The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-26
IFrssn the Spirit sf the Times ]
 LosGlsc N IowI.
w A NEW CORRESPONDENT.


 
 ] Some Yssrs ago heesnas possesprd wlth tho iasa that the Far Weaa vas the place fag 'syoaaN maa to rise The csaeeptioa ef the kiea, aaa the ae. termiaaioa lest the truth ef practically fal. lowed eiese upon the heels of enea other. Accee- diagIy bright and giorsoes meruing IM the Spriug ef 'AS bsde farewell Ie my native siilagss ta tBe crowd of waem-heaFted Fentipea esd fFeads who gathered rsuad IHs, ana Wlth tssF foF the past MRd hope for the fasaFe. teek ap the ItRs af march for tas El neraae ef the North wsut-. Iewa.
 Alter shsyi and very pheasant tgip. [ deharksd at keakak Aa old and tatiuSaas fftead sf ustas had located hissseif ses hfsy nsilcA back ef thts pscs. nailed his law ssagls sgaiast tsse sad was. as his trsers informed me. deiag a"FushiagT bust. ness. aessFsd to pay hstn Aysag vi1Is. R1d seea fOaad myself sell meaated. and bounding away over the and fertile pralsies af the iafant ter. rstory. As night approached drew ap si the door sf . sqaaites. ssd after . brief paFlsy wns easaitsed ledgsr for lhe night. ! he house. was msfsiy, what is weil known in ths Wesf, ~ . dvabie sqsatassy. sad of eearse contained bst two reaaas sadN cock. lon. 1 was soon stretching and warsaing asy llmhs before blsxng log fire, aMd replying. with al the volatility could nsestsF. the lnaameFAhts Qssss- ten s the old sqaatter and hs squattsscss, es ha grown and twe fnll grown daagh.stsA After pnFtnklaw of hearty auppef, aAd the table had been cleared aAd back. the old pioneer said Well sirangsr. spese you feel tired after yoaf ride. when yoa wish to retire yua eau tska tlsa. | bed," pointing 10 of the twe beds which the ! room contained.
 bowed an assent. and he and his better half re. tired lbeir chamber a the other cod og the hmlld- ing In little whie after the son nseended by . ladder to his apartments in the eOck.iofs sad wss left alone with ths daaRhten-~Mary aud Betsy Bean. Mary wss a large, fat. fair-haired, bias. eyed lass of twenty. five; B.taey was exactly hsf 1 sn,pode. Small ia ssaasre. brunette. wlth dark hair and eyes black as night She could not have been more than sghteea. The conversation still went es; they mRds ao 10 follow the of the family fem tho room. and leave te seek rep0sc. But tiisra they mt and sat the fat Mary Plamp before the fire. and ths black eyed bssssy in the chimaey corner. ! wss getting sleepy, aud sneeray wished they would gp; but aii wishes ia vaia, tlfsrs tsey s,iA uss. like fixtures of tlse reality. l now begun msntalIy consgn these sl.ons of the great fl~an stock 10 N much hotter conBtry tha1 Iowa. At lnst, the l little clock the mantis stFnck "ten v Now, ! thinks l. they wiB surely ID. fer the toinK ef clock always reminds that t is time to come or go; bat ', had effect the Bsaas -pssbably bs- cAase they had hrared ft essea Al ali events. there they still sat. My stock Of patience CT. .austed and my eye lis getting exceedingly heavy. 1 began to despair of .as;ng "tivud naiars's sweet ressOrer' that night, wiiea the bggsf Fdaa, ts naY infinite joy. saidi
 i "I see you are gcttiag sleepy Mir smith, sud reckon would like to go to bod"
 l "Yes, 1 dc feel little sleepy" l replied, nat wishing 10 force their hospitality by appearing tee anxious.
 l She rose up from her .eat. approached one sf ths beds pulled down the clothes nicely, patied the p lows iaio the most Insittag shape, aad-returnsd to her seat. saying could jus. .'tafn ln'' thsfes i when had mind to.
 k The last ves,ige of hope departed, uad rsiapssA into saiIeuness, and mascd over waAt conceived Ito be a erTeveus tnisfvytaus What on earth csaia t4. were they going to sleep at all Who was to co. cuyy the other bed fha lsst iaterrogaion asked myself, threw me into a profound Tevsris, in tse midst of which the little clock struck 'sleven.' 1 could keep my ayes open no longsri must and would go to bad come what might. Accordingly, got up, very ieisureIy pulled of my coat. sad threw il across the back s( the char Now, l thanght, they would certainly ga. Bat they never bndged Od eafue next my crssat and collar, and 1 took another side giauce us the Beans. They were both looking right at Iae, and appeared, e thought to be deeply iataresira.
 l could proceed no further, my madesty triumph. ed my disposition to sleep, aud sat dewa more ia despair. sooa ruliled. however. aud de. lterniined to make last effort. ! pulled eH one boot, then tas other, thsa my stockings. and stretched my bare feet eai to the fire. 1 took another gaHce al the Bsans. They sssmsd io bear it ali with Christian fDFiitade. Indeed. the bsck-eysd Bean looked so iateaty at my feet. sbas began 10 think sue aad discovered svsasth,sg ps- eular in their iormaion, which had heretofore e. capped my observation. e
 1 l now literally gave in.' l had fired all my smuaition al the caeIny, but rDy brseebes. and without saceess. He nlasntsinsa his position, and began 10 rsvOlvs in my uind the easiest possibs of sleeping in ebar, when the iiste eieek toIs-d oat the still hegr of midnlgbt The bsg Beau once more said -"C Come, Sirangsrs recon you d better go to bed.'' 1 l r~ckoned 90 too. RuI how was 1 to dc tf-. LA over ths>prsiris had covered them with mud. sad l all cbsnes of sleeping with them thereby lost. But the criss had arrses--I must 10 10 bed tand must take oil nay brooches. Longer delay was useless. 1 retrsaled tO the corner whese the bed stood. The large wood fire i!t up tho apart meat with b'aSs ol igat ] stole lest gianse d the Beans Their syrs were upen me; ne matter. my booj was np. IB another tnomsai uff eams the brooches and stood forth h all tho giory of seli- 1 tary shirt.
 ''Why don't yoa rssr drs,afrs. Siraasss'' said the big Bean a
 "Or LSager shbls, echoed the little one from the chimasy corner, dIvsd lalo the bed. covered my head and al. and siAeatly inssksd the disest male. dieiions on si the Besas in gsaefa, and Mary and
 Betsy Besa ia par,icalaE.
 The san was shining brightly thFough the wia. dow whe1 aSoke eext moEhiBg. looked as the other bod. il gave no s;gn of having besa occupied during the night Breakfssi ready sai heartily, visited my friend, and the evsalHg ef the sane aay fouud me streakiag it on bee line back ts the Old Demtnion.
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