The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18

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but the old deacon says what ic's
done tried tina; faithful. an it won't
work. An with that he bruk down
come doggone nigh cryin'. Feared
like his motion was mo n he cd
stand. .
"Bimeby he Studded hisse,f s'ncicnt
TO to 'Xplain.
"'fo' all is done said enough. he
says 10 to show what yo' knows
the reel Importance - poker, but tn
amt nobody understands it better n
| does. Gawd knows Is done tried
the best I know now TO to beat a
knowledge q the game into that
whelp's haid but faint no use. Pears
Ike he's mo- liable 70 to bet onto a
busted flush n he is on TO aces.
reckon he's gwine to bring my gray
hairs in sorrer to the po'huuse.
why on 1t Is this. I is done rose
fotecn sons. II alter another. an hes
the fifteenth. An | done made a ALL
fired good Twin outcn the fo'teen. I'm
the time the o,dest begin TO play
poker away firm home. ] lone trained
en- into the same I'm the time they
W. ''h' " VI ' } ~ u III lllt4T MINUS
an ev'ry gol dlrnpd one on EN- come
to he "A cap'hlc player, on'y this last
one. | learned EN- nigh bout all
knowed my own self an sent EN-
fo'th to gather in the ~neishhors' wads.
an they sho' done it. noble.
They was one thing, though, what
| never learned none ON en-. That
was a little trick what ! done made ND
my W self what | never told nobody.
] hain't never give IL away, an T
hain't never knowed It 20 fail. ! don't
never use 1t 'thoutou | has TO. but
when | does | scoops tho pot. shu'.
We'll, one alter another they goes
fo'th, like / was sayin. an swats the
olsuspectin' handsome. ~ co'se
they'd lose out som times. u havin'
been teached like they had they Il
most sen'lv win. an bcin's I al'avs
made II a pint To keep friendly with
en-. they d just nachully come back
an tel. me bout 1t. Sho'ly was touchin'
to sc how strong family ties was
with them boys. They hain't nary
n on EN- yer disappointed mo that
away.
They want no reason why they
should. | al'ays been Conscientious in
r'arin' of 'em an | al'ays KEEP the
fear q me an the Lawd in their
hearts, So they knowed | was li'ble to
whale hel. outon EN- If they want
filial.
"'.Afo' they was any on en- growcd
IN | made a tol'able good Twin playin'
outside my own self. Havin' a good
] L., .Nx.' , Mo-, - ~, ~, A.,.gfl., ,-,
own little trick what | never played
'thouten | was fo'ced, | cd gently
hold my own an sether IN a wad
or two FIRM them that set in with
me. but alter my hoys begin winrin'
| seen what they was a easier way
70 me to git along. an | kyind o
ret!r d I'm the p'feSsion.
They vas aiays the chans; o
somebody eettin' next TO my fav'rite
play. an / want never no hand TO
fightin' If | cd git outen II, so |
didn't want to have no controversy
with no outsider over the way l
handed the guards. o. Co'se II was
dlff'rtn Mt playin' to hum with my own
sons.
IF one q. them sh'd happen to
zee what I was diddin' they want
Liable TO be no fight. As a matter
o. fac they didn't none on 'em neVer
git onto 1t. but If they had they
wouldn't "A been no trouble. First
of. they all know'd what I cd lick
'cm If they got d!sr'spec'ful, and then
if the wus; come TO the wust | cd
arays tell 'em what | was learnln' EN-
somep.n' new what I'd just discovered
3 ~ -. go ,.,1J,'. ,la.. thn, ant, n
"'Well. 1t worked beautiful. one
alter another they went fo'th an
played like | d ne learned EN- to play
an win money hand over FIST. I'll
b!meby they'd git caught. Then they,
he a rough house. an sometimes
thcya Git shot. | lose n!ne on EN-
thataway. different times, an they was
three on EN- 'hleegcd 70 To light out 70
: Texas long o. bein' run outen tow
an not dastin' 70 to come back, bu'
whites they was winnin' things sho
! was mighty com'fable round home fO
me,
They'd come home like 7 said an
tell me o. what they'd did, an I'd Sc
in with EN- TO n freeze out TO th'
biggest part o. the wad. 7 wouldn'
never rlay TO tn, hull on ii, p'ferrin' t
leave 'em enough f. a stake whel
they'd go out again on the roa'
ruther n to he fo'Ced to loan II to EN-
An when I'd git EN- p,ayin' ! skui
'em alive. al'ays havin' my favorit
play to fall back onto, case o the lucl
rurnin' their way,
] ~ reckon they want lever noh'd'
? what ever rcaped the reward of
! Gawd fearin' life mo richer into hi
old age n | done till recent, but nov
my s'plv a. sons is kyinder runnin' low
, an ! hain't no p'tiClar reason fo' I
'Spect no mo-, Pears ike alter III
three what's left gives uut ! won
have nothin' to d'pend onto, til
| fifteenth not helm no airthly gooC
TIL amt nothin' else | en- learn hi
on'y poker. an pears ike he ain
cap'ble % helm learned nothin' 'hou
; that what1l do him no goud'
AN the good old deacon hruk dow
c'mplete an weep bitter. 7 seen the
want nothin' I cd say or do what
do him no good. so | smoke an DIN
left him alone with his grief. ! com
/, away I'm Greenville DOR alter that al
] amt never heer'd nothin' mo bon
, aim sinc't,
But that thar whclp a. hlsn, wha
was tn d'spair q his d'Cllnin' year
, was the same galVOt what done ron
! in hyar a spell ago an Is Just don
i gone abo'd the boat.
- tIps,n to hnuE thnN must "A hoe