The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-06-23
A SUMMER RESORT MAN.
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Thus far. this season. the weather has
been so chilly as TO nearly freeze on: the
prospects for summer resort business.
Very few people Will begin laying plans
Tor 4 summer vacation At a resor, so long
as he weather continues favorable 10
oser-coa:s and fur caps with ear-tabs
ready 20 be buuoned down AZ moments
warning. As 4 general thing the summer
resort begins 20 bloom about the mrs, OF
une. and .he tired resident OF the CITY.
after having been peaned up a, his bus-
ness during a long cold winter. with no
chance e spend his money, unless he is
specGsating in fash silver-mining stock.
ef purchasing the early straw berry, gladly
closes his books 20 so away TO some lake
side resort where he can pay four prices
ton his drinks, catch fish, kick up his
heels on The green grass Of the country
lawns IN the warm sunlight, and le, the
thousand legged worms crawl I'D his
pants legs. That's wha, the resident ola
city calls fun, and though each year.
when he returns from such places, tired
and surburn;, and the dus, OF the eoun.
thy town, where they had no street sprink-
!e' e.!ns.ns % his garments he sweaIs he
IDS i.AA dtA kiiC SllliilCI EESnII ne WalltS IN
his, bat he next season finds him as crazy
10 so rs ever.
But the season, thus far, has been so
backward, that though the black bass are
rlpe enough to pick, and the summer re-
sort bed-bug has crawled out OF his win
ter hole, after long fast, and sharpened
his teeth on the edge Of the broken water
pitcher IN the chamber, ready TO pick the
early summer Tesorter, the latter has no,
showed up 10 any great extent, and the
proprietor OF the resort IS abou, sick
with disgust, and tired oai swearing a,
the weather.
He proprietor Of summer resort was
IN town the other GAY with his fur ha.
ard m',.ens on, warming himself Al
coal Ire and drinking something no, out
OF shaving mug, when he was ap-
preached by 4 friend who was surprised
To see HIM IN town. Hello, lohn.' SAID
the tnend Of the summer-resor, man.
~hen Gid you arrive, and wha, IN
thunder broash, you 10 the city during
such weather as this /: You don't expect
to work up business and rope any poor
sucker INTO soins out 10 your place 10 haal
BLACK bass ou; through holes IN the .ee,
do you:'
lcs, By gosh, do. :" sid the sam
me. ieseii man. a. he poked the nu,,aes
on top Il the liquid back 80 il woailn',
gei en- his mousiache, and look ugly.
an regular pirate now, ana feel
equa!to Amos; any CRIME. Ia Just like
Ia set crowd OF you city fellows or, -
~ place now, and | d give you taste OF
summer resort business tina, would make
yo4 s.~k. by soll, ;hsis enough 10 make
he mos; plous summer resort man in he
country so back on his church and GO
something terrible. The idea If living
to eqeaa summer resort and se, people
10 80 or, 10 II and enjoy themselves when
here We are with March weather clear
down mo June, and the row boats frozen
sold IN the boa,-house, and the ice cream
ireezers haven't ,hawcd OF, since las:
November
Oh. II isn't as bad as that ! guess.
John. The season is backward. 10 be
sure. but summer will get here all night
IN few weeks, and the people having
been housed up so much longer will 60
out 10 your place in droves, and you
won't be able TO drive them away with a
club until they have spent every dollar
they We got, and then don't know as you
would be able 10, either And the friend
II the resor, man winked and smiled. as
re remembered how he was stalled a, a
s.ramer hotel one season and didn't have
y oney enough TO pay his bus fare 10 the
train, and had 10 wait for some Of his
'rends 20 come and pay his board bill
and send him home.
Yes, that's SOY said lohn. Bu,
amt !, enough to make man sick Of the
business: Here I've been ready for sis-
itors for three weeks, and no, a visitor has
come within niseteen miles c! my place
don't know as Il would have been
healthy for one Is come that near, either
as I've been so desperate believe
would have made him hold up his hand.
wh'.e went through him like hiyhwa,
roeheT. My wife has been baking anc
ssewirg W stuff for weeks, and having i
spoil on onr hands, and I have wore m,
fingers oat practicing seven-up, 50
could lay out the guests when they d.
come, if they ever do. We have wa,ches
the trains tor just one tramp Of a visitor
and watched the almanac, and the goose
bone, and the barometer, for a change o
weather, that would bring thaw at ieas,
And. sir, actually, the black bass ar,
coming night up to the dock, and loa6n,
around, begging some one to kill then
with a club. My boy went out lust III,
other day, with cstern pole. and s,oo,
on the dock and killed more bass ans
?iokerel, and muskalonge, than you eve
saw I've got sick Of this business. and
came down here ~ drum, ~, so,,,e 80