The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
DONE IT A-PURPOSE." !"
Bill Nye. in peroi, Free Press.

III otCCtCy lO0hk WiAh iadC1 cardigan jacket and look of woe got on the train, and as the car was a little crowded, he sat in the seat with me. lie had that troubled and anxious expression that rural young man wears when he first rides on the train. When the engine whistled he would almost jump out ot that cardigan jacket and then he would look kind of foolish, like a man who al- i lows his impulses to get the better oi him. Most everyone noticed the young man and his cardigan jacket, for the lat ter had arrived at that stage of droopi- ness and faded d-across-the- shoulders look that the cheap knit jacket of commerce acquires after a while, and 1t had shrunken behind and stretched out in front so that the horizon, as ysu stood behind the young man. seemed to be bounded by the tail of this garment which started out at the pocket with good intentions and suddenly decided to rise above the young mans shoulder blades.
 He seemed so diffident and. so fright ened among strangers that began to talk with him.
 Do you live at Greeley." inquired
 "No, sir" he said in an embarrassed way, as most any one might in the pres ence of greatness. l live on a rancho up the fandre. was just at Greeley to see the circus
 thought would play the tenderioot and inquiring pilgrim from the cultured east, so 1 said: You do not see the clr- GUS often in the west. presume, the dis tance Is so great between towns and the cost of transportation IS so great 7"
 :" No, SIT. This is the hrst oirou us ever was to. have never saw circus tefore.'
 " How did you like i; v
 70, tip-top. Il was good thing. I'd like to see Il every day if could laughed and drank lemonade till I've got my eloze all p.nned up with pins a..d I'd IS soon tell you, fl you won't give |, away, that my pants Is tied on me with barbcd fence wire.
 '' Probably that's what gives you that anxious and apprchensive look =
 :" Yes, sir. If look kind of doubtless about something, it's because I'm afraid my pantaloons ~ill fall of on the floor, and will have to borrow roller towel to wear home.
 How did you ike the animals =
 Il liked that part of the Great Moral Aggregation the best of all. have rot saw such sight before. l could stand there and watch that there old scalv ele- phani stuff hay into his bosom with his long rubber nose for hours. I'd read d good deal first and last about the ele- phant, the klng ot beasts, but l had never yet saw one. Yesterday father told me there hadn't been much loy into my young life. and 50 he gave me d dollar and told me to 90 over to the circus and have grand tune. l tell you l just turned myself loose and gave myself up pleasure.
 What other animals seemed to please you:' 1 asked, seeing tha, he was getting d llule ireer to talk.
 Oh, saw the blue-nosed baboon from Farther India. and the red-eyed sand-hill crane from Maddygasker, ] think Il was, and the sacred lack rabbit from Scandihoovia, and the lop- cared layme from South America. Then there Vas the female acrobat with her hair tied up with red ribbon. It's funny abou; them acrobat women. They get biz pay, but they never buy clofe with their money. Now. the idee of womern that gets sc or : !; a day for all know. coming out there before 900 total strangers, wear ing pair of Indian war clubs and red ribbon in her hair. tell you, pardner. them acrobat puma donnas are mighty sungy with their money, or else they re mighty economical with their cloIe.
 Did you go into the side show =
 No, sir. studied the oil paintings an hs. Ia hut 1 .ttID'f I handsome looking man there near the side show, though. ;hat seemed 10 take an interest m me. There was a lottery along with the show and he wanted me to go and thtow for him'
 Capper, probably
 Perhaps so. Anyhow. he gave me a dollar and told me 10 go and throw for him.'
 Why didn't he throw for himself -
 q" .. he sad the lottery man knew him and W ,uldn't let him throw
 Of course. Same old story. He saw you were sreeney and got you to throw for him. He stood in w,th the game SD that you drew big prize for the oapper. created d big excitement, and you and the crowd sailed in and lost ali the money you had. I'll bet he vas man with a velvet coat and moustachc dyed dead black and waxed as sharp as cambric needle
 Yes that's his description to a dot l wonder fl ne really did do that a-pur- pose.
 Well, tell Us aboG: it Il does me good 70 hear l blamed fool tel how he lost h.s money. Don't ysu see that your awk- ward ways struck that capper the first thing. and you not only threw away your own money. bat two or three hgndted other wappy-lawed pelicans saw you draw big prsie and though, II WAS yours then they deposited wha, hgllc they had and everything was lovely"
 Well. I'll tell you hox |, was If it'll do any good and save s,her young men in the future. You see this capper. as you call hlm, gave me a si bill 10 throw for him and put 1t into my vest pocke, 50. along with the dollar bill that fl,he, gave me. l always carry my money in