The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-06
VISITS THE OPERA
How the SauA;,er Enloyed iolan,he-
 Knew He Wasn't Drunk

An old s9 :atter. while in the city te gently. accepted an invitation from a metchan; 10 attend the opera The old man had no idea of wha, an opera was like. didn't know whether n was place of worship CT an exhibition ot improved firearms. bu, he agreed wl,h ,ha, p,omp,. ness oi decision ehatae tetls:ie oi ! man who is never aaua,ed.
 The opera was lolan,he and when the iai,ies began h march around. n then shu,l bat uo; anmuslcll esaiGtions. the eid sqaat,et turned to hfs itead and sad
 Mighty pear, laokin g,l, Clothes amt hardly h,,en inl winter, but they Il do mighty well ior summer ~est. An ,he1 nachul like the gals you sec wA.k,n' aroun. q ar the, some sott of eonttap- shan ssed ep by the Yankees. have healn that the Yankees ken make d ,alkln machine. an reek,R ii the, ken do that. they ken make su,hiu ter squeal.
 They afe natural women. the mer. chan, replied.
 He sa; for some tune wat hlng he per. tormanoe. Occasionally he would shake hls head Tn doubt. and then wi;h an affirmative nod he would approve of some turn affairs had taken
 Them iclicts muster come from ,he ovethowed des,r,cxs. he sad. pointing ,o the lords in knee brooches Either tha, or cloth muster been scace Look at ,ha, Slim Inn of felier holdln up the ooa, tail of the old buck"
 That's the lord chancellor. whis- percd the merohan,
 Wall cloth ami scsce ~ith hlm He's got some to spar Ei he was,er come ou, in my neighborhood some hm his busines, ltd be fun fof my son.in-law ,o put hs number ten on the tal ecnd of ,ha, gatmln, an say. "whaf yer ,rayelIn podnei : Fl the Simmon boys ~us,cr see him they d say lac was ,he dc,ll. Look al 'cm They sing a, each other l,'s the whn- mes, SC, ever seed Oh. n's a show, is II, Why don't they fetch oa, the hosses . The shows ain't what they vas when l vas youngs,et. Them hddlers down thar IS poke easy set. They air what we'd all easy scratches. Mind me of the chlllun fakln around whar the ta,efs was dus air,er the stray ones Nov they've commenced ,o did I,,,le. Ina, teller with the big hddies got the grubbln' hoe. Zig, he's found fresh hill an Is t'arin |, all ter pieces. Now the other fellers ar scra,chin all around him. Now they over inter the goober pea pa,e h 4n air rakin' up the diu. The big feller kain'; g, his grubbin hoe over the fence" and then AS a blast from the cor nc; rang ,hrolghou, the hogse he added "Thar's the dinner horn
 The curtain came do~n and the old fellow sa, for moment IT silence
 Ar they comm A,ack airter dinner =
 "Yes." the merchau, replied.
 !" Then we'li ~ali an sec the crap ge,h cred. aI'ers Iise fer see the ,hng well done" and again he devoted himself to deep reflection. Inc curtain ven, up again.
 Thar comes ihe fellers ~ah Xhor, britches an the gals with wings. That big teller ken sing petty veil an ain't aieered ter open hls mouth, bu; that siim rooster ,hz, tries ter sqaeal like oman is in mighty DO business. l know sing in when hear H. an ef 1 wus ter gI, up thar ter sing. I'd make ,ha, fel!er s,andin' down thar drop ,h2. stick. couldn't 70 along an ssng ef q man stood up an shuck stick a; me. IL moss be m fun. bu; 1 wouldn't like II. When a man shakes stick a, me. he's go. ter stop right thar an explain. An, Lawd. ~ish Nip Tucker was here. He'd gi, up on sha, hatfo'm amongst them pIcsurs an sing them fcliers ou,en coun,enance. Now Nip's a singer III tell yer wha, he dan. Yer know whar the old Almes place is Wall, luther night was a sitfin' on the fence al home. an Nip ~as oyer at the Aimes place a sinzin', an could hear him. Three miles away, mind yer. Sow what son of show would these feIlers have with a