The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11
OLD MAN GREENLAW
PROVES HIS THEORY
Namely. That a Man VIII In
variably Win Out II He
Sticks to the Game.
AN INSTANCE FROM POKER
NJ DAVID A. CURTIS.

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truth. "how much n man en- 'complish
II he sticks to II long enough. Pears
like they's mo- into p'sistence n they
il into nachul ability in the long
II o. things.
Take n man what's BON with a good
edication an a far knowledge o
draw poker. b'sides havin' all tn
OPPORTUNITY they Is to be looked TO-.
IT'S nachul TO reckon how sich .
ma d git rich an respectable in the
co'se o. time. Would, too II they
want no yellow streak into him. All
things comes to them that's fttin'
fo' 'em, as the Good Book says.
But they amt mo- n n outen .
hunderd ever gifts anywhar. Mebbe
not one outen a thousand. I never
reckoned It up. but they amt many
on 'em takin' the world by an large.
Mostly they gives up alter things is
done went wrong To- n spell, IN they
amt none on 'em nothin' but plain,
ornery citizens alter that. Just av'rage
so 10 speak, an the av'rage man don't
amount to no greet, nohow.
But take a man what sticks to II.
Don't make no difference what ne
sets out To- to do, he's gwine to git
thar IL he keeps a-goin' long enough.
II know a little runt, name o.
Tim Whistler. The boys useter call
him Tin Whistle. long O. him bein'
kyind o. squeaky INTO his voice, an
not never 'mountin' to much. They
didn't nobody reckon as he never
would, neither. but he sho' done
somepin' remarkable afo' he quit.
Just long o. stickin' to 1t.
wouldn't never give up. o. co'se
IL 1t come to a showdown an he was
beat he wouldn't get the pot, an to
that 'xtent II mought be helt what he
was 'bleeged to give up. but he 'peared
to look on a thing like hat as nothin'
but temp'ry an he'd keep right on
playin' the game.
They was one time he Set in with
Cal Hooper To- a freezeout. I dunno
just when il begin. but l seen 'em
p.ayin' when l come past Calls shack
one mo'nin'. an Judgin' firm pear
ances | reckon they must "a been
playin' all night. but they vas hard
at ii an they didn't neither on 'em
par to be much ahead.
Il didn't think nothin' p'tic'lar
bout 1t. on'y l reclect thinkin' what
Cal d probly win out. He want no
gre't player at that. neither one on
'em bein' reckoned experts, out he
was a tolable gifted drinker. an they
want neither on 'em what d be called
'xactly sober when | seen EN- first of.
so | just ~nachu,iy reckoned what Cal
d outdrink him even II he couldn't
outplay him.
But when I come by next MON
in they was still a-playin'. Didn't
neither one on EN- pear to be no
drunker'n they was the day BIO. but
they sho' was some sleepy. Feared
like Tim couldn't keep his eyes open
all the time, an while I was lookin'
on, bein' some interested, I seen
what Cal was stackin' the guards
somepin' shameful while Tim was
kyind o. dozin' like. Not regular
sleepin' 'twa'n't. but ky!nd of q
cat nap. like.
well, just nachully, I 'njoyed a
quiet laugh, all to my own self. when
l seen II. an when Tim done opened
his eyes ar picked up his guards I
says to him, kyind o. banterin' like.
! says, Tim, l reckon yo' all don't
stand no greet show o. winnin' out.
Cal pears to be gittin' the best O.
yo' all, some An he sho' was. 20
his chips ~outstacked Tins by en-
sid'able.
Tim had some left. though. an as
I vas a-sayin' he want one to give
up, not while he had any kyind Of a
chanst, an he 'peared to be some riled,
long o. me a-devillin' of him. I'd a
beat him out. long ago. he says
mighty cross, 'on'y Cal cheats
We'll just rachully / expected TO
to see a ruction when he done said
that, cheatin' bein' a sho' 'nough fight
in word; but Cal he on'y Just grins
+ an don't say nothin', so I laughs again
10 myself, an | says to Tim:
We'll, | dunno 'xactly how itd
be if ! was to find myself in that
! ky.nd OF a ~perdicament. I hahn,
never played guards with nobody when
I knowed he was cheatin'. but pears
10 me like If | was to be playin' with
a IAN an I knowed he was cheatin'
pears to me I'd lick him.
"'Well.' says Tim. I'd do that my
wv self If I could. | done tried II
three or 70 times already, but pears
like | don't make out. Calls c'nsid'able
bigger II | be, an he licks me ev'ry
time | undertake 1t: but I'm gwine &c
same An THROWN down the hand
Cal had just doled to him he gathered
M the deck an begin shuffiin' of EN-
TO the next deal.
Didn't look To me like he had nc
gre't show fo' to win, but ! don give
him credit 70 good Intentions, an
couldn't hep 'dmirin' of him TO sticEin
10 It, so ! stood round a spell, watchin
to see how he was gwine to make
out; but they didn't neither on EN-
pear to cit rowheres. Just played
along. win an lose. sometimes one
rnear an sometimes t'other, so ! lose
!nt'rost into i h.meby, an l moseys
along about my business
"liut the next mornin' | ONE along
th" same way. an thar they was
stu s"ttin' at the table, with the
yards an chips in front OF EN- an
the money they was playin' TO layin
in III" chip box whnr they done put
II when they begin pldyin', But they
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