The sun., 1915-06-27
says what 1t mought help to advertise.

says. 1T ShO' was q big account, but
1t was c'nsid'able overdrawed when
left. l reckon they amt nothn' left
on 1t now. An that was nigh bout
all I anybody cd git outen him.
But alter a spell he done got so s t
he cd crawl round some on a par o.
crutches somebody loaned him an
he useter come set out in front o. my
sloon evenh.'s. fiavin come asho
like he done, 'thouten a thing onto
MIN. an not be;h' able to do nothin
70 hisself To- a hellova while. just
nachully he didn't had nothin on'y
what was give to him. but everybody
round town was lib'ral
The town paid his bod. an o. co'se
that rose the taxes some. but they
didn't pear to be no way o gittin'
round that an paid my share, bein' s
couldn't do no less. Then they was
clo'es give to him by this un an that,
bein' g they want no preparation o.
town funds TO nothin' o that ky!nd
"One give him a hat an one give
shoes an another a shirt an another
old par a pants, 80 he was fitted out
some p'misc'ous, but c'mplete, 'ncludin'
the crutches, an ! done my part In
that too. I set chair outside the
do an says to him what he's free to
set thar s long s he likes an look at
the river. So they couldn't nobody
say he want p'vided TO.
That's one thing bout Arkansas
City what they is cnsid able pride took
into. Whatever Is reely nec'ary is
eenly did even when 1t comes to
takin' care o. the helpless till they
is some way found fo' to git rid Of
em, am / amt never b'hindhand
bout doin' e much s anybody. IL
'twa'nt TO- few public sperited men
like me / reckon Arkansas City
wouldn't he no better n none O. the
other river towns.
Bat o. co'se the main thing was to
git him outen town s speedy s pcs
sible. Stood to reason what he couldn't
'xpect Arkansas City to p'vide fo' him
indefinite just b'cause he done s'lected
this yer place to land into when he
come down naked n disabled outen a
clear sky.
An | will say TO Ben Wright.
what he 'peared to be nigh bout as
d'sirous o gittin' away s anybody was
10 to have him go. 'Peared like he
was kyind o. feeble minded. like.
Couldn't remember nothin' bout his
SELF afo' he come asho' nor he didn't
pear to know nothin' bout no other
place. on'y he wanted to go there.
Don't make no difrence where
it's he says, longs it's some place
else
Bein's they want no 'bjections I'm
nobody 'peared like the thing to do
was to put him abo'd o some boat an
SEND him away. but they wouldn't
none o. the cap'ns take him 'thouten
his fare was paid, an they didn't no.
body feel like putin up the nec'ary
money. Some said the town d ought
10 to do II, but them I said that want
taxpayers. an We uns t was done
p'tested.
Taxes was too high. anyhow. Pears
like they alays Is, an them that never
pays none don't pear to be worried
none. but them that does is, an they
was a stih Kick, but they want no
question but somepin' had to be did.
SO they was kyind o conference
among the lead!n citizens 10 to
c'nsider the matter. an o co'se they
done had me into II.
"Fust on they was talk o raisin'
tn amount by subscription. an they
all said what they'd give s much 8 l
would to'ds 1t, KNOWN what ! want
what d he called reckless thataway.
but l said no. They want no 'caslon
TO nobody to give nothin'.
LET the money be rose. nachul.'
l says Providence is done p'vided
way 70 to git money when it's reely
needed, thouten anybody cntributin
nothin'.
"Alls required, ! says. is 10 10
have settin' at draw poker. an lei
the kitty pay TO 1t. Thataway they
won't be no Expense TO NOBODY peins
the kitty Is nachul an proper part
o the game, Iryo uns Is ready 10 do yo
part, III DO mine an We uns en-
git rid o Ben Wright thouten nobody
feelin' the strain.
They wanted 10 Know what was
gwine to do tods II an told EN- what
Ia do the nun thing. Ia pVide the
room 10 to play in' an give EN- the
use o the chips an good second hand
cyards' an, take charge o the kitty an
pay Ben Wrights rare outen II. ATS
theyd nave 10 90 oe 10 hJoy a
friendly game, thouten any thought o
the responsibility.
Ihey WASH none on EN- so oog-
soned eager ABOUT IL reckoneo
they'd been fust on nut bimebS
sonhepoov saiu now 'hat was goo"
way $ any an they set IN.
way II begin' peared hke' they
wouIoht oe mucn INTO II 10 me lons
o some the cltlzens DJectln 10 the