The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-08-13
s"OLD MARSTER.
Death. an Enemy m Youth In Old Age
 a Friend


 Il X a pity L. aires, such lu old man. wa> whispered around the rour, foein when a gray hatred parsonage. fassta md miserable. was dfraigncd before ,hr police judge 1holgh bowed over and leaning en a rudc=s.aae fer support the old man possessed : rctncmcn, oi nan her. an elegance ni men ,h.,, a,trartcd .tt- teniien. lis face ~ere aa eXpre,S.ea at deepe>; sadness, md h> r>.~ .s fHes wandered trrGrrti tie f,,s.ttt -iessts .s.z.it one to ..nethcraH then sAzed ti@ediA ., 'hs-fs'.4ss,,..- ~i-r-ke. t.ts=-t.=ot paet7s ;htn could he gathered s;iaa tl.c range Il the ;no,f gifted ora,of
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 =! have uct,f. i.ea mea5y oi aHs h. ing nan. Tcplig,i ;he as4tn,, and l sle notWish to plca3 u> e,u-c. liheiplc>~- I.a,s k . Violation at4auT lAN. 'Acn u indeed mem punishment I~lil tel sea why Lam here .,tie. AoG p..,s the sentence wheh IVY helde>s s.oia,ion ei the IaN te,eRes.
 The judge ~h eoeId pas ludsmen; upon yet.' head. bowed ,, the A.e.shi ei ,ear>. mus, be inham.n lea IT. souI s,ors."
 \ dca'hhke s,lllnc~, fell upon the room. An officer das scta;ehed him- self. and then. a, though moved hN the xr,rrft-t,t -i.ef...e.eL h. lls-e. settled into tnmo>ablc stiffness. The old oolored man at the t,F endot ;he'eam leaned forward in silcn, cagernes>.
 = Before the war MAS a planter. fhe old man sad but during the struggle les, everything. ZMN alaNes deserted me They had been m} companipi,s and ;o be  rudely Jeff by them. vithou' a word of parting. was sad bloa ,o me. Ny sons were killed in the army. agd ny Vlie dicd Of grief had to sell m land. for Wa, unable to cultivate |. l messed my money lnlud.clously and became :. bank rupt. cf, alone N .h65.. fficu =. 'isspcT- ate. took To drink ; a.d 'he cid re- els which followed ss.si elv rc.dzcd the approach of old age unt.l it> ~ithenng hand was placed upon me. reformed. but Il was too late. \, last. weak and palsied. found myself out of doors. NJ one cared for me. There vas no pI;y n the many faces tha, passed me. Hear ing tha, colorcd man who once be- ionsed 10 me an old man ~i,h whom vas raised and ~iih whom used 'o pla, when we were boys together lived in Little Rock ! came here. and las, night ~earied with van search. l sank to the ground. where l was found by police man. I-"
 Hole on dar shouted the old col ored man at the far end of the room. spnnging from his seat and rushing for ward. Hear l is. Mar, Rufc. F.rc God an man dis IS nl> ole narsier. lake hol, ob my arm. Mars Rufe. yer, g~lne home WId me. Ner's go, one frlen' n dls uncertain uorI' Da induced me ter leave yer once. but nothIn ken par; US agin. NIT. ledge. dis is m ole inArstef. my ole marstef what IS dc bes man n de vorl Ef he owes dis court anything. ole oi- mons so, de money ter pay II. Dar Mars Rufe. don shed dem tears. fur de good Lord hab flung yer inter mighty preeiative hans. Come on. lernuy hep yer. and the old man WAS led from the room.
 
 Hush. aalk light dar. ole narsier's asleep, sad old simon. bending over the bedside :" Twilight sas deepening uths tinge of eve" and the lamp had Ius, been lighted Simon's house. situated n quie, neighborhocd, among vines tha, climbed around its rude eves, was indeed