The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

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but she poised herself as II for flight
when he said. with dry emphasis. Il
reckon II sho' will sound remarkable
II yo' all tells 1t the way II RELY was"
oh. I don't know said Mr.. Pep
per. 9TH on'y thing bout it what
struck me rs bein' anyways remark
able wa where he done got SIGH a
vad IS he set in with. TO he sho'
was drunk when he come abo'd at
New Orleans. an ] heer'd him pleadin'
with the Cap'n TO to fetch him home.
promisin' TO pay up when he got hyar.
Pears the Cap'n knowed him. an
he greed to do IL. some ongracious."
This yer story b'gins all right" said
Winterbottom. Didn't never make no
difference to Sam how drunk he was.
he al'ays knowed enough TO to git
home when he VAS busted"
"Oh. ] don't know said Mr.. Pepper.
Tordin' to what Grcenlaw says. he
pears to he gwine the other way now"
He seemed to intend this as a pleas
antry. but seeing that 1t was not we'll
received he hurried on with his story.
Just nachully he done went to sleep
soon as he got on the boat" he con-
tinued. but next day he was out on
deck. an afo' night he was settin' into
a game with a stack o. blues In front
Of him. ] reckon he must a borried
a take firm somebody. but I never
knowed who twas"
That was Sam" murmured Win
terbottom a~dmiringly. and the others
nodded. while Mr.. Pepper went on:
"They was six on 'em playin', but
they want on'y two on EN- was
Professionals outsider Sam. One on EN-
was Bcllyband Bush an t'other was
Hank rpatree. What made IL c'nsid'-
able int'restin' to me was how I done
heer'd some time afo' that what they
was bad blood atween them two an
the gen'l Impression was how they
was mo- liable TO to be shootin' at one
another n they was TO- TO play into
the same game together"
II dunno much bout Cpatree,'' said
the old man, "but 3 fur = Bellyband's
c'ncerned, they want nothin' s'prisin'
bout that. He was al'ays c'nsid'able
gave to 'musin' hisself. but he didn't
never low II to interfere with business.
'Cordin' TO what yo' all Is a sayin' they
must a been three suckers playin' an
just nachully he'd lay aside all idee OF
a fight till alter they'd been skinned"
"Mebhe So" said Mr.. Pepper. II
reckoncd they was three on EN- my
own self. first on. but 'cordin' to what
I seen later on they must a been 70.
countin' sam"
Look a hyar." exclaimed Basset:
with some heat. III yo' all is gWinc
to tell what happened. tell IL. They
amt no call 70 no reflections onto
Sans character"
"Oh. | don know" said Mr.. Pepper.
coolly. They was some cause 70 re-
Election mo what | done seen. Mcbh"
yo' all mouGht think so yo' own self
II yn' was To listen 70 a while. stead
- buttin' in c'ntinyal
peppers right, Joe" said Rlaisdell
I'VE uns won't never cit TO hear the
way Sam played them blues II yo' all
keeps interruptin' the way yo' be.
Pears TO me what mehbc they's some
pin to he learnt bout poker. an that's
al'ays with white"
"Oh. | don't know" said Mr.. Pep
per. somewhat ~arrogantly. He was no.
accustomed to hold the attention uf
his audience. and he was more or leas
puffed up. They didn't pear TO Y"
nothin' much to le learnt. on'v what
not to do. an that's what he sho'
DONE" he continued.
II van never n winner. not n;
no stage o. the game. but he KEEP on
rah!n' in a pot one in a while what
was enough to keep him goin'. s fur's
| ed sec. hc 'pearcd to he tol'ablc we'll
satisfied with that. an what reck-
uncd was what he was a layin' back
waitin' fu' Il chanst TO to make a kill
. - -.l.-l M. L.. .l...s. -. ..-,h.,
p~'tic'lar bout no small amount.
whether he win or lose. an | says to
myself what mo- n likely he'll git a
honey cooler afo' the settin' = over.
an was amin TO to swat the others
good an wholesome when he done cot
IT,
Well. that amt no bad way 20
play said Rlaisdcll. with the air of
one well qualified to pass an opinion
on a doubtful point. That is" lie
continued, III a maj don't p'sumc too
much onto his luck an have 1t run
agin him steady"
Il don't hold TO it my own self" said
old man Greenlaw. way to win at
poker is 10 grab anythin' comes 20
way. big or little. Him that d'spiscs
small pots is liable to git left when Il,
comes to big ones"
rs this yer "A d'batin' s'Cicty"" in
uuired Jake Wintcrbottom. disgust
eddy. ''or IL we gwine to hear what
happened TO Sam? Looks to me like
We wouldn't never git nowhar. il they
is to he arguments i%nterjuced in the
p'ceedin's."
.Oh. ! don't know said Mr.. Pep
per. 81 got all the time they is. an
if yo' uns wants to frivvle, go ahead.
| en- finish the story later ON"
BY this time they were all sufIi.
I cicn,ly Interested to restrain them |
selves temporarily and they kept ST.
lencc Will" h" kept ON.
"Bimeby they come n deal when |
r%eckoncd mehbe Sam was gwinc TO
10 give 'cm that swat. TO he helt on
while Bellyband an two o the suckers
was boostin' each other some lively.
He didn't rise It his own self, not till
alter the draw. he didn't, but he seen
all I was put NJ TIL the suckers was
played to a standstill an one on 'em
closed the pot,
"Then they all stood pat on'y Sam,
an he done o n Cyard. He kyind
% grinncd when he done it. an %
co'sc they couldn't nobody tell but
u.ha, he lope had fo's Sn they VA