The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30
A Tale of
A Traveller
Strange Experience of ST Haskell in
Southern Missouri, Near
the Famous OZarkS.


the Famous Ozarks.
eyes, this is very mean weather.
said the latest recruit to the Ananias
Club, as the President handed him his
membership card. "Well," he resumed,
"we should not expect to find all sun
shine-there are bound to be some dis
agreeable features, but thank goodness
the meanest man that ever lived is
dead now."
81 hope your maiden effort will be
worthy of your distinguished reputa.
tion," said the President affably, as he
conducted the new member to the
lounging room.
II assure you, Mr.. President" said
the latest recruit, "that 1 was only
about to relate an incident from my
own personal experience, and do not
wish you to consider it as anything but
the pure and unvarnished truth"
"Ah! very good preface" said the
President, "but proceed"
After few prefunctory maneuvers,
the latest recruit proceeded to spread
his maiden effort on the records of the
Munchausen Society.
Several years ago was travelling out
of Kansas City for large packing con-
cern carried special line of picked
pigs snouts for the bar-rOOm trade
with which did an extensive recipro.
cal business, and had side line OF
especially long tOothed, fine bone
combs, which was selling to the mer.
chandizing Inhabitants of Missouri, tC
be used for combing out the tangles in
the yarns they used to send in to theil
creditors in lieu of remittances.
For some unknown reason l made
Eureka Springs, away down in thu
Ozarks in Southern Missouri, just {
stones throw from the Arkansas line
After splashing around in the water
for few days I became SO lightheadet
that didn't know thing. l knew
there were several places in Missouri
where the atmosphere, or waters, O
something, had tendency to maxi
people lightfngered, but this Eul elk,
Springs water was new one on M
and 1 fell for it.
Well, when l came to 1 was sittin,
on hotel porch in town l had neve
made before, nor since, for that matter
Now, whenever come out of light
headed spell suddenly like that, l al
ways kind of lay quiet and reconnoite
for a while. find this is very goo
plan and may save considerable annoy
) ance, not mentioning the embarrass
ment. l squinted around and notice
that was the only person on the porcf
so l Immediately proceeded to frs
myself to SEE how, my fl aces wer'
: and if any of my persona elongine
had gone astray. 1 found good con
; Portable roll in my fob pocket, and q
, everything else seemed to be in it's rigf
place, my usual sang froid soon bega
to manifest itself. l raised up chez
fully and looked around, then steppe
3 out into the street and looked again
8 see if could locate myself, but it WI
d hopeless failure. went back int
the house and strOlled casually up
s the little desk and glanced over the o.
Q black register and was considerab
surprised to find that 1 had been the
o for three days.
e "Gee," said to myself, 81 must ha'
y quite string of acquairtances in tn
burg if l have been here that long
r, and just then the Colonel stepped
It from back room and saluted:
% 81 hope see you-all well today, sab
Is "Fine, Colonel, fine," said l. Then
n tiptoed over to him and whispered
q his ear.
y "With pleasure, sab, with pleasure
;" said the Colonel. Then he led the w
from the hotel down the street to a
tie Ozark booze joint, with scrub o;
chips on the floor and great punches
4; fresh mint on the shelf. There W
another Colonel behind the bar W