The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
DOME SIDE BETS IN
THIS POKER GAME
And Old Man Greenlaw Won
. Ont, Though He Neither
Bet Nor Played.
D. DAVID A. CURTIS.

on" said old man Greenlaw, after bit
ing q cigar In two, but" he continued,
after he had eaten one END Of the
cigar and lighted the other. 'bein' q
h princip1 objeck o. the game is to
Git what riches they Is layin' on the
table. stands to reason what tn on'y
value O. the wisdom lays in usln' Il
TO to git 'em.
Don't make no difference how we'll
a man understands poker. faint gwine
to do him no good II he don't win out.
Owls In reckoned wise. but I take no.
tice what they don't do a hellova lot
mo- with IL n to git all they can 70
eat. Same way a mule mought be en-
sidered. mo- important n what the
crops Is. bein' 5 they has to be hauled
round mo r less afo' they en- be
reelized onto. an that can't be did
'thouten q mule.
"Speakin' O. mules. I dunno but what
mules Is ~c'nsid'able mo- wiser n owls
il. They don't look II. but likely that's
long o havin' sich outrageous ears.
II their ears was trimmed they'd look
mo- sensible like. but bein' the way
they IL. mules uses EN- to the best
'dvantage. pickin' up all the noise they
en- git a holt Of. To- to use 1t when
II comes time to bray.
They don't lose no time. neither.
when they's anythin' to be did. II
it's time to quit work. a mule quits.
He don't enter into no argument en-
cernin' the time O. day. He just quits.
AN II anybody wants to argy with
him he don't have no call TO- to grab
a bu%ngstarter. All he does IL to let
loose with his hind laigs. an gently
the question is settled. forthwith an
accordin'."
"Wotinell?" exclaimed Sam Pearsall.
with an air Of great bewilderment.
Neither he nor any one else In the
little saloon in Arkansas City seemed
to have any idea Of what the old man
vas driving at. They were soon en-
lightened. however.
Il was on'y Just c'nsid'rin' what they
was mo- wisdom called 70 into a game
a draw, nor they is into no other
'mergency." he said mildly.
We'll. wotinell." said Pearsall again,
"is mules an owls got to do with draw
poker?"
"A heap" retorted the old man,
sharply. 'if they're looked at right.
The Good Book says To- to go to a ant
an c'nsider her ways an be wise.
An II it's with while to go to a ant
IL sho' must he better TO TO c'nsider
them that's bigger an mo- easy 70 to
cit at. Pears like a ant don't never do
nothin' but run round. and that don't
help none in poker"
II hain't never played poker with
owls n mules" observed Jim Blaisdell,
thoughtfully. IL reckon they wouldn't
he no greet show o. gittin' much OF a
wad thataway."
"Mebbe they amt. an mebbe they
IT," said the old man. Anyways. that
fetches me round to what ! was a
sayin' first off. afo' I was interrupted
the onmannerly way what | was. I
reckon yo' al! is done played with a
heap mo on EN-. Jim, n yo' reCkoned.
Yo'all didn't know what they was
mules, an like enough they didn't
know II their w sells, but they was.
all the same. They s heaps what's
thataway."
"Mebbe | don't know a mule when
] runs up as'in him" muttered Pear
sail. but ! en- tell "A wild ass o. the
wilderness qu.ck's he begins to bray"
But the old man paid no attention
To- him. Possibly he did not hear him.
"Rashe Blithers was one on EN-"
he continued. His pa was a jackass
II they ever was one went round on
two lalgs. an Rashe had family traits
on'y TO him bein' mo- humanlike.
His OF MAI didn't never play poker.
Called il "A wicked waste q time.
provin' what ! said about him was
creek. But Rashe played a tol'ab!,
stin game TO a amachure. An that
fetches me round ag'in to what I was
.startin' &c say"
"Good,' said Jake winterbottom.
Now yo' all Is done got back TO IL.
mebbe yo' mought git through some
time II yo' stick to it long enough.
Thai d be Gawd's mercy
Trouble with Rashe's game" con-
tlnued the old man with lofty indif-
ference. was what he was so hell
roarin' obstinate. Feared like when
he done got a idee in his haii. they
want no way o. gittin' it out, on'y 70
20 let II work out.
Sometimes that d he bad 70 them
what didn't had the same idee. an
IL " Dt bdu ~ IStSIle. MOT
gently 1t ID be one way or t'other, mo-
special II it come to a rough house,
h was some freq'ent. Rashe bein'
mo- r less quarlsome like mules Is
liable to.
Him an oil Deacon Merriwether
useter set In together c'nsid'able often
when they was a game I O the tavern,
which they was two. three times a
week most gently. when I was keepin'
OF II. Greenville want no gre't OF a
town. them days. an they want trade
enough TO the bar TO- to make 1t
with while runnin' of it, on'y TO- they
bein' a game occasional. So Just
nachully ] Encouraged II. Useter give
a prize onct "A month TO the best hand
what d been showed down durin' the
month"
THAT was a doggone good idee," said
lin Blaisdell with much enthusiasm.
"Yo' all d ought To- to do that now"
We'll said the old man. 1.-The cir
cumstants was c'nsid'able dir rent
them days. Bein' they want nobody
In Greenville then what knowed n
hellova lot bout deal!n', they was free
computation, open to everybody. |
reckon II ] was to give that kyind OF
a offer now they wouldn't nobody have
no show only one man, an ! en- see
him with my eyes shct I'm where I'm
settin'. reckon yo' all d he liable