The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
THREE STRANGERS
TRY A NEW TRICK
Quarrelling Among Them
selves, They Seek to Rob
dreeniaw's Friends.
BUNGSTARTER COMES IN
BY DAVID \. CURTIS.

"Some'res in the Good Book" said old
man Greenlaw with a far away loo In
his eyes, ut says what 1t X all
kyinds o. people to make the world, an
mebbe that so. Mo n likely they is
some use To- the hull on EN-. but tn
amt no question in my mind but what
they liz a hellova lot mo- o. some
kyinds n what's REILLY nec'ary. Pears
like IL d he a heap mo- satisfactory II
they want so man on EN- round
"Was yo' all thinkin' o. them what's
alays Vaughn their chins?' asked
sam Pearsall with some show OF in
terest.
Not p'tic'lar," replied the old man
with considerable asperity. "They's n
heap o. things in the world what's
wuss n tallin'."
"Mebbe so.'' retorted Pearsall. but
7 dunno what they he. D'pends
c'nsid'able on what's said
zone on EN-" continued the old
man steadily. ignoring this suggestion.
"is the way them that's ign'rant in
terrup's them that's utt'rln' important
precep's."
whats precep's?" demanded Jake
Winterbottom peremptorily. 81 amt
col no STt I UlttllonN - ~ iildl dlhlI
a reasonable amount If he feels that
away, but | pier hearin' things I
means somepin'. Precep's don't sound
like It meant nothin'. Pears like it's
Just a noise. like. Mought as we'll
listen to a jackass bray
"Precep's is Latin said the old
man. at means >tryin' to put m
into them what amt got none II 1t
want TO me givin' yo' uns info'ma-
ton firm time to time ! reckon they
wouldn't none on yo' lever know
nothin'."
Well said Joe Bassett as IL he
were weary Of the subject. II reckon II
man Is nigh bout IS well on not to
know nothin' e he Is to be told some
things what's said. Pears like they
amt no greet Importance even II they'm
true. an faint al'ays clear about
that. Them that's interested en- listen
to 'em IL they likes. but | don't see
no gre't good into II my own self"
"Oh. let the old man alone said
Jim Blaisdell impatiently. He 'nj'ys
talkin' ever when he amt got nothln'
10 say. an tn amt nothin' made a.
devillin' of him. like yo' uns is al'ays
doin'. Let him talk. Mo- n likely he'i
swell up an bust II he didn't git II
outer him"
I'll swell up an bust somebody in
the haid afo' long" exclaimed the old
man in high dudseon. Il reckon tn
on'y way they is 70 to git Intelligence
inside Of my one o. yo' uns d be to
bust yo' wide open an po' it in outen
a spoon"
81 don't hlieve it cd be did said
pearsal! thoughtfully. not that
away nohow. but ! reckon il il cd
II d be nigh bout the best way TO-
to give out the ky!nd 4 information
what yo' all mostly does give out.
Pears like IT'S mo- like spoon victuals
n It's Ike any;hin' else"
Finding words TO be inadequate
means by which to express the senti-
ments inspired by this last remark.
the old man was in the act of begin
ming "A few remarks with Il bung-
starter Wien the door opened and a
husky looking stranger entered the
room. closely followed by two others
equally robust of appearance and
equally strange To the place.
The first conner had hardly uttered
the usua! formula required by GUS
tom when the others entered and he
turned toward them. hut instead OF
repeating his invitation in such
fashion as TO include them, which was
the thing naturally to he expected, he
addressed them with nj small indig-
nation:
"Wotinheil is 20 uns follerin' me
round everywhere fo'?" he exclaimed.
Amt foIlerin' p'tic'lar,' said one Of
the two, hut yo' all sho' does pear
% be most every place we uns is done
went recent. How come yo' all know
we was comm hyar?"
We'll, how the blue blazes cd I
know whar yo' was gwine?" demanded
the first speaker with still more in
d!gnatlon.
81 dunno said the other coolly,
but it looks kylnd o. 'spicious."
Does, hey" was the quick retort.
"Nell, what yo' Gwine TO do bout II?
'Spicious pears mo- r less of n fightin'
word"
"Mought nc d heap o. things said
the third man as coally az his friend
had spoken, but with "A threatening
emphasis. "Onc on EN- d he throwin'
yo' all out"
Put at this old man Greenlaw inter-
posed so quickly that no one else had
a chance 10 speak.
won't he no THROWN out did onto
these premises" he said, not 'thouten
] does it my own self. This yer gent
done come In hyar ~p5aceab,e an asst
TO the drinks like a real gent. an tn
amt nobody ewine to pick on him, not
I'll that's dld.'
He had by this time placed On the
bar a bottle and glasses enough for
all In the room, and by pushing the
bottle forward clearly indicated the
next order of business.
one after another poured out each
his own drink, till it came to the two
latest corners but when the old man
showed the bottle toward them one
OF them said;
We uns amt buttin' in on no mans
treat
Il done asst the house" said the
one who had ordered, IAN tn amt
hut ono meanin' to he tOok If they
IL anybody won't drink. O. co'se,
II yo' uns is hell-bent onto a fight,
that's different"
"oh, very Well" was the answer,
"tf that's the way yo' all feels about
1t, We uns d = soon drink az fight.
We amt a-Shirkin' no tight IL 1t
comes, but We amt albumin none
neither, What We done come hyar
10 was to inquire sOmepin' about a
game q poker what somebody said
WAS played lNaT ocCiSlOnalh