The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-10
BUCK PACKARD'S
END is HURRIED

sail was reaching around behind him
Winterbottom said, casually:
Way 1t sounded TO me. they want
no mention o Greenvllle men. not TIL
yo' all got skeert, Sam. Mebbe that
gent the old man was talkin' bout
done come from Little Rock, OF
some'res. Mought be well TO find Out
afo' havin any argument
well, o. cose. If that's So" said
Pearsall readily enough, "th' amt
nothin' mo- to he said" and he settled
back in his chair as il entirely salts
fed
The old man. however was still pro.
voked. "Yo' all didn't ought 70 to
'cuse nobody o friyoling afo' yo
knows" he said, testify, but he put
away his bungstarter.
Il donnot whether Buck Packard
come FIN Greenville first off, or wheth-
er he didn't" he said, as one who
would not surrender Internationally
Don't make no p'tic'lar difference. II
he come I'm thar he didn't never say
so, but"
Showed c'nsidable sense in that,
said Pearsall.
The old man glared at him doubtful
ly. but Winterbottom. for some unex-
planned reason, seemed anxious tc
avoid strife.
HOstilitleS Are Averted.
Was the gent a poker player?" he
asked.
Not If he come I'm Greenville. he
want" interposed Pearsall and the
old man grew purple in the face.
"lf yo' all is hell-bent onto it, 20
en- have It" he said explosively, but
if yo' wants to hear the story, yo'll
keep yo' trap shet WHILE
There is little doubt that Pearsall
would have spoken again. He was
Winterbottom said, "Sho' do" as il he
really meant it, the man who had mar
ried girl from Greenville shrugged
his shoulders and began filling his
pipe.
Seeing this, the old man produced
a cigar fro mhis vest pocket, and bill
it in two One piece he ate and the
other he lighted. After that he said:
Had 10 Learn the Game.
when Buck Packard come tc
Natchez. first off he didn't know nc
mo- bout draw poker'n hound pur
o. the wilderness knows bout the
plan O. salvation, but he hadn't been
thar long afo he seen what the only
way what they was to git into good
s'ciety wos TO to learn the game, an
he done went at it manful.
They was three or TO o. the best
players they was in Natchez peared
TO take c'nsidabl interest into him
when they realized what he was amin
TO do, an they was good natured
enough 70 to give him lessons S fire.
quent S lie Cd raise the price of a
stack. Feared like they didn't none
on em begrutch the time ii took, nor
they didn't nobody say nothin' harsh
to him when he done made mistakes
like beginners gently does. N fact
they didn't say nothin'. Just left him
10 find out TO hisself what the mis-
takes was.
Il reckon mebbe il he hadn't "a had
some c'nsid'able reso'ces TO money
when he begin. he wouldn't 'a'went fur
afo' his edication d been nipped in
the bud, but he done KEEP On. diggin
an buyin' an putin his mind to
the game till bimeby he done begin to
win out occasional. Not frequent, o
co'se, but of'n enough to 'ncourage
him, an bein' a p'sistent cuss by dis
position he KEEP right on. They was
some faw in Natchez made a Twin
right easy TO- year or so, but alter
that 'pcared like he was liable to s'po't
hisself 'thouten havin' to go into nc
line o business what required no hard
work.
Time for Higher Education.
Then he 'peared to see a greet white
light some'res round, an he says tc
me what he reckoned he was gittin
mo- of insight into the game n what
lie done had afo'.
Looks to me- he says, one night
alter the game was over, an he hadn't
did as good as he reckoned he was
gwine to, like this yer poker game
was one what calls TO- c'nsidable mo
skill n what no one man is liable tc
have, all TO his self. Pears like the
odds is too greet when a man sets IL
alone ag'in five or six
y 60 40 INV INdhSp 1 ltllS ulll
TO to b'gin yo' higher edication. All
yo' is done learned so fur is on'y the
alphabeticle cose. A man is got tc
be beat c'nsid'able in poker afo' he
sees how it's did Pears like yo' all
is tol'able night ready TO to boone
a expert if yo' keeps on, but they amt
many what en- do it single handed
Takes at least two good PLAYERS 70
TO make permanent success
That's what l been thinkin', he
says. an reckon it's bout time
got back some o. them ill-gotten win
Minis what these hyar pirates is beer
takin' off'n me TO- c'nsid'able while. ]
en- hold my own tolable we'll now
but l reckon when brings new
sucker into the game, me an him en-
just about skin the gang alive, him
bein't my brother but nobody moi
KNOWN it.
Credits His Brother With Talent.
"'I done been spendin' couple o
days a week learnin' him what these
crooks has been learnin' me- he says
with happy grin, an tn amt nary
one on 'em got no mo- nachul talent
n what he's got. l reckon this yer
town o. Natchez is Just about due 70
shakin' up, an | got the earthquake
all p'pared, he says.
"'lt'll sho' be int'r'stin',' l says, an
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