The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-22
!Fsv yks 6r&sssew 1rsrehr.l MIR. JAosoN's NOSE.
N N. s WHITE

MT. Alvin jAgson. although an honor able gentleman in every other respect, had a very long nose. r. be sure that was no fault of his but it desr2cted very much from his personal appearance. standing. as il did. full three inches in its stocking feet. and right in the centre of his face. Of course the nose belonged 70 him, and If a man wants 10 carry an overgrown nose on kis face il Is nobody's business, but people will talk. you know. and many were the remarks that ve,e pointed a, the elong a,ed psoboscis of Mir. Jagson. True they didn't say anything about !; m the gentleman's presence, but among themselves they wondered how one small head could hold all that nose In its proper position
 Small boys regarded the uneainiy pro- tubsrance with a~e, idhng about in his vicinity for hours awaiting an oppouu- nity to hear him blow IL.
 NIT. lagson vas a bachelor. no, from choice, bu, by force of circumstance. He once csurted a pretty maiden with ss much ardor and with as fair chance oi success as any young man in the country. Sylvia Gill vas 70 h,m the fAires. of the fair and 10 her he paid court Al hrs, she disliked his presence because of his fepulslve looking fao,al adornmeni. but as she came 70 know him better she over looked the nose in consideration of his many other grsoes of form and mind. In fact, as time passed on she felt ,ha, she loved him. nose and all
 Al las, NIT. iagson determined to pop the question. Dressed in his bes, sui, he sough, the home of his adored. She smiled sweetly as he entered. They sa, on the sofa. Taking her hand in his he said
 "l love you. Sylvia, dear; will you be mine -
 "les, came he answer, los and sweet.
 Then he bent over her 10 take a lovers kiss. An how often misfortunes over take us when se least expect them. Here were t~o hearts full of love ard hope. two trusting souls looking forward to a happy union and life of unalloyed bliss. but the rude hand of fate laid its blight ing power upon ,her happiness Mir lagson's nose was n the way Ills hrst effort brought his nose against her cheek and two mouths ;ha, had been expec,- antly puckerea go, Jeff, Drawing back and taking careful survey of the held of operation Mir. iagson returned once more to the charge. h..t with no better success than before. Then he trled io kiss her on the cheek and stuck his nose m her eye
 Then Nylsia spoke.
 NIT. agson, said she we can never be more than fi.ends
 Why. deare,;
 " will neyei marry man whom eAn. not kiss"
 MT. .lagson lmpiored. bu, Sylvia was hrm. and ke found h,s fondest hopes crushed by his long nose. He never trled to kiss woman again
 He suffered many other disappoin,- ments because Of :he length oi h,s nose. some of them mos, bitter. For instance, he was going home from the city one evening @i.h a party of friends Tn A wagon. \ tee-ga.lon keg of whisky was also n he wagon and II was no, long be- fore mo.on :o take d drink came up before inc house. Now If there was one thing Mir. asson ked better than an other Il was whisky. He could drink as much as any '.an in he country and when the notion ;o imbibc vas made Il was ably seconded by him. 50 the keg was passes. Each man. as the keg came 10 hinn. 'eeS !; up and drank from ,hc bung-hoie. re cup beng d, hand.
 When The seg reached Mir. Iagson he took ii ,endefy ty each end ana raised l, tenderly 70 hS-rose. Here vas a bl,ter disappointment. ndeed. He vas thirsty the whlssy was befsre his face il was free; but not q drop of |, could he get
 Drink hearty, iagson," said his friends, while he essayed 10 ge, hls mouth 10 that bang hole. SO near and ye, so far 4, The nes, house cup was borrowed for Mir. agson's gse
 Notwithstanding ;h. suffering and trouble waict A;s nose brough, him. |, was also inc r.ears of putting h,m in 4 very lucra;.ve post an. he having been employed ug the. national board oi health Q seaT } for yellow fever and cholera germs. 8a, here again was trouble. |, sas believed tha, a yellow fever pa'leHt had es .ped from quaran- tine, and Nt agsan vas put m ,he ,rail He followed :, 70 d house, but found the door locsec. He i,4ed ,o put his eye to the key-hole 10 see fl the man he wanted was in. bu, h,s eye was too far back from the end of hls nose, ara the scheme was a fai!gre. He reported h,s iIl-luck to the board aId resigned. and soon after died Of broken rear;