The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16

parts. an | done prospered accordin'.
] reckon mebbe II ] hadn't a had
such Il hellova lot of confidence, il
wouldn't "A been shook 80 hard as
twas. but they was c'nsid'a BILE while
afo' ! done met up with nobody what
cd set in with me an git up even.
Come to be, alter a while, what
they wouldn't nobody round have set
in If | was into the game. That's
NV come | done tool up with trav'lin'
To- Il Twin, but one time when ! was
home TO a vacation. some o. the neigh
bors done come round one day an asst
me TO to set in. Pears they was a
range what d been playin' into the
game up to the tavern what d done
skun the c'munity good an proper
an they reckoned If anybody cd git
the best on him prob'ly 1t was me.
Just ~nachully | says to 'em, on. I
don't know 7 lays. but II this yer
Teller 4 as good as yo' uns says he
is mcbbc they mought be some in
trest into IT.. Anyway, | reckon III
take n chanst at him. an / done went
up to the tavern with 'em.
soon as | seen him | knowcd he
AN no rne player. They was
somepin' bout him what 'pearcd like
lie was liable To- TO do somepin' des-
prit INTO q Emergency, an the way I
reckoned 1t the thing to do was to
make a quick play Of II an take him
ny s'prise. II ! was to give him time
To gilt onto my kyind of a game mon
likely he'd do somepin' irregular, an
mehbe bust up the game afo' he was
did up like ! was reck'nin' on diddin'
him. Looked like he was hasty Ike
an quick an some keerless q what
the ~consequents mought be.
Most gently my way o. play.n' was
to lay back TO a spell an let ali
hands Kit mo- r less 'customed to
the run q the guards afo' | done put
in no fine work on the deal. An
when | begin | didn't never put out
no hellroarin' big hands first off, not
As a gen'l thing ! didn't"
At this point in his story Mr.. Pepper
paused "A little and looked around at
his hearers. especially looking at Mr..
Blaisdell. II might have been thought
that he was seeking an expression of
opinion on the s%oundness of his pro-
cedure. At all o he waited. but
did not have To wait long for the ex-
preston.
MIR. Blaisdell nodded with grave APP
proval. His own method was similar
to what Mr.. Pepper had outlined and
Mr.. Pepper seemed modestly gratified
at the Endorsement Of 80 great an cX-
pert.
Old man Greeniaw. however. was
prompt in Offering another opinion.
Il al'ays reckoned.' he said judi
cislly. what IL "A man $ win TO cut
on a dawg's tail the best way to do
is 10 cut 1t OFF. II he tries TO nib
bile it off "A inch 10 n time he's liable
TO aggervate the dawg an p'voke
strife afo' they : anyth!n' com
plished."
In this expression Mr.. Bassett aC-
Guessed with profans emphasis. though
Mr.. rearsall looked Indifferent and Mr..
Winterboitom somewhat doubtful, as
perceiving an open question.
Way ! looks at it," he said. is
what they : c'nsid'shle d'pends on
what kyind Of a dawg It's. Some on
EN- II stand a heap % devilllng' afo'
they turns on yo' an some IL snap
doggone sudden. What kyind was this
feller?"
'Oh. ! don't know" said Mr.. Pepper
Il seen he was a dawg. all right. but
/ didn't inquire 'hou, his breed. |
reckoned ne wiS liable 10 snap. though.
lIk. ! Was a say!n', an | reasoned II
out somepin' Ike what the old man
hisself says. lo' all Il a did n 20
own self, wouldn't No'"" he asked of
Blaisdell. He seemed %Curiously nNIou
for that gentleman's approval.
II reckon likely said Blaisdc,l after
weighing the matter "A while. They
ain't no hard an fast RUE. Things has
to he did 'coriin' u circumstants.
Was THIS zap totlu' a gum
"Oh. | don', know, sad Mr.. Pepper,
hut | reckon he was. Everybody
zone il in them parts, hu' want cti-
quette 70 To tote It outside. Anyways
/ reckoned what"yc- Was gwIne TO b"
did d ought 70 to he did quick. Mehbe
| reckoned % an mehbe | didn't.
but twas.
They Vas five on us into the game,
an one on EN- was Of Deacon Petit
grew. What ! had c'nsid'ahle ~ a
grutch ag'in, long a him havin' did
me up tol'ahle nasty into a hnss trade,
So | says 10 myself what I'd fetch him
in. an cit suuar with him same time
what I'd be skinnin' the stranger
That'd give me satisfaction an mebhc
make II look mo- nlChul like.
"Firs deal they wa'n't nuthIn' did,
on'y to make q Jackpot, NOBODY iavln
nothin' to play on, an the next deal
come to me. | knowed they Was all
watchin', hut | knowed they want
nobody liable TO to say nothin' o. the
range bein' = they done hrung me
in 10 to do him up.
80 | done CIV the deacon "A p'cool-
var kyind OF a look to make him think
he was gwine TO hold the wlnnin' hand
an give him To- sevens, | give IN"
70 mines an when ! picked
up my hand ! seen it were a royal. |
Enowed II wac a tol'ahle raw deal COM
IN at that stage % the game, but as
| was a sayin' d made up my mind
they want no time to lose.
Well, the deacon, havln' first say
Just ~nachully opened the pot and the
next man drapped. Then the stranger
rose it an the next man throwed his
hand IN the discyard. That showed
me / hadn't made no mistake an
| trailed, KNOWN the deacon d come
back. which he done,
"Fr'm tina time on 70 sida or
a while | seen fah'lous riches comm
my way. | hadn't looked f0' mo n
$500 or $500 bein' in n%ohody's wad an
, lt1-t. l.l ,,n' -, al,nIIt thut in my