The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-23
PRICE, 5 CENTS.
TOLD HIM
How Mr. Steveali Informed the Red Whisketed Man When He Was
 Not Snoring

No, Snoring
 The hotels of interior Arkansaw arc no, wha, advanced enlightenment, de- mands. Tn that several guests have ,o sleep ,n the same room. The other day Nil. lohn SteNcall, a weil.known gentle man, stopped at the lsurdeil house. When informed that he mus, occupy a room wlth a red hiskered fellow with whisky stIeakcd cycs. he demurted hut seeing no chance ot bct,eting h, condition, he hnally consented Mr sleseall has the annoying misfortune oi snoring. Other men have been known tn snorc pretty well, but ms peison sho has ever heard NJ S,escall. @ill aiemp, ,o turn over h,s memory HI se,teh oi .ny one .ha ali scotc Il higher nr deeper triumph M, Sleveaii and the red whisk cred man with whisky. s,reaked cyrs went to bed about the same tune, fortunately. or anios,n- na,ely, as the ease ma, he. occupying different eouehes. Nc say eoaehcs. III mockety
 Mr ateseall soon dropped oii to sleep and a, once began to saw he kory timber
 ' Say called the tei ~hisketei man
 Weii2"
 '' You are snoring
 " Ina, so scptcd Mi s,evcall, ,af- oa.,ie ally. .. l am fnfty.hvc years old and you arc the fitst man lha, has ever accused me of snonag
 He soon dropped ta sleep agatn, for fl seems th., snoring men never lie awake
 "Sa,'
 Well"
 You arc saof,ng again.
 % You mus, excuse me. sif am for ,y hvc years old. and don'i think that any one ever accused me before of snot- ,ng
 Aga,n he slept, and agaln he pu, on large hi, koiy log. He had slabbcd of one side and had Jus, struck knot when the rcd -~h,Akefed man allied
 pay. over there =
 Well"
 snoring again
 .' This is indeed singular l am forty i've yeafs old and you are the hrs, person 10 dlseosef that 1 snofe"
 lie dored again and fouad black. Jack log that needed sAwing. 70 he rolled ii up on the trucks and began work. He ripped of one slab and started to spli, the middle when the sa~ struck 4 shat tered plafe.
 Say ?"
 Well"
 You af~ snofing ags,n.8
 Well, declare, th!s is singular l Am forty five years old and you are the t.ts, person ,o make such an ss euaatlon.'
 Look here, my friend, tha, is getting 10 be iri'ic too a,,enua,ed =
 " What's tha, f''
 Why that fof,y-hye year old story"
 Then you don, bei.ese have told you the ,tp,h
 " 1 know you have not. lis' anything that yoe have been A snofer all your lie. lse' you kep, your mother awake when you were a boy Wal you do me favor =
 Yea
 Well. f drop of ,o sleep and you s,op snering ei!l you wake me ap and tell me
 "Yea"
 All ughs. sill remember Il as the browning favor of lifetime
 After awhile the red-wbiskesed man sank to sleep. Mir. SteyeaIl arose, took ala, from h,s bed, approached the sleep ing man, gently turned down the covers. s hsuled of Sith the .las and struck hIm A blow that he wiil never forget. 'IreA, Lord WhA, arc yeu doing T am 10, snor,ng' replied Mir. sa.srail. stnsiag his vsctin Again. [" Yoa wanted me e lnfotn yoa shcn stopped. and ~h4tk he took h,a agaln Am mol 'snonng noE, you annoying rascal Lay down there and I heAs another word og, of you tonight j. ~eaI you oai. and ar. SseseaIl lay down aad soon began to s.N an elm log. s4nderb,l, need no, be troubled in s.slinK ap a coat of arIns. 4 cheese and a beer mug would beGulngiy revise memories Of his ancestry.