The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
The OLD MAN SIZES
UP THE DARKER
But Blaisdcll Insists on Play
inw a FrccZcOut With Him
Despite Protest.
Br NGSTARTER Is BROKEN
4, DAVID q. .lRTis.

before Arkansas City had begun TO
share in the prosperity which the new
South came afterward to enjoy, there
were persons who from time to time
visited Arkansas City. For one thing
II was so located that travellers to
and from the capital Of the State
could change from steamboat To train
or from train to steamboat on their
way thithcr or thence. provided the
railroad was in operation. which ii
generally was excepting in times IL
flood.
All the people who visited Arkansas
City at that time. irrespective of
whether they merely desired to pass
through the place or whether some
thing else prompted the visit. were
Invisible into two classes.
First there were those who had
some knowledge, even If ii were only
from hearsay of what Arkansas City
really was. or secondly they were
people who were ignorant Of the place
Those belonging tn the first class were
usually aware of the existence of a
certain little saloon on the levee which
was kept 10y old man Greenlaw, for
no one who was acquainted with
Arkansas City at that time could
easily avoid having that knowledge
And those belonging to the second
class were extremely likely to learn
something about the saloon in case
they remained in Arkansas City suffi-
Ciently long To look about them before
taking the boat or train aforesaid.
OF this latter class was one Burt
Simmons. gentlemen who. although
he was native of some unspecified
locality among the Ozark Mountains.
was nevertheless only a few inches
over sin feet in longitude and some
thing less than four feet in his lateral
measurement. Moreover. his voice
was neither raucous nor peremptory
In tone but on the contrary was rather
quiet soft in qua lily and by no means
disasrceahe To the ear.
Having never before zen very far
away from his birthplace. he was un-
acquainted with the customs and man
ners of 80 large a settlement as Ar
kansas City. and wore his gun on
tho outside instead of in his hip
pocket. as old man Greenlaws fel-
low wnsmcn usually did. There
was nothing in his hearing. however.
to indicate how def or otherwise he
might he in the use Of firearms
Mr.. Simmons was accompa MED
when he stepped off the boat. by
gentleman who had introduced him
self t. him with a certain Interior
motive "a fellow passenger who was
lonesome and DESTROYS of some little
amusement To while away the monot-
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