The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20
OPINIONS DIFFER
AS TO The BLUFF
Though Arkansas City's Lead
inc Expert Disapprovcs
Of II as a Habit.
WHAT WHITLEY DID


IT, ain, nothin' mo- humileratin' to
man n to git called on a BLUM" said
"a man Greenlaw. thoughtfuliy. "but
-. il some what does it habichal. TO-
.,.,,,, uha, the Good Book says. Pride
,os,h afo' the showdown an a hotty
-. afo' a call Pears like they's
-. ,een BON too confident like. an
,,oy don, never git ovah It,"
.vebbc So" said Sam Pearsall, as
-. .bo admits a point and holds to
,oun opinion. nevertheless. "Mebbe
hi, I done win a heap O. money
hathaway. fust an last -,
Il reckon go has" returned the old
Jaw "Th' amt no man what knows
-o,hin' bout draw poker gwine To- to
Ssnute what bluifin's a legitimate
s,anch o. the game p'vidin' It's did with
.,d,o,on. II a blum goes through sue
r.ss,ul it's almighty good poker. but
q Ne called. ite po' play.
".pears like q bluf Is a heap like
sho, gun. They hadn't nobody ought
a, N monkey with 1t. lot 'thouten he
,,ovs which eend It's loaded at. afo'
n. tries to shoot. II he don't. the lat
-, eend O that p'tic'lar man Is liable
~ n be a heap wuss'n his b'ginnin'. as
he Good Book says"
That's erect enough" retorted
pxrssIl. "but II a man was to know
.sohand which eend his BLUM was
Iosded at they wouldn't be no nerve
-aouired 70 TO play Il. an they
rouldn't be no call To- no judicion. as
ca ali calls Il. Way I looks at It. II .
nan amt got the nerve to take a
cbans, al a bluff. onc't in a while. he
amt 70 gre't shakes Of a player"
Well. l reckon me an yo' ain't
.xtne TO have no argument on that
pla,." said the old man. good n~aturedly.
Y Amt a sayin' nothin' ag'in the blum.
No things is did by bluffin' n they is
~ dreamin' philosophical. but blufiin'
, par. O. the higher mathematics. an
didn't ought TO- TO he tempted by no
scdy what amt edicated proper in the
rec, science o draw poker.
Anybody en- play poker. Soon's
h. knows what the diffrent hands Is
an what the rules Is bout bettin' an
not plsyin' outen yo' tu'n. he's quail
aed 70 10 set in, but that don't make
him a real player. much less a expert
First OF. he's got to be learned what
ne amt nothin' but a beginner.
some don't never learn that much
an If they has money. them's the
syind what makes 1t with while 10
others TO study the principles u tho
game intelligent like. bein's poker is
cnsidable like most everythin' else
on airth. The mo- a man don't know
bou, 4, the mo- liable he is TO tc
ralue he Is to the c'munity. as q
pducer. Pears like it's me a. the
inercful DIVISIONS % Providence. Keeps
en- I'm gittin' ovah bu'dened wit,
t..hes. an makes it easier TO pies
s.onals 10 - IN a Twin.
But tta' is a ~c'nsid'able p'potior
o me cty iity what has Intelligence
!, enough 60 20 git mo- edicated n that
t,er ,hsy y done played along To- Z
speI ;hey begins TO understand some
pa' hur p'ceutages. o. co'se the,
ain, but nonstrous few ever gifts u
'auv a We Iowa lot about them, In
Ia man plays along steady 70 a lev
yeas, an has brains enough. he's la
We ~ to earn sumepin' bout EN-.
He IN see 70 hisseif what he ain
,ab.. 70 10 ill "A straight flush II
-. G-.,, "a. Ia, - - q, NOT m nr,kI
'hfee uf a kyind. That amt such
much 70 To understand, but if he gilt
hat much fixed in his mind he's liabl
70 To mehhe GIT further along as tim
zoe, IN.
Up To- that pint he h'ain't did niue
no n TO To learn the alphabet. bu
when he gifts that fur he's beGinnir
70 to see what the letters is TO. al
now he N make words with EN- If h
puts EN- together right. 'Taint n
yret, but it's a b'ginnin'.
I'm that time on. all d'pends on
mans nachul 'ntelligents. If he's 90
enough on EN- he'll make a player
bu, they is a heap mo things come
40 that, what has to be learnt af'
w 'I-Il ~ W SBfliiiNh' WV
o,lfs, bein's many on EN- is called al
mighty few on EN- H. liable TO to b
secessful, not 'thouten they is did wit
]udicion, ike done said"
"Oh, | don't know said Mr.. owe
Pepper. "Mebbe that's true TO
senl rule but the way I look at
oufhn's mo r less crazy play IA
'mpQ an fno.r, ILL., v,Vpntipnas IN
mo crazy It's the mo- liable a man
+ 20 10 win ont with it,"
An immediate start was made b
nearly all the others in the old man
sGoon At the time toward organizin
4 systematic effort to eXpunge NJ
'epper. lie was not regarded wit
'ndue tolerance at any time. n fc
nm 10 offer his opinion on a questio
~ pIaH!ng poker properly was consic
t,e' presrtnptuous To "A degree. in vie
" IN" fact that he was Offering II to
company far more capable than he ,
uhaerSianiu the merits Of the que'
Ton
before anybody could lay hands q
hm However. Jim Blaisdcll astonishs
"'h an 10y saying calmly:
\ frpp"rs right. Ieastways, mebf
VI" amt altogether right as regyar,
d" INC bluffs what's did, but they sh
"a hthp ON 'em what comes out II
way Il saws.
No IA That. he's tol'ablc nigh rigl
NN'n " says that a bluf is mo r lei
" d 'raIy play. amt "A sayin' VIII;
'"F nu' money to be made thatawa
'-ca''''Hl,y, ~ they Is. I'VE saw
~. 'W' amt : frequent as son
II.-L.L- L IlnN IL a nnau u EuSl