The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-11
ABOUT soaas SHIRTS.
lPeck's Sun.


 The recent editorial convention al Gen. eva lake seems to have seriously injured the reputation of two editors who have heretofore stood high in the profession. It seems that the editor ot the Belci, Free Pysys was guest a, the residence et the editor of the Geneva As,as.I. All went as merry IS q be,.-we,hef until the Beioi, editor had gone. when the Geneva editor missed three shirts This IS the ssrangest part of II. for Il wll, be hard to make peo- pie believe that ne had that number of shirts. However. ;he Geneva man was no, inclined ,e make fuss about II. be- cause il would look AS though he ensted a man ! few shirts, So he butsoned h,s linen ulster Up 10 his throat. the las, day or MO of the convention. and VIC doubt Il anybody knew. 5y any sign ot hss, ,ha, he Gldn': have any shiit CT. The Geneva editor knew. also. tha. the Belc, man never eoald wear those shirts. The .sen- eva man Is only about eight inches through. from Dan 10 Becrsheaa. while his length. from Genesis to Revelations. $ .-e,y great. yea ver.ly. Any way. |. Is a days march for red an,. as the edi;ot ia,s on tae grass. tTom his head 10 Lis feet. On ;he conuary. the belolt man IS broader tram Dan 70 Beersheba. across lots. than he IS long from Genes,s 10 Rev ela,ions. around by the main travelled road. and he couldn't ge, one of the Gen. eva shirts on even with the aid ot pow derel French chalk anu glove stre,cher. When he found that he could not wear the shirts. ne sen, words to the Gencva editor .ha, some ieseF. whom he believed to be a Nhi,ea aieE editor. had put those shirts in hIs sa,ehe,. and offered to re- turn them. The Geneva eii.or sald ai course he didn't know who put them ln ,he satchel. but he knew they were gone and as .he gentleman was shis sues, he tel, that |, ~as not courtesy to klek or anything .ha; might occur. so he had or derei some new ones made. and the Re loi; man could keep ;he old ones. and thus be able ;o appear Tn society n all ;he pur:y iha, nature intended. This sarcasm ~relsh: cp the Belol; man. and he repied ~tth much warmth. and among other things accused the Geneva editor of wearing eotse,s, and offering h prove |: b. certain creases m the shirts which could only be made around the wais; by corsets This made the Geneva editor mad. and he says now that he has serious doubts ahou, the shirts getting into the Belol; editors satehel acclden- tally. or as d 'oke. and he proposes 10 test the matter ln the courts. tn the other hand the Beloi, editor proposes to pu. IF as an offset the loss of linen Custer. which he has never seen since he lei. the residence of the Geneva edi;oi The Geneva editor says as far as the dls ter IS concerned he does no, consider himself responsible for any wearing ap- oarci that guest hangs on the ienee outside when he comes home late A. night. tuu of scenery. and II Il calt has ehewea up the dastei. as is often the case with things tha. afe Jeff eat over nlsat. 1 he does no, consider himself responsible The Belo,: man responds tina, he don i. know abeu; any cal: eating the dGsser ou, he has II from su editor who re- manned d; the convent on a day ,iiei ,na; he saw one wearing the dns.cr around town | D ,o this poin; the arga- men, had been caiaed on IF A parl4 men,ary manner. bu: after the cali re- mark. both partles began 10 Use language. and |; he ptesen: writing duei IS ln- evitable, ani |, ,s sad ! challenge has passed oe,s cen the beliseren,s. The Gen eva editor thought that he had sure ;hing on hitting his eofpuient opponent. and an equally sure ,hsng on no; being hi:. ba; the Beloit party, knowing the discrepancy in the sizes of he two men, be.ns the challenged party. has chosen self-raking and seit-blndlng reapers as weapons. ard |, IS expected the tgh, wiil ,ake place on Rock lralrle. near anes- vile. cary in August. l, does seem As though such differences could be settled without, resor,ing to bloodshed. How much better |, would have been if the Belo,, editor had gwen the shirts to some kindergarten. when he found he could no, wear them. and kep, still abou, Il. bu, conscience probably caused him to think he would be suspected. and then he gave the whole snap away by offering 10 send the shirts back How much better |, IS no, to cove, thy neighboi shIrt nor hls pants.