Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
ONE EYE AGAIN VISITS
J OLD Man GREENLAW
"vading Bassett. He Sits In AT Poker
Game i'm Arkansas
CITY.
: EprEH BEARER OF rlDINGs
-sory OF What Went On After Noted
Gambler Was Allowed to Join in
Game Told for Years All Up and
Down River.
~ DAVID \. tltrI>

pt"rilN that h!S hearers realized rhc
ilty OF furthe, argument II amt
zine to Arkansas city no mo-" He
ID obsei"od the fact that Nr owen
i'appe' was listening 20 tn, converse
i,pn.
What Mr. r,uper did not see WAS that
hen one Ev. turned away from his
'mpanion> af;cr delivering his ulti-
at"m The lid "t his solitary optic
iifcied ever 80 slightly. The others
Nv IL. however aud ;h"ugh they
lowed dis:ppointncilt ,h.v ala not
:, ppear To be dowucast
II reckon" said one "f tbcu with II
i'de laugh. what one Eye is done
sc his nerve" and ihc! they also
.alked away: amd Mr.. Pepper saw no
iorc OF any one OF the three while no
smained OH the boat. What h.. had
overheard, however. remained in his
niemory. II seemed imporraut
There had been repeated occasions
"a the past on which the cne-cyed man
lld been IN Arkansas city ana hv
;cason OF what he did he had achieved
:reat unpopuiarity there. old Man
Erecnlaw. who kept Il little saloon not
ar from the boat landing at that set
cement. and who sometimes permitted
&c playing Of draw poker IN the back
Dom of the saloon, was outspokcn In
gard To his detestntion of the most
oted gambler among the many who
arcled almost CONSTANTS on the river
oats at that time.
Bitter as We're the old mans re-
marks. however, when mention wos
made OF the famous outlaw. thc, wcro
mild in comparison with what Joe Ras-
sett said Whenever there was occasion
o refer Ia him. Mr.. BusSett was prone
- violence AT times. and he ycarncd
hShtiiy for an opportunity to remove
nc "ne-eyed man from the trials and
Hmptations of mundane life
Hear With silent Approrui.
- reckon cd die happy If | was IN
Ill him hrst OFF, was his least en-
i'aatic nttcrancc, and Jake Winter
hottom and Sam pcarsall heard him
With silent approval.
u was felt that tho onc-cycd mans
'ffcnscs had been objectionable linn
i;laisdell fel, likewise. not less warmly
nan his associates. bu, hc cherished
~ ambition 10 outplay tir only man
who had ever outplaycd him Mt the
nokcr table before the latter should
meet an untimely rud. and he said
mildly
TIL ain, no jcc,ionS 10 nobody
,Illin' OF him. but il didn't ought 10 TO
&c did hasty. Id kynd o. like to set
IN with him ouct mo afo he's took
m"
such, in substance. was a col,oouv
which the old man and his friends
'ni engaged many times since One
Eyes latest visit io Arkansas CITY
very time he had been there he had
Kicked them, won their money, noutcd
ZEN cruelty aud escaped with his life.
nd The prevailing sentiment was that
HAD forfeited all rights to considera-
. ton. huiN. as said Elaisdsll
'intcd to play with him again.
~ was therefore with MIXED emo
; pus that th"y listened to MIR. Owen
( e a. nrN
sited them. old man Grccnlaw asked
: M II there were amy news from the
,ts.dc world.
oh, don't know said Mr. r,pper
'ut done met up with the unc-eycd
IN on the boat, comm M I'm New
.rIcnns."
Here lie WAS interrupted by vio-
INT "utbursi OF language from Mr..
asset. VIII" demanded TO know ifl
acre VAS any prospect OF one Eyes
evisiting Arkansas City
oh, I don't know" said Mr penp,r
but he was tallin' with Buck Masters
N Rodney Foster They was irwin.
'posin 10 clean out the shcbanl, bur
nc done said what lie wouldn't never
OF foot In Arkansas city II" mo They
poared to-, ~ cpsidablc disappointed"
That settles it said Jake Winter
lotion. ~ reckon One Eyes nigh
nout me biggest liar ever went on
lung. " he done said nc want com.
n he's liable 70 TO be hyar most any
line"
Old Man Is Doubtful
fSut The Old man was doubtful.
He sho is that" he said. ''hu; he's
(. heap sight wuss'n that He's that
'uuch OF a liar wha, they can't nobody
rciicvc nothin. even If he says faint /
Case OF ordinary Iiar q man en-