The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
SAM PEARSALL
QUITS THE GAME
N..rrcupOn EnsucS Settlement
of Certain Domestic DIFF
ficulticS.
CASE BROUGHT TO COURT
u, DAVID 4. CURTIS.


pear to be no gret 'dvantage in bein'
alive mo- special in Arkansas City"
II had been observed by Mr. Pearsans
friends for long time that he was
subject to spells of dependency. though
they had never noticed this peculiarly
until after he had been married for a
few weeks. Before that his attitude
toward the world in general had bech
much like their own. he looking upon 1.
a. reasonably satisfactory on the whole
and not particularly objectionable ~
any respect.
Marriage. however. did not seem 70
agree with him very wen. They werA
slow to understand the case at first. b'it
old man Greenlaw after a wIrlc had
offered an explanation which they had
accepted as reasonable. and thereafter
they were more tolerant than they had
been at first OF his pcssImistc utter
ances.
"Marri'ge is some like vaccination"
said the old man. Saves a man some
times I'm wuss troubles, but it's
C'nsdable irritatin' Of Itself. II IL takes
satisfactory 1t just naChully worries him
heap till he gifts used to II, but alter
that pears like he gifts along nigh bout
as well s II they hadn't nothin' beea
did.
Pears like 'twa'n't no p'tic'lar good.
hut 1t don't do no greet harm. But II II
don't take it's liable to raise he'll with
him. gvin' him n sort q distemper lik,.
reckon mcbbe Sans hain't took"
As time went on 1t became more and
more evident to Mr.. Pearsalls friends
that the old man was probably correct
in his judgment. and az the case waa
one in which no outside person could
~ lac,
interfering In any way they resigned
themselves to his fate with considerable
equanimty, and even appeared at times
to find grim humor NJ n certain sort in
the tribulation to which he had sub
jcCted himself.
islands to reason the old man would
say. what tn amt : much to he looked
70 I'm n married man as they is I'm a
hull one. 'Cordin' To the Good Book him
an his wife is on'y one. an consequent
h. amt on'v half one, but : long : il
don't interfere with his poker tn ai1t
no rre't harm did. Just nachu! Sam
amt happy. an he can't 'Xpect to be no
mo- hut he sho' IL cap'ble player an
they'd be a achin' void into our midst IL
he was to show up missin'"
what they did not imm. diatelv per-
cc!vc was tha, this very matter Of poker
which there was a divergence Of opin-
ion between Mr.. and Mrs. Pearsall, and
no small share Of the discomfort he en-
dured was the more or less direct effect
Of the objection she had 90 his exercise
OF those talents with which Providence
had so richly endowed him.
Trouble is said Pearsall one night.
when in the anguish of his soul he had
|acn driven to seek counsel of his
y tnds in the little saloon which cid
VAN Greenlaw kept in Arkansas City
what she amt noways reasonable
bout 4, First off. she's mo o less re-
ligious. an she holds what piayn' poker
amt no tit psuit To- the father OF q
family. mo- special when the fambly''
boy baby. Says I'm settin' a baC
Example f. the offspring"
Religion = all right" observed th'
old man. ~ reasonable amount Of i
Is tol'abie good thing 70 anybody
mo special TO woman, but the,
hadn't nobody ought TO TO let II stan,
in the way O. maxim a Twin. s long
she gifts her rakcoff regular tain
nothin' to her whether IL COMES IN
playin' poker or pedd,in' Bibles. A
least II hadn't oughter"
That's what ! done told her" SAT-
IearSall. despairingly, "hut she quart
,'ntini'al over the rakeoff Pears sh
Icckons what I Amt Untitled to NJ
lakeon. II | win she claims III
hull q the winnin's, but il lose sh
won't stand 70 none on it,
How II go all was to hold out o
hcr?" suggested Jake WinterDotton
he.pfuly.
81 done tried that" said Pearsal
but tn amt no good tryin' to lie to he
~ -, AL ~ Sh
s'p.cions anythlu she goes through m
C,u'cs."
How'd il be II yu' all was to leav
part o yo' wad with me-" said me ol
man. Il cd mind il 70 yO' an y,
Cd git what yO' wanted I'm time !
time
Mr.. Pearsall made no Response Vel
baily To this proposition. but the loo
lie bent on the old man was sufficient
eloquent. T. was plain that he regarde
me plan with considerable disfavor.
When Mis- Pearsall gifts it, he II
marked, Il know what becomes of
anyway" And his mind mmediate'
reverted to what was troubling It,
II don't hold with beatin' woma
up" he said chivalrously mo speci
when she hollers. Mis- Pearsall has
Voice onto her some ike stcambo
WHSLE, an ~ gives NIl' iltI- llp'lS a v
impression Of a man 70 10 do 1t fr
oucnt. Mo n that she scratches.
come dogsone nigh losin' eye la
week"
'I'p business" said the old man on
lliatcaily. ~ cosc. It's c'nsid'abc
a benefit to woman To cit licked ono
in a while. Pears hkc It's got to be d
occasional 70 to break 'em in pInpe
same = boss has TO be licked a fe
limos afo' he knows what he's got
90, hut they ain't like niggcrs an chi
n. Just nachuly they is arays lcl;i
comm 10 them, but q woman is din'ror
Fears like they cd he reasoned with.
Mis- pearsall can't" replied her hu
band very positively. She's that sot
or idcos what If she rackoncd the 81
VA, gW.nc 10 set over in Mississippi
Strau d. up tods Little Rock. I'd ky!i
% look 10 it To hc did thataway.
dinnp nut what I'd bet on it II she W
p" give her huh mind to it," he co
'nurd, a. one glimpsng possibilities
r'"'i in bold speculation.
com" To- think" said the old ma