The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31
:. Is yoer husband dead ;" Hush your mouth. never had hus-


 "Woaldn', he have you
 Wouldn't who have me:
 Your husband
 .l don, want any husband
 Pa says you do.'
 "four pa is fool that's what ais him.,
 " fyou don't want a husband, what makes you curl your halr.:
 ]" l don't l. curls itself
 :. Blu, saw you take II oil and twist |, around piece of hot iron
 Hush your mouth. sir. and don, you stir from there. Your father and mother have let you run over them. bat you cant run over me" and Miss Gtlmling stretched herself on sa!a and iFoWncd III an ger at the wall. The boy remained still for a long tune. Mss e.rimiing overcome by the very physical fefee If anger. iei asleep. he boy arose and softly lei, the room. He thought of how shaincfully he had been treated and the idea of revenge occurred to him. He went eu, to the la, where he found the cali, jumping around in animal glee. The oaIf seemed h bc lonesome, and threw up hs tail Tn wei come d, the bays approach Ill dnse him in the house where Miss Grmling is" the boy unused. and immediately he began the iniiiatory steps oi the enterprise. The calf ran around and would not go through the gate. A negro boy came along and young Mulkittle told hsm tha, If he would assist in getting the animal into the house, he would give him three bis- cults with sugar on them. The negro boy agreed, but demanded pay in advance. Young Mulkiule went 10 the kitchen and rtturncd with his par, of the con tract which the negro stored III his pockets and announced himself ready for work. The calf was so playful ;ha, he could TO, be driven. He bu,tcd the negro against the fence. and kicked al young Mulk;i,ic, tossed hls head. and seemed. upon he whole, ;o enjoy him self, Finally, upon suggestion of the negro. rope was employed and thrown over the calfs head He struggled des- pera,ely a, first Ierkcd the negro down and soampcred around the bot but after awhile, he allowed himself to be led. Considerable trouble was experienced ID getting him up the steps, bu, by dint of uniting endeavor, the two youngsters landed him on the porch. From there he was led into the hallway, into which the door of the room occupied by Miss Grimling opened. They took of -the rope. when Mulki,tle dismissed the boy and shut the door. The door of Miss Crimling's room was open, and the calf walked into the sanctuary of the sleeping old maid. The boy up-,osd to the door, and watched the proceedings. Miss Grimling snored. The calf walked around, wen, ,o the sofa and began ,o sniff her dress.
 "Who is this :" she exclaimed, spring ing up.
 The calf, surprised, and doubtless thinking that iis time had come, bu, de- ,ermining to sell is life as dearly IS pos sible, bris,led up with tha, strange cour- age. which in times of danger often comes % the meekes; of animals, and dared 4, Miss Grimling. She shneked. sprang from he sofa and loudly called for help. Tie calf, a.r.ba;ing all lis misusage to Ihe woman, bounded A, her and piled ms bony head asains' her anatomy. and but,ed her against he wall and churned her around the room. Tn her excitement, Miss Grimling could no, identify her enemy indeed she did . not have time, for the calf continued to jol, her She broke from ,he room and ran up the stairway The calf followed dared after her, occasionally assist ing her up the steps. Finally she gained f an upper room, when she locked the door, and settled down to unrevised ter TOT. Muikit,le opened the hall door and ran away. When the calf went out, he shut the door, vent out, hauled din in a box and dipped the dirty oyster can into !. the barrel of clean rain water. When the minister and his wife returned, Miss Crimling was induced ,o come down st2is- She could give no lucid explana- tion of her fngh, and bruises, but de- clared that something dreadful had hap lpened-