The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03
AN ODD TRAM.
4 Man ~ee Mas util,seA the ossa,
 Ae~es Of Dog Mssas.

Lever Of Deg Meal
 A man wAo lises near Neble's 4ake has demonstrated the theory that aihgators can be domesticated and made useful Several yeAIs ago he captured two young alliE assFs and pu, them la small pond which he had arranged ns the purpose He srd them well. gave them all the dog and other deliea,,c2 they could cat. and was rewarded ey seeing them de, selor into the hnest specimens of ,heu race. gentleman ~ho recently visited Nohle's Lake. thus describes the extent ,e which the alhga,ess have become useful
 While standing on the bank oi the lake | heard terrible splasa.nS. aa,i looking tat out over the sate, among the cypress iecs, ! saw A man apptoae hins n boat He d,d not use an oaf, ana the boa, ~-s making such heasi~ay that ~as at los. 10 understand the motive power. when the man seeing me. thrsa long stuck. which he eauied. into the water. and seemed 10 tap someshing Immediately the eoufse of the boat ~a, changed. and tn moment more II had stopped near where 1 stood. Then d,s- eesned the boa, had been pulled by two enormous Ail,gatots A, lcas, ten feet long They ~etc harae.sed up. wotc eollats and names And bas k bands.
 You seem 10 have ,sp.a :ss:a." said, exhibiting as l,itle surprise as pos. ssble, knowing that astonishment on my part would dose hts mouth as ,e any m. formation that he could ,mpan.
 Yes. pretty pear; team"
 Were they hard to ifain "
 No, no, much General G.i n,. thai." tapping the leader. was A little stub born, bu, Mir Bees her. thar. tapping the other monster. ~as mighty easy
 Why did you select such names for ,hem /"
 Wall you see, call the leader Grant cause he hardly ever opens hls mouth. an tail ,his one i!eet her cause he opens hls mouth on all scasions. See him. ibon'tcaie what you re talkin' about. poli,.cs CT religion. Ms i,ees her, here, will open hs mouth, but the General don, pay no attention. but shutting one eye, sof- ter, he opens the other and seems to be lookin away of in the future.
 What arc these things floating bessde the team =
 ''ourde. 1on acc fl Ii wani iuf them. the alliga,ofs would s,nk when they stop. They ean foa, fl they ~an, to. ba, no,hin' would give 'em more pleasure than to sink an leave nc m the luft ''
 In ~hat way do. you reap a bcnehs itom working these gte4t Lizards, o,ast than by enjoying the oIdny of the pet. isfmance e
 He looked al me with sn expression of pity and replied Don't you zee Why. haul wood ross Inc lake fos the ssil- road. an am the only man in ,h,s com. manty that can do Il. The cypress trees are too thltk fur steam boat, an pulIin' boa, wHh oars sould be oas ofthe aues. uoa- Another advantage have is, iha. when the ~ood IS in a iszrsh where the water is too shallow for ro~ boat, ihn team dfags my boat over all ughi "
 aometh'ng popped ike .!appsng ,#o large boards together and looking around sa~ the hind legs of my fine setter dog pro'ruding from Mir. Beeeher's mouth
 cfe4, Cesar, sir. your deyrlsh rep. tile has eaten my dog :"
 "Oh, yzs, so l see. told you ,ha, Mf Beecher always had his mouth open"
 Bai it was the closing of the mouth sha, deps'ved me of my deg
 That's so. an bgh, here i1i give you a p,nser on Mir. Beeeher.s and thought that he spoke of pointer because the thing lad eaten my setter. but seeing thst he had no intention of makinga pun 1 allowed him fo proceed. "Mr EesGher,r eonlinued the man, nearly always has h,s mouah open, and asveY sh"ss il only when is's to hts advansase. Mir Beerhsr, in hns, opens his mouth sos other folks, but shuts is for himseIl. Good day. sss- whe, haw j; gss thas, general Come hsse,' sad wish . hasser asd r Al