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Thar's folks who turns sens'tive an' ain't out to take alms none, who's feelin's he spar's that a-way by losin' to 'em at poker what they declines with scorn direct. "'Benev'lent, is the way you puts it! Son, 'benev'lent' ain't the word. This sport Cherokee Hall ain't nothin' short of char'table.
What he does for this yere young Wilkins female ain't a marker. Thar's the Red Dog man he lets out. Thar's the Stingin' Lizard's nephy; he stakes said yooth from infancy. 'Benev'lent! says you. This party Cherokee is that benev'lent he'd give away a poker hand.
"To judge from his conduct," I said, "in the hard case of the Wilkins girl, as well as his remark as she left on the stage, I should hold him to be a person of sensibilities as well as benevolent impulse." It was my purpose to coax the old gentleman to further reminiscence. "Benev'lent!" retorted the old man. "Which I should shore admit it!
"'Why don't you keep the camp informed of this yere orphan an' the play you makes? says Enright, at the time it's explained to the committee, the time they trees Cherokee about them stages. "'It's that benev'lent an' mushy, says Cherokee, 'I'm plumb ashamed of the deal, an' don't allow to go postin' no notices tharof.
Pearson, you're all the friend I've got, and I want you to save my boy, why, you see I was selfish as ever I could be in takin' of you. Your mother's cryin' sot me a-cryin' too. We're all selfish in everything, akordin' to my tell. Blamed ef we ha'n't, Miss Hawkins, only sometimes I'd think you was real benev'lent ef I didn't know we war all selfish."
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