The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-24
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Le, some member of the family read ;k.s tory aloud. .while with the diction- ars. a late edition O; either Worcester or Webster, and any other good helper oi he study of language. the others eFitieise or confirm the readers pronunciation. Tbere are ,cS words here which are ire ouertly mispronounced.
 Godfrey, surnamed Winthrop, sa, in the cepot a, Chicago. waiting for his train and reading the Tyidunf. when squad ron of street arabs (lncom3arable for sqaaior) ,hronged from a neighboring alley. a,terins hideous cries. accompanied bs inimitable gestures of heinous eNulta- ton. IS they tortured blaek-and-tan dog.
 ''',oa little blackguards V cred Win ,hEop. stepping outside ard confronting them. adding the inquiry. Whose dog IS ihai :.
 That andacious Caucasian has the br4,a ado ;o. interfere with our clique, taun;Ingly shrieked-,he little ruffian, ex- hibiilng comb2iveness.
 What will you take for him" asked the ienient Godfrey, ignoring the venial tir-G.e.
 "Twenty-seven cents, piquantly ans wered the rbaid urchin. grasping the croaching dog by the nape-
 You can buy lieorice and share with the lndecorous coadjutors of your con- der. aable cruelty" sad Winthrom, pay ing the price and taking the dog from the hid. Then catching up his valise and umbrella he has,ened 10 his train. Wir;hrop satished himself that his sleek pro,ege was no; wounded, and then cleaned che cement from the pretty collar and read these words:
 Leicester. Licensed. No. Io5o."
 Hearing the pronunciation of his name, ;he docile canine expressed gratitude and pleasure, and then sank exhausted at his new patrons feet and slept.
 Among other passengers was maga- zine contributor writing vagaries of ln- dian literature, also two physicians. a ser7bre. irrevocable irrefragable allo- pa,hisi and genial homeopathist, who made specially of bronchitis. Two peremp.oy lawyers from the legislature Of Iowa were discussing the politics of the epoch. and the details of national finance. while a wan. dolorous person, wearing concave glasses. alternately ate uoches and almonds tor sedasive. and sought condolence in q high, lar entable ;reb'e from lethargic and enevate com rsde not yet acclimated. Near three ex- enrlay brethren (probably sinecurists) sa; group of humorous youths: and a jose saflor tlately from Asia) in blouse wais, and ,arpaulin hat was amusing his patriotic juvenile listeners by relating a seres ofthe most extraordinary legends eN;ant, suggested by the contents of his kra2sack, which he was calmly and le:surely arranging in pyramid form on ;hree-legged stool. Above swung fig- ured placards with museum and iyceum advertisements. too verbose to be mis- construed.
 A mature matron of medium height and her comedy daughter soon entered the -ar and took seats in front of Win ,hTo? {who recalled having seen them one T-esdzy in February in the parquet ot a sheater). The young lady had recently made her debus into society at a musical soiree at her aunt's. She had an exqui- site ooquet of flowers that exhaled sweet perfume She said to her aunt. "Mam- ma, shall we ever find my lost Leices- ter =
 NrrouiSy iutilcAi1AC1y 8uufG>cu hcl- saying as he presented his card:
 Pardon my apparent intrusiveness bui prithee. have you lost pet dog?"
 The explanation tha; he had been sto- len vas scarcely necessary, for Leicester. just awakening, vehemenfly expressed his inexpheable joy by buoyansly vibrating between the two like the sounding levex in lelegraphy (for to neither of them would he show partialiyh till, succumb- ing to ennui, he purported to take a re cess, and sat on his launches, complzi- san:ly contemplating his friends. It vas truly an interesting picture
 They reached their destination ere the sEn was beneath the horizon. Ofien drring the summer Winthrop gzlianfty rowed from the quay with the naive and bli,he Beatrice in her jzunfy yachting suit; but 10 coqueuy shone fum the depths of her axure eyes Little Less. their jocund conhdante and couziex (and who was as sagacious as a spaniel, al-