The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
Sam Pearsall Maintains That a
Man Always Gets What's
Coming to Him.
MR.PEPPER'S CASE IN POINT
Bursting Of Boiler at Critical
Time Only Evidence of
Very Hard Luck.
~ DAVID A. CURTIS,

was ordinarily In more or less strict
conformity with custom, so that after
ono happening II was not difficult to
predicate the character Of the next one
to he expected. As time went on the
habits OF those who composed the little
part that was usually 20 he found
there became more and more fixed, and
the surprises that sometimes came by
reason Of some one Of them doing an
unexpected thing became less and less
frequent. 1t therefore came about that
although the proct suings in the saloon
might not always he considered we'll
ordered there was little question about
their being ordered. whether we'll or
otherwise.
one thing that came To be looked for
with confidence was that the old man
would break out from time to time with
some observation for which there was
10 apparent provocation whatever. 1t
seeming to have been engendcred by
his own cogitation. And the next that
ordinarily followed was critical reply
from Sam Pearsall. in which he would
express either his total disagreement
with the old mans opinion or his i'm
patience at having the quiet OF the
place disturbed. Subsequent; events
would vary according to circumstances.
but these two occurred in regular order
quite frequently.
1t was therefore no great surprise to
any in the room when the old man re-
marked casually. after an hour or more
Of complete silence in the room: Most
gently "a man don't al'ays git what's
a-comin' to him" Nor was Il entirely
unexpected for Pearsall TO snort con-
temptuously at the statement and oh
serve with lofty severity: II al'ays
reCkons on gittin' what's comm TO me
: fur s poker goes. Pears like that's
the main thing"
Thereupon the others in the company
roused themselves sufficiently to look
with more or less interest for the dis
cUssiou that was morally certain to
ensue. Nor had they TO wait for II.
Poker s different" said the old man.
but the rule holds even into a game
O. draw. The Good Book says. Him
that openeth a jackpot don't al'ays rake
II down an TIL Amt no d'sputin' the
truth o that. even IL It's wrote down
INT" Scriptcr.''
The pots comm TO the man what
wins It. amt IT," responded Pearsali
stnbbornly. AN II I'm him I reckon
I'm Swinc 10 git IT.
Mo N likely yo' be under ornery
circlmstants." admitted the old man
readily enough, but they is cases what
don't al'ays come ont hathaway"
"T never seen EN-" persisted Pearsall.
nor nobody else. Sich talk is plumb
foolish"
~ en- call instance 10 mind right
now" declared the old man stoutly.
whore man won c'nsd'able Of jack
pot into game an never drawed down
n cent of tt
Bet yo' five dollars yo' all can't DO
nOthln' o the kyind," exclaimed Pear.
sail, AN I'm wIllin' TO leave It to tho
comp'ny."
The old man had seldom been known
20 bot real money on any contingency
without being fully assured in his own
mind that Il was a certainty. Ii was
true that he backed the poker game In
the back room financially and was by
no means niggarlly about Il. but even
IN regard to that he sometimes refused
10 put up money against an outsider. or
party Of outsiders for the reason. as
he expressed It. that they uns Is got
ohanSt 70 to win" In most cases. how
'ver. II was a moral certainty that the
homo talent would be victorious and he
would venture accordingly.
When he was thus challenged by
P"arsall. however he showed no hes.-
'ation Whatever. Producing wad
from his pocket lie skinned off bill
and laid It on the bar.
Money talks" he observed briefly
"Sho' does" replied Pearsall with
equal brcvity. putting second bill on
top Of the first. "Go ahead. It's go
ais play"
Pears like this yere Is too easy"
said the old man. but II yo' all wants
the full p'tic'lars, here they be: seen
n freeze-out played one night onto the
River Queen atween Bud Mathews an
Buck Walters, what was two - the best
poker players they was onto the river
them days.
Pears they'd alays done fit shy O.
one another afo that. both on 'em havin'
onsld'able respeck To- t'other. but this
might sone O. the passengers got
dcvelln on EN- till they greed 10 put up
thousand apiece an play II out.
"They was c'nsid'able OF a pahty
good players they own sells, so they
want no question ever raised concern!n'
whether the play was regular or not
What difference d that make:" inter
rupted Pearsall, with some impatience.
but the others rebuked him.
"Th' old man is a-tellin' this, Sam" said
Jahc Winterbottorn sternly. 9TH amt
no call 70 yo all TO butt In, not yet. tn
amt" And Pearsal said no more.
AS ] was a-sayin', the play was
regular enough" continued the old man,
AN they played along TO a hellova
while 'thouten either one on 'em goin'
broke. 'Peared like the luck run even.
But bimcby they done got jackpot
what neither one on 'em cd open TO-
c'nsld'ahle while an they done sweet
ened II up a heap.
Then Mathews he doled 'em. an
Walters he done opened TO- the size O.
IN pot. an Mathews he looked kyind o.
serious To- spell an come in 'thouten
raisn' on II, SO Walters he done called
20 one cyard an hove a white chip In
the Dot 'th0uten lookin' at II.
Mathews. he done looked on, mighty
anxious, but he didn't say nothin' an
ne kyind o sighed an helped hlsself to
two cyDrds and looked M 'cn kocrf,,l