The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
wonderful ease, pleasantly remembering


 aside, took up book of German poems and from that went to Italian and Span ish literature. 1 had heard no strange noises. had seen nothing 10 impress nie. and as skipped lightly from one lan- guage to another, culling half forgotten gems here and there. could no, help bu, thank some higher power that had been so s,udious in my youth.
 ' The judge called me. and reltc tan,ly turned from the vas; store of knowl edge to join him. We walked some dis tance. when finally the judge said
 "'Found quite number of books. supppose:'
 "'Yes. quite a number
 "' Understand Sanskrit, presume
 '. 1 stopped and mechanically. plucked the blossom from tall weed. remem- bered having seen Sanssrit in the library, bu, knew tha, had never studied It. could not remember wha, 1 had read, bu, knew tha, had read it with won- derful ease. also remembered with the distinctness that ignorance always insures, that was unacquainted with all lan- guages except English. The judge mo- ,iced my perplexi,y and af;er allowing me time to indulge ia troubled thought, sad
 "'I suppose you read those books with ease
 "'Yes.' Irepl!ei. ou; wha; puzzles me is. ,ha, never s.- jed the languages in my school days ba, when took down the books te!ne,i 5e.ed Ina; had studied :hem dor, enders,and |,
 =" suppose Eo: Ta4: :s ;ae very poiE; upo;. r.s.-.. we 5.,e ,ae assertion. ;ha; the liogasy |. aa@a:ei The nos: ignoran: ,..a:. E :se vo..i epuid so in ;he,e aud fe4: f.... l. o2 t.d. bu: when he con e oc:. ss: As la-. he eanuo, re- member wha: he Ia. !eai. lie m.s sh; attempt 10 wt.,e ais :.:oasn:s and nigh; ;hink tina: he tai Aagassao.y performed ;he task. bl; le: hla, :A<e ,..e raanus1tip: oG, of the room and 10 man in the world can read +: The lanseases in tina, library are haunted
 :" walked or, deeply engaged in troubled though: can you explain at length asked. why the library is haunted in this peculiar manner
 "' 1 can only re,ell story ,ha; has often been told. 1, like yoa am slow to believe in the uneNplainable and like you read books written ia languages ot which was ignorant that Is on the outside. for as tell you. anybody n read anything Tn the library of haunted languages Many years ago tradition says. there came to th. nei shborhood. an old man who 5g.li ;he los ho2se or rl;her room. that you have us: visited The country was very thin!y settled |: that time. for Arkansaw had 10; yet been admitted into the union as s.d:e No ore ever learned the name Of ne old man. Some sad tha: he hai beer congressional llbarian, and ihrogsh removal rom office had sou.h, the woods. wh.ie the more supers,i,.ous declared hiin 10 be a wizard. He bC:.: the house unass.s:ed. althoush the people ot the nei sh5orhood offered 10 help klm When the ..ie structure was completed. up drove a wagon load oi ooo<s b ,ae door. bu: ne was 50 pecul.Ar tha: ne even would not allow the drirer ;o ,ss.s: h.;l; in unload. !ns the volumes N one ever .ea,aed now ne laet N one eve, saN h,n. ei. any;h.n, tauocs people desuoas ot knowing soHle;h.a5 at ;he ole te..ow. woa.d ,o . i..s ..e-se. ..: dtte;ea: ;.saes ei the dly VI. :.e nap- O: ea:ch.n, hun ]; h:s meals. e-: tae> always ;oani han poF.rs et-; h., books. A: ,ha: i.ne ,ae people Q: A.kAnsaw were very s@spi-la-s q 5ooSs and ,aey ;aous IL tha. mar who woG,i iuiul.e ir appetite D. setd.ns vas kay Any. thing ba: la ' a.An eaGli be ;nle.A.e... aud the sead peop.e oi ne nei sh5o.aood took lt gPon themselves ;o inform the old man tia: he ,ags: work O. leave ;ae country. !: dtdn'; make my d,::eyeu e wha: kind ot wo:k lse pesioraed He nigh, have ensased n inc work of chop p'ns down trees. merely to see them ill. and i: would have been Il. riyh:. or he m'sh;. win {. ea, e4eA,.y commeulaoie. have dug Aitn.ess haies Fl the ground. ba: ie do nothing WIS crime which ;he .adu.. iiieus eemmGni:y ea@.i ID: overlook. One day parry ot representative men called on ;he old fellow and :oii h,n that he must do something. lie ,,ea,ea .hen, very politely and ;o.d them ,ha. he was student with means enough ;o supply an hoaes; living iha, physical labot