The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
PEPPER CALLS HIM \ FOOL
And Says He Can BE Induced
to Sit In Again-Thc
Old Mans Offer.


Providence TO- the betterment o man
kyind, on'y they amt al'ays. Tn amt
no tellin' whether it's the cussedness a.
the human race or whether It's one o.
them p'cooliar dlspensatories o. over
pow'rin' wisdom what gently works out
wrong. Anyways. It ii "a been better
70 him II he hadn't never been bo'ned.
like the Good Book says, nor it's TO- to
have grindstone tied onto his neck an
TO- him to he casted out an tromplcd
under foot like filthy rags"
"Mebbc So" said Pearsall. but that
aIn't no reason TO- to be looin' at me
in no SIGH tone O. voice" lie was plainly
nervous at being singled ont for dcnun-
citation. IL want the on'y one what
was into it," he added defantly.
Don't make no difference" retorted
the old man bitterly. Even If a man
ain't the on'y one what's abo'd the boat
when the b'iler busts he gifts bowed up
all the same, don't hc?"
Amt been abo'd no boat To- upards
o. two months" said Pearsall indlg-
nantly.
Hadn't ought To- to be helt ag'ln him
II nc had "a been" said Blaisdell TO
Winterbottom.
81 dunno" said winterbottom doubt
fully. "All d'pends on whether she
busts. An even If she don't. q mans
gently better off asho', not 'thoutcn he's
'hleegcd to travel. Now. Il 1t "a been
Pepper what was abo'd Of her It "a "a
been mo- nachul like an Ia "a been mo-
reconciled. Pears like * "a be mo-
peaceable round here If 1t was him was
bowed up stead q Sam. Sans Ewine
TO leave mo- of cape into the c'mun-
ity."
"Oh. don't know" said Mr.. Pepper.
TIL amt no call TO- nobody 10 fetch
me into it,
"Th' amt nobody liable TO- to fetch
yo' all in" eXcln med Joe Bass tt
fiercely. I'VE uns has enough to do
THROWN on 20 out. ony tn amt no.
body had the fothouEht 70 To p'vlde the
grlndstonc. Tn old man pears to have
the right idec. Is yo' all got a grind
stone in yo' pocket, Jim he asked of
Baisdell
mo" said Blaisdell rcgrotfully. but
got n hunk o. salt polk If that II do
any good. An piece o red chalk he
added hopefully. "Mcbbe If he was 10
be-"
"Oh. shuclis." exclaimed Pcarsdll i'm
Shake the sand outen his shoes an
he'll go right up. TIL amt no call 70
to bust the bilcr = furs he's c'ncerned."
"Wotinell is yo' uns talkin' about"
said old man Greenlaw looking from one
to another in great bewi.derment.
"Damnno," said Wintcrbottom. but
yo' all d oughtcr know. Yo' begun it
yo' own self Yo' was speakin' o. filthy
rags. an just nachuily Pepper done
butted in, like he alays does. How
come the b'ller busted anyway? Pears
like they is trouble enough round here
'thouten Dustin bilers an things" ne
added with an appearance of decided
discomfort.
"They is them what amt got no en-
sideration," said B.alsdell, regarding
Greenlaw with much disfavor, what's |
foever maxim disturbances. We was
all peaceable a litter q pups when
tie old man broke loose an begin pickin' |
on Sam"
II didn't had Sam in mind special"
said the old man petulantly, and yet
disdanfuliy. lie said his own self |
what he want the ony one what was |
into it. an that's true enough g fur s |
It goes. The hull caboodle on we was |
ek'ly 10 blame"
"Wots bitin' on yo all, anyway"
inquired Blaisdell. who seemed to be try |
ing TO hide some anxiety under an as
sumption OF Indifference.
"Oh, IT don't make no difference about !
me-" said the old man with crushing |
sarcasm. II want noways c'ncerned |
into II, on'y just how the princip'l |
Expense fell onto me. Just nachully that |
.t.,NN 1. IT.
yo' uns don't feel the iron hand o des-
tItution creep!n' over yo' in yo' old age,
freezin' yo hopes o. beln' able to keep
outen the po'house an fadin' away like
yo vanished youth, faint to be
'Npected how yo' do no belyachin, As
fo' me ! en- suffer in silence m be
strong, but If yo' uns had any o the
instinks O. common decency yo d be
settin back on yo' hind laigs an beg
gin my pardon on yo Bonded knees"
"Beggin' yo' pardon for what" de-
manded Bassett in establishment.
We'll, there's c'nsid'able what Il ought
70 to be pologized To-. / reckon II you
was to he maxim a good thorough Job on
i yo mought start in with 'pologizin' To-
beln alive, an then perceed grajully. |
reckon that d be mo Of a indication o
poet, though, an ia feel better il | was
10 hear some oppression o. regret TO the
shameful way what yo uns unloadcd "A
slice % my wad onto that hellyon what
was playin poker in the back room last
night"
HE win it, didn't he?" asked Winter
bottom curtly,
Yes, he win it, shouted the old
man with extreme wrath, suddenly
abandoning all pretence OF self-restrant
lie win r.sin q sixty dollars on'n the
70 best poker players IN the Mississippi
Valley, or what p'tends to be slch. an
yo uns sets round catin' yo' tobacco
Ike 70 bumps onto a log. stead o set
tin in oilcloth an ashes, hcapln' the
Gust q humiliation onto yo' halds like
the Good Book says TO- to do Pears
like No' Is lost 10 all shame. 'Twouldn't
he nothln' to me if | want backin the
game, ! wouldn't give hoot IL yo'
a-s to sguander yo' hull substance in
r'otouS Twin. az the Good Book SAYS,
but when II comes to me payin 70 IT
I'm dogGonol if feel like II,
Her" | be-" he continued. gathering
NOR" bitterness as he went on, main
tainln' the prinCiDl plnCo ~ 'nonycn,ort