The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1902, Page 4

THE SUNDAY CALL. BowleGs and Major Ben by Robert Howard Russell. CH this yere Major Ben,” the Old Catt n conjunction w y Bow w Volfville.” 'don’t ycu con- the death of the the dismissal of Sil- ing of the taking off i Dog—don’t you, I bioody matters casual d, emitting puffs of egyards them es re- terates that this Bowlaigs accom- only troo casoo- en’ when he's , 80 to speak, he's nesr s strong, p Nacherally, however, who makes Bowlaigs ds Bowlaigs up in his when 's pesterin’ thi deer. s of the Floridas up Da e latter's n for grub. meets ther 0 Bowlalgs rotten pine hance 10 egreegiqus look like bald cata- when at once scks Dave heaves 1n f Bowlalgs 1s s be- 2 ooman owlaigs stands al- s, an’ weighs bounds, the moth- ee tangled up in owlaigs that ay-old kittens is by compar'son to Bowlaigs of them accidental, she the bole of a her mouth about the collisfon shakes of the forest some, Bow- knocked free of her grip an’ es rollin’ down the mountainside ag'in ke & bag of bran. Tt puts quite a erimp in Bow ther b'ar, full of her offspring, turns an’ pon Dave do >mes a orp of Bowlaigs' s responsible for except “At e allows he'll let Bow- laigs him & whole lot an’ keep him grows up and make 2 pet o es I more than once Dave proposes b s 0 it b after the her and Dave, 2 her she dis- to devour her s ,» who's at that hree years the next spring § uld o read it in that Bowlaigs b'ar's eves, says Jennie, ‘an’ it's mighty ties is plumb keen. the play with my bet that inordinate Bow- have done eat little Enright lucky s parent ba I I got one credits these yere ap- f Jennie's; Bowlaigs would ve chewed up Enright Peets ayed poker with him; but & fond m & fears once stampeded is mot to be headed off or ca'med, so, of course, Bowlaigs has to shift his camp & heap “Bowlaigs takes up his abode on hesis of him bein’ run out by Jennie, over to the corral; that bunks in thar temp'rar be shore grows Goorin’ the prehensions no more than he'd the Tucson 1s, at least. An’ amazin’ and enlarges three months oounter in d Light, acceptin’ some proffered drink, Bowlaigs comes clost to bein' s tall us folks. He early learns throughout his wakeful moments— what I'd describe as his business hours— to make the Red Light his hang-out; it's the mose paint he's hankerin' after, for = mo time st all, Bowlaigs accoomulates & appetite for rum that's & fa'r match for that of either Huggins or Old Monte, an’ them two sots i for long known as far west as the Colorado an’ as far no'th as th edles as the prize drunk- of Arizona. No; Bowlaigs ain't to pourin’ down the raw nose- but Plack Jack numors his weak- ' Bowlaiz~ is wont to take off his libations about two parts water to one of whisky an’ a lump o' sugar in he bottom, outen ore o' these big tum- ses, standin’ at the bar' an’ the glass between his two paws ards n' all as ackerate gn’ steady as the most talented Inebriate. o Bowlalgs has this distinction,’ ack Jack, alloodin’ to the sugar ater: ‘he’s shore the only gent for whom I so far onbends from reg’lar rules as to mix drin “Existence goes flowin’ onward lke some glad sweet song for Bow mighty likely it's two months remarkable eventuates. - He cam to the corral, an’ except that ne who ain't onto Bowlalgs, co: heart failure at the sight of him, n found no disturbances nor get body’s way. Throughout his hours, as I su'gests former, R ha'nts about the Red Light, layin' guile- ful an’ cunnin’ for invites to drink an’ execoots besides small excursions to the O. K. Restauraw for chuck, with now an’ then a brief journey to the post office or the New York store. These visits of Bow- laigs to, the last two places, both because he don’t get no letters at the post office t demand no clothes at the store, stes to motives of morbid cur'os- that a-way. he first real trouble that meets up Bowlaigs—who's be a yar old by now—since Jennie fig he dooel with him with that broom, overtakes him with 2ot at the O. K. Restauraw Rucker for one thing ain’t ov of Bowlaigs, allegin' as he grows ay by day, he looks more an Rucker. Of course, sech vie: s as much them 2 mie abeut ¥ with but is R we gent folk ¢ be; firm in h spite of whatever 1 Bowl. ; an’ for les the subject, an’ ds Bowlaigs attitoodes have been proper had her for that most esteemable Rucker never lays for « him ontil one after- ches the dinin’ room de- serted an’ of romancin’ over, catfcot a up the ta placed tha first news M is when Bow tabie-cloth an’ w at chuck antic’'pation of supper. The cer has of the raid t-hitch on the is play by yank- in' the ent f spoons, tin plates off onto the floor. It's then a from the kitchen an plumb scared, comes the Red Light an’ puis protection. Enright out coid hide an’ tal- ven for that din- the architect of, counts up the damage an' pa in full settlement. Doexs ow it? You can gamble the for all the time is in the Red Light denouncin® _ , behind withdraws, ne e secretes himse'f, sk bar; an’ when that lady moilified an , an’ cries a he's a mighty Bowlaigs is; but g by the peris Rucker it takes two big drinks to recover his sperits an’ make him feel like the same b'ar. It's Te; Thompson who buys the drinks, ““For 1, of all gents, Bowlaigs, says as ‘ondersta It he invites the foogitive to the been is what you all's be imagination, but jes , thar's them times when Missis goes on warpath when she reminds me a lot of my divorced Laredo wife’ With that, as_yeretofore chroni- cled, Texas pours a couple of hookers of villow Run into Bowlaigs, an’ the latter is tharby a heap cheered an’ his pulse de- clines to normal. “It'’s rum, however, which final is the destruction of Bowlalgs, same as it is of plenty of other pecple who would have else lived in honor an’ died respected an’ been tearfully pianted In manner an’ form to do 'em proud. Excloosive of that ca- soolty which marks- his wind-up an’ which, as I states, he combines with Major Ben to commit, thar’s but one ac- tion of Bowlalgs which a enemy might call & crime. He does pounce on a mail beg one evenin’ when the postmaster ain't lookin’ an’ shore rends an’ worrits them letter scand'lous. “Yes, Bowlaigs gets arrested an’ Stranglers sort o' convenes informal to consider it. I allers remembers that ses- sion of the Stranglers on account of Doc the “DAVYS PONY PROTESTS WITH GREEN EYES AG’IN CARRYING SROE FREIGHT” Peets an’ Colonel William Greene Sterett entertainin’- opp’site views an’ the awftul language they Indulges In as they ex- presses an’' sets them forth, ““Which I claims that this Bowlaigs b'ar,’ says Peets, combatin’ a su’'gestion of Dan Boggs, who's sympathizin’ with the culprit an’ urges that Bowlaigs is ig- norant of law an’ tharfore innocent of offense, ‘which I claims that this Bow- laigs b’ar is gullty of rustlin’ the malls an’ must an’ should be hanged. His ig- RAnctner Lesson For the WHhist Player BY MRS E P. SCHELL. HE echo to show three was intro- duced by Dr. H. B. Green of Craw- fordeville, Ind., in 1886, and has been sccepted by the majority of Amer- ican whist players. then various forms of this eche have been in use. At first it was used to show three a high card sequence only, d meant either three high unusual length in the leaders danger of third hand having valuable card, as the inter- ee, was minimized. Devices afterward introduced by erts whereby 1t proposed 1 between three or more than following is the mode of the echo in general use at pres- e ee-trump echo only con- { showing three trumps by the same method which formerly meant four: P having led from strength, you ree trumps, you will, unless en- to win the trick,play the second then play the lowest. It that this play saeri- d. In this case you echo. For example, s the ace, either because of of suit or for the purpose of get- ediate rounds of trumps the greatest folly to echo of the following combinations: Jack, six; queen, jack, four; king, ten, three, Bxact knowledge of your trumps is deducible by inference from your failure under ordinary conditions to echo, which of itself indicates more or less than three. In this case your partner can usually ascertain from the fall of the two rounds the exact number you hold to & lead fror since such a cards, or For example, partner leads ace and king of trumps, to which the adversaries fol- low. You play the two, then three, but the four falls to drop. You must have it and at least one more. In showing the three trumps the echo must be carried through all the phases and possible com- binations of the original third hand to the trump leader. As an {llustration, winning with the king, and returning queen, meant four trumps formerly. With the system under discussion it means three in- stead of four. It will at once be seen that with two indifferent high cards the three-card echo can be made as clear as with low cards. Especially is this so if the high card Lolds the trick. If it does not, a later return or an at tempt to win the trick will. The, principle of returning the highest of three and the lowest of four in gonnection with the above makes it a complete doctrine, as scurd as any connected with the game. Its elaboration enables you to show two, three, four or five trumps. Its only draw- back is the uncertainty between two and f but the drop of the cards in nearly ases aids in determining the number. the three-card echo only no signal means two or four, as the play of the two ard then the four. The play of the four ard then the two would indicate one bet- ter than the four. The play of two, five and then the four would indicate five, winning with the ace, king, queen or jeck, and returning respectively king, queen, jack or ten would indicate one more only. While winning with the king, queen, jack or ten and returning (barring return .of master trump) low would indi- cate four at least. Returning the ace, king, gueen or jack immediately after By winning with the king, queen, jack er ten respectively means no more, except where the return is the master card. case it may be no more or four originally. No one will dispute the statement that ‘when partner leads trumps from strength you will hold thres more often than four, @& the chances are that your partner has led from at least five. If so0, there are eight distributed between the three re- maining hands, and there s every reason that the partner of the strong trump hand will hold less than four card: of the suit more often than three. There- fore the preference is given the three- oard echo. An Interesting Deal. North. Ten of spades trumps—turned in South’s hand. West to lead. Tk. N. 8. W 1. ks 88 qs 2. 4s 8s *9s 8 2 108 *is 4. 4d 4h *7s 5. 7d 5d *ad 6. 10d *qd 8d 7. 3c *ke 6c 8. jc 8c 9c 9. be 5h ic 10. 6h 8h norance is no defenses, for don’'t each gent present know of that aphorism of the law, “Ignorantia legis non excusat”? “Dan nacherally i{s onable to combat seech profound bluffs as this, an’ I'm free to confess if it ain't for Colonel Sterett buttin’ in with more Latin, the same be- in- of equal cogency with that of Peets, the footure would have turned plenty dark an’ doobious for Bowlaigs. As Dan sinks back speechless an’ played from Peets’ shot, the Colonel, who' bein’ ed- . sh *8d oh 8h | 1. ac *3d 1}. 10h | qh ah h *5s Hast and West eleven, North and South two, Btar means winning ocard. Trick L—Ordinarily the fourth best would be opened from this combination, but West very properly plays a higher card than the turn-up. The lead is a very fortunate one in the present situation. It must result in killing the king, whether North covers at this trick or not. The trump opening is purely tentative, but the only logical play from the hand. Trick 4.—West needs an informative discard from his partner and secures it by another trump lead. Trick 8.—The discards from all three hands clearly declare East's suit to be dlamonds. Trick §—The finesse at this trick Is questionable play. Whether it wins or loses makes a difference of but one trick either way, for East has a sure re- entry in hearts and a possible one In the club. Head North held the queen in addi- tion to his other diamonds, however, it is doubtful if he would have discarded from the suit, i Trick 7.—Bouth leads to his er's discard. To have opened his m’:l?; al- though it contained the minor tenace, and have kept the guarded king for re- entry, would have been better play. Trick 8.—In view of the weak stats of his own and partner's hands (for he must suppose that the latter has no suit) North should make what he can without taking any chances. If he was conversant with the American Club method of playing short suits he ‘could absolutely place the lcne queen with East. ‘West by playing up is declaring three of the suit without an honor. —_— A racket is a revival of nothing but nclse. dicated llke Peets to a feather aige, is ondismayed an’ cool, comes to the rescoo. “‘That law proverb \you quotes, Doc,’ says the Colonel, ‘is déad c'rrect, an’ if argument was to pitch its last camp thar vour deductions that this benighted Bow- laigs m swing would be ondeniable. But thar's a element lackin’ in this af- folr without which no offense is pos: ble. The question is—an’ I slams it at you, Doc, as a eddicated sharp—does this yere Bowlaigs open them letters an’ bust into that mall bag “causa lucra™? I puts this query up to Doc Peets for an- swer. Every gent knows that Bowlaigs ain’t got no notion of money bein’ in them missives, an’ tharfore he ocouldn’'t have been moved by no thoughts of gain. Wherefore I asserts that the deed is not done “causa lucra,” an’ that the case 2g’in this helpless Bowlaigs falls to the ground.” “‘Followin’ this yere collision of the classics between two sech scientists as Peets an’ the Colonel, we au can be con- sidered as hangin’ mighty anxious on what reply Doc Peets is goin’ to make. But after some thought Peets agrees with the Colonel. He admits that this ‘cnusa lu- cra’ is a bet he overlooks, an’ that now the Colonel draws his attention to it he's bound fo say he believes the Colonel to be right an' that Bowlaigs should be made a free, onfettered b'ar ag'in. We breathes easier at this, for the tension has been great, an’ Dan himse’f is that relieved he comes a heap clost to shed ain’ tears. The trial closes with the ct tomary drinks; Bowlaigs gettin’ his forty drops with the rest, on the hocks of whic he signalizes his reestoration to his rights an’ freedom as a citizen by quilin’ up in his corner an’ goin’ to sleep. “But the end is on its lowerin’ way for Bowlaigs. Tha a senile party who's packed his bianiets into camp an’ who's called Major Ben. The Major, the ‘whisper goes, used to be quartermaster over to Fort Craig or Fort Apache, or mebby now it's Fort Cummings or som’ers; an’ he gets himse'f dismissed for makin’ away with bank roll. that as it may, the Major's plenty drunk an’ military while he lasts among us; an’ he likewise has dinero for whatever nose- paint an’ food an’' faro bank he sees fit to go ag'lnst. From the jump the Major makes up to Bowlaigs, an’ the two be- comes pards. The Major allows he likes Bowlalgs because he can't talk. “ “Which if all my friends, Major, no doubt alloodin’ to so says the them wit- . nesses ag'in him when he’s cashiered, ‘couldn’t have talked no more than Bow- laigs, I'd been happy yet.' ‘The Major's got a diminyootive wick- eyup out to the r'ar 1e . ~orral, an’ him an’ Bowlaigs resides tharin. This habitat of the Major an’ Bowlaigs ain't much bigger than a Saratoga trunk; it's only eight foot by ten, is made of barn boards an’ has a canvas roof. That's the kind of ranch Bowlaigs an’ the Major calls home; the latter spreadin’ his blank- ets on one side, le Bowlaigs sleeps on t'other on the. board floor, needin’ no blankets, seein’ he’s got fur. “The dispoote between vgs an the Major, which results in Loth of 'em cashin’ in, gets s d erroneous. The who's sometimes too Indolent an’ es too drunk to make the play —instructs Bowlalgs how to go over to the Red Light an’ fetch a bot of rum. The Major would chuck a silv dollar in a little basket an’ Bowlaizs would take it in his mouth, same as v 211 has seen dogs, an’ report with th. out to Black Jack. That gent w make the shift, an’ Bowlaigs would pair back ag’in to the Major, when they’'d both tank up ecstatic. “One mornin® after Bowlaigs Major’s been campin months they wakes up mighty wretched They've had a onusual spree the even'n prior an’ they feels like a couple of sore- head dogs. The Major, who needs a drink to line on for the day, grope: about in his blankets, gets a d pitches it into the basket Bowlalgs to off b Run. Bowlaigs 1s nothin’ loth: but as he’s about to pick up the basket he serves that the dollar has done bounced out an’ fallen through a crack in floor. Bowlaigs sees it through the sam. crack, where It's layin’ shinin’ snder the house. an’ the together abcut four < caper for t Now this here Bowlaigs is a migh sagacious b'ar, an’ so he goes wallow. forth plenty prompt to recover the doll The Major, who's ignorant of what’s han- pened, still rolls groantn’ in his blankets nursin’ his feelin's. “The first p'inter the Major gets of a new deal in his destinies is & grand crash 8s the entire teepee upheaves an' goes over, kerwallop! on its side, hurlin’ the Major out through the canvas. What's happened? Why, simply this: When Bowlaigs gets outside, he finds he can't crawl under the teepee none, seein’ it's settin’ too clost to the ground; an’ so— bein’ a one ideed Db'ar, that a-way—he sort o' runs his right arm {n an’ up-ends the entire shebang, same as his oid mether would a log when she's grub-buntin’ in the hills. Bowlaigs is pickin’ up the aoi lar when the Major comes chargin’ ‘round the rooins of his outfit, a bowle in his hand, an’ him fa'rly locoed with rage. “Shore there’s a fight, an’ the an’ confers on the Major a swat would have broke the back of a an’ then he dies with his teeth in the Ma- Jor's neck. E'EE THT is nothin’ but his efforts to execoots desires. Pore Bowlaigs! It embitters last moments as I piotures what have been his opinions of me when I loose on him with that knifel in one grave, gemts; it'll save i i Photographic Pointers For Amateurs O bettar object lesson for the young photographer can be found than careful study of the same subject under varying conditions of light and shade, The average beginner starts out with the idea that a view is a view, and that's all there is to it. Let if he has the desire to learn something of photography, confine him- self for a few days to the definite study of a single selected subject, making abso- lute photographs of it from the same view point but under different lightings, say, exposing one plate in the early morning, another at mid forenoon, a third at high noon, another in the afternoon and still another at early evening. Carefully de- velop and print each of these negatives and compare the finished results, using the experience thus gained as a gulde to future work. It will probably be found that while one or posaibly two of the views are good, the others will be far in- ferior, as the source of light, its direction and intensity are very important features in the composition and arrangement of a view. Almost any subject may be taken for this study, and it is’recommended Luat the beginner go not far from home for this purpose. It is important that all the views be taken under the same general intensity of light, in order that the com- parison may be an honest one, and while this may be prosaic work it will more than repay one for the trouble expended upon it. Another important aid to success in the work of the beginner is system, and the detalls of each exposure should be care- fully noted in an exposure book, which can be obtained almost ere and at very moderate cost. Entering in this book a brief descrip- tion of the subject photographed, the time of day, intensity of the light—that is, ‘whether the sun is shining brightly or is partially obscured—the size of used and the exposure given in seconds or fractions of a second, will give the opera- tor material upon which to base all his future work. If later, after the negative is developed, a further entry is made in the book embodying the results obtained under the conditions shown by the pre- vious records, he knows at once what kind of a negative to expect if the condi- tions are repeated. A notebook of this kind is invaluable, and when once it has become a part of the fleid equipment it will be found almost as necessary as the camera itself. The leather covering of the camera, which often becomes rusty and brown with constant use, may readily be reno- vated and made to look fresh and black by rubbing it with a soft cloth dipped In neatsfoot ofl, into which has been thor- oughly mixed enough lampblack to make it of a good, deep color. After allowing it to dry it should agaln be gone over with & coat of shoe blacking such as is used on the finer qualities of leather. It is probable that no mistake is more prevalent in the use of the camera than that of attempting to make a very large number of exposures in a very short time. The enthusiast, who, starting out for a day’s work in the field carrying with him & dozen plates or films, returns at the end of a few hours with all exposed, is lkely to meet with sore disappointment in viewing his finished work It is far bet- ter to spend a whole day, if necessary, in securing two, or four good pictures than to waste material and patience bit of scenery before allowing themselves to make a single exposure. The result of this care In selection s, however, appar- ent in their work and its importance can- not be too strongly urged upon earnest students, as carelessness in this particular produces a continuation of carelessne: throughout all succeeding manipulatio; and engenders a general lowering of qual. ity in every case. In the increasing importance attaching to photography and its recognition in the circle of art productions, every user of the cameéra should feel a personal Interest in keeping the standard of his work high anlctl making every output a credit to him- self. Too much attentién cannot be paid ir landscape photography to the point view from which the exposure is made and the composition of the picture itsell. A little attention to this:matter will the beginner how much difference resu in the pictorial value of the photos: from correct or incorrect point The composition should be careiully studied on the ground gl or in the case of film cameras, on the finder and the position of the camera changed from right to left or from a lower to a higher point untll the.pieture is found to com- pose to the best advantage. This mat- ter of selecting a view should have the most 1 study. it being fully as im- portant as any other part of the process. wph of view