"He doesn't smoke," said another.
"He doesn't bet," said a third.
"He can look the saints in the face," said a fourth; and a fifth, looking up, thumped upon a bell that would summon a waiter, and with emphasis said:
"And we like to have him around!"
Among the youngest and most enthusiastic men it even became the habit to copy David in certain things. He was responsible for a small wave of reform in Denver, as he had once been in Aiken; but for the opposite cause. Little dialogues like the following might frequently be heard in the clubs:
"Have a drink, Billy?"
"Thanks; I don't drink."
"Cigar, Sam?"
"Thanks (with a moan); don't smoke."
"Betcherfivedollars, Ned."