The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
A Visitor in Arkansas City Is
Treated With Special
Consideration.
REPAYS TT HANDSOMELY
And Departs After Impartlng
an Important Moral
Lesson.
~ DAVID 4. CURTIS.

0reoniav IN q manner that indicated
has profound contempt for tho men OF
whom hs was speaking. what claims
how the world owes EN- . Twin. an
sanr a-sayin' but what mebbs It does.
but never knowed how 'twa'nt no
~re't GOOD To- Q man to have nothin'
OWN to him. not 'thouten he's got
energy enough into him 70 to elect
his debit.
"'Pears like tn amt nobody ewine to
wear hisself out huntin' 70 his cred
itors. an II they'd rather starve n to
take the trouble to git what's comm to
EN- pears like they s gwine to starve
n be damn TO 'em. Taint nobodys
business
"Mebbe faint" said Jake Winter
bottom with cool indifference to the
general principle. as the old man ma
laid Il down. "But this yere Is diffent.
Thev IN a Do yap out on the levee
what pears to be In hard luck. an L
sho' il up to we uns TO to chip in to'ds
sitt,n' him out. Him and his wife was
done got asho' ofYep the boat long
O. him not havin' tho fare n the cap'n
hahn some hard hearted. an come
acrost em when they was settin' on .
LOG, plumb discouraged.
IT seen how they was somepin' the
matter an I done spoke to 'em. The
woman didn't say nothin'. / cd see she
Vas all wore out. an mo- n that, her
seenr 'pearance was some proof how
ne was teiiin' q straight story.
"He d.in.t put up no p't!c1ar Kick.
but ne done said how he reckoned the
luck war runn!n' ag'in him an he was
nigh bout all in. Said he didn't feel
like It made no gre't difference . far's
he was c'ncerned, but It sho' was rough
on his wCmnn.
N spears she's nigh her time. an she
wanted to be with her mother. 80 he
done took her abo'd the boat. not havin'
no msney. but reck'nin' how the cap'n
d let EN- ride q fur . Greenville.
whar she come from They's po' whites
all raght, an I reckon they ant no greet
importance nohow. but somepin' 10 got
e be ala"
well amt a-sayin' they aint."
snapped the old man ungrciously. II
never seen no good come o. trytn' to
help none o them po' whites. but II
| things 10 the way 20 all says I reckon
Pm d come cheaper TO- to chip In tods
payin' their fare to Greenvtlls n 'twould
70 20 have the hull three on EN- stay
into our midst. They IL cnsid'abls too
much surplus population into the cmun-
ity now, an tn Amt no sense in
'ncouragin' 'em TO to increase and null
tipiy. a. the Good Book says"
swell yo' want to loosen UP then"
lSsaid winterbottom impatiently. Il
Bt.eckon tn amt none on us gwine 20
hold back when Il comes TO payin' our
share. How much u yo' irvine to
c'ntributer"
"5old 70 horses TO- Q minute 70
turned the old man. 18th amt no such
hellova hurry. They won't be no boat
along afo' mawnin'. an We en- range
this thing decent an orderly afo' that.
o. cose II tho womans hungry thatll
have to be tended to immetit. But
~ done give EN- grub money an sent
EN- over to the hotel" interrupted Win
terbottom.
"well, that's all right then" continued
n do the thing proper. TIL amt on'y
one way TO- organized charity TO be did
thouten maxim It a burden onto the
c'munity, an that's by kittyin' out.
III they is. say. 70 bits tookened
outen svAry Jackpot up to bout SEQ
they won't nobody reelixe no loss to
sspsak Of, an the result II be did just
tho came Pears like that was ono o
the reasons why Providence done or
dadnsd bow draw poker sh'd BE- played
Gives manhyind q chanel TO to cult
vate Q moral sentiment thoutsn feelin
tn Expense.
II done heerd I'm Squire Hapgood
this mawnin' how he's gwine TO come ir
town to-day. so they'll be a game or
tonight Ondoubted. Stands to reason
he won't make no objections when tbs
J thing e Explained to him. an yo' all CT
fetch the yap over here afo yo' set in
20 q Z the money en- be gave to HIN
soon . its elected. II IT'S did whom NJ
did It's better TO- Il 70 be did quick"
And the Old man swelled up visfbl!
With an evident appreciation Of his owl
Righteousness.
Concerning the merits Of the plan n
had outlined. however. there wore no tw,
pspinionA To do them Justice there wa
n0ne among them excepting poss!bl.
the old man himself who would no
cheerfully have given the whole amour
from his own pocket II the emerGenc
called for It. but tho other way wa
preferable and equally snicscious, 6
they awaited Squire Hapsoods appear
ance with easy consciences.
Moreover tho Squire whom he arrivet
A. no did toward dusk. not only approve
heartily Of the proposed benefaction bu
insisted ON making Q further contribu
ton OF % on his own account when tn
story Of tho woman's plight was told Z
him, so that tho sum Of S26 seemed {
DO assured for tho relief OF the luckles
>,coupls. and Winterbottom was sent I
the hotel to summon the husband I
the scene.
They gave HIM . drink when he cam
- In and explained what they were abou
to do, and ne accepted both drink an
explanation somewhat alphabetically, HI
with a sufficient show OF gratitude. Fl
was scrawny, stumbling person, OF ur
prepossessing appearance and no mar
ners TO speak OF.
As It was he was treated Indifferent,
but not unkindly. and when tho gam
was started ne went into tho back roor
with the others and taking 4 seat a lit
Aback from tho table looked on at III
proceedings with a lack lustre eye, wit
apparently a fair understanding of thei
nature.
There was nothing OF special interes