The sun., 1916-01-09
SHUFFLED THE DECK
IN The BOX AT FARO
o,J Wan Grccnlaw Tells Of
lin Natrr>'s Marvellous
Dealing.
pl\l>pELL Is MISTAKEN

.,Iri'. nu.h as a gcnl thing when
vn. it,.r uor they is in Arkansas
,,,,.' .uI uid man Greenlaw, but
..e, va- 70 ,',mcnt o chans, into 1t
rhl Vss .lnir fo' to play he'll with
.em Wh, vis rclyin' on to 1t To- a
.uin' N-HHliy they was profit in
q. IL rn tine house. an gently the
pr,d,s "a nc c'nsid'ablc mo n ush'aI.
INT they q he times when some yap
I'm up country IL set in an put
ump .n'n the house roll what Il
induce Disaster an woe. an benefit the
laps a'goidin.
I hInt never been Ia Little Rock
M own ,,f.' said sam pearsall. but
Iorlin tr wha, done hcer'd yo' all
,,,. some frcq'ent. Jim Waters don't
i.}c cha; kyiNd ~ 'Npercnce. not
often q. don't. an he's up TO Little
Eo,k. 9lrt .c?'
.T.dts right said the old man.
"hut they Uinj on'y one Jim Waters
NJ a.r-l. uuct IN so often they is a
rhenomnrnun pduced into the world.
on ell the powers of evil cant p'vail
t-n him
Napoleon VAS one on EN- an
Slakospta-" was a uth,~. but outsider
htm tN' reckon tn amt never been
nobody en- handle - deck a. cyards lik.
i'm Wdcrs kin. I'll be dorgoned If I
don't b.ieNc he en- shuttle EN- nigh
nout : well a'ter he's done nut 'em
into Tie box = he kin aro'. Anyways
q looks THAI a way when yo' see h'r,
Zeal faro
Don make no din'rence how il
looks said Jim Blaisdell. a. one who
-esents henG called on to credit the
rcreli1c "Th' amt nobody en-
shIille oylrds when theys into the
Nx not 80 = nobody can't see II did"
Ard lie splt on the floor by way of ex-
n-tsSn. SCorn.
We. mcbbe they can't nobody b,,t
I'm Waters du it. admitted the OH
man as II willing to concede a point.
'hut I'm tellin' wha, he's A sho'
nolsh PHENOMENON. lie en- make
deck CySrds jump through hoops
On eat uuten his hand
He uS"ter live O Arkansas CITY. an
" Q hadn't been 70 one thing Ia n
heen oil fired sorr. To- To have him
'tave like he done. helms he'd n been
ne most variable citizen they ever was
ITO the 'muntv. That one thing
''orch. was Serious handicap to him
"a Rep him I'm raiSin' to no great
mmn.nre into the higher branches o.
70 n'f.ss.un.
'Jl>' nachuliy. he.n's gifted as he
sto ~. he'd a avs set into game
n la. .g gt.- t.hxy..,r.,. .
.. 'r.n the kyind Of dealer lie was
WAS ruchu, to 'Xpect what he'd n
"'" 'nw..n' success into II. Feared
was II Crooi ironing ~ fate
-. though. 10 he was mo liable to
20, lo was 10 win.
Tr' 'a wac he didn't pear Ia have
:. tE,d % discretion bout playin' his
'ai alter he done got II. - co'se IL
Wits u.f g'rht TO him when he dealt
= 'NH self They Cvuldr'; nobody
~, m never win nothin often his
ceta am when thlt was founded out. a.
m,a they wouldn't nobody bu him
'dv "n his deal an just nachullv he
couldn't win nothin' bettin' ag'in' his
'e,f 'Paare1 like il was case o.
v0s..D sweetness oG The hair. Ike the
Good Bunl, says.
An ,Hrn when somebody else ii
tea' tr .u't had s'dc!cnt judgment TO
'o"nd" stand what the chances was 20
~ ag,n the hand ha mought happen
y -. m consequent he done lose n
reap mon he win. They want no
FN.nt o. question bul what he done
had Wgl bout the most vaI'able asset
P's"r rANcr c'n have into the game.
b. Mt .nin' a nachul poker PLAYER he
o4n' know how to git no profit
o.'er 10
p>ror On it was what he KEEP
h'N".t ru trNln' to play poker. an I
ie.No0 b" wouldn't never ha' mounted
" n1ih.U' 4 ! hadn't a p'inted out the
'5'nr . Vic ways 10 him. Twain I
f0tan' {" me. ~ co'se. II he'd a been
eman % means he'd a been welcome to
pty in ny back room : often $ he
seen fir but bcin's they want no
f-1A' into II 70 me | done reasoned
H'A him TN he seen a Ere't white
"e'.' AZ done accordin',
JIM says, 'Yo' all sho' be one O
" most gifted men ever come down
tc p.>a Ndtur' done ndowed So'
VITA 70 tdent what d ought TO 10
max" s.. r,rh an respectable afo' yo'
'n". instead . which yo' all keeps on
tNn' - play poker. when yo' amt
fitted ~ It.
II gg 10 yo' al 10 do | says. -
% 'akr % pamblin'. GHwd knows
corr an., with no kyind - gamblin as
tfI."' I says. It's sinful an wicked
=" h' that it's a gre't waste o
money Draw poker's heap better
'm what onders' ands it, hut
wen man amt got the opacity 70
i '".'- ." reason he'd ought To- to
L. '' -nneun' else.
N.H "n. All Is one o. them | says
'."' .u nobody beat yo' all on yo
'''.. 'p. u poker yo' can't deal on'y
'".'i -1 often, an when somebody
So o'..- go all amt seven high
20. .n can't play the game proper
NIH yp' all d ought TO to do
t".', lp run "A faro game, Then
- ID N" dca,in' all the time, an
- . ave no playin' to do. The
'r .',s is playin ag'in yo' all tae
'''- '" avn no Chanst at the dea!
"' .."HIlly 40 chdns, % winn'E
'N .. H.nl not thouten yo' gives II
'H .' Iu "A while, just 80 X g
'.p .'f'-n' 'om along. To'd ought
- Too " su,u" lccrful bout that, be'u
."' .tt nobody ewine To keep or
'"NiG H""f mite, not 'thouten he wins
I"'i .nms time, but with yO' all'
'"rh' n d"iln' they didn't ought 70
h' NOT never win nothin' on,
""eh 81. ti secs fl 10 'em to-
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