The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-08
For TS< .dpkdssdw Tyevsisy. HAD NO GRATITUDE.
rl AN AKkANsAN eiIY MAN.

A large, lean man, with hands shrveled and clothes shrunken, as though he had long been where it was damp, came into the sheritf's ofiioe and said:
 Good morning
 Good morning" replied the manager.
 '. have just Jeff my home in one of the torns Of the oveihowed section"
 am sorry you didn't bring it along. Do you wish me 10 send for it@
 You don't understand. The waters have driven me from my home and l can't live in It any more. have been Tn Arkansaw only two months. came from the mountains of Virginia. and am try ing to make my way back to my old home
 Well, sir. you can't make il in here - this Is no earpenter-shop."
 l, 2lmo,. breaks my heart 10 leave my nice. new little home bI. must go, after sunday nights experience.
 Well, go and get Sunday nights ex- pefienee. You aont see |, anywhere in this room. do yoa:'
 sunday night, before retired. stood four whisky barrels up in the cor ner of m room and put my bedstead on top Of them and
 And you come into this aifice look ing for your whisky. do you ?'
 And the overflow came Tn the night and los, almos, all my nights sleep
 tD9 you expect to ind ii in here!''
 rAe waters rose all night, and they came into my room, through the transom in boat. to take me 10 breakfast the next morning"
 On, see. You are sad because they spoiled yoaf morning nap. Well. nere- aftef, yop eat your breakfast the night before, so as to avoid being disturbed the mex, morning. when the nice, little. quick waters are ripping all around and under you and swee,ly singing you to your rest. know you must have enjoyed i; The novelty and originalit, of the experience must have been alto se;hct t,a inatln, to one that came from the mountains ot Virginia. There are certain b!is>ful experiences that never come more ,h m once in a lifetime. IL s ;, pity tha, you should have gpst yours by 5ep :. ,uHtnoned ,o do 50 humeiy and mp9.3lc thing as eating breakfast.
 Ire manager noticed that the stranger seemed to je srovihs weary and lha, a tied look came iufo iiis eyes. so ne added
 ," II ycu think am dfy. you must re- member that haven't had even one bar rel ot whlsky-a, least not to-day
 = Well, continued the stranger, with deep emotion. when l got back from breakfast, found tha, l was ruined Jeff absolutely penniless. All the goods and chattels owned had iloa,ed of down the river'
 " How happy you must be now that you have no goods and chsttels for the floods 10 carry on. Why do you have so much water in your town any how You must like l, as we'll as you do whl,sy. suppose your citizens are eel ebratiaS the anniversary of the flood. by hoitins grand Natdi Gr.,, p,cn,c to-day in 5otsst Have you So iiitle toy in seul soul lha, you cannot Join them =
 The stranger staggered to the door and. looking lack, sad. .Arkansaw k a hard state. You are a mean man. and wish had died before ev,r saw .Arkan- saw Guy
 ArkanSaw City ArkanSaw City v" exclaimed the manager, spnns,ng 10 his feet " Look here. American have you lived two m on,hs in A.kansaw City and come away alive and yet have long face and sad voice: You go and read Mark rwain's photographic description of Arkansaw City, then wash the brim- stone ou, of your clothes and try to have some gratitude about you. II you can't, go of and perish.