The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-09
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IRON HI .fRN.N af MIN. '. KantRrS.

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 Returning trom d business trip. l en- tered my wlfes bcadai7 aad found her kneeltng before low char on winch sal boy-baby with large, round and won- denng eyes. She g., up and came rust llng n her slken robe de chambrc ,o meet me. She reae he'd oui her hand and greeted me no, more heaT;il> nor ye; more for mally than We were accustomed te greet each other in those days.
 There | IS. sad ml ~lie. pointing Ia the child
 What" asked |: bu, she stopped -do2n before ;ae -l.,ile s;-.lnscI held hls- cut close Ia his liule upturned face. ard half turning toward me, replied:
 Well. you knos-d,d We not read of Il n the nesspaper: Don, yoa rcnem- ber-the day before vesterdaV. And ls I, no, beauuful:"
 N0A l dld rccnllcct ihai , few nights before she had held the t,4-cl.. under the light of my sudden, lamp. and paln,- 'ns ~''h her nnger to an advertisement. sand io me Please read that, it was the well-kno~n appeal. the cy of despair from d bleeding heart. addressed to good people. \ child was offered for adoption io persons well of "Wha, would you think of our taking IF: mv wife had said. and had returned the paper 10 her ~lsh shrug of my shout deTs
 But. Martha. wha, have you done ?'' eraee !. n a tone vibrating with anger. Ioa hare really -
 Certainly. as you see. And then |, belongs io me; myself have settled everything with the poor mother. who Is in reality ,o be pi,ied. have sworn ,o take good care of II; and So will. in- deed"
 She took the lit,le head with i,s blonde silk oafis. between her white hands and fondled and caressed IL ~is |, no; so. little one you will be loved ?"
 Ru, the somewhat sickly and delicate ht'ie face showed no sign of unders,and- Ing. eseep, that out of the heat-shaped little mouth came one ot those sighs lha, sound so strangely from children.
 l al once gave up all serious objection Had we no, been accustomed for wears 10 aet independently of each other: Our marriage was no, a happy one. although we had not married for iove. During the noise and hustle of the crowded exchange our fathers had contracted this union She had to tear her heart from a beloved one. and in mine glo~ed a passion no; ye, outspcken. But parental wishes con qnered. We chose 10 be obedienr chil. dres: and so |, happened.
 Al the commencement we were to each other silent rcproach; after which fol lowed declared war. until finally W, came to polite but gloomy peace.
 To be sure she was beautiful she va: good and bright and sparkling. Other called her an angel And |: We'll. believe ! was no monster. either. Tn. analysis showed the brigh;es, colors. s,il the sun was missing. We were six wear nuried and had no children. rerhap had heaven sent us shem-weIi shis chiss belonged to her. heard later that sh had gwen the mother thousand dollars