The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-19
SIGNATURES.
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i into the realms of eternal sunlight or firelisht ac -ording to circumstances. All of these signatures bear A striking re- semb' ree Q ,,h-rs made J the same individuai., a.i that is th, anly .h,ng on earth or unccf the eSrts oF in heaven ;ha, ;hey d. resemble. Eath of them iindica'es the character of the man tha' m de it.
 Horace Greedy signature, like .,ll otl CT qglR gymnastics performed by him, looked illsa anything else than his naue. A caYetGi observer of the various phases of animal life. would have sworn that il represented the vaiipus positions assumed by an anElc-Norgl and infant game-cock engaged in ,noats, eambu and that il was a com. 'cie WIT map Of the tragedy, and that he pl ce where Horace ceased spreading ink was the striking picture ot the las, x ssle of the worms ,aa, IS !, vanished down the li:te. red lane. lc ld- ing to th interior oi the chicken -heartcd pneilist. Of course, man waa Ntoie his name Ike that would set di,h 0. doughnuts in his lap |, Il iashionsc.e dinner aud cat leem .l. while the o,nc.s looked n. ;, fas, ard h,tebctf ,p ,ti, .tl.- . vlre ta Y, aa men to go west snd ct. .5 the country
 General H snctck's signature iaok, as II a g9o,e and lrkstan" had been sjatl4i- 1 taneonSly ,,rlck ty lightning wh,.c q sheet of frsp-f VI, be;ag whIrled a34a, among trr's re-pstil4e dshfis by d ~ clone. l. D.4st'es al ovS: with w4r-l.kt. angles.
 1 Jef plHis' lu,oraph isa runniag- hand ! map oi the foute he took in woqiefs clothing when he M, tryini, to ge,,e from taets 91H. anti at the l,S, strpktr Il the pen, eieaily ialieates the pullire up of his drez, and discovery of his 54a $ by the S l.iets, and ,hc row that raok place wher he wss captured Tn. htrd- cuffs and cut boidiY Tn the flourish al1h which he nuderseores t.
 John l.Sgans asme. when written bv himself. ls crooked and warped. and strangely significant el his character You can spell II any way you like. up down. forward or backward, and II reads ''loba for every three letters and "uick for every four.
 Dorsey's s.gna,ure is l genuine map O. the star.fep;es which he contr tctea h and barred windows ef i4il l,e enxeloped in its termin ding flourish.
 Carter Haitisans signature Is full of flame and richly curing smoke, and i, d good represent tion of his uutamed aad vaul,'nS spirit. The wee presidency can't be seen ln i. however.
 Amons the humoris,s at the country. signatures gre prev lent .as III o.heg branches oi fame. Josh Billings, whe- written by Henry w. Shaw looks I, Il a dictionary had been run through cider mill and the juice used as ink.
 Mark Twain. IS rendered by Samuel l.eghorne Clemens. sole proprietor, man ager and advance agent, appears .o be Il stream of California indignation flowing from an outraged audience.
 Geo. Washington Peck is written IS if the bad boy had logged the old gentle mans elbow seven times. while he was sleeping with his pen in his hand and resting on tn eisht sheet show blll. ltis a kind of gurslns- happy, dcvil-may care kind of pyto'echnie display.
 Bill Nye writes his name as if the ink were a sufferer from Dr. DysaTt eerobr spinal meningitis and the mumps. and every angle appears to have been the re- suit of the kiek oi mule at Al unexpected moment.
 |. Armoy Knox writes his name with. out taking hl, pen from the paper more than once, and II loohs when completed. like d turnias-vo in Il freshly pl4ughed field. It Is more upright. however than any of the others, ant suggests that iis ovcrster was bound to have II ,lo3 when he planted k, and lhatl is red-ripe and juicy as the other things which he writes.
 Alexander Sweets ame Is candy pulling on paper. IL stretches 9n, thin and bri>,les n places, and then sNels into beautiful curves like his legs. Nei- ther MT. Sweet nor Mr. Knox Is very eco nomical i'll he use et ink or paper, but Sweet name is i kind of perpetual inky smile.
 Charles E. Lewis, signs his name with d typewriter 10 prevent ;he world ttom mistakng it for A bull of excommunion from the pope.
 Opie r. Reads signature looks as fl he had been interrupted several times b, music from he fiddle of an Ark.nsaw squatier, and can be sung CT read al pleasure. If sung. however. larger number of rests than usual mus, be made.
 Bob Burde,te writes his name big on tuC Dott oul II pSkSt> out, aS II WctS, toward the iatter end of Burdete. as if its owner were tired, and had 10 qui, and go md spank the babies.
 w. Hampton writes his name in big. round, drummcr-like hand, and to- ward its conclusion. il looks as if there were more coming but he had 10 quit before fall for fear of being obliged 10 write with chunk of congeslcd irk
 Carl Pretzel as written by |. II. Har- ris, looks as if il would not take much chewing to reduce il. bu, t is as slick as a pre'zel in which the pastry cook torgo, to put salt.
 Bob lnSersolrs name looks like the place he does not believe in. i Oar own autograph viii be p1blishet. next week with coplous foot notes and references.
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