The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-07-05
AN uNPLEAsANT TRurH.

s,tained rcmp. l feel tha, the people de- mand of me personal explanation. Several days ago. while ou, with a party of facial gravity v,olAsors. broke my ankle and dre~ so heavily on the shank bone of higher altitude. that. q, this writ ing, when move with tha, lack of pre- meditation which was once 90 character ist,c, feel an,asonissio bones grinding themselves together. This explanation. 1 fear. w.Il not mee, with general ap. proval There are doubtless pessoas whose dies of mahgnity may cause them ,o say "Whs does the pubiic care if he has broken his leg. When ed. itors learn to keep their own affairs ce, oi print, then sill theis papers have al tained dignity hitherto aasn.-9 That is ali very ~ell. Mr. Gseenbstar The affairs of an editor are sometimes ot in ,efest to the pGb!le l, Is retseshing Tor a man to take up paper And learn tha, the editor has broken hss leg. been bitten by mad dog or has lost an ear m the bloody @efense ot tnaz h Salaed atcass Such announcements ealisen paper give 10 |, a tes, tha, will eaase people to call for the nexs issue ~iih hope ni learning that the editor has los, h,s neck
 A ia, man with broken leg Is no, a graceful object. and. under such con- d,sion, the process oi writing Is extremely painful. Every writer should take pam, with hts work, bu, the pains which are thrus, upon him do not tend to give his expressions an ivory finish. although Silas Wegg was a literary man sssN a wooden leg. am pursuaded. however. Una, you more often mee, literary man with wooden head
 The sun IS beaning hefeely. From this hot bed where roses do not bloom. can look out aad see puddle of water. gro~llng ,n it's discontinue of heat. 4 butterfly alights on its muddy margin and opens and closes hts brillian, wings. An, thing of beauty, yoa are not Joy forever. and, fl you will allow a suggestion from me. would advise you no, to carry your bright Japanese decorations down into such filth. You should seek the brillian, flower and the sweet pea vine in the bac k garden. The mercury IS putting i,s bald head against the unders.de of nincsy-hve in the shade. 4 democratic ( state convention IS raging down town. and between the rattle of the eonyict's cart and the groceryman's delivery wagon, comes the wild shou, in applause of the tong haired delegate from Bolster GUS county, who has Jus, arisen and said i: Mir Spee-ker, 1 arise, sir, to ar-to make lew remarks. am a demoera, applauseI. have been one for many years. come here instructed for General Sna:cher, and have stuck to him, but, nos, sir, change my vote to Colonel Whiff.etseer Loud shouts.
 A negro procession Is coming. 1, moves with black cloud majesty. A gor- gesas funeral to give man whose life was spent in lowiy condition. for, under stand, that the deceased followed the pro. session of cleaning out we!lA The 'ciesy takes no heed of mans calling. The humble driver Of the seavenger can is followed to the eternal hole in the ground with as much pleasurzbIs giis,er as if he had gained municipA, renown as . whi,ewasher. There n the inevitable man who carries the big red axe. Mach tondes Of handling that saudy emblem than he is of welding the genuine imple- raen:- Two men stop under my windo~. l, is plain to be seen that one of them ia trying to ssy sonsthiag funny.
 This funeral must be . rare oceasios,r ? says one of the men
 @Oh, ao,v replies the osher, who has bean aching tor ehasee, Ah is sot q rare occasion, for, don't you see, 1t is wsil dOne.s
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