The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-17
Synors,s ot the Play.
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Iso small boys were looking a, the large black and red pos,ess on the boards m front ot Ao~ety variety theatre The larger oi the bo,s ~ote a mans oscUoat. the siecve, ei which had been shortened by rolling them ap tall h,s red and gt,my hands pio,radcd. The b,s coat ~as open m iten,. revealing a considerable cspansc of cotton shit uis hands wesv thrust in h,> ttauscts pockets. The s,sor ot hix heavy wool cap had come leesc. except al the ends. and II rested on hts nose. Ills smaller .ompanson ~ofc A jacket and trousers that weic much too small even tot hlm his ha, ~As oi black tel, and ot the shape ot >ugas loat. h.s cyes wssc roand ~ith wonder al the story his is,end in the bug overvozt was telling hun. h s~esned to bc s,napNs ot the play, sscnes in winch ~ctc pictured on the boards.
 "fhs duties, sad the boy. taking one hand from It's pocket and puinisng la the picture et sen.cei man ~tth heavy biask k mousta.he. ssthc siit'u it beg,n. ~id hun comm m the stage. and sAy,n'
 :" Wat. he, No, here yet "' Then an Lye,ahan oovry ~id bag ~hiskcts he the y,il' pal ~som~s on, | he d,d a~aN ~,d. su he an g,t the hoodie.
 = How maoha you g,se-as says ths kyc.al.an.
 t,.e tousand dollars. say, the vili'n. an they makes the bstSA,u. The Eyeial tau ls go,n ,o make blie.e tha, the g,rl i ls han. gtt hcf away I'm hes friends and kiil her While the, is maksn' the bar gam lts,ehman and darkey is lis,enis'. an ~hen the s,ll nA zoe. away. the butch uan comes out. an says he
 Maybe yvi don't ~ss t,nk hat heard sases.nes, don't II, sill safe do, g,h
 "' The neat scene is m h,g. hne house An old woaan all dressed ap .~eit |, ,ell.a' young ps.s .hA, the g,r ls he. so hfty shousand dollars. An dey don, know who her fAdef and muddes was. She was p,eked up on the steps when she was . kid. The young feiief tells his muddes that he don't care who her folks Was, an that he'll mary her anyway. even If she is blind. The .,te woman goes out, and be youthful gui comes in, pawn the asr 1 'cAuse shes blind an cant sec, an says she ,o the young chaps
 "'i is cant peses be The feiies he don't bl,ese her, an tells hes shes xisin' h,m gulf After los of enasin' she owns up that she is, an he spreads out h,s tns and h.liefs 1 -' Then you to love me. Msfte an she iurnblsa.
 i ''I hen the ole man wid white VIZ esnn,sa ge ahesths doctor aa he looks a, ,hr Kud'a .,ss an sa,s tha, lac can cure cm. bu, II may k,ll her He takes out tao bottles and say,
 " in th,s n sump'n' that Il put yer iato T .ieep lac death. will yei tisk II
 " lie thss i6s sas-ei, ssys the gifl. aB i shr s~aliefs the bottle. an ups over on l the lounge.
 :" css before the doctor ,s gosn to ia her eyea Inc tyet.l,an Jump. m an says .
 Where is ma poor 'h,iaaf an he won't let the dosio, do Anythin. There 10 blg Io~, an The Duic hnan comes In an says
 "' She don VAS hss eh,ld.
 "Ea, the tyetal,an lags her of. &n' the yiil'n hr tufns osIt to be her ssgAn gets all the money
 :. The neat se enc is "a the stree, ] he Eye,elan all the be-youi,f1l young y.il all dressed .n fasa comes along. an says she
 s' m so-o-o tired.
 "' iio~ mssha money you go,a says the Eye,aiian. an she sAys she ham, go, no money Ihcb be goes ts kili hes, sn the Dur hfn an hops out an yslis
 "' You HiAeasoni son of gun. an the fyetailan lghts out
 The Da,,buisn lac tale. the gif into has Laass Aa comes oai to the street. The guis teller comes along, an ~h,le aFts. 4sx s.4xa h.. an' sneaks in an steals the gih away. Issi the Dat hmaa's dog ioIless h,m and sho~s the say ,o the cop snd the butch- man ~hen they hn6s ou, that shea gone. They ind her .n A dive where lots oi Eye ,alian. is playia' whisky poker for the drinks. There's bag row ag,D, sn the glfl IA took out an carried io her home In the row the EyesSiisn gtss sii chA~ed up by the Duschman's dog. the cop lugs him of, an he's sent up for ten yezn.
 "in .hs last arf the giri's eyes has been hxed, an she's satfn' on the pia1sef. The papers has been foand, an the sIi'n has holiere1, I'm Io-hoss, I'm lo hoss ' The gisi is sayin' how glad she'lI be to sec her Teller an look into his eyes. when the Eyetxisss, who has esz1ked the Jug, comes esee-e pm along n striped iogs, an szys he to hisssh
 "' wiil nov haze miA rffesenge"
 "Ths lights is turned dosn, aa tho bag fiddle goes xub-xub: fab.xub
 Then the EyetzIizn cseeps up an grabs the be-youtifui young g'fl an hol- less, : l sill kslla yos an pulls bag knife osi of his bfeechcs pocket The young g,r yells. an Ies, as he's goin io lab her wsd the knife. they all rnshes n. ! an the darkey pulls oas a pop an lets the EyeszliAn hzse Il in the rbs. an the Eye italian iurnbies down 2a' squirms, an the be-youtiiui young gsr fainss zwaV h her 6~lf~xs. .vr.s .at An~n wn~x the rurtztn.1