The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
FINAL DOWNFALL OF
TIGHTWAD BEASLEY
jorni Sentiment Of Community
Was Reused Against u
Mean Man.
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OLD MAN GREENLAW'S TALE
or the Man who Accumulated
4 All the Money There Was
Y i'm Grccnville.
OLD MAN GREENLAW'S TALE
nv DAVID A. CURTIS.

Aclitnated citizens oil that war" Piaee
fwEre uncomfortable. There was little
breeze stirring and what there was did
no good indoors.
4 II therefore happened that old man
Creenlaw. contrary to his custom, had
taken his favorite chair from it's place |
by the window in his saloon to the
sidewalk in front of his door and sat
there with the stump of cigar hfmly
clenched between his teeth. His friends
\ Ave in number. who were usually to be
| found Of an evening sitting inside with
lhim. had followed his example. and
VIhe little group sat suffering silently
though by no means patiently the dis
comfort they could not escape.
II was bright moonlight and from
where they sat nearly all there was or
Arkansas city was plainly visible. but
- no sign of life was To be observed. Even
the river in front Of the town seemed
languid in the heat and flowed on
smoothly untroubled by the faint
z.phvrs thar came too nfrequently and
too fecbly to veX the surface of the
water. Nature was in a semi-swoon and
civilization was locally at standstill.
After a long period of quiet that
seemed remarkable even in Arkansas
City they saw "a man walking trihe
npStpaullN along the ltNff NpNdlh AHthi'
s., nearly as they could judge from the
manner of his advance he was more or
less uncertain of his destination. Several
times as he came up slowly he stopped
and looked around him as If trying
cain,y to locate something or somebody.
Then ne would walk on.
Presently. as he approached them
more nearly. it was evident that he saw
them. and with quickened purpose he
made his way to a point directly in front
OF the saloon. When he arrived there
he spoke.
Where bouts does Billy Dugdale
live?" he said somewhat thickly but
with sufficient distnctness.
There was lack of Difference. though
no positive discourtesy, in his tone. and
for a moment no one answered. Then,
however the old man said:
Nigh bout half mile south. ways
back I'm the river"
4 The wayfarer pondered the reply for
a while. evidently trying to adjust his
faculties to a clear apprehension. Then
he said:
VIVA d yo' say?'
This time there was no appreciable
delay. Without the slightest loss OF
time the old man sprang from his chair
and smote him squarely in the counte-
nance with sufficient severity to send
him spinning a dozen feet away. Then
the stranger fell down and the old man
resumed his seat. The stranger lay
still for a few moments. Then he arose
with some difficulty and went on his
way
"Speakin' O. money" said the old maj
while later. they is them what pears
10 not have no idee o. what d ought 70
to be did with It, Pears like If they
amt got none TO speak OF they don'i
do nothln but bellyache over it till they
gifts some. an when they gifts IL they
don't do nothln with II but throw II
= away. Pears like the gen'l run o man
kyind is mo- r less foolish"
ooh. | don't know" said Mr.. over
Pepper. Il reckon the genl run o
mankyind Is got somepin' ike thu
avrage amount o sense. Way ! look a
II money amt no p'tic'lar good to no
body 'thouten it's KEEP circlatin'. VIVA
4 be yo' idee?'
TIL amt Only one thing to do with il
what's any ways intelligent" Responded
The Old man contemptu usly, AN that
20 10 cumilate it. - co'se they is
s.gu'n amount Of il has To be used FRI
time TO time 70 the purpose o gettin
N mo. That's legitimate. an that's wha
makes draw poker what It's. THAN
nothln' under the blue canister {
heaven what II fetch mo- librai return
on the money rs invested. nor they ain
nothin' II do it quicker n draw poke
Will"
That's rcas nable. a. co'se." said jill
Rlaisdeii. But a'ter NO done got y,
returns on yo money. what's To Ice Ill
! with en- Poker's 'mpotant ia t
make money outen. but faint nothiI
m", Them that plays 1t 10 Kitchener
'r 10 the fun % the game Is the suck
'rS, an they alays will he. What ~
al r. tryin' to cit at is somepin' els
Question is what yo' gwine 10 do wit
yo' money when yo' done win it,"
81 hain't never found but one thing I
do with mine" said Sam Pearsall
give II TO Mis- Iearsall. an pears Tx
The mo- | give her the no she want
It's mo- r less d'scOuragin' al time
Aui ! ha.n't never found no way outen
ihuutru maxim mo- trouble n is Wut n
THAT'S the wust o. getting married
conserved Old man Greenlaw. co. COZ
they has 10 be some what does il. seei
ID alnt no other way 10 perpetrate Il
human race, but it's hard on 'cm. Don
give en- no chanst for To do nothi
else"
'Oh. ! don't know" said Mr.. Peppe
We kn"W"d married men what
"Oh. shut up" said old man Greer
iaW 81" impaticntly that Mr. Pepp
Immediately perceived the wisdom
silence
THAT amt neither here nor there
continued the old man. What we VI
dscusSu' was the proper use a. none
an m amt but one way TO to use
Intelligent like | done said afu They
suttn pcentage OF It has To he Ike
out 10 to make mo- with. but the 1t
on q ought 70 to be 'cumllated."
WEI ator yo' done cumlated Il
sald Jah" Winterbottom what )
EWino 10 do with ii? Pears like yo' {
some Ike "a dog chasin' his tail. 7
mo faster No' talks Ale quicker yo y
round 30 whore Yo started
"That- long ~ there bein' ony q
| pint IN the hun discussion what's WI
cnS.dcr.r.' replied the old man I'll
! man 70 done 'cumlated money tn ii
on'N On" thing To- him To do an that
4" I" .'umilatr mo"
'Iuii there dog pears 10 done turn
r"uu1 again." observed Joe Bassctt
com" disru-' Anyways he don't pc
70 lr go. tim uUt N, Jtsr <