90 at IL clear headed en-
tell how IL means dom the right thing
at the right time. n yo' don't you re
liabIe for to he almighty sorry for IL later
on. an that's what's meant by a OReasy
conscience.
1t was Alays a wonder 10 me what
tho preachers most gently don't make
no mention q draw poker when they m
talkin' about tho means p'vided by =
all wise Providence for tn uphftin' o.
hoomanity an tho final degeneration
o. the race Tn amt nothin' on airth II
teach man tn Importance a doin the
right thing at the right time no quicker IA
better n draw poker will an tn amt
nothin is liablc for to make him ~ hell
rosrin sorry for IL later on II he don't
do il n draw poker does
-Probly there want never no mor~
strikin 'Hample o tho way draw poker II
fetch out Whatever virtoo there il into
a man n was furnished In Greenville by
a Teller o. the name % Bull Wentover.
what I knowed intimate whom ! was
tendin' bar 10 the Greenville Hotel
Tho old man paused and looked out ~
the window n few moments with the air
1T one who IL trying 10 arrange details in
his mind Then he selected particularly
large. fat. black cigar from freshly
opened box and put tho box away care
fully behind the bar. Then he bit the
cigar IN two and ate the smaller half with
every appearance Of enjoying IL. Next
he lighted one end % the remainder and
put IL in his mouth. and finally. going
around TO his favorite seat he put his feet
en- the window sill and smoked in silence
.or few moments longer.
Hes o. whispered Sam Pearsall
Bet you TO ! en- catch him lyin' fore
he gets through
What re 70 lookin' fur n sure ihing?-
said BlaisdelI contsmptuously. and there
was no further comment
Bull wsntover was a man z had con
sid'abls pride into his family ancestors.-
began the old man. an there want
nobody dAst to pick at him fer that. bein' :
his la was a game spot what had made his
pile on the boats playin' poker an had
retired I'm business afo he was past his
prime
There couldn't nobody have mo
satisfactory IA nor old man wentover.
an that was gen 'ly acknowledged Then
rr q ma hull had bright an shinin
ight in the Msthody Church.
or Mother wentover Was the leadin
spsrit in all the church doins' an was pious
enough f'r the hull family. 80 'twa M
no grst surprise fer TO hear Bull braggin
about his ancestors
But outside Of his family pride there
didn't pear 10 he no special attributes TO
Bull Wentover what was to be rrckoned on
10 make him nowsys different I'm nobody
else Ne drinked little an cussed q
little an took his tobacco like ANYBODY
does. an rode a hoss tolable an went
round with the girls like all the other
fellers did. bat there want nothin' p'tic'-
lar 10 him. an lbs IA was diaapp'inted
grievous an Consid able puzzled
He says TO me- one day. 'Greehlaw he
says, dunno what I'm goin' 10 do With
that hoy did have hops. he aayr. what
cd make a player ~ him an teach
him enough o. draw poker what "a put
hun IN the way % maxim hon able Twin
for hisself alter I cash in. bat ] reckon
he takes too much alter his ma
Tn - times. he says, when think o.
maxim q preacher outen him. but. he says,
! reckon he takes alter me enough for 20
save him I'm that Pears like it's hard 70
tell Msbbe he's too much like both on us
FOR him ever 70 mount TO nothin' either
wRv
Well. ! reasoned with him some
SAYS Nentover. the boys young Stands
to reason he can't be a spot an a preacher
both. Mebbe he'll take a turn later on
an grow into one or tother The on'y
thing Won en- do. 7 says. 10 TO hope f'r the
hest an don't let him get no morbid idee~
o. church work I'm his ma mo n you en-
help An do y'r hest says. for 20 teach
him the gret moral Lessons they j. in draw
poker
Feared like tina, cheered the old GEN
ilernan up some hut he shook his head an
he says. kind a. mo'nfnl. I'm skeered
there's too much maternity into the boy.
bat I'll keen on tryin''
We'll. bimeby IL hapnened. like the
Good Book says. what Wisdom was jus
tlhed ~ her Children The old man was
wise an he done what ! told him. an
by the time Bull Wentover raised n baird
he begin to see what IL says in another
place how Life IL reel. life j. earnest.
an he reNlined what he Couldn't make
no decent Twin II h. wasted his time foolin'
round sunday schools an camp meetin's,
30 he b~gin studyin with his pa
when I heer'd about IL I says IN tho
old man: 'Nnw's the time for 20 take J
'dvantAge a. them qualities what ,ha
hoy done got I'm his ma an get some
praCticl value otIten en-.
81 don't make n QUESTION. ] says. ,
but what she's done lea med him how
hard It's semetimeS 10 tell tho right I'm b
the wrony an hoW he d oughtsr do the ,
right thing every time whether be knows I
what tbs or not You On show lin I
I says how Tn ain't nobody on tell ,
every time what the light thing l. 10 10 |
in draw poker. hut his business II 10 do ]
tie right thing. an there can't nCthin' 4