The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-14
The Spring Poet.
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 Spring Is TOW on deck. and the lairs oi the journalistic brethren throughout the land are resounding with the tread of the choice spring poet. who cone;h fcrth-=at this joyous season, hieins to he man oi scissors and pasie-po; W.;h ;heir shastly esfusions.
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 '' Here back iew weeks a-o, in ofae. Q pos; himself oa the approaching inva. son ef:he enemy. ] conce.vcd ne idea of writing letters of inquiry ,o nsy :ru,afa, brother, from Maine ;o ,Ae wA:er-,@shc. shores of California. N .h n result: Lis- len. heres wha; B.. Nye ~r.,es:
 Yours yeee.yed. y:c.s. af spring poets will bc simply immense. They have d. ready started on the war-pa,h IT this sec ton. Have hustled two in,o ihe swee, remotely so far. Use yoar club freely. and on receiving the Rocky mountain lion. send you by express to-day. ale his teeth. and give him the run of the of- nee. Spring poets will then shy clear where GreeS .biaes. Your health drink in mountain dew. BILL ME"
 As expected the lion turned out to be a bull-dog. received him yesterday. and am keeping him alive on ! Doctor Tan ner diet. so as 10 be in prime condition when l required his services.
 Now here's what truthful George Peck. whose missionary labors on the .SH,a bring him in weekly communion with a large congregation. says George. like his immortal G. w.. canno, tell lie. even about the circulation of his sheet. and when you find. my good friend. one of m, funny chaps will not do that. you can safely lend him five dollars with the eN- peo,a,ion of beholding il again.
 But disress. George thus muses:
 "iour letter touches me 10 the quick Methinks can already hear their steady tramp upon the stars. and the cry of ar suish ascending as they descend later on assisted by my paten, duplex. automatic bouncing machine. tha, works with c.uel effect to the raiment and anatomy oi those who come in contact, Yes. a full crop will want harvesting, and like al courageous editors. we vii. take the enemy. With sympathy. am yours muehly. GEORGE W. PECK
 Alex Swee.. the sTesrs S:f.ings sitter Stanley Huntley. the injector of humol into the columns cf the Byoekiyn Essle opie Read from Arkansaw. Fleming from Missouri. Derrick Dodd from Frisco. and Eugene Field. who writes fairy tales for the Dea7'sy 7y.5nre. all write in a graveyard strain. predicting a heavier adven. of imbeciles this year thar any heretofore, and to have a sneak ing suspicion that those who have mol written me. as yet, are drowning ,heil sorrow in the flowing bowl. Heaven hel, those who wander in here. never shali only to having them fired out. After all with my stuffed club, gun and Wyo ming bull-dog. have little cause 10 feal or tremble. Don't you you think SO: i Me said we heartily agreed with him and refusing an earnest request 10 havs < something. wandered out into the cold