The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-19
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n18 p@ku1aI @nquakhn&typ M tSe specsfally. bending forward with gsimy l hand behind his right ear. "Twcnty-four hours by ssep-watcA In 1 which to shake the slush of Chicago rom your elephantine feet, and ! may as we'll ] add the sooner. the quicker and the bet- Der for you"
 "Therc's no one booked by that name" said the clerk to Mir. Pettierew.
 Podner, lend me quartet" said the l tramp turning in,pulsively upon Petit grew,
 "Come, nov, don't brace . man so ear l iy in the morning." interrupted the pO- liceman. Podner, just believe if you knew my past history you would negotiate this little loan of only quarter ot dollar. I've had an even,fal career sure as you're a foo, high. My mother"
 "You can't spin no auto. biogrsiys in this ere cours.room. Come. shove along out said the blae.coa,ed copper, "and," turning to Pettigrew, "l advise you not to thin with him, either; leas,wise. no, around here"
 Silently the man moved toward the doorway, and, upon reaching it, waved an eloquent sign to Mir. Pet igrew to follow him. AS it was absolutely necessary for the old man to pass through the same | AAA sh peuigrew followed him. Once in the dis nal corridor, the repuisive tramp pluoked him by the coa, sleeve and drew him into an alcove.
 "l haven't time to lis'en to you" re- sisted Pettigtew.
 No? That's what thought, You see my mother died when was only two-year. .old, an when was three me fayther was knocked otf'n a oyster sloop when she was a Jibing in Chesapeake bay. Ina, jumped me cut inter the wide, wide world all alone at very tender age an since that time I've had to rustic like a dead cottonwood in blisxlrd We'll"
 But, say, Pm on other business now and can't stop here. Let go of my coat"
 Yes3 We'll, gc, iu with Eyetalian organ grinding family in New York, an bein' small of my age, an small featured they dyed me face an hands, sewed tail onto me, rigged me out in A red dress skrt an blue polonaise an passed me of for a monkey. You wouldn't, think that to look at me nos, would you ?"
 l say"
 "Well, of course outgrew ail such nonsense as that, an got to go to school for couple of months, an played with the same identical kids what ustcr put pennies in my cap when was a monkey. When growed some bigger shipped as a sort of slush cook on whaling brig an was gone three year takin' in a mighty sight more travel an experience than we did whales. When settled up my ac- count with the cap'n he fingered it, "a ought's ought an two's two; there hain't enny oil comin' ter you,' so was landed in Baltimore without sou markee in my pocket There was 4 circus in town with gorgeous old menagerie st- tached, an the manager of the layout had just los, his elephant trainer who had rua of with the clowns wife, an as had seen considerable elephant rainin' in Calcutta where we lay in for repairs, 1 struck him for job, an old Romeo, the best trick elephant what ever appeared before the crowned heads of Europe, was turned over to me. The old cuss an me got along right smart together, for a spell, an we showed all over the north west One of his tricks was for me to lay down an he'd walk over mo. One day some sneak of a canvas man gave him a quart Of whisky mixed in about two pounds of New Orleans sugar, an when the afternoon performance came or Romeo was so blind, cfazy drunk that he stepped on that hand an mashed 1t thin ncr than a greeuback newspaper. Looks bad, don't it? There's a whole temper ance lecture In that paw. Since then I've never touched a drop of liquor an never will. Podner, know my nose kinder gives me away, but fl you had rassled with the erysipelas for fourteen years an half your own nose nigh, suggest bad break at some time ofyour life. Podper, now about that quarter"
 "Now, then, dig out of this 1" shouted the policeman, suddenly appearing from behind post. The tramp sho. down the steps and out into the open air. The heavy hand ot the policem an fell upon IAk ak o( AA. AL.