Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-08
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NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. oct. ITO the
Editor OF The Bee: In following up the
onslaughts Of the commercial travellers
in The Bees Letter Box condemning me
as a simp. fool. liar and God knows
what not, fellow commercial travellers.
whatever evil thoughts you harbor In
your minds against me does not change
the assertion 1 made one iota- You
stand as guilty in the sight of God as
1 do. / want to emphasize. brothers,
that we are all weak and liable to error
In our statements / can plainly see
where 1 committed wrong when / said
50 per cent OF commercial travellers are
sinners. 1 want to vindicate myself as
a man by openly acknowledging TO the
travelling men in the columns here that
/ did them an injustice when made the
erroneous statement, and L certainly re-
gret the fact as keenly as you do, and
also will acknowledge that / allowed
my hand to get beyond reasonable
control
1 am no saint, am no liar, thief, fool
or any of the other slurs you were so
prone TO state. You are no more infa1-
lible than 1 or any other fair-minded
person. 1 want to apologize for all the
wrong l did you fellows by my asser-
tions. 1 did not mean to assail your
honor, but / did mean to assail some
of your habits. / might be a critic on
cards, and other vices, but take It from
me I'll condemn the social card game
along with the seasoned gambling card
game, the social dance along with the
redlight dances, the social drinker with
the drunkard, right on until my last
light has been extinguished, for COM
mercial travellers, and any one else.
brothers, you have got to be the first
before you finally settle in the last II
you indulge in questionable things, you'll
have to expect to be censured.
Thanking you one and all for the YER
dict which you may render me, L have
done by Christian duty; L have asked
your forgiveness of any and all wrong
/ have committed against you, Don't
have the impression that 1 was an
enemy Of the travelling man; far be it
from that j simply took in too much
territory when l said 50 per cent were
sinners. v. A. BRADSHAW.
COZ West Eighth Street,
Does Anyone Understand POkerf
OMAHA, Oct. ITO the Editor of The
Bee: Turning from the delights of the
Rev. Dr. w, A. Sundays discourses to
browse for "a time among the other
pleasures afforded by The Bees Bright
columns, my casually rowing eye fell
upon the announcement that book has
just been put out which will be greatly
enjoyed by those who know and under
stand poker" Let me express In behalf
of the author the devout wish that his
readers will not be so circumscrlbed in
number.
Agur. whose wisdom was such that
some portions Of IL have been preserved
for us In connection with the proverbs OF
Solomon, said: There be three things
which are too wonderful for me. yea,
four which ] know not; the way of an
eagle in the air; the way of a serpent
upon a rock; the way Of a ship In the
midst of the sea, and the way OF a man
with a maid" If this leader OF early
thought had lived in our day, am sure
he would have added fifth to his cate
CORY of inscrutable things. and admitted
his awe and ignorance OF poker.
Simplicity in itself. poker embodies all
the PHILOSOPHERS of all the sages, the
mathematics of all the ages, the guile of
the serpent, the courage OF the lion. and
the industry of the ant 1t stimulates
the iaith supIlme that can look aheau
and realize the hope that makes the
future bright The experienced approach
the game with ave. born OF dear bought
knowledge; the simple set boldly forth.
but neither ever touches the secret place
wherein dwells the understanding of
poker When your young man has seen
bobtall carry off fat Jackpot has
watched four aces pale into nothing be-
fore a straight flush. has known the
dread Of big dog" or felt the folly OF
spit in the ocean," he may not UNDER
stand poker. but he will have a lot more
respect for the possibilities OF this game
in whose very mystery and uncertainty
resides its charm and fascination.
OLD FOGY.