The Arkansian

The Arkansaw
Has been most unmercifully dealt with
by the picayune greed and independent (?)
carelessness of men who should know
their business. Commerce, now-a-days,
is too much stained with just such care-
lessness, a soft name for a worse fault.
We have been harassed to the extreme
by the numerous delays in getting the
single article of paper. It has been bought
and paid for some weeks; much money
have we already paid out for wagons, and
several times have we sent, but no paper
has yet reached us. But for the good-
fellowship of our dear friend, Cash Money.
Esq., and the costly "Overland Express,"
we should have been in the lurch this
week. By the kindness of our first named
friend, (who, by-the-by, has one bad qual-
ity; he don't stick closer than a brother,)
and the politeness of the "Overland" and
those who shipped, we are in possession
of two bundles of paper. Ere it shall be
consumed, we trust the whole supply will
be stored in our office.

Now, we mention the above for two rea-
sons—First, to show the dissoluteness of
business everywhere prevailing, and which
is fast becoming a characteristic of the
fast American mercantile race. They are
all traders, and they are all extremely de-
sirous of cutting your eye-teeth. Second,
to serve as an apology to our subscribers
for the non-appearance of the Arkansaw
last week, and for our failure to issue com-
pletely up to our subscription list. We do
our best, and therefore trust that justice
will be done us in the premises. We have
been "expressing" paper now for several
weeks, and if any one believes it to be a
not very expensive luxury, just let him or
them try it awhile.

In the meantime, bear with us, dear read-
ers, and more than ever most devoutly
pray that the days of Noah return, when
the windows of heaven shall be opened,
and the flood-gates be loosened, and the
Arkansas be "declared a navigable stream
once more."

Perhaps, also, it might do no hurt to
pray a little for the Border Railroad—to
jog the County Court somewhat as to that
"skeleton survey." If you don't want a
"skeleton" paper, "go it" for the survey,
and after that, the "Border Road." Now.
if there are any wise men in the commu-
nity who can take a hint, they will look
upon the above as sufficient. Events will
develop the fact whether there be any such.

Just here a friend asked us whether the
Arkansas steamboats were resting upon
Ararat. We told him we "dunno," but
of one thing we are assured, that if any
rat was resting in the steamboats, it was
because the boats were too poor to afford
bread and cheese. He opened his mouth
and said unto us, "nary rat!"