The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
A TRUTHFUL TRIO
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 says Don ha,t. dinel with Eli Perkins Al the latter $ residence in New York The conversation a, ,ha, dinner shall never forget. The ssories told and the ,enu,s- cences brought oa, a, tha, dinner would Ill a small book.
 Aftef the las; course and are, the Ia. dies had withdrawn. the conversation turned upon horses. Finally Mt. Twa.n lad down h.s cigst ana asked Perkins and Nashs II they had eset heard oi i, sada
 Il ,hiak no,. said NaShy
 Well. gentlemen, eoeunaed Il, Twain. as he blew smoke ,,as and watched ,,. ,ha, was q tas, horse Ne was A sefy tas; horse Ba; he was ,a tcesh hted that eoasda, guide him with a hl, a, at
 How tii scu guide him ," asked El
 Well. gentlemen. had to guide klJa wtth eleSu,ei,s, hai ;~ have wise Iue, and had to seep a battery ln the ~aSan all the tlmc ,n osdet ta siap hun
 Why didn't You s;ap hia D, hailesng whoa asked tt
 Stop h,m hS hel.esias whoa eN. claimed M,. Twaln. Nh, could aa, helie; loud enough .e make tht, hose hear me. lie uaselea sa tsst that na sound ever reached hun igom behlnl He went faster than the seund s,f It'd ,ei whoa and he d be tn the uc<, tsan hetete the sound ~ ,aut Nut9 C tauai reach the dash .baatd. Have. fAat shoala sas he eau}J May anse C ssaffed nom \ds,eta Itty for AleadeN egeeN rlSbi IT itou, oi oae ot the Htass age.Ital ta5a.stotn> NC ever haa oa the i ;. q, coast Nlad and tue NJ, ,be v8ust bic~ q. 't,, mtes Al heut aal thc fA4a tel. in sbee {a,e I tsi t(,elete t3,s' stof,a tot thfce hosls s,l sH the C se VI ths, gtuetue ,h5 7sn4es ta :, H.ies
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 lseus he'd Na st NeN. tc5 V l dt1Ae ttsk' q ttenl al fha, tan .statgl l ousd lcaa itlteala .,n3 .cl the a5u aa,ue on nc. ,a Iean hs,s eNatd sui tee r.u and e,ss | hats.s,nnes Nhen tte han ,see ,ia kcd ap Inc hot,s stsg ke.lup. taa and When II hsc@ i.,s,et l ldN ,Aid ik a the hafse 4nd tas.eh he'd iAc haltcA, Aud away lie went SaN , don, want to ae absat ny hnnc. Al retatnn, and | ,lon ask you ta seltese a4, ,a,. bas ! tel yeu uulhiu.is that when eot ,a Meadow 1teek my linen aus,ei was dy ss powde Not d drop oi ram an the wagon seat cHheF, ahtlc ,ae wagon h,ss was leeei faii oi hni .Nonrs and N ttct. ot In --. \
 !" Look here. gentlemen interrupted Mt a,hi. speaklns at the tath. did foa eve hett aa3ai ny s'tik ns ihatmAa n fal.io
 Mark satl te halaesei head aboutit
 : N el.s ssf. 4s s-ts lhis sss There was | man there eue al fhp.c worldly. skep |. Il, ie#5aWB, Naa fie stoned nS eetaettY eae aA} lie ssId he hAd doubts about Inc lflsi,iu.nees el me pt ny etess-IaaJa nudcI,s. lie ig4 sAy f pubtJ8. baf psp VetY tf etS t the sskr ni h.a st'c lRi t,f ; n'zs la hc sad i, u .1
 aud a8iA iot inc ta at, ,to Ac saae hc want Frepnet ii Ra l. hea been Christian Il wo,s. Have been ',nctcat i ssY il in Maat fA1,ttkc ,l45s man. bc caaae IL, bad hsti fo ge' luto ths making human chaos os.l oi ici.a~ man. But he qaes'toned my ,eta7i, sua the ear,h4a Akc 6ame struck nm on
 ias, o;tc. remember he waa putuus down 4 ape, al inc ,imc ana had hjs mouth Ia, q, eafpc,.tacks but mao can't stop lo d,,. oant eaipet.,at ka Ia $ man mouth when he 4Hcs,soa. ,pui sefaei;y. ean he nese' do stnply s't1Ek the birs
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 d1a .h4ak f alA L aaa too aai iea Inc DyTandeis sali fl i ~Aa gotng ,p ,'fl.e sc ond blow they wanted t1 utose out of the s'ase. Now don ~ant yoa n believe mc. and don | eapeetyaa s.tt 1. t.I ,f. tf letkins. l ,iua,hed tha, man righ' do~n into doof-ma,. and h., psn w,ts, vho VAS taes!ng dov one edge of the earpe, A' Inc ,He. anne sh' along and took him for A gstta pen ha tag. and sctuaii, taesei ham dosn in iton, oi the doof I'oef woman. she never kue~ she wa tlf stns do@n hct ovn husband What be eame of shc tlCss m hts mouth you ask Wei ,he he,' day tho bn,s pulled then, os, ot tas bottoms ei hls over shoes, aai
 Gentlemen lnteugpiei Eh. et does nc good 'o hear aalh ;tuths be iseae every word ,94 .sy. .rI 1 feel ,hs, | ought = exchange truths wi1h you Now. iId you ever hear how weni - p'ayer-inseung al New London, eeDn tn a tasn-sfDrn
 The, sad they had ao
 Nell, gentlemen, aAi LA. one day 1 raf,ci tpf Inc New Lon don prayer meeting on aotsehaek. When Ro, sb9ls hslt-~ ay there. 'Aete eame qp feaii3, storm The ~in5 1seN haffle ane, the rain ie.. n torrents, the l. shtn.ng glrafr.sd ,htoaga the ssy Asd sent and eroae he'd down behind sAfXe barn. bgi pretty soon the lightning s;fucAthc bffn, kaoes cd u ,nto ,aogsand splater,. aud ssr