The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-09-10

fish ng the cannon ball fraud yet within the las, year. one hundred and sixteen balls. embedded in .hc wall of an old hoase on the held of Waterloo. have been taken home by tourists.
 SOUTHERN ODDITIES.
 In Henry Wa,tcrson's forthcoming book. The Oddities of Southern Life, ii IS 10 be hoped ,ha, the distinguished gentle man will no; flIl To ncn,.1n the nttul fe- yer of ,hc ballo, box ana to d@ ell q, length on the unreliabllity oi the dem0er ltic negro These features are prominent The balo, box has been handled by q great many writers. conspiclousiy and eso;is,ieally among whom stands ,he Hon Alh.2a 1oqrgce. bu, the subicc, has been handled as political point and no, as an odds,y. Th:s ftlare 70 handle ,hc bo> as an odd5,y leaves ;hc heid open ;o Nr Wat;ef,on. The ballo, box ot .lrkansa~. Mr Wa:tersan. Is festive 4ad eo4l.t.ssh l, >m4ie- on hr>; ne san .d4.e and men another and when !, eand5da,c has lcaruel ;o expect d s.n.!c. ne = at,cn presented with 4 ,roSn. But NI. Na.,cisaa should throw hIs fa.i IT, :, ~5...a. a..i ac,eup;Nc ~c,sh, on ,hc ,ub5e of ;ise dcaata'.e negro. Tins gentleman. .s,., agig., sa..te pos.,.'... 'f .ru,' ander ui.s,e s..4n. Il, wisdem i- tppiaIdr4 is t'- .es> 's-.ga-le eaap.'- ----1s. f1S, 7cf re -c-;,o-, tse makes ze'1.r- ee..;s sI,cea se. ,ns. aassea and e.s:essed ,. ;f.e wii..r mn. lie .e.f, hl> e.1.o- tasbet ,i..s ,s9- d6sa ra-s arc Si1cs. ..--;ss. an.! ;fYs., .i5e. rs.s.. afe a:i. z -eakess aifh -ua..aa> sessns = ,he a.ga ;ro-llea s.szss.-a ~h5 h.a 'ies IL.
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 tSrrc .i5e 9r4.hcfa dcnaera,s a,.N.ou> -ee yoe feet l1.dat thcy hsh, 'a ,eepl .za14ze: Tte NegA deme- y.lt.e Gflueal, Nen to-day cul ay M.as -Wea you ! ' .tc tep..3..e.a party i1on'i .ea kno@ h.. fihe den4esf,l;s had ;hei' s..y sou wa4ia bc following 4 maie 'o- ay, Yaa aa'; dispute iA.-. pfeaarse t. ,hail no, ..,tcmp; b nilsen1e c your vote ,u. | were yeu wea!d step tnlns to E thence ,He,c poaf ignorant negroes.
 fhe dcma5fa; ne5ra goes AWAY and reflects. M of Fns ,lcno ra:i5 pre- cps fade Ike a ms; He remembers when ht ,ooi on block. under the aucuoneci' hammer The P;5;arcs of h:s wiie ant , chlld. who were tom from him and sold eomc up and ne ,huldcr>. He goes b1eS u the rowd ana tells his people no; ,c ls.le for the democrats. NeNt day he votes the republican ,Icke,. After the elc5aen he becomes democrat and re- mans true ,o th,. iA.th until the night be fore the neN, clecuon. This IS one af the distinctive eddi;le, ef southern lie and should rcccIse Mr. Wa:tcrson's attention tie should tell the democrats of Arkan- ,a~ nat ;o Waste tiine and whisky en=,h, dcmoela;5c negro: ,o stop lrisslliS hln, And to lc; him alone with slanss>h st Ycu,v. Another oddIiy Nr. WA,crson .> the altogether useless gentleman wh, wears a long face and a sinister >niie. He believes in the en;crpris, ni loud prayer. in public. bu, II pr,Ya;e commune, with that my,hleal ole wretch known as the devil. This oddi,y $ more prominent III the south than il any other country When one of then dies, a new building goes up, They M! aorrew new >paper. read t and thel send a commune ,;ion oi criticism ,o thu editor. These phases should all b. le mcmbcrcd, and should receive a nor, promnen, place than the man from tn, mead waters oi Bitter creek who
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