The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-22
A GREAT OCCASION.
Why an Old Squa,ser Ordered the Bot
tie and His Yalier" Coat.

An old fellow with grizzly beard and
lips indelibiy died with tobacco Juice,
81, on log near a rude house. A
stranger well dressed and musoled in
no delicate way. rode up. dismounted.
tied his horse to a sapling approached
the stranger and said
u am lost"
The man on the log made no reply.
but discharged a moathful OF " ambler >
a, li1fard tina, poked his head over a
chip in front of him.
Il say. I'm lost"
Wall. dad | say yer want and he
chewed his tobacco in apparent, uneon-
Germ.
The stranger took of his Goa, and
rolled up his sleeves. = know all about
YOU" he said You are an Afkansa~
squaitei. and have been living here since
for,y-hve Hundreds OF beng GIFTED beings.
lost in these internal GODS. have beg
ged you fot information concerning the
road they desired to follow. and you have
given them all kinds OF evasive replies.
| am prife tighter. and have been sen,
here by an eastern syndicate 10 thamp
you into civilized submission. Now,
don't like to pummel an old man. and
propose TO give you a chance. am lost.
and don't know where atm.
mou,hful of iuiee a, the hazard and re-
NAMED silent
How would you advise me to re, on,
OF this devilish community =
I'D advise yer ter ride.
Come now. none of your toollshness.
know how to take you. Which way
would you advise me to r,dct"
As fas, as yer ken
g see tina, III have 10 discharge my
duty. though, at first that I'd scare
you by saying tina, was a prse tighter.
+. am only an unpfe,en'ious citizen and
have come a long way TO look for the
house Of Emanuel Peters
wall, why uoH lSt iook
Il have looked.
"Iook agin."
:" But which way must look Z"
"Oaten yer eyes. reokin.'
"Old man. III have to hgh, you
"All right and turning around he
yelled "Oh, Tom. tell yer muir an the
chillun ter come out here, fur we're gwine
ter have some fun Fetch the gun an
dog with yer
4" | don't want 10 bur, you, old man
Don't be skeered. You won't hun
me-
{" But don't want ,ou 80 hurt me
Then mosey.'
=" won, mosey For the las, two days
have bees. looking for the house Of Eman-
uel Peters and have been pu, off by such
fellows as you and have decided no, to
stand i, any longer Now. am going to
jump on you and without giving the old
man time TO reply. he seized him. The
old fellow exhibited remarkable activity
and in a moment had brown the young
fellow against the ground ~iih force
that made his teeth chatter. He was up
again in an instant. This time he secured
better hold He danced around in
way Of which the old man could hardly
keep track. Tom and the old womAn
came out, bu; did no, bring the dog and
gun.
Watch has eapers. pap said the old
lady. Hug him fur he's mighty pears."
Finally the young man do~ned the old
fellow, sat on him and asked:
"No~. will you tell me where | can
find Emanuel petcrss"
"l~t Gever objected ter ,eilin' whar
the old man ia
YES. you did. and ne held the old
fellow j n a manner not 20 be mistaken
for genileness.
Ter never axed ~har the old man
was- Yer axed ~hxr was his house.
The Old man amt 60: no house. The
high ~a,er washed IT over on another
feller's land, an since ,ha, he has been
reniin H.
"Well. where's The old man
I'm him
"Grea: goodness = said the young
fellow, arising. :. I'm your son and haven't
seen you since WAS child
! well, III be dog gon - exclaimed