The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08


no trouble at all. an cur'ous enough II
turned out how twas the foundation Of
a hourishn' industry what paid him
better In the long run n draw poker even
done. An that's u other proof o things
goin 3 myster Gus as they does.
way he done II was to hire niger
nfo' he done set into the game first OF
TO to dig the hole. that bein' the most ,
tcjous part o. the business. Then all's
he'd have to do d he TO to put the
dparted into it an fiji 1t up With the
sistance o the Niger that wouldn't
take no time. an he'd win money enough
pttin' onto his time allowance TO- -
pay the Niger an have profit left over.
Case or another argument comm up in
the co'se o the play he'd git another
profit. an afo' long he come TO zee how
they was "a chanst TO- him to build up
reg lar business
They want nothin slow bout Deacon
Peabody, even If he wa mt no hell rourin
expert at poker. an t'wan't long afo' he
done entered onto a prosperous Greer.
They didn't nobody else banker TO the
business no mo n the Deacon his-ef. an
he want IA ycarnin' alter II, but 'peared
like circumstaDts done drove him to il
some frequent an he kyind o. gifts over
the nachul feelins what he done had TO-
spell. an seem how they was c'nsid able
money TO be made into It he done took
ened II up mo- r less reg lar. an want
long afo his services was in c'nsid able of
demand all over Pike county Shows
how myster'o Gus things goes
"Ato' that he'd alays done plugged
away at his p'fession tol'able steady,
thouten maxim no howlin' SUCCESS into II,
but al'ays maxim hon able Twin 'thout.
on runnin' in debt to amount TO nothin
But alter he done reeli,ed how they was
mo- easy money into the ondertak in
business 'pearcd like he paid mo tent ion
to that nor he done to his legitimate p'suit.
Il don't mean how he done swo' on on
poker. Pears like he done had too much
sense fo' that lie set in nigh bout a.
frequent ~ ever They was some in the
c'munity what reckoned he was liable 70
weepn's nor he useter be, seain how he
was liable TO To have funeral onto his
hands most any tinc he played, an o
go se he d have To- p'form 1t free, gracious.
10 nothin under the circumstants. Feared
iik" n" was liab'e 10 begrutHh II seen he
was in the BUSINESS req la
Him an me was tallin' about that one
day an | says to him. Deacon. pears
like yo'd ought TO to be able to pm in a
OH ac IN the county 70 20 services ia
cases like them. yo' all bcin in the business
reg lar now O'co's" it vas din rent when
20 all done yo' buryin' rs amachure.
but tn" c'munity d ought TO 10 pay 70 a
/ fersional mans tim.
B'lt he says. Webb" mought.' no
saws bu' the way look on 1t faint no
gret matter no how, an lisa good adver-
tiseinen'. don't make no mejit money
outen them buryins what comes outen
the game. nut the mo o them does the
mo grs to do outside. find the adver
tisln pays, an q long = 1t does 1t don't
pay 10 TO heto graspin' Pears like
they'd be some 'casion TO criticism If |
was To make charge TO buryin them
wha' mas trouble with at the poker table.
Moueht be said what done picked on EN-
10 ? 'cun.ary reasons
We'll. seen how they Was c'nsid'able
business sense into 1t the way he put it. !
an i didn said no mo hnt KEEP kyind
OF watch onto INN ter THAT. an pcnrcd
to me like he was a dom mo advertiser
II the business realv called 70 He WIS