Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-11-25
VI | - c L. Ill. NY.
THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER.

IhE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER.
In the early settlements % Arkansas.
traveler. after riding some eight or ten m ilcs
without meeting a human being. or seeing
human habitation. came a. lcneth. bv
sudden tarn q the ~ood-road. o. a niscra-
be " shanty- thc center OF he Clearing. in
vhat hal Originally been a "Bhck Jack
thickct.- ~hencc the only sound thar pro-
cecds . the discordant music % = broken
fddie. from the bo-els % uhich the occa-
pant j. lahoriously cxtorting The rnonoto-
nous tune kno~n a. % Tee .irtansrs. ~
Ract1,fl-k Trrrcicr- oar traveller rides
Up within fc- feet q the door. which "a.
once the hed frame Of cart BODY. now
covered 9TH bear skins. AM hung ur,1r t~o
~oo'ien hinges After much shouting. the
inmate appear. 6iiie in band. and c, dent
ly wra,hy- a. beng intercepted in ti,c rp-
crvise q his art. The fouowinr coIiofsv
cusue'. The iudcfaiigabie Slider riu piav-
ing the frst strain of '' III Arkan.a. Trav-
eier. -hich in t.ct BE- conunge,. A. sudden
iutersais. until thc dialogue. a. wi1bc seen
i' broughi 90 a. unexpected ooncis.ion.
u this bc not " seeking lolsings under dif.
6cuiiie'. - should Ike % know ~hat
misbt be leg.timatci, % considered
Traveller " Friend. can 7 obtaia accom-
u-o,iaiions tor the night 18th ,oas-
Arkan'as ARTIST '' No.sir-'nary com
mediation
Tra'eirr NJ leaF ,ir. have alrcalfv
Travelled ihirty miles q day. al neither
myscH nor ms horse la, hal uouihfll 90
oaf. riy can't yoa accommodate me l3r to-
uisht'-
Ark Arti-' Jest hccaass e emit be
a. We'rr Plam oai 90 everything o. eat
in ihe house. Bdr- gone % niU ~i,h Oh.
las' ns5tin u corn on tbcse prcmi.cs. ani
'ii b, % - onto tho shAnk - to morrow
escnia' sfors b. oum hS>ae. unle.s ,uthin
uncommon hsPpens.~
Traveller .' Yoa ssrcly uiust lave conc.
iA,us tat can feed g. my hor.e even a
ls~ potatoes voal4 be better than no fool -
Ar. Artist Stranger. our eatir RIOTS
gin out about q week aso 80 your chance Is
slm TIA
Iasclcr Bot. nv friend. at,,s, re-
H.ain -iih sou Az vay. oaat 80 any
iarihcr ~Lethsr obtain nyih.sE - eat or
noi- Ioa all o-rtainly alios me ale shell
Ter of yosr roof
Ark Artist o. Ii can't 90 dil. OH hoss
los see. ~e're g1i oaiy one dried hilc on
th~ premises. and ue All the olI sonan
ailas oocupirs firf 80 whar', yoar chance -
Traveller Ali1w M % hitcb nv horse
io hat I-r,lunlou-trcs and sith u.y ,a,idic
al bianket Ia raake a bed 10 tho fence
c1ruer
Ars. Artist Hitch your horse Oh that
'uaimon trces--in horn. Why. you mus;
be a nai'ral fool. stranger, Dont you see
that's me and che ole ~omans only chance
f1r 'nmason beer. 10 the fall Of the ycary
II your hos- - 80 tarsal hangry a. you a.
b. .. he'd grdis q A. high up a. b. could
rcach aforc moraing. Hitch your hos. o.
thai tree. 'spcct not no. no. stranger
you can't come 'Iary sch a dodge a. hat -
Oar traveller. seeing. that he hal ar orig
iual to-ieal 18th. ani BENG himself an anna
teur performer upon tho instrument % which
the sett.erva 80 ar.cntly attachcd thou.ht
he woaii char ys h.s tactics. anI draw Oh.
determined uot-to-be bost outa little. be-
forr Informing him Of tn fat. that be TOO
could play the Arkan-as Iravcicr ~hi-h
onoe being kno-n. hr rightly coniec'urcd