The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
THE PROVIDENCE or
i POKER WENT ASTRAY
Winner Got His Hundred. but
the Loser CooNTn't
Get Even.

There's mo N one way 10 look at
most things remarked old man Green law
a. he gnye,i through his front window at
small but extremely expeditions pro
cession which was passing NJ the street in
front % his little saloon in Arkansas City.
There was certainly sufficient reason
for the interest he evidently felt. The
PROCESSION consisted Of two persons only
bu' what 1t lacked in numbers was more
than made up by the notable animation
displayed by those Two aud the intensity
II emotion which was operating TO pro-
ince srich activity "a is seldom 20 he
observed IN creatures nf tho human
species.
Tho van ~ tn. procession was com
posed ~ ~ ColoTcd citizen VINO might very
probably have b"cn rhatfel before the
war l. seemed likely that in his present
terror tho change in his status had becn
completely ohliteratcd from his mind
aud that he had Ia psed into his former
hlbr Of entir. Difference to the Wishes Of
wniic citizens.
. Therefore. inasmuCh az the induhtt lbl.'
inclination II IN" individual VINO brought
up the rear Of he Procession was TO
remove tn" Cit1en IN IN. van from on
the face of the earth. the van was doing
hrS bast To foreatall any such violent
methods "f accomplishing the said re-
moval ~ we're plainly imminent 10y a
system Of progression which could only
h.. Described bv N" word flight.
Rapidly as he moved. however and
great az was the advantage he had by
reason Of the start OF som" tifrcen feet
{ his purs,ier's manifest purpos. Of over
: taxing him WIS So amph aticnllv Urgent
and his physical ability was 40 great that
.n.r- could he little doubt OF his Ultimate
success. Therefore. after they had
flashed past old man Grrenlaw's saloon
and disappeared in the distance there
was no question in the minds of those
who had seen them pass of tn" fate OF tho
: color.d citizen.
Then after remarking a. has already
he.n noted. that there IL more than one
way of looking AT most things the old man
continued Mo n likely Toe Bassett II
come mp with that niger in-id. of a couple
. mil. an 'tsInt liable 70 10 he nowayS
healthy TO the Niger tn amt no
doubt bu' what the a munty n he purified
hear long . the wipin' ont one on
desirable indiNijul. bat there's some
question in my mind whether Joe amt
g.ttin to he some y mi-.sus
Pm what done heard racao on there.
som. reason to spicion the Niger -
stealth mo chickens II he'd ought.-r
a. co'-e "a nisgrr u steal a chicken occa
sional an tn amt no gret harm did bu:
when he gets that unreasonable. = he's got
20 have. chicken every day an don't
make no discrimination tween common
harvard hens an val'ah. game cocks
a Co'-e -om-piu has To b" did Now
IA aiu't nobody let ON about iosIn' no
u'ti, lar high priced stock = fur = I've
hear'd have they
u appeared from the silence of those in
The room that no one else had heard OF
such calamity and the Old man con
'inuei -rh..r. ~ o. 30 - the Niger 4
oueh,ar b. licked bur IL Joe gets all hot
no chasin of him he'< liable 70 10 so -oine
too fur Tn amt no sense in thinnin' out
Via nigg-r- too much There has 10 he
some ON ern in tn c'muniiy o cose
No one else an the room seemed to take
any great interest in the matter. though
LAX. Wint.lbotfom and Blaisdrll both
agreed that Bassett was some headstrong
when II cam. to overC oming any re-is-
lance to his authority as Sheriff 4 long
period Of silence followed and not until
/ Bassa,t himself entered the room wa. 'hs
! subject mentioned again
Then IN. old man asked casIia llv
Did vo XIII the niger Ioe'
Dunno SAID the sheriff indiherentlv
Il done beat him ZIP con"ld abb. mo n
| would Law. did. on'y the black varmint
truck ~ me- reckon he'll come to-.
though alter a spell
Further comment on so trivial a matter
urii have been UNLIKELY had not "A Young
man employed IN the local printing Office
entered the saloon about tina, time Saw
ing nothing 10 ANYBODY he proceeded in \
rnhtt"r 81 cours. fashion to amy to rh..
VIII a p!ncarI ON which appeared rh.
legend "siUn reward for the arrest and
convict on Of "a negro named Wsshingt on
pott. He done been stealing my
hogs j VI Riggs
Ate the d~uIrt.Irs' Of the young man
iO.. Ri SS-t' without undue haste got ND
from h'@ s~t' and read the notice Then
N.. incurred II anybody knew Who Tins here
Washington po'tla was. being evidently
Interested by the announcement of the
reward
Well said sam P.ar-alI with great
dnibs-0iIon. 4 couldn't 400 none too
clear when Won was pls-In by here y spell
iool ad som. Ike "a pas~el o Politics. whats
ION" moved into cabin down blow NV
hols. Nebhe Ne was ore on EN- but |
dunno II hIs names Washington
There tia exclaimed old man Green
llw ~ Ba ss.'tt looked AZ the Ia speake r
~ some confusion -So sure he som.
hasty hoe Mo n likslv vo done wasted
\ cool hundred long % l~ttin' yo' temper
set the heat on vo' stands to reason y
he nigger'- dead vo' won't get no rewari
7 reckon t= mp 10 yo 20 go hack an see
,o cant Fetch him 10
psrc~ivIng tn. practical character -
this sugs.stion Rassett departed hu, ~.
turned IN an hours time with the ini.IIi
Ppucc thni nothing could bs found 81 the
negro ~. -a"me,l undistiirhad however
nnh r.rnark- ed that he reck onsd one po,rl.,
II do ~ we'll ~ another - fur - the -.
~ard WIS -'hCerped Md h. iernapda,i
further Information from Mr. Pearsall