The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-04

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 Shakespeare cost the lawyer grea; deal of money, for whenever a friend wanted to borrow fsw hundreds of him, he would sap the wall of the lawyers prudence by praising Shakespeare. This sofened the fine old scholars heart, and fl he had only opened an account in his ledger with 4 William Shakespeare, of S,ra:ford-on-Avon, England there would be pretty large balance against that divine deer-stealer and poet. But, to re- turn. When the lawyer had rubbed his hands, he said to his daughter: < Ossoli, my dear, l am afraid shall put you out, but have improvised a grand banquet today q, six o'clock. have taken care you shall have TO more trouble than usual. for have ordered dinner at the ho.el.'
 A large dinner, papa" calculated osso.i. Ah. ard my new dresses have rot arrived. and don't think Meta has anything to wear"
 This gave ,he lawyer an opportunity of crushing his beautiful daughter with ! quotation, so he threw the avalanche rom Thomson .; her:
 itsas;y aaa3orred, is aas5as! :ie t4os,.
 Milliners do no, p,n this m ;heir ai ver;isng cards. my dear girls. bu, ], IS ;ae truth. for all that"
 Bu,. dear papa exclaimed ossoh. why did you not give me llttle warn ins: Meta would like 10 have real up her dictionary of quotations ere she had met tha; very learned senator.
 Meta was too happy in the expectation of seeing her ideal to re;ort with singers her cousin $ badinage, but resolved 10 make herself IS bewiiching as possible.
 They had only lust completed their hasty toilets when senator Green was an- nounced.
 The lawyer introduced him to ,he ladies. and then excused himself on the plea of regulating ,he l" banquet
 For the first time in her life Meta fel, embarrassed. Instead of ra,,lins o1 her pleasan,ries. her paradoxes. and her quie, sarcasras. she eonten;ed herself with . few common place remarks.
 Her cousin. Ossoli, on the other hand. rasheI in,a ail the topics of the day senator Green listened with l polite respec, winch hafAefed on indifference. saaV an .hen II aq with | smile efe Aiv- Il sati>taetlaa bu, :; VAS evl len; iha; ;. Us thoughts were gwen io Ne.a !. seem he lsi tesrd If Ter aca4,y her #,eeaslt ltsissnn en.s Ter nse1sa,.onal bower sr Ter i4sz}ns,i T ttz... to his ,rffjse, he .ana Ter esefYth=ns ,ha = erte fa .crsaa t..# manners. Ut I :ae s=e>. feae!laat nature
 Vie ne lawyer are inso .hc zl.ae .at-feom, he lil
 senator, the dinaer w4.ts.
 ,,,seli looked ;, aer father w,,h blank .tf q >grpiise and disappoiatsaea. iaf sae fell she hal beef. ehel,ea na, oi . oe!u foi her woiaaa's ins;lnf, told her lh4, her elder and more accomplished cousin would eng:oss the popular senator f the day. And with all sirl's yiYaei,y she sad ,e herself:
 ~ l.et hef have him he's talty:. ke is fAr ,ca serious.to sui. s,rl of real spirit: He IS one who would like 10 have his e.yn way, and never mean my husband ;o hlve his owr way when l am I:.4iIied. No. adeee!, Not bi; ot H..
 The senator WIS more iiapresei with Meta than she was with him. His calm coasl ..era:e discourse drew ou, ei her by degrees III her hidden resources He saw that under that society style of con sersation reposed ! depth of fire ieehn : and clear intelleo, only possessed by the mos, gifted of women. for Il IS T., woman alone that these rare combinations are found
 Nor was the shave dignity of ,he sena- %A los, Gpon Meta. Although nearly " her age, she fel. insensib.y drawn ' ~b k.,.,,2 i,,. !, af amy as 1ivldly and Sub;iy depicted by Goethe ia his .' Elective Ai.ini.ies.
 When congress ad'ournei the senator paid ! v,si: to Meta Laullei. in Celuia- bus. lie then made a formal proposal ;o her. which. after consultation with her guardian, her uncle. she accepted.
 Their marriage was selemnlzed with simplicity, dictated by he senator's good taste. and which the innate delicaey oi his brit.e commended.
 Ater their honeymoon. which was spen, n l town of the west. the married lovers returned 10 the sena,ors home in l.iIt,e Rock. After seeing his wife into he carriage, he left her 10 call upon the governor. telling her he would be al home ID an hour.
 She drove up 10 the door of her future home. and was respectfully welcome by the housekeeper. who ushered her into the slt:ing-ioom.
 The next minute the door of the apart men, opened. and female having the appearance of ! governess entered. lead lng bright. beautiful solden-haired, h. tie lady of about seven years old.
 Waa; was the surprise and anguish of ;he young wife ai hearing the young wo- man eNciaim:
 :" Here, Miss Pansy. is your new man. ma
 Poor Meta. She WIS the young lady who would never marry | man who had ever loved before, le, alone being mar ned. No wonder she pu, her hand to her head as if stunded when Miss ransy walked up to her. kissed her, and called her mamma r"
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