The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
And the TcmcrariOus Stranger
who Came in for a Game
Is Thrown Out.
HE INSULTS BASSETT
And the Entire Party Asserts
Sclf-respect by Re-
senting 1t.
By DAVID A. CURTIS.

|, Nvo' all ~ gwine to cavort round like |
boy with a bow an arrer." exclaimed |
old man Greenlaw in high dudgeon
There was no installing the fact that |
he wa- considerably annoyed nor would |
anv di-intorested spectator have been |
likely 10 blame him very severely for
being 50.
Mr. Bassott. under ordinary crcum- |
stauce-. was rather careful in the use
Of firearms. having been accustomed |
10 carry and use them from his youth |
M and being we'll aware Of the serious
and even disastrous consequences that not
infreuueutly ensue when they are handled
recklesSlv Moreover, he was not a
man to innct an injury on another with
out design. being too fully aware Of the
satisfaction to hc derived from doing
It on purpose to forego willingly the zest
ofdeliheratca ccomplishmc lie greatly
.enioved personal conflicts and was not
averse To the exercise Of extreme measures
when he was engaged in them, but when
nothing occurred to arouse his desire for
strife he was usually harmless enough.
There was. however. a certain strain
Of reclIlessness in his makeup which
would sometimes manifest itself rather
unpleasantlv for those in his immediate
environment when hn was under the
influence of strong drink. A he was well
accustomed TO that in large amounts,
however and was not subject To its in
huence so far as could be discerned unless
the amount was extraordinarily large.
this seldom occurred
The occasion which aroused old man
n
climax to a determined effort he had
made TO consume personally all the strong
LIQUOR there was The cause which i'm
,peed him to make the effort was too
remote to require telling in connection
with this climax. but the effort had been
prolonged through a period Of consider
able duration and MIR Bassctts mental
eduipoise was more or less disturbed
In short he was drunk
When Mr.. Bassett was drunk those
around him were inclined to allow him
wide latitude of expression i'll word
and deed. The prevailing sentiment
seemed to be that il was not well worth
while TO interfere or even to expostulate
With him. but the feeling old man Green
law had, which was also the feeling Of
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ne pIace with the exception Oh nasse'
was lncNheu 10 Diane tle oio man 10
'pcaNihs severely ~ was cohsiuere
ontlreiy proper that bassett shouiu
ieouNeu' the more especially az ne wa
tnoroughly Wei acquainted with the lac
uiat me OLD man had' as he intimate
III ms nasty utterance established
mousse rule against the use oil hrehrlns
the premises, 1t was true that none OF IN
others showed his prejudice against III
P'@e'ice Of shooting "heh shootli
seenieu u'sIdple' but IL was reahIe
'n"' a. 'h' proprietor Oh the saloon
was hls Pt'IpHdtlVe TO estaplsh the RUE
governing 'he place. and they held thi
no'hilR snort oil an emergency justine
an lhlrdctlon OF this particular rule, An
III TINS instance no emergency existed
more especially did Pearsail approx
.ne u,terdhce. JAKE Mlnterpottom an
o''h blalSu'II entertaining as they a.
regard Tor nm a. warm as that VINO
u ,ney let Tor bas-ett. We're inclined TO !
ihuighaht al tho latter Tor his wantc
disregard OF the ties OF friendship al
even I'll common courtesy, but fearsa
construed the act as one in which ne ma
personal ana peculiar interest.