The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-01-27
Some ef <. Ward. Pran...

! Rrmiai>Seaees in the Portland rressl do not remember to have ev~r seen any notice cf Aremas' happy use cf pan tosnime m his humorous moods among his friends and associates There was an unapproaehahle e.oquence scme,imes in II. He had ~ay of making qdcsaton marks in the ar ~i,h h,s leA and ngh, taTrhagers on oScasion tha, was irresissa- ely funny. Once he was engaged Ia nil All evening ln the lecture course oi pop. nlat literary institution of a New England city. During the lecture an individual who occupied a seat on one of the iFcet benches seemed determined to resist the speakers efforts Ia make him laugh. Ar tcgnu> soon discovered both the listener and his intention and concentrated all his powers on him For long tune Ii seemed as II the man had tho best ot H. hu, hS-snd-hy enc oi Erownes queer concerts teek e;fe.t The obstinate fellow gave way. and laughed and kicked like delighted schoel- boy. Arenas cele htaied his victory by tooily announcing Ia his audience: '. Ladies and gentle men. th,s ~iil lermlnatc the ;rst act, and se ~ll drop the curtain tor few me men,> while the scenery IS hcing ar. ranged for ,he next ae, the lextsFsf wtii take rccaS,en to go out to sec man.
 and w.;h perfect sang iEeid he lcti tho platform iei the an,e-roern. where he quietly refreshed himself w,,h weak tea and cracker. and gietiuiiy told the story ei hls contest,
 Half dozen ., hts a>>o, ia,cs wete ss,- tlng one dal n h,S loom at the village hotel where he boarded. when AT cid se- man drove up to the store opposite et,h a par <; .donkeNs lack and lenny
 h1tched te a lsttle wagon. aek ~as the Hosicsi hrutr n ,he country. He had a se,er worse than the handle oi town pump OH a frosty morning and was proud oi IL In minute hl> t.nl rose to a hori- tenial. his nose Nas thrust forward. hiS hps parted and ;he beas, hle~ his internal hast X second and thHd tiiae | was repeated Ariemas que,ls thought that that thiag might he tXed." and disappeared from thc taam lie wcn; ofer and appeared to make earcial in- SI,ct ttt,i, ei slse iore wheels ot ihc aaf aa, the harness and the h,,ch-up. and came ha, k. saying tha, the donkey MAS al rfEh, 'he brute must have made s m,s- take about something Presently there were indications of movement on fgCk \ part the neck ~ss extended. ,he has curird and the ,all fnse to the pivotal poini and no farther The trumpet dldut sound. iask thought there w.S ! ms .akc somewhere hes.tated fc'ie, ted and tted asain. The front parf. some Il |. mas sH ushi bal the equritbtium could no, be reached After tune an other attempt was made .nd failed. ia. k -furut tT1z frar: 1ruunri 'p- sxrrr.srr1- cause of ;he future. but couldn't see any
 Inc nth Nain attempt to bray Was fois lowed bS >piietul k,tk II Jenny. but | dltinr cut the rn4ttt-i Ai las; .se gasr II up and stood ii the store doot the most ncgleeted-,eoking, disc ontcn,ed donkey in eNs>tcnce Meantime. Aremas ~n- loved the tan and d,ss hargcd \ tattlieg iustlAde oi pungent humor that kept the whole patts jn i roar and mac. tho shole af,a4t one oi the most ludictaas that l ever es peueneei. Arieu a~ had alta, he'd
 :, heavy stone 'o the donkey tAtl, lcas- .ff,, }ss>l pi.t} enough to the ootd so .Ile~ tte beast :o Ect hrs taii hesti, Hp r.. ,-',i,- t,.ff tttfs !,