Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-06
CORRIDOR TALK.
MEMO.

II have badly damaged hand, as
you can see" said a New York travelling
man at We Arlington last night, as he
held up his right hand, concealed bonea,h
several yards Of linen. "The worst of it
is he continued, 81 have the accumulated
mail OF several days to answer, aud, as
most Of my letters are of Kind | don't
wish to dictate to a stcnographer must,
perioree, write them myself How? Oh,
WIN, my lett hand. OF course / can do
u. don care to admit that | can't
20 with my left hand things which pe0-
ple do with their feet. Why, SIT, | be
leve The feet can be trained 50 that they
VII be as dextrous AZ the hands. 1
dlunt believe this until u few weeks
ago. was shown a delivery wagon,
one OF the finest | ever saw, covered
with figures. scenes, ilourishes and letters,
ana adj this was done by an armless man.
was told he so prOpped himself that he
could see his work and then did 1t with
ms right foot, the brush being fastened
between his first two toes, No one could
nave done Il better. either But then,
that's nothing remarkable. I've seen,
WIN my own eyes mind you, MAJ
thread a needle with his foot Yes, sir,
the, feet may have been intended for
walking purposes only, but irrepressible
man has utilized them for other pur-
poses.
II haven't tasted water in fifteen years"
said travelling man at lie Arlington
Inn last night. 81 mean, though that
! haven't tasted natural water in that
length of true | occasionally drink Ap.
ollinaris and Manitou, but. never natural
water. Whyf Because water, however
pure, dlsagrces with me Even Fort
Worm arieslan water, which is abso-
lutely pure throws my system all ont of
order II | take even one glass Of IT,. Nor
do drink coffee or tea, Whisky oh,
no; I'm not from Kentucky. [ drink,
when at all, u little clarct or port, but
never water, tea, coffee or whisky"
Hon. Il. V. Bell, of Cooke county,
was in Fort Worth short while yester.
day afternoon. Mr.. Bel is quite po-
ltieion of the Populist persuasion, though
he has been aligned with almost every
political party In existence. save
the Republican party. Mr. Bell served
one term IN the legislature us Demo-
crat, ana several times afterwurd was
an independent candidate. He was
once an Independent" candidate against
Ex-senator q. l.. Potter. but ran but
IN Indifferent race. Last year The Penn |
lists signed credentials for him for con.
gress, but they wouldn't pass muster
before the voters and Congressman Bailey
was returned by the usual majority. Mi
he!l Is still talking Pupulisfn. and IL is |
thought he will be rewarded by another
nomination for congress.
One of the most remarkable sights Mt
the fair, to my mind said gentle.
man at We Arlington lnu last night.
is a lot of trained animals on exbibi.
ton there. The degree 10 which tbese
once ferocious beasts have been con.
puered and the sense that has been
drummed into their heads, is, to me. IN.
lie less han astounding The pprfnrn.
ahce IS presented in Il large, wjreJ
arena. Lions, tigers, horses, wild a,ts
Ieopards, eats, hyenas, dogs. elephHnts
anu several other kinds are turned loose
~ ms arena together. When | saw
lhen was horrited, and expected thar
baroarous slaughter was one of the AT.
fractions Of that refined show. But
happily, ] was disappointed The lion
ana lhf dog came iu side by side, and
zach took stool set apurt for him.
me diners came in the same way and
look their accustomed places as ii they
We're assembling In church to be-, pres
eht ut 4 funeral service. Then the train.
tr appeared, rs the show begun. A So.
rles OF eyolutiOns such as we have beeu
accustomed TO seeing dogs perform and
1lter thls came single fcats, each animal
dulhg turn. Then they performed in
pairs, trlplets, quadruples and So ON,
SOMETIMES dog and that most ferocious
OF all beasts, the hyena acting together
IL was revelation to me, and from tba
enormous crowds which witnessed each
OF the three performances daily, L iudg.
ca l was no more astUnishcd than the
What gentleman told YOU yesterday
regardiug highway robbery in Mexico re-
minds me of an experience of one of NV
.ownsmen,' said n gentleman VI Memphis.
1t the Pickwick yesterday 'sThe gentle.
man l refer to is quite distinguished in
Nlcmphls' having in antc-bclmm days
ield an important judicial position. EIe
Mas returning from the interior Of Mex.
60 when the event refer to occurred.
lie was travelling mountain trail be.
wcen two points which are eight days
Instant from each other When midway
'ctWcen the Two places he was Lclu.up !
y three men, MY friend was accom- ,
ahled by only one man, his mOzo. Ila
moment the robbers appeared the mozo 8
lSappeHred, leaving my friend TO lie
Mercy of the robbers They had none. !
hey threw him from his mule. stripprj 9
i'm of every stitch, bound him hand and !
hot with raw hide ropes, then left, takins I,
very thing he had, including about !,
10000 worth of gold bullion. We'll, !
his was serious matter in the part of =
ne country, for there was no habitation !
ithin several days travel, aud the trail q
as NOT travelled more than once a week !,
looked critical for my friend. but with
determination born of desperation be
eut TO work 10 unloosr himself and
after . struggle Of several hunrs
nut even then his predicament was but =,
tile better than before. for alone, naked n
I'D hungry, without food, save TINT Of "a
'ots. it was stil question whether he y
0uld survive. But lie did. He walked +
to Panal. naked, subsistng during the a
ur days on roots and the remembrance !,
what he had eaten several days before. II
@ entered PanRl at night, and at the NJ
ltskirts obtained raiment l don't d,
ink my friend will go back to Mexico" ii
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