Show S Mr Skaggs Visit in Arkansas Cit City II Chicago Moren likely the good Lord dose done don con about what he was wa aimin aim In at when he done made men so 5 all al fired tired as they the be Different Cm im fm each other I l mean said sid old man Greenhut In a manner which betokened I ened his entire with wih the existing order of things Some necessary violence had been ben employed a few moments moment before and possibly a little lUe unnecessary violence as well wel in the ejection of or an undesirable undesirable able citizen from the old mans saloon In Arkansas City Cl the undesirable being insistent on being served sere with mere more red re liquor after the fact had been established that he had hadnot hadnot hadnot not the wherewithal With ih notable the te old man had bad refrained from using his bung while putting the man out but as a If to reward rewa himself l for his Ils own forbearance he ho had planted a mighty might kick on the precise spot where wh re It would prove most mos effective just as he reached the Ute doorway dray and the intruder Intruders er erl ers blasphemous protests were smothered ered erod ere in the te mud into which his coun countenance cun was plunged when he fell fel in iD inthe inthe the Ute middle of the road roa After watching the unfortunate man manas mi manas as he floundered up with wih difficulty and after afUr listening with wih profound indifference once ence to his hh intemperate language for tor a afew afe afew few fe moments the old man man closed the thedoor thedoor thedoor door and lighting a re returned returned an fre turned turne to his favorite seat sot by the win window window window dow and putting his feet on the sill sl delivered ed himself l of the remark quoted Quote e That Tat therell hold good god he contin continued after he had smoked for a time ue ater in more things besides bie the liquor bus business irons iness Ines O 0 cose cos there be no object in sellin seln rum if everybody was like that there th re yap ap t was s just out Any An fool foot cd see that that But its Is just as a true tU in all an the other ons Take Tae hoes hs for example or 01 In or most mot Th h aint no n business what a man manen manen en cn take up htA got better beter chances chance into Int it I nor bosses if I a mans mas reely re got gt th gift gift but If everybody was vae to trade bosses be fr rr fr a livin there the be b no meat fr fr anybody but butth th what eats tl nesses homes That bring th tho hull hul world worl down to the level o 0 them the races what wha dent ilon t know t hogs hog was meant for Co to tb t feed mankind re I Same If by was aa to be a preached 0 O cose coS a reasonable r num number number number ber o preachers is I neul for to keep women folks folk fm rm payin pay In too to much at attention to ther husbands huband but if every everybody everybody body bo was vas to take te to fr rr a liv livin Iv IvIn livin in there tere be b nobody to pay em salaries sale an al Just jUI tho the hull hun plan o 0 salvation d collapse An its Is just so no s into all an kinds o business T be no good goo for forto forto forto to be into any an on o em if I everybody else els was wa in em e too to Oh 01 I dont dot know know said si Owen Oon Pep Pepper Pc Pepper per r who wh was wa sitting among the regu regular reg regular lar tar frequenters of the saloon listen listening listening 1 ing as the others did dd with lh mixed emo emotions emotions tins to the th outpouring of f the old oldmans oldmans mans wisdom wl om Pears Pers like rye Ive heerd you ou say 5 about abut how any I body by anybody al aras alays ays plays draw poker The others immediately sat up and paid attention knowing from ex experience experience P something of what was wa com corn coming comIng ing tag to Pepper r but bUl old man lan Greenhut replied only shook his hood head he a little sadly and an I reckon the prophet must a had bad you ou in mind Pepper when he h writ wi into the good book bk Then he we knew that he never neer could know kw an never could coul about abut any thin on earth eth or over oer the th earth or Into the waters under the earth worM world worl without end amen Likely th tho aint alot nobody t ever eye lived lve came cl nigh beth the one what the tb roan man mano mn 0 o God Go had hd to when hen he writ t them words nor you do doI If I you knowe enough to fall tl down dow I when you ou slip oud t there aint no way fr rr them done been by b the Low Lord his h hown 1 own self for to flourish plan poker if I them ts predestinated fr r to be b suck suckers suckers suckers ers play ply too what makes mke it the bounden duty dut of all al men f fr fr r to topIa play pIa poker bein hem as 8 how 0 the hull hul des destiny de destiny tiny Un o 0 the human race rc hangs onto oto th opportunity what wb every eve man mn had ought to have f fr fr r to make his own livin If I oud listen more when your bet betters bt tars is tellin things ting and not be b so hell hel about but how you dont know kno come to see what a gret gt pOrt part draw poker plays Into the Almighty plans fr tr the th betterment o 0 mankind First off of taint meant ment fr fr every everybody ever everybody body to t work fr a livin Work was w fr rr fr mules mule an an traY trav Hn Un Salesmen fm Im fm Tennessee Tennese an nich but kreel a southern gentleman aint made fr fr f r sich puppe He aint ant lit fit lt for forIt forI forit It I an a taint fit for him AH All Al the same a southern gentleman is bleege fr fr to lve Ive sames sms every everybody ever everybody body bo else eJ an sence the war not beth bein ben able to own his Ih its Il needful fr tr him to git his livin some seine other way wayan wa wayan an where draw dr poker comes in bein boin hin genteel etel an profitable to them the what It I sufficient fr rr fr to topia play pia it I proper an a know about abut where the cards card cr Is II ater hes hs dealt his bl own 0 self But if there want nobody noby but h hJ hin hinan in inan an his kind poker Just ju nul nully I ly he b get gt no profit the th game So S its Is done been ben them what dont dot play pla skilful skill shall play py all al the same senze S sos BOS to t opportunities fr fr them a 8 as takes take It I up fr fr a livin There be b n made me the gains gam g if there thre want no n suck suckers k kers ers era into int it Consequent on t the th man mn as dont play draw poker te Is shirk n his share pa o the work o 0 the human race He aint no service sri to the beta what the t good go book bk calls a cucumber o 0 th thO ground a Taint likely Ikel t you cn se through this Pepper but I done thought I s well wel explain it i fb i you yo so s a st st at t you consider ler it needful I to t tell tn no n mo about abut what wat you dont ont know every time draw drw poker Is spoke of ot This Ti exposition of the th old mans views was ws delivered delver with such wither withering ing log sarcasm that Mr Ir Owen Pepper might have hae been expected to be b great greatly gt ly abashed and to remain silent whoever might hae have expected that would not have hae known kno n Mr M tr P pepper er ervery r I Iver very ver marked well wel He merely meely grinned and re r Sometimes the th Oh I dont know suckers is them who wito lays f rr fr r ot It all an as how they knows I al alha has ha a livin comin f fin m I other cA a n down w was com Gallatin I heerd Jabe ws heer Jab week Memphis next the river Tm fin net the This fm reference to one on of ot unexpected card P payerS on en ente the most famous short fd the river created a a sudden J te there a barroom and ther wa in the little of which chorus of exclamations some Old man were ware tinged with profanity Od mn wih the Hoar floor feet to Greenhut dropped his 10 full min mm f for a with a slam and nd stared ful ute ut at a the speaker s aker before sID t he get set as asfur a asfur I 1 reckon likely fur as Arkansas Ct an Jf If jie he does doe do dohe fr he aint liable for to stop o over oer r fo Mr Ir Jabe lable Gallatin was the man mu i who wh years before had had executed a w masterly cards stroke of business with wih marked marke carr himself avenged By B doing this he had b avenge and had ac se acquired s for his previous losses losse the bulk of the tho floating time Arkansas at the same of City Ct un unscathed Unscathed In getting away had succeeded and scathed an ha before the fact ft was WS discovered marked in a new flOW DW that that the cards were marke a and Ingenious fashion The idea t the that jn I return foolhardy enough to be he might fohan to the town had never neer been ent entertained by old man Greenhut and his Ien absurd and even now no It seemed eve I sen said Oh on I i But Mr Ir Owen OweD Pepper md 1 heerd him hint say 51 he was WU dont know I ta ber he be cd d all the games c to try out al find along the river as he towed lowed lowe better poker pok r now nor he plays plas a heap hop nw that his 1115 looks is l he Moren that Cm fm what hat they was wan changed fm the w wI an he aint Int on nobody know knowIn k I In who wh he is Well said Jim Im Blaisdel with a vicious Wel emphasis sk its B go good H d Tr Fr fr emphis him If hes learned more about abut I poker nor he when he ha was here he afore Theres others has been ben Im some But I reckon some sm on onus onus onus us 11 Ii 1 be liable for to him If I he reely show sho up again Oh I rey dont know began Mr Ir Owen Owe Pepper Last time I 1 seen see At this particular r moment the th door dor of the saloon opened and ad a portly mW mid mi gentleman of impressive ap appearance appearance entered eter and looked looke Impe 1 1 In Ina Ina Ina a friendly way wa At sight o of Mm him hl Mr fr r Pepper ceased speaking and whatever interest ces the th others oters tony may m have felt fait fet to in I what he might have been ben about to t say M y was instantly dispelled when the th new newcomer n corner comer said sid with a courteous curteus wave a of C ChiB his hiB hand han Lets Les liquor His hearty heart hospitality wan as a evident in I his manner maner and an those tl in the th saloon 1 were ere far from fro being befog beng inclined to Ignore Ig It It Old man Greenhut stepped prompt promptly stepp I ly I to ills his place behind the bar br and an the t others other ranged pace themselves in ID front frt of o It with wih equal eual alacrity No Xo great for formality fo mality was WW deemed deme essential to the thep sim Mm simple pie p rite rie which was about abut to be b ob observed o observed served lne but the portly pl gentleman w was evidently of a somewhat ceremonious disposition and a as a he raised ralE his hiI g gIs gIsto to drink he said Permit Perit me me gentlemen to introduce myself Im Im a planter pante from fr the th St Francis valley of the name Dune of Peter Pet Skaggs anti and aJ as a traveler for to pleasure p down the th river I have a desire der to t make mke as a many mn acquaintances as a possible among the citizens of the places pc where wh I stop Finding from Cr the th captain of oC the te boat bt that I have some s two hours to remain r in Arkansas Arkans City CI it occurred oure to t me m that t I might improve the time in meeting mt me some of the U people here hr and ad learning something of the industries of the place or perhaps of oC their th pc 01 phap ther pen pas P Proud Ud to meet met you ou Mr 11 Skaggs Sk g said si old man Greenhut most m gracious graciously Ico Iy ly and they the alt al drank Then The he b introduced the stranger to t Joe Bassett the sheriff of or the Jo county Jake Sam Pearsall Jim Jin and Pete Kenney Kenne all al of o whom wh were e present pent Whether ther by b accident or o design deig he did not mention Mr Ir Pepper Pep who wh on his part rt shrank back bk as am if Ie rather preferring to remain rei unnoticed though he did di not avoid his bis part pr in the t I bibulous exercises exer Nor did di Mr Skaggs appear to notice Jt the omission I I reckon said s old man mn Greenhut as a he h set ret Iet up another round of or drinks after a Ii little general conversation as ashow ashow how the te industries of or Arkansas Arl City CI is I some like the t other towns to along alo the t river ony o on Cr Fr fr one 0 thing what puts pl us up top tp Likely the most superior draw poker is played right here he of o any an into the th hull hu Mississippi valley an some st o 0 these u here he gentlemen is In i reckoned the t I artists in the Taint no D game fr fr a sucker to t get Into Int b bt bet t a gentle gentleman gentleman m man o 0 means like you yo Is 15 en Joy J settin set tin In Cr fr fr a hour or mout so no s beta bela bl as a oure Cr rr youre fr pleasure The suggestion met mt with wih Mr 11 Skaggs Sk g approval and a table stakes game ga with Bassett and Bett was ws soon sn arranged arne the th others other declaring that they the did not care cre to play pi Each man ma put up a hundred for chips at the start str and aJ and Winter bottom set et the pace p for rapid high play at the very vey beginning of or the game py so no that the th ante was w 5 and a raise r gme of or 23 25 v c c u WL an happening Mr 11 Skaggs proved himself f by no means me averse aen to t this sort of or play ply and cheerfully bought ought twice tice in the quarter of an hour Then Ten a play ln In ht which he joined J v for fo one eec Oe round ron pJ then dropping was big bis enough bg engh to drive Bassett Basett B t to the boneyard and another de tb beya another In which an l wh ped a large pot Pt made md both se and Bs 1 ett et II buy by again In this th way w it I ened that before the hour tt bf hu was ws up tl there wan u some e on the table of or which o t M Mr Skaggs had bid hd contributed M Mt MTh o Th Te The time UlMe tim being limited it seemed al t together desirable de to force fore I him to buy bu again agi and an accordingly when I It came hi his turn 2 I ce hi to ta deal det gave hiM a full ful house hs pat pt being beng careful u t hi T pro t vide J le with wll four for sevens 8 It was Bassetts ante and Winter ter bottom came caine in of ot course sIttIng S lIng next DeXt raised it m and Stages SkagA n made It J more Bassett studied a moment and then came caIRe in whereupon Skaggs gs boosted Mm hint lIe uee leaving et still ra l about a hundred fat la front of bim traT trailed l but Bassett Ba sett dropped dropp d put and said Mid t 1 reckon I these here cards Is worth another U a and he be put pet up the money Skaggs hesitated he and then said I 1 fear leal I shall not be able to play PlaT much longer and Ive faiSy taken takeR a faRe fancy to t hand band Suppose we take off err the and make this the final floal play Just as you like said promptly and ta taking his bI cue eue saw said Suits Suite me be being ns out BUt oj of oC it it t said acid nothing Then Skaggs unrolled a wallet and took out a huge buge wad A 3 thousand bet ter tar be he said laying the hills bills In The tn the pot fend 1100 dropped drop fd It wan as a Ittle staggering fon fo OJ knowing kno ing the d denier ier a l he but I after a reassuring rt as ring from ii li he hP ailed Called V fo fI a an ai the nione hf had hai 11 n te P fh va 18 soi rd dr H Th r 1 oc G 1 many cards h wanted wan he declared declare i pat hand band and th the dealer tr r I You QU might give giO nip mp w r j J I and Tl t i iLg is rr I hm r si d 1 t to toAn n nOn On An t co II t fl w v c f er a beats iia r ing In down n n for tens teu and Del rising Prom ly I nr T the file pot he lie repeat at his Ilta JOTi n to tn the tar bar sort rr i n i t i iy y longer he sa la labul s bit bul i A h bar war ar IiI tut t boats bats buat whistle bl anu cashed led in m hii hi checks and was gone g ne h i fore the others had bad recovered fro fy fr their What That bat do you call tall that Jim d ct old man Greenhut angrily aD f the winner disappeared Dumb luck growled Blaisdell I T Idone idone done split a full fun to draw to tens Oh Db I dont don t know said Id Mr lIr O 0 Ow Pepper a |