The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
CTUD POKER NOT
- ALWAYS GAMBLING
An Arkansas City Philosopher Re
visss His Opinions After
Game.

! There is them said old man Green.
/ Law. what u steal a hoss I'm the livery
a. heaven to run a raos with the devil.
There's somepin about Il in the Good
! Book. hut | disremember just how IL
reads. Anyways the moral Is = when
a man sets out for To play With the devil
he gets dcsprit enough for 90 ptend
what he's dom somepin' decent
Pears like It's kind o. foolish To use
80 many words a. that 'thouten there's
some neanin' into en- said Jim Bias
dell coolly. hut III be hornswogged IL
\ I en- tell just what tia. Kind q sounds
| like you mought be tryin 10 say some
pin. hut there couldn't nobody tell what
twas thouten you sh'd figger IL out for
EN-. II you can't foller suit why don't
you trump inp-
| The old man glared at him for full
minute before speaking, his emotion
seeming 10 be 80 great ~ to choke his
utterance. but after n struggle he sue
ceeded in mastering IL sufficiently To- say
IN amt nobody "a blind ~ them that
won't hear. II yo' shuts yo' eyes wilful
Jim. faint to he 'SpeCted what yo' en-
understand whats said 10 20.
I reckon mehbe yo mought make out
to see through a ladder " some q the
ringr was knocked out. an helm va IN
the player yo IL yo'd oughter know
how it's stud poker I'm talkin' about
That 10. yod oughter know it alter
tell yo'
IL ever the ble-sin's a Providence was
prostrated to base use- II was when the
devil took a holt a. the game o. draw
an twisted IL round into stud poker
Oncet a man forsakes IN app inted way
an gives up draw or stud he sho' il
started on the broad an narrer downward
! path To hell
That there language IL what I cali
some intemp rate said Blaisdell 20
co'ss stud amt no such game as draw
+ tn amt 80 much science INTO IL but
! there's things en- he did in stud n w.
/ know how TO do 'em. An II man won't
I play draw sometimes tn amt no other
way for to get his money ony tn play
stud
! The old man would not listen -Sich
! talk he said severely. lis plumb bias
phemious. an moro n that. its wicked
! done told you frequent. Jim. how draw
poker was instituted nv beneficial
Providence for to improve mankind an
aid in the final degene ration OF a sinful
race
Til amt nothin' a man en- do IN
! learn him self control an hope an courage
an caution an quick decision an sClen-
tiic Judgment = wells draw poker will
Mo n that.it proves what the Good Book
says about the survival OF the fttest. for
tn amt no denyin what its a hell roarin
poor p'suit or them Z don't understand
the game Why. draw pokers got mo
gre z moral lessons TO IL nor there IL heas
on a dog.
But how about stud poker Tn
amt nothin' moral about II Tn amt
no benefit o the draw into u, which is the
most scientifick~-t part ~ the game No'
don't know what yo're goin' Ia bet on till
yo' get mebbe half yo wad in the not
Airs yo' need 10 low cunnin an plenty
chips an yo' en- blum 90 heat the devil
wuss n all that. it's gambhn
The Others, for Winterbottom. Rassett
and Pearsall were all in tho room. listened
attentiveIy till the old man paused. which
he did after reaching this climax. hut
none spoke excepting Rlaisdell
i was sayin' when a man won't play
draw pears like IN amt no other way 70
get his money xccptln' to play stud.
hs observed placidly
Well m IL Homepin' in that al
mitted old man Greenlaw. who seemed
more inclined to listen. now that he had
freed his mind; but pears like this
here spot what 20 been talkin' about
had oughter listen tn reason
-D'yo ever drive a mules- asked Jake
Winterbottom
Well. I've SA.n en- drove freluant
replied the old man, noncommittaIly
We'll. IL q mule halks on w an c'I-sin'
him don't d. no good yo don't start
reasonin' with him. do yo'' Yu get
piece o. scantlin', don't 20. an lam him
good an plenty. don't yo''-
Mostly they does -DnepIn' like that
" "a the old man : further admission
We'll said Minteripttom. with an air
~ fnality. that's what "" uus r"cApus
on doin "a this here Bill SquIras
Pears he's been talking -nm"p!n
Zcand Ious f'r a ConSid'abl" -u"lI. c.-tir'
disparage- onto Arkansas city AZ mp'
special on IN" game % poker whats
played here He don" owned up " hat b."
couldn't play draw poker with ". ms
n tending how W. plays partners al III
amt no outsider en- set IN with half a
show; but he's done been braggln' what
| he g n beat any 10 men on the. MIs-iSsippi
it's time fr In give HIM whirl a. ~
4 dunno hut what ! done had som.
aptitude oonoernin' this matter. aid
old man Greenlaw. after he had thought
| for a few moments over this statement
| Are yo' serious when yo' zay this her.
Ibuccaneer - done cast infections on the
character o. the game whats played m
my back room Did he intimate what
IL was crooked
-N-no not 'xactly thar said Joe Ras-
set -Ireckon he knowst that would NJ
be right healthy; but he did say what
we uns stood in with each other fer to
do up outsiders.
| Well O. CO.'S tn amt no fault to be
found with that said the old man.
That's one o. the beauties q draw Poker
Learns the other Teller self reliance. But
" he a BLOWN about what he en- do
mebbe he d oughter he learned somepiu'
Couldn't you fK IL f'r Blaistlell To deal
| fr the house an the rest on We play him
| Pears like IL wouldn't be so much like
gAmblin' II 20 WAS to play hathaway
That mought lie good way saii
winterbottom, but ] reckon the heft
O. the bettin' II he did on Jin's deal any