The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-12-13
Scene in an Arkansas Hotel.

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A contributor to the Spirit Of the
I Times, thus describes scene at the An
thony House, in Little Rock, Aarkansas
Late one bitter cold nightin December.
some eight or nine years ago, L. came in
to the bar-room, as usual, to take part in
whatever was going on. For some rea-
son the crowd had dispersed sooner than
was customary, and but two or three of
the town folks were there, together with
a stranger. who had arrived u half hour
or longer before, and who, tired, wet, and
muddy, from long Arkansas stage ride,
his legs extended, and shoes off, was con-
soling himself with two chairs and a nap,
opposite the center of ablazing fire. Any
one who has travelled until ten o'clock in
rough winter night, over an Arkansas
road, can appreciate the fruition before
that fireplace
The drowsy example of the stranger
had it's effect on the others, and L., who
took seat in the corner, for lack of con-
versation was reduced to the poker for
amusement He pol1ed the fire vigorous
ly for while, until it got red hot, and be-
coming disgusted, was about to drop it
and retire when he discovered the great
toe of the strangers foot protruding
through hole in one Of his socks.
Here was relief TO L. He placed the
glo,,-ing poker within foot of the mean-
choly sleeper's toe, and began slowly to
lessen the distance between them; one by
one the others, as they caught the joke,
began to open their eyes, and being ava
lSened, mouths expanded into grins and
grins into suppressed giglcs-and one in
continent fellows into broad laugh.
Closer and closer the red hot poker near
ed toward the unfortunate toe. The heat
caused the sleeper restlessly TO move his
hand. L. was about to apply the poker,
when sound of click arrested his atten-
ton. He looked at the stranger-the
latter with one eye open, had been watch
ing his proceedings, and silently brought
Il pistol to bear upon L. In voice just
audible, he muttered in tone of great de-
termination:
aJest burn it Burn it! Jest burn it,
and I'll be d-dif Idon't stir you up
with fen thousand hot pollers in two sec
ondsw
L. laid down the poker instantly, and
remarked:
"stranger, let's take a drink-in fact
gentlemen, all Of you"
L. afterwards said they were the cheap
est drinks he ever bought.
A lady having remarked that are is
the most delicious feeling wife can hold
toward her husband, Fanny Fern thus
comments:
Awe of q man whose whiskers yor
have trimmed, whose hair you have cut
whose cravat you have tied whose shirt
you have put in the wash, whose boots
and shoes you have kicked into the clos
ct, whose dressing gown you have worn
while combing your hair, who has been
down in the kitchen with you at eleven
o'clock at night to hunt for a chicken
bone, who has hooked your dresses, un-
laced your boots, fastened your bracelets,
and tied your bonnet and who has stood
before your looking-glass with thumb and
finger on proboscis, scratching his chin
whom you have puttered and teased
whom you have seen asleep with his
mouth wide open-ridiculous!
A GOOD CHARAcTER.-A good charac-
ter in young man is what firm founda-
ton is to the architect-whoever proposes
to erect building on it can build with
safety; but let single part of this be de-
fective, and he goes on hazard, amid
doubling and distrust, and ten to one the
edifce he erects on it will tumble down at
last, and minglc all that was built on it in
ruins. Without good character power
ty is curse; with it, it is scarcely an evil
All that is bright in the hope of youth, all
that is calm and blissful in the sober scene
of life, and that is soothing in the vale Of
years, centers in and is derived from good
character.
VERY GooD.-A minister's wife says