The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04
TWO FIRM MEN CLASH
AT THE POKER TABLE
Which Gives Old Man Green.
law a Chance to Discourse
Of Names,
PRINCIPLE AND A KITTY
ny DAVID A. CURTIS.

havin' the same name" said old man
Creenlaw. but pears like it's mo- r
less OF a Introduction 10 a man TO- to
find out what his name is the same
as yo' own. kyind o. makes a man
feel like the other Teller d ought TO
to be respectable even IL he amt.
But it's most amazin' what c'nfu-
sion they is sometimes m o they
bein' two alike in the same town. mo-
special when one on EN- is a gawd-
fearin' citizen o. standin' into the
c'mmunity an t'other's just a plain,
ornery hellyon."
"Mebbe So said Jake winterbot-
tom. but they is times when I reckon
the gawd-fearin'est citizen they is into
most any c'munity mought fnd II
monstrous c'nvenient To- to have
somebody else To- to put the blame
onto. S'posin' somebody was stealth
chickens. 70 'xample. an 1t was gently
knowed how the man I took EN- was
named Smith. I reckon he'd he mighty
glad what they was some other Smith
some'res round
The old man looked az his friend
in a bewildered way, as II doubtful
Of some hidden meaning. and altogether
unable to grasp the idea Of chicken
stealing in connection with his WI
thought. but before he, could collect
his faculties well enough to express
himself Jim Blaisdell spoke up.
II reckon he wouldn't he the on'y
M what d find it ~c'nvenient." he said,
80 TO have somebody round town
To- to put the blame onto. Pears like
t'other Smith mought have some
'casion 70 rejoicin' occasional"
LAS how?" inquired Sam Pearssll
who seemed strangely interested in
the hypothesis. Looks to me what
IL they is bein' chickens stole 1t don't
make no greet difference which one
on 'em stole 'em IL 1t was gently
knowed what 1t RELY was Smith"
"Sho' would" said winterbottou
rather Indignantly. "s'posin' they was
somebody name o. Pearsall stealth
chickens round Arkansas City an 20
all was s'pected o. bein' him, wouldn',
yo'-"
'Th' amt nobody but me in town
o. the name o. Pearsall." interrupted
that gentleman with great heat, AN
IL anybody says what ! ever stole a
chicken he's a boss thief an a liar,
an I'll make him eat his words If his
name is Winterbottom. / reckon
Pearsall Is as good a name as his
ever dast to he, an | en- lick the tar
outen anybody what says faint
9TH Amt nobody said it," protested
Mr.. Winterbottom. greatly perturbed
and seemingly in doubt as to his own
proper attitude.
said 1t yo' own self" retorted Pear
sail. who was by this time fairly siz-
cling with wrath. II reckon l know
what's said an who say it when In
settin' right in the same room
II say / never said it," declared
Winterbottom very positively. Stands
to reason l amt gwine ia 'cuse nobody
o stealth chickens thouten ! know il
positive. ! Amt lookin' TO no fight
over nothin', but ] amt shirkin' it
neither. an they can nobody put
words in my mouth what / never said
an hold me responsible. II yo' all is
hell bent on havin' trouble yo' won't
have no trouble gittin' it, but"
We'll, don't say it no mo-" admon-
ished Pearsall. stealth chickens sho'
is fightin' talk, an I'll take it up any
time. ! done herd what was said,
an if yo' all hadn't "a took IT back as
suddint as yo' did I'd a
"Hain't took nothin' back" protested
W~interbottom, who was by now as
ready for a fight as was the other,
and the two rose from their seats in
threatening fashion.
But Joe Bassett and old man Green
law both interviewed, the old man try
ing to explain matters as he under
stood them and Bassett declaring that
he would not alloy any fighting where
he was unless there was just aus
for II.
9TH amt no chickens been stole, an
tn amt nobody said they was he
asserted, and though Pearsall was
hard to convince, he finally admitted
that he might have misunderstood
what really was said, though he in
sisted earnestly that he knew OF no
one but himself in Arkansas City who
was named Pearsall and that he vas
convinced that no one OF that name
would be guilty Of stealing chickens.
And Wi~nterbottom, not to be out
done in magnanlmity, declared that
he believed that was entirely true,
Thereupon all hands Joined in a drink
and the old man continued his dis
course.
proves what ! lone said first Off
he said, what it's monstrous onhandy
bein' of the same name as some other
Teller what has the same name. Sam
amt the on'y man what's o been
took To- n chicken thief long o. what
somebody else done, an a heap sight
wuss.
II knowed Of a right likely Niger
was lynched over in Mississippi a
spell 9 long OF a similar mistake
on'y II was helm bald headed was the
cause o. him hein' Token TO the
niger what RELY stole the mule
him not havin' no wool TO speak oi
neither, but Their names was different
One was named Pete an t'other was
Ephraim, hut they called him Eph
fo' short.