The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

but them Memphis spots pears to be
some prejidiced an l reckon | wouldn't
DC none too poplar with EN- II they
was to git onto 1t. They s'picioned
soinepin' as twas, an judgin' I'm n
or TWO things was said I reckoned
mebbe l mought g we'll 20 some'res
else.
I've heerd a heap o. TRAVELLERS say
what them that lives into big cities like
memphis amt Inclined To- be none too
friendly with strangers. mo special IL
they amt citifed in their ways. Calls
EN- rubes an hayseeds an SIGH, an
pokes mo r less fun at EN-, an I
, knowed they was Liable To- to be some
disturbance II they was anythin' O. that
k!ind did to me. bein' e I'm some
nasty case o. bein' called names. so I
done give out to the clerk into the
hotel what I lone come I'm Little Rock
stead Of Arkansas City. Pears they
is some what Regards Arkansas City
like 1t was a country place. an I didn't
want no argument with r%esidenters,
not 'thouten they was to be 'casion
70 IT,"
That's right" said old man Green.
law approvingly. "Th' amt no sense
in hghtin' 'thouten it's called TO-"
The point seemed obvious TO the
others with the exception OF Bassett,
but he. though he shook his heal
doubtfully. said nothing. and Pesrsall
continued his story.
II dunno now things Is into no other
big city. but in Memphis they sho' liz
some what pears to be lookin' fo' n
chanst o maxim the '%Quaintance O.
strangers an treatin' 'em handsome.
I hadn't been thar no time when they
was W. gents asst me to liquor. an
talked right friendly TO a spell.
Then one Of EN- suggested that we
mourht 4 well go round town some
an see II they was anythin' diddin'.
| done told 'em ! gently went to bed
at nine o'clock. but one OF EN- said
what they didn't pear to he no gre't
intelligence in doin' that. seein' they
wouldn't he nothin' to do on'y 70 to go
to sleep. an fnly they done p'suaded
me To- to jine EN-. an we done started
out. but first We done had a couple
mo- drinks.
"Judgin' I'm what we seen tn aint
Il hcllova lot o nothin' diddin' in Mem
ph!s on'y gamblin'. but they sho' Is
heap o tina We on'y found one place
of amoozement open. II was well
INTO tn evenin' when we started. Mus
a heen alter seven. but they uns said
1t was too airly TO anythin' else. Them
city spots sho' Is "A lazy lot.
We'll. | didn't keer much 10 to &"
TO other places when | don see they
was a poker same on. O. co'se !
didn't know afo'hand what | was
gwine to have no chanst O. sett.n'
into a game. an I want 'Xactly what
YOU mought call p'pared for to take n
hand RICH, then, but I ky!nd o looked
round an played In what loose change
! done had in my jeans at faro. keepin'
a eye IN the poker table while | was
d"in' on it an takin' special notice o
what kyind o guards they was playin'
with. / warn't p'tlc'lar interested in
nothin' else on'y that. being = | recn
oned Id play : well 5 any IN EN-
II | was 10 be p'pared.
Then | says to the gents what done
tooken me round what | warn't well
fixed then. but I sho' would relish Il
play II | was TO had a wad with me.
an | Explained what ! was gwlne TO
the bank in the mawnin' 70 to git one.
an Id be round neat evenin 70 The
play.
Il want lookin' TO- no 'bjections to
that an they uns didn't make none.
so We done went back to the hotel an
had a few mo- drinks. an ] says what
| reckons Id turn. in an they goes
away.
Then the bartender an me has a
few. an ! says to him what I'll take
"A walk round TO a spell. an goes out
alone. / finds IA place whar they sells
guards. an ! buys a few decks o
the same kind what they was usin'
whar Id been at an l goes back to
the hotel.
Then when ! gifts to my room !
lone ranged a couple on EN- the way
| reckoned | mought want 'em to come
some time in the game, an ! goes to
sleep.
Next mswnin' I goes TO the bank
KNOWN what them gents is liable 70
To- he keepin' cases on me. an I gifts tbs
cashier to give me change TO- a hun
dred in small bills. an alter ! done
counted EN- keerful ] puts a few big
uns on tn outside o. the roll, maxim a
lpl dDlt eDtu SlZeu Ndu, All III ''iS u
when | goes out on the street ] meets
them same two gents an we has a few
drinks.
II seen what they was a lookin' 10
to git me lit up. so ! KEEP on drink!n
Till I seen what they want likely 70
10 set in they ownselfs. an then we
went round to that thar gamblln
house. didn't say nothin' to them
two bout the two decks ] done fixed
up the night afo', but | done had EN-
with me, right whar ! cd sit at EN-
when they was needed"
"Yo' all pears TO tooken n he!loNa
lot o. trouble stackin' 20 guards afo
hand" observed Jim Blaisdell criti-
caliy.
We'll. jim" said Pearsall, APOLOGIZE
cally, Il amt y slick s yo' be In
stackin'. but they il n stunt whai
en- do tol'able we'll. an waf
reck'nln' on pullin' that un off 'thouten
'tractin' 'tentiun 10 II, like I'd be liable
to II anybody was to be anyways
'spicious. en- put n deck place OF
another 40 e I nobody CT see 1t did
hut when it comes to 'rangin' the
guards in the shuttle I'm liable to gil
caught"
"Yo' done right said old man Green
law. "A man Amt got no business &c
,,,,, ,ronlxo1 10 ha'a liable to be founded