The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-04
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tory.- remarked an old man. sitting in the ARKASsAw TRAvEiER office, surveying with lofty air the passers by in the street below. -No~. for instance. there Is Han nibal's great Italian campaign II seems to have been pleasure to historians to get the facts mixed My grandfathcr- and he wasn't any slouch. let me tell you vas with Hannibal. during the invasion. The old man had great influence with Hannibal. for you see he used 10 run newspaper m Carthage and Hannibal owed him for six months subscription and half column advertisement. Al the battle cf Thrasyrnenas. my grandfather killed ten Romans. including the great Flaminius. for Fla was a good hearted fellow. and when a box. had stolen pears and green peaches with tbe old man. bu, he had to be killed. You sec. he ~en; ,n,o action on roller skates. and during the fight persisted in travelling over my fathers corns. This was more than any ancient human being could stand. so my grandfather kicked Fla IT the stomach and ef4ee,ualIv laid him ou;. They were vcr7- successful in ltaly until after the death of Hasdrubal From tha; time ;he tide changed Ny grandfather. who wAs bN ro manner of means siouch. Came yer, near being killed one day by Ro- man candidate. and nnally persuaded Hannibal 10 go into Afrlca- There they met Sclpia and were badly treated. After the defeat .n Afriea. Hy gr4nd:a.her- aho had never shown the disposition of a ,lauch-ncser Jeff Hannibal for mo- mcni. and finalls Shen he great chef ~as forced 10 ice to prusias. m. grand father went with him. But the Romans dld not feel safe so long as Hannibal WAS alivc and kept nAgging at him Ny grandfather advised hin 70 sc, oa; of the world-;o take a situation on the Cleve- land ftIafsy bai Hannibal. with loft, disdain replied iha; he did no, propose to bur himself Haa well the old man -~he up te ih4s time had never been ssc- euscd of benz | slouch -remerubcrcd Hannibal, death. They were alone IT a room aheasa messenger brought the in- telljgeace that the Romans demanded Hannibal -siann.bals eyes b!azea and he ~as so agltAied that he struck tafcc ma, hes bef're he could lish, his pipe.
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 The Romans knocked at the door. Hannibal seized the bottle and took three drinks When they forced a passage. Hannibal was dead. & Louis whiskey had done the work : had done what Rome had failed to accomplish. My grandfa- ther. escaped. came 10 Arkansaw. and was killed by the state debt question.
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