The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-09

' she Nas n reality beautiful. 4 sweet f smile transformed her features: she vas /: happy certainly in this moment she ~as and her happiness came from her chiid- , Then yosce made itself heard in my breast. which said v-p plainly. = You arc monster got up ard walked 'o the window It is beautiful day. called |. [ know how cold and presaic II must have sounded to her l. came like a heavy cloud shadow over sunny lands ape She answered semething :has did ne, understand: but the brightness was gone from her little face. Then she took up the child. who ~as stretching out his arms 10 her. and kissed and caressed him before my eyes.
 There II ~as when the ,irst feeling ai jealousy was aroused n me A ieaiousy truly. put uha, a strange jealousy. which could n1. make clear 10 itself Sho was i,s obscet., II Tt" sad mamma 70 her. there came q pain IT the heart: and the earcsses aIth which she overwhelmed hiH alnas. drove me wild Was ,caIoss q ba,h :; paned me ;ha, had m par IT :h.s aeayIas Q. love .ha: l ~as not ihc :hrd in the unIon. cNcr;cd my self = gan | part oi thcir ilve did Y ven clurnsily The child persevered n a cer- tatn ssavness. and shc-haG no; kep, my sci for5ibls away from her during the>e surg wears:
 one day ., .he alnner-,abie after a sk.rm.sh of words. came great stiffness more painful than ;; had eser been. l glanced doSa a; the flowers on my plate n: saxon poreei4a. mv disp.casare show ! ...f- -.f. -fs- h. Y had = ese~ fixed ea me. and also her cse,. :, als as f these fesiF eyes burned on uv forehead Then sounded suddenly E ,he stiffness: lapa and asaia bud er and more courageous: = Papa ' shgddcfed ~lt" sa: there and stared. now vcry much frightened. over at me. waadcrlnc perhaps whether . >,arEn w.a1fr: be raised be .;s .-Pap2 Ba. her face was slita>cd wiih slo~lng rednes>. ard her halt-apcn lips ,rembled l4sh,ly.
 There came A flood of sladness over r1v hear. Certainly 10 one bu, her had ,.a-h, h,tn ;hls = Papa Why did 10; ,pr3nc up. bound :e~ard her. and ~7th one word. one embrace. strike out the loneliness of these .as; siN wears. ene rlsh: ward n ;h,s Inamer, and all would have been eeil | renamed unspoken ! seemed to have iast Il. power io .ct; og, 7n :. certain page of ny ieGiger are s,Ili :-arcs of me tears shed IT anger at I7y aaa s:cp.6.iy
 There was n dngb, aboa, ': another >plrs; had stepped n wi,h i;s ii;tle curll head.-ihe sp.fl; n Love: and that made me ] stranger IT r3v own house. \ pre- claus sunshine br sh.cncd :he rooms. even when the aae la the heaven was hidden by clouds The face of;he servants and cven .nantynaic abee.s. sifcamed backs,hi> ra- dance. 'l}u; me. on!v. ,he sunshine did no, touch.
 .el, myself always more and more un- happy IT my loneliness. Jealousy gres ln me: l, gave me all sorts of foolish thoughts. wanted ,o rebel aEains: the h. tie au,ocra, bui ,ha, would De ridiculous ! wanted n give her inc ehoiee be,~een h,r1 and me. l.aadaeieas one.l knew ver,- well xl.ieh slde her hear, would choose \ another ;ine wa> ready ;o .akc steps IF order ,o ind the mother and ath the power ai gold. force her ,o take back her ehlld behind ulv wiie's back. Ina; would he -esardlv
 could no longer k my mind or bust ness. ! nl'>;rus.ed even myself, People asked wha; was the matter with me. feiEned illness
 The sunshine would no, le, itself be ban shed. and ,he SpirI, of love ~as strong cr than l. With his flaming sword he drove lne ou:. '' Tnust take long iour- nev. Martha" Nv voice trcrn bled as sad ;h,s My wife mus: have noticed i, iey something ike most. shining DIV ,renb.cd a her beautiful eyes. 4, rny taking leave she held he li,tle one ,o- wards me and asked. Tn sof, caressing tones. Mil vou not sav adeu ;e our ehild:" l took up the ltlle one. perhaps loo roughly; ai all events he began ;o CIV and resist my c7rcSscs.- hen -,t, h,,r, down and hasiened away
 ,rayclcd in uncertainty through the world and behold after the first fes days n addition 70 sn ordinary uavelinS com panion. bad hGmer. there came another fellow who ,nld me plainly tha, was a fool. First i, sounded like whisper. then louder and louder: ," You are down rgh; iool." Finally. read II in the news paper before me: ], was traced on inc blue moEn;ains; ihe locomotive shrieked ]; h me Yes. believed II: why dld no; ;hen and there ,urn my face home ward We'll ,he tooi mus; frst travel I, all of before everything would be rsh; again.
 4; ll>t.-one day. wi;h a violeux beating of ,hc hear. again entered ny dwelling What a solemn stiffness rej -ned there eas;ld now hear the sound of whsspcr- ing voices: r'N w;fe came toward me ~ |; k verv s'ck. ven sick. moaned she. ~ II wlll s2relv die," ,red ;o comfort her Oniy a short rnle. however proved that her fears were but ;oo vel grounded During the nish, we both sa, by the iittle bed; she there and here. Each of us holding one ef his little hands. An those fcyerish pulse beats .-every stroke sound ing like an appeal: Love each other love each other; be good - Ne iel; eventually these ;hrobbings and we un- ders,eod the appeal. ou- eyes met fuli and earnest through ;hc gliuerng tears. as in flrsi hol, VOW. Words would have seemed d saerileSe then.