The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14
OLD MAN GREENLAW
PLAYS GOOD POKER
For an Enormous stake. Deal
ing Himself Aces in
the Draw.
SIDE BETS DECLARED OFF
n, DAVID 4. CURTIS.

have Som" hcllyon come along an lay
trc axe q Obstruction onto the roots -
prosperity. witherin' the hull dosgoNe
cd.ticc in dust an ashes" said old man
Grceulaw muurnfullN.
The others who sat with the old
man In his saloon in Arkansas city
showed No sign OF being impressed by
lis words. though they undoubtedly
heard what he said. t'npertlrhed
they smoked ON In silence for some
minutes. Had not Mr.. owen Pepper
been ~ the company the silence might
have been continued indefinitely.
Spccchlcssncss. however. was lrksomc
10 him. So presently he spoke.
oh. | don't know he said. "Mehhc
they is some ashes scattered round
hynr an thar. hut | reckon they won't
10 no dust worth mentionin' till alter
the floods is lone passed. An cs 70
tho axe - DESTRUCTION But he
got no further.
After tho others had resume their
seats and recovered their breath Jake
Winterhottom said: "iIow come yo'
al IS hct up like yo' I've? | hain't took
notice o nobody Ewine round town
with no axes recent
No" said Joe Bassett rather indig-
rantly. moi tn amt no dust an ashes
n town since the Hood come. Pears
like Pepper was nigh bout right alter
oil. ] reckon We uUs was come has,y
this time, THROWN him GA; like We
cone
It's a''ays riSht enough To throw
I'm out CA gent principles. said Jim
HNaisdell easily lilo talks too mucl
with his mouth. but thcy's others
works their mouth overtime" And he
looked at tho old man darkly.
Trouble with go uns pears To hc
Nhdt III ain one on No' has cdica-
tt"n enough To understand iggers o.
speech said the old man calmly.
Kin metaphysical to a bunch Ike
70 ms IS ome like chuck.n' pearls
"a the win as the Good Book SAYS.
] reckon Id ought 10 To- knovcd be-.
ter
"Thcy's a heap ~ things wha, it
mnuSht no u good thing IL yo' all
knowed EN- better n yo' do said sam
I'carsall rudciy. but take notice
that don't p'vent yo' I'm talk.n' about
'cm. ! en- call tn mind c'sid'ahlc
many times whcn No' ond rtook tn tell
We uns sompin' bout how we'd ought
IL 10 play draw poker"
This was regarded by tho others as
q body blow brutally delivered and
they chucklcd with delight. They had
he"n long accustomed tn hear tho old
man discourse on the principles of the
great American game with the aplnmD
Of II who has understanding. and all
remembered a recent occasion on
which the old man. contrary To his
usual custom. had sat in at a game
and had lamcntably failed in fncss..
Even the old man WINGED.
Lets liquor" he said in a conciiia-
tory tone. and he busted himself with
glasses md a bottle a. they all stepped
M To the bar. He was t~houghtfu'
enough I" say, however. after they
had regalcd themselves a. his expense.
I'm r.,lir' 20 set 'crl M This tim"
helms | done fell d,Nn = hard =
did t'othcr night. but th'~ Yer amt
cWine tu he no regular p'fo'manCc. |
don't p'posn to trea; every time I'm
twitted, an don't take IL friendly To
have il rubbed n And with certain
menta reservations they accepted his
words as reasonable.
After they had all sat down once
more he said "Mebbe I'd ought e. To
spoke palmer, What : was havin' in
nind was this Yer preacher fellrr
whats :uunln' q camp meetin' over on
Squire ~IlapGoDd's place. 'Cordin' To-
wrat ! hear he's done got "A mess a.
whites So!l' up u the mo'no!s' bench
ri"3 'hou, every night.
"Th' amt II, p'ticlar Injections to
camp meetin's = tur's ! knows when
they : run proper an tn amt no.
body nut n!ggers goes To en-. =
longs a Niger is l|ist'nin' To a
preacher. even If it's into camp meetin'.
ne amt prowlin' round nobody's hen
roost, But faint httin' 10 whites TO
60 to en-"
We'll, % co'sc tain, did. not
ccn'iy," said Jake WinterDuj,om in the
tone Of one who * wiling To- tolerate
irregular proceedings, bat II "A mans
Gwine 10 git religion reckon mehhe
he en- do 1t To camp m"ctin' = good =
he can a~nYwheres else"
Not the same ky.ud. he can't de-
clared the old man very positively mot
II he gifts il I'm a zap like this yer
Rev. Barker. what's runnin' his p'tic'-
lar meetIn'. Pears like he's one a
them kyind what 'bjects To 4 man
doin' what he doggone plcascs outside.
religion IL a good thing, some
ways, but It didn't ought 10 to he let
interfere with regular business. Pears
like this yer Rev. Barke" is one q
them pestiferOus kyind what wants 10
reg'late things outside ~ me tin an
he's dom begin tali.n' agin the liquor
business. GIFTS people 70 10 take the
pledge, an they's quite a number is
done done il.
Stands To reason that kvind %
thing amt gwine to De put mp with.
] amt one that holds with Whence, not
as a Genl thing ! amt, but II he's
gwine to interfere with my business
TIM liable to interfere with hisn."
How come Squire ~IIapgood done
let EN- hold camp mectin' on his
placer" asked Blaisdell. Hes al'ays
been a tol'able good spot"
II doii't understand it my own self"
said the old man. but | lone sont him
word 70 TO call in fust time he comes
10 town. Somapin's got to he did, an
mo- n likely he'll listen TO reason. II
he won't do nothin' | reckon we uns II
have 10. don't p'pose 20 stand To- no
la wiess p'ceedin's in Arkansas City. II
Rev. Barker undertakes to ruin my
business he'll have to be rode outen
Sown'onto q rail"
ON the IN Squire Hapgood en-
tered the saloon, and 1t was evident
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