Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-29

Arkansas Traveller. !

Mr.. Washington Glare is an arden,
acfnirer Of Walk Whitman. the poet. and
tie other day. when be read the follow
my. De p1i the paper aside with the de
TERMINATION II initiate the example:
W Ait Whitman. the poet. when the
weather prints. goes out into the woods.
strips naked and takes what be terals A
, sun bath"
The Ii X. day the sun shoue warmly.
when Dir. Glare went INTO the woods TO
| mediate on forthcoming poem u he
rejected by the lccl uewsp,p-r. The AIR
Vas soft and the birds hoped around
as though 70 welcome the approach of
spring.
=" hat little paragraph" unused Mr..
Washington Care. =" !! Is me into the
secret of Wni,msns curious inspiration
Sun bath, Why. !; is perfectly natural
that the great "ro of all light should in
spire. SHALL remove my clothes and
stretch my limbs In this golden bath of
nature. All. It's genial warmth stirs up
aDa qaicseas the seUsss of nv muse"
as he pulled of his SKIRT. This am
blent flood pours upon Inc like the dew
OK soft music, extracted by spirit of
pure-t light" and he folded his trou
s-rs and placed thsm beside his coat.
he could not help casting AN admiring
glance at bis raiInent, for the cloth were
ns". and IN truth the only suit to v Inch
Mr. Washington Glare had "A title lust at
that particular time He walked around
tor time muslng In broken measure
low growl arrested his attention Look
Ing around IN alarm he saw an enormous
dog. which &c AT once recognized AS the
property of an old negro who lived IN
the neighborhood.
What Is the matter with you. Ring"
lie SAID.
he uo2 then groxled and showed his
teeth.
You. Ring. Go away from here, you
scoundrel"'
The d,g barked furioasly. and made
break for Mr.. Glare. The unfor.
tunate gentleman took to his heels.
The dog Set up q yell and followed.
gaining ground So rapidly that Mr..
Glare every moment expected to feel his
teeth. he poet. realizing how ridioui
Gus 1t would be t. leave the wo IDS.
sprang up small tree Just as the dog
Wa III the act of n.bbing him. Here.
seated IA fork of refuge. he ~as ,fr:
but, hang 1t. the dog began TO gnaw the
tree aud howl.
Go away. YOU scuundrel," breaking
OF dead prong and throwing il at the
aLlmal. lie dog Caught the piece of
wood and ground 1t 10 fragments with
his teeth. Several hours passed and
The air grew leIs brlmy. A cloud shut
oil the sun bath and d cold wind -prang
no. "Confouud Whitman and his Pc
calIar.ties. exclaimed Mr. Glare. Go
away from there, you ugly brute, or
III come down and kick the liver out
of you
The dog seemed to smile at the silly
threat.
Darkness came on. The wind blew
fe.rfully cold, aud the poet slapped him
self IN a vain effort to keep warm. lie
owner o! the dog, hearing the noise. |
Game with All AK.
Git him down. old boy, git him down. |
Bet hes COON"
Say, Aft" called Mr.. Glare.
"Whut's dat!''
Don't GU know me. Drive the dog
away"
Good Lawd. de dogs DIM treed de
deb!l. and tue old negro ran away. |
Mr.. Glare called after him. but the su- |
perstltious old man ran, not daring to |
look back till he fell over his yard fence. |
AL. 'thIc DcSdu VI ueSCtLu from tu6
tree. but Il low growl drove him back. !
Again IN his fork, he sat with cLattering
teeth and benurubed joints. Daylight
slowly came. The dog Was still at the
root of the tree.
Mr.. Glare shouted until the old negro
came.
Good Lawd. man. whit Yer dom up
dat ,ree!''
Drive that dog away"
"'Splain yersef fust. boss. Yer mout !
be crazy, for no man O sense amt gwine |
ter strip naked an climb rouu' dat way |
Doan b'!ebe I'll hab nuthin' ter do wild |
yer, boss"
I'm not crazy, man. Twas taking IA
sun bath. and"
Sun bath. Crazy ez bedhus Tn. /
huh. KANT fool me-" and the old man !
went away.
Fortunately the dog followed him, Civ
ing MIR. Glare an opportunity which he
speedily Improved. A sore shock await /
ed him; for. on reaching the place
where he had left his clothes. he found
them torn to shreds. The poor gentle (
man has seat the following 10 Anthony
COmstuck:
$50 ahead and suppress Old Whitman. !
| am with you"