The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

they amt iynched afo' they gifts hya
They IL givin' p'fo'mants In the river
towns along, but faint what L call a
show. Mo- like u travrin' camp
meetin' IL anybody was to asst yo'."
What kyind o. p'fo'mants Is they?''
asked the old a his curiosity sup
planting his Indignation.
on. ] don't know" said Mr.. Pepper.
~ sh'd say what they vas difrr'ent
kyinds. one on EN- is called a van
gelist an he p'tends TO to cure disease
layin' his inc onto the sick. an they
is a zap what plays music with a big
bassoon, an two or three singers, an q
temperance talker.
They gifts crowds together in the
streets an takes UP elections. I'm
what I lone heer'd they been dom
tol'able dam we'll. Must "a picked up
a stable wad hyar an thar, but they
done left sev'ral places suddint count
o they bein' some talk o. 'lynchin'.
'Tain't altogether certain what they'll
git as fur' 3 this afo' they gifts busted
up
They hadn't ought TO to be nothln'
q that kylnd did prcmatcor,' declared
the old man with considerable heat.
They is 'ntitled to fair play till they
gifts TO Arkansas City anyway. II they
gifts hyar We uns en- Judge If they Is
regular or not. an IL they amt the
lynchin' en- he did hyar as well s any
whar else. Mebbe they mourht he
some profit made outen 'cm fust off,
though"
us that thar layin' hands onto a
sick nan reg'lar 'cordin' To yo' airs
idee q the medic'l p'fession?" inquired
Jake Winterhottom with "A Guizzical
twinkle in his eye.
"Sho' IL. p'vidin' it's did by a van
g%elist,' said the Old man promptly.
They amt no mention O. none on EN-
p'tendin' to be doctors in the Good
Book, but the ~'vange'ists done it sue
c~essful. faint scientific. but pears
like II works well II it's understood.
IF this Teller S a sho' 'nough van
gelist it's reE'lar enough. an non
likely he is. bein' s he's got a tenn
r'rance ta,ker along. Them f'natics
works together sometimes. Pears like
they * some 'dvantages in havin' a
pardner. like e!hey is In draw poker.
"Speakin' o draw poker" he on
tinued as IL following out a prear-
ranged line OF thought. lust nachully
s'ges;s what Pepper done said them
yaps had c'nsid'ab,e of a wad. That d
ought 70 to he KEEP in mind afo' they's
any action took hasty. TIL amt no
good wastin' OF IT,"
"Mebbe they don't play poker" said
sam Pearsall a. one who takes a grim
pleasure in provoking unpleasant
thoughts.
well. ! amt never been 'quainted
with no src't number - NrnSel!sts,"
admit TIE old man unw ,l.ngly, but
I reckon thu most on EN- H. mo- r less
human. an II they be, likely this un
Il take "A hand If i;~ put up to him
diplomatic. But anyway they II be
c'ns!d'able bar trade. Them .:rr'-
rance takers is desprit drinkers wher.
they gi;s away I'm the awjints.
They'll be somepin' d.ddin'. an it'll be
doggone queer # they amt a game o.
poker started afo' they slts away"
Ii was all sufficiently nehulous and
seemed far from satiSfact ~ to the
others. Mr.. Pepper indeed went so
far as 10 say:
"Oh. | don't know. Tn amt much
dependence en- bc put into them eXtry
religious kyind.'
But the old man rebuked him
sternly. "Io' all shu' is a Spite spot.
Pepper. a butt!n' in with '~bjections s
frivlous : that afo' anythin' 5 been be-
gun. TEEN eNtry religious = the wlst
ky!ni, they is, when they sets in. II!
bet TWO 70 one "" uus u take en- into
ann L they g,,s : fur = hydr."
Il sAO' would take h a up said
Bassett. "on'N f. me he.n' : ali fired
lucky 5 ! he On side bets. I'd he
skeort 70 fear Ia win
TNcrc seemed 20 be nothing mo-" TO
do but 10 wa unit. the travellers
should arrive. II indeed they should
come at all. and consequently Arkan-
saS tIty .apsed into It's usual ~staSnaut
condition. In a few days more, how
ever, the travelling troupe arrived and
Arkansas city awok". Stirring scenes
ensued when n performer on the big
hassoon and two leather luused vo-
calists gave a free concert on the leree.
Few indeed We're the Inhabitants Of
the place who remained away, and
when after they had been recalled with
music the temperance orator began an
imprisoned harangue they listened TO
him with deep interest. So bitter in
deed was his invective aimed at all
n used strong drink that several OF
the leading citizens spoke earnestly to