The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
ANOTHER INTERVIEW.
Why the Rev Mulkittle Leaned Over and
 Kissed his Son.

The Rev. Mir. Muiki;ile was appointed by the Eclectic society 10 prepare an es- say on the Lamentations of Jeremiah. ,e be read before ,ha, intellectually augus; association. Being of a melancholy tenn peramen,. ;he reverend gentleman re- sasded this. above all others. as subiee; upon which he would love to d.la,e Ter e;aiah wiih hiI.. had ever been ehafae- Ter of pures; inspiration and holies, prophecy. ard 70 receive ;he appointment from society of such learned ;,ea;lefnen a commission which meant: Give US your impressions of ,his divine man. = filled Reverend Mulkiule with feeling ci pride and almost serene satisfaction. :. This IS victory he unused one night W hen he sat down al his desk m the H. brary. This IS victory over coarse ma,erialists who scout me for my ardor The word and the spirit mus, prevail" and he leaned over and began his tenth attempt to climb over certain rough bar riers which arose with seeming design 10 impede the flow of his religious English. Jus, Aher sealing the rugged and erumb- ling banks of one barrier, and whiie pre- paring 10 attack the neS, with indomita- ble literary courage, the good man looked up and saw hls son entering ;he room.
 Ia, may stay in here:
 Yes. bu; yoa mus; keep very quie,. Si; down and don; say ~ord. Ia IS busy" sad he reverend gentleman. placing himself IT the rhIrd person q freedom which parental affection ever takes with language. The boy seated himself and gave no exhibition of his presence. save with an occasional sound. caused by intellectual attempts to GU, piece of leather with dull knife. Mir. Mulki,,le buried himself in his work, un- disturbed by the plain,ive attempts a, soothing lullaby, coming from an adloin- ing room. and not unfrequent sound of a ma,ron's voice imploring regardless li,- ,le piece of human flesh to seek tha, land of baby slumber from which no dream has ever ye, found importation.
 Mir Mulkit,le succeeded ln smoothing down all the rough places. and inspired by tha, strange desire which almost im- pels man to read his productions even 10 an inAnima,e object, he bunched" his manuscript and turning so the boy. sad ::
 Would you hke to hear your pa read what he has written
 @Yes, sur@ replied the boy. making a ragged incision in the piece of leather.
 The Lamentations of Jeremiah" read the good man. are 10 the condensed poetry of the Bible wha, judicious cull- ing of Shakespeare nigh, be 10 the poetry of our language. In its impassaoned sup plicztion ii appeals to the hear bowed down with the load and weight of grief am a man tha; hath seen affiiction by the rod of His wrath. he saith in burs, of beauteous depression. and again he saith. He hath hedged me abou, ,ha, I cannot ge; out
 Pa" exclaimed the boy. exhibiting sudden interest. did you ever hedge 7
 What do you mean - asked the min- ister.
 You sad that the man what you are writing about was hedged Uncle Henry. when he come home from the races, said that he e.ised and saved himself When you die vii you hedge and save yoursclf paF
 <. don, know what your Uncie Henry meant by hedge.
 He said tha, he bough, something pools behey-e he said-and then ven, and hedged-"
 Your Uncle Henry is bad man, and don't van, you to talk about him"
 But pa. ~hA, is hedge =
 -l don't know. sir.
 -Bu, you're writing abou, il. Did yo1 ever hedge"
 No, didn't
 Ihen you know what hedge IS. don't yocy
 Nc, dcni-
 But If you don't know wha; hedge is. ho~ do yos know thA, you never hedgedT
 Hush. sir
 ~You always make me hush Why mus hush? Did your pa make you hush F
 @Yes, he did
 And did God make him hush P