Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-02-13

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According to his own statements he
had lost his arms In a variety Of ways;
the Juvenile population had been In
formed that shnrks-or bears-hnd
eaten his lost arms; TO very old n
supplemented Indies It was "hre-
damp" or ION the railway" or Just
"cannibals." lie had also FALLEN from
the masthead" dropped out OF n
balloon and "got caught In nm ele-
vator." Sometimes his loss had &C.
Cured while lighting in Cuba" or
engaged IN 'blasting rocks In Call
fornia." In fact, of knowing acci'
dents" Armless John was a long way
ahead OF Othello.
His memory being somewhat treach-
erous, he sometimes had to listen to this
kind Of n remark:
"whyl you told me last month mat
you lost your arms in Peru-now you
say II was In Australia you must either
be lying, or had n lot Of arms to start
with"
To all such personal and unkind OBJ
rtTNlilbiNt An0
would reply somewhat like this;
"Wa-wa-wasn't ! in-sen-si-ble at the
ti-tl.tl-at the timer How'd aye
s.s.spose-" (He had n habit of break
ing off like that.) But / lost EN-
you b-b-bet."
.
A man Of perhaps fifty years OF age'
shabbily dressed. stopped one morning
in front of Armless John.
"Nice morning" said the stranger
'Fi.n-lne, SIR agreed John.
"Yours is n bad case, my friend re-
Joined the other.
'"T-t-terrible, sir"
allow did you lose your nrmsT'
"Gun p-p.powder explosion at Mel
melbourne"
Australia"
The beggnr shook his head.
"That's my native place." added the
stranger.
81 don't mean there. Mel-mel-bourne
in Kentucky is the p-p-place, all right"
"Ynu're n liar, Phillips. DO you
know Sing slngf" asked the
"Never there" answered John, now
looking for the frst time In the other
mans face.
ayes, you we're, my friend. You and
I spent about Ave years there. What
nm old fraud you arel How do you
manage to dispose OF your arms like
thatf"
John was s~peechless, as well as
stammerless, though still apparently
armless.
~ hope ye won't squeal on me,
Tom?" he remarked.
'sThat all depends. Have you got a
large family, as the sign saysF' In
Qulred Tom.
"There's six of us altogether, In
Guiding the dogs"
"Weli, you'll have 10 pay me 40
much n week, and l won't say n word"
replied the other.
''There mint enough comm In to DO
that" said John dolefully,
"Something must be done" remarked
Tom. ~ haven't got work, and can't
get any"
"suppose you come up 20 the house
tonight, and wen talk things over.
Go away now, Tom, do; see you to-
night"
The stranger moved away slowly,
remarking to an old lady about TO drop
n coin in the little tin mug That's
a had case, mum the poor fellow lost
his arms failing OF the roof Of a
church"
IBID he. indeedf" sympathetlcally
said the Indy. ~ always give him a
trine when I pass, but thought he
lost his arms In battle"
o
The ~ex-convicts were holding a mid
night session.
1--WE thought out n scheme, Tom,
which will pay us both. and Wen be
independent OF each other. Suppose
YOU go and stand at the library, and
be a blind man. There isn't such a
fellow in the place. Every day one
Of the children can bring your dinner
down 10 you, and also lead you home
at night. I'm sure you'll make more
than / do"
Don't suit me-" answered Tom. -
amt a-gOlng 10 keep my eyes h u al
day. / think I'd better be n one-armet