The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-22
THE UNFINISHED MANUSCRIPT,
tovss Read. "a TsAA. sifsiaes.

VI W &A VI q tovss Read h Texas Siniags.l 1 LsteFary men have. somehow. received . kind of social hlaek eye tha, is, no one believes that they are quite as good hus- banda os as good fathers as they should oe and from the observatory of casual view, ,his is correct. few people know l to what extfcmitics literary men are re- duced. Few, vcsy fec indeed. know hos they court the sc-called muse Of inclin- ation. The maa who handles the draw. Ing. knste CT plane can. if he be m physi- cal condition. do hs work crediiably but the literary man though he may be n robust health. and ,hcagh he may ncs have aa scAe cs paia, n frequently unable to do acceptable work. This is freak which % student ct mesAphys,es can explain. tcs the mind os man. al. though it ls coastantly becoming clearet and more capable os comprehension, is st,ll ssmeth,ng which q Ne~ton canno, dehne. nor Raeon perfectly explote A mans mind seems to have bu, lit,le to do with h,s affections. tor although h,s heart may be warm. h,s words arc some tunes cold
 want you to go Ia bed. sad Mir Meekiamore. the we'll known novelist. 10 h,s l'uie girs Every nigh, when ., down to a~ork you persist in snott,ng arousd. e.o to bed. I've got work te do."
 " She can't understand you, sa,d Mrs Me, ,klamote. don't think that she |. we'll"
 shes always Ill ~hcn wan, to work She seem to study the time Wha, d, you wan, to snort tha, way for You a,e enough to dt,se A man crazy ''
 Robe,,. | don't think the little ,nl can help H." the ~ife repl,ed. "she |. too young to know anything about the importance ofyoar work"
 Well ns tune she WAS learning" the author exclaimed. turning. with an angty au. Other people eau work without interruption. don't see ~hy should be imposed on. in go down io~n can write there ~i,hou, interruption" and he gathered aP his papers and let, the house
 .nle,ly. and without tae sliShle.t m. tetiaption. he worked ioi several heuts Occasionally. while his mud was deep ,n the moulding ot a character. he would sec i,ule anslous tAec. and hear an sA elamaton ot' gladness but he waved aside the vision and worked on ate at nigh, boy came in ~ith a note. The massage ran.
 am very uneas, about Dora th,nk she has the d,psheua
 My wotk is done iot toen,.ht." he unused and arranging hi. paper. w,th dsseontented ais, he went nome, He found the doctor there The h,tle sufferer smiled at him AS he entered she ,tted ,o say something. but papa. come, was all he could understand An unfinished manuscript stared at him
 Is |, very violent attack '" he asked oi the physician.
 Yes. very"
 Inc mother sat cn the edge of the bed The father approached. He touidn't sec the lines ot the ieanusenm nov The li,tle g,rl ehoked, and the, hncd her ap. The taihei pu, his anu under her head. The unfinished manuscfipt was dim
 She has been aihng tos several day..s sa,d the mother. but ~e did na, think ,ha, there was anything se,ioua the matter ~ith her She has been so gay and full oi ,olic tha, ~e dldnt think anything could aiI he.
 The sufferer looked al her father and uied to speak. bat ta,ing, shs put her hand into his and smiled. The unfinished manuscnp, vas dim. With a struggle she sad
 Am bad F'
 '' No, angel. whispered the lathe,
 Do you want me to go to bed f'
 ]" No darling Inc unfinished mana ser'p' ~as fading more and more.
 She IS pam all help" the doctor sad.
 The mother hid hef isee n the ~in,iow curtain The father look his thlld n h.. arms She looked a, him and vas dead Inc unfinished mannscupt had faded