The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
COMMITTEE CALLS
ON The STRANGER
To Persuade Him to Return
and Play Poker After the
. Old Mans Mistake.
But HE SPURNS THE OFFER.
By DAVID 4. CURTIS.

'hpu''n W uofS u IN tnc
Good Book says" remarked old man
Greenlaw as he stood his bungstarter
back In the corner from which he had
snatched It up in some haste a few
moments before.
20 co'sc they Is times when a man
, Is liable to be misto oxen" he contin-
ued. AN IL that's the case he's mo- n
So likely TO to lose the pot. but bunch
nln't no good II tn amt no money put
into II. an faint heart won't but
ter no parsnips. like 1t says into the
Good Book In IA other place"
IAN tn same" said Jim Blaisdell
discontentcdly. "th' amt no sense in
shown down afo' tn draw. IL yo' all
hadn't "a been so hellroarin' hasty
they mought n been game. an we
uns cd "a win his wad afo' yo' dtle
him up"
'Jlm's right" said Jake winterbot-
tom with judicial severity. Trouble
with yo' all is how yo' git all het up
over nothin'."
IL sho' WAS het up some" admitted
the old man. but ! wouldn't go g
fur = To- say 'twant over nothn'.
VAR INV IL ; llUlf ~ W Ell net up
when man goes to draw"
Want no danger a. him doin'
nothin' with his gun IL he'd "a pulled II.
not while ! was s nigh to him y
was" observed Joe Bassett by way Of
adding his quota to the amount Of
criticism which the old man had pro-
volted. And even the old man him
self could find no answer to this state
mont, coming as 1t did with calm as
surancc from one whose ability to
handle any single adversary in a
struggle was unpuestioned All of
them felt that Bissctt could have met
the emergency with entire success IL
the matter had been left to him, as II
might properly have been left, he be-
ing the lawful Sheriff and therefore
obligated by his office to maintain the
public peace.
Instead of leaving it to him. how
ever, az in due course it might have
been expected would he done. the old
man had swatted the stranger with
his bungstarter. and. az Is indicate ted
by the foregoing conversation. he had
incurred tho displeasure of his friends
by doing so.
Ordinarily il would not have been
likely that they would have objected.
even though the blow had been deliv-
cred With extreme violence instead Of
being, as II was. calculated with "A
great degree of nicely. 81 that instead
OF falling dead. as a less powerful
person might very probably have done.
the stranger reeled. staggered around
the room for an interval and finally
a.,
III. r,ro,,,,,,.,oos houo,,or u,.ro
.ucb ,ba, oninion was di,.,dod IN tho
ono hand tho o,d man u,s ipc,irod "a
mime himself ON having nerce,ysd
his dutv win commentaries nrorn,.
ness and having executed IL with yicor
tempered with discretion.
Sui on the other hand the gentle
men who had witnessed the occur
renee looked at IL from an entirely d.
ferent angle. They were agreed that
the stranger was more or less obnox-
ious in some respects, but for what
they considered good and sufficient
reasons they did not desire his re-
moval at that time.
His continued presence among them
was likely, in their judgment. to be
and even Of possible profit. hey
were therefore inclined to resent the
old mans action in ejecting him. and
they expressed themselves fully 70
that effect.
Tie old man. however. bang more
O.: less intolerant of criticism. re-
sented this in turn. Al hrst some-
wSnt ''uirrised AT being taken TO task
Tor having performed what he con-
ce!vcd to he highly commcrdah,c
act ne ben" indignant ana then
extremely wr";h when on" at.or
another joined in BlaisdelTs protest.
The climax came when sam Pear
SAIL, ordinarily ? duiet man, though
somcwhIt aurly en- occasions. offered
his comment
They Is them' ne observed what
amt mt 10 10 have weepins, even IL
they does hn'w how TO use cn1.
Fears Ike iney amt got NJ usc'"-
lion Let ny with puhgstarter,
same = Il mus does with his hind 'a'ss.
Iong Oh ny puzz'n round
comes o havn bungstartcrs
layin' round all the time. nigh TO
hanu' an ltcfln TO use en- SANE
by with Ms FIRST gun AIS thty
warts IL somTl:n to shoot at l'ot
make no an rcncc what Is
The sarcastic emphasis with whirh
this dictum was delivered, while
was greatly enjoyed by the others IN
the room. was very eNasperatinS 20