The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
ERRORS HORNY HAND
Is RAISED ON HIGH
f1f Oh Man Greenlaw Con.
fronts IL Fcarlessly: Bung-
starter at Hand.
SAN PEARSALL REBUKED
Ny DAVID A. RTIs.

They is Them said old man Green
law. In a tone Of voice which plainly
indicated his disapproval of "thcm,"
whoever they might be, whats fr-
ever an ever tryin' to make things
diT'rent
Pears like they reckons how if
they was change made It'd be
Improvement, even II II didn't work so
wells II done afo'. o. cose preachers Is
thataway Just uachully. bein's they
makes a Twin outen It, an tn amt no
body Expected to pay no tcntion to 'em
rohow. 'xcept women an chllun. But
faint b'comln' in them Z amt preach
ers.
mo n likely the good tawd had some
'Scuse TO maxim 'em thataway. even
81 they don't do no good, sane's they
must he a reason for rattlosnakcs an
fever an ague Keeps n man I'm gittin'
lazy. tlghtin' Oh EN-. but that don't
signify what they'd ought To- In he
encouraged. nor even left have their
way bout how thngs sh'd b. did.
"wust thing about It is what they
sho' does git their own way bout some
things. but that's on'y when somebody
else takes a halt. Nigh bout the most
c'nspikyous Example o the kyind what
ever was was the Ab'litionists
round among the nsgers they wn'nt
nobody paid no greet 'tent.on to what
they was diddin'. an we uns didn't
b'gin hangin' on 'em quick enough. II
we'd "a did that first Off. likely they
wouldn't "a been no wah.
But things was left 20 an fn'ly
the Comment up Moth took a holt. so
Just nachuly. everythin' went hell to
breakfast Mo- n likely It'll take years
an years afo things II be like they was
again. Tho hull South was shook TO
pieces long o not lookin' out first or
sames a man dies o the chills IL he
don't take his ,SNvininc quick enough.
Same way with poker. They is a
ncxs % fools reckons what they is M
provements ought 10 to 10 did into the
WAY It's played Mcbbc they Is some
on EN- means well enough. That amt
important They Is plenty O. FOOLS means
well. but they raise he'll every time II
they aint stamped on al tn hg!nnin'.
That's one thing why | al'ays keeps
bungstarter handy. If the pizcu
spcrrit of error * lowed To- to git his
horny hand planted onto the viii prin-
ciples o. draw poker It II grow an
flourish like green bay boss. rs the
Good Book says. an suck the breath
O life outcn tho midst OF Il til Il won't
be no good 10 nothin'. ony TO he carted
ont an trnmplei under foot ~ men. an
they won't bc nothin but seven-up III
70 10 be played.
That's why 4 bchootS we urs 20
no Nig'lant. wat"hir' out 70 insijous
h'xiunins. II little dogs an big dogs Is
;ntcrjuced. 'thuuten ELECTORS hcin' did
Tromp' they wont lie nothin left O. the
greatest institution OF enlightenment
whatever sned the rays of edicaton
onto the human race. an cv'ry man
what Understands poker knows what
rs It,
In know. s well 3 anybody. what lit
dogs an big dogs Is done been
played 70 c'nsida5lc time back, mo
special in Arkansas what Sho' Is a
disgrace TO civilization. Mo n likely
they Is the dogs o war. what tho Good
Book says is 10 be let loose In tho
rnillen mum: but that aln't no reason To-
lcttin' 'em loose yet while, The mil
lcnnium amt come yet, an I don't
ppose TO have It onto my promises, not
: long : has my health an a bung-
starter.
Mo n that" he continued with in.
creased earnestneSS, and focusing his
attention on a single one of his hearers
IL sho' am s'prised at yo' all. Sam, 70
',couroein' that van what ondcrtool, 10
yinv a LITTLE dog into the game las,
rIcbt. Nature done give vo' all c'nsd'
ablc good looks. an a excellent poker
n1Ir,tion instead o. which yo' ali set,
back an lets liberties be took with thu
halInNed preclnks o. the poker table
Pears like vo' ID ought 70 TO be 'shamed
O. yo'self"
Dunno 5 be" observed Pearsal
with a total absence of shame Pears
Ike big dogs an little dogs Is as good :
any other hand in poker. p'vidin' they Is
plsyed riga Kyird o. gives mo- v'riety
Ike. 20 the game.
"'Taln't SIGH a hcllova while sinc't
they wouldn't nobody play straights; an
took what they done 20 poker If they
hadn't "a been strai ghts interjuced they
wouldn't never a been no straight
hUshes an they wouldn't "a been NJ
way 10 beat 70 aces or 70 kings an q
ace
Poker amt perfeck by no means
he continued embroidered by the clos'
attention which tho others In the room