The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-04
ANNOYED HIM.
Mir. Mulki,,ie Could No, Bear ;o De Told
 of His Increasing Flesh.

I'd like ;o know what the mischief Is the matter with this vest. said Mr. Mui- kiu.e the other morning, IS he rugged at a white linen garment in that nervous manner which rarely elici;s sympathy, and which Is never thoroughly under stood by spectator.
 Which ves,: - ,hoagntlessly asked Mrs. Mulkit,le.
 Why. this one. oi course. You eeT- ,ainly don, think ,ha, I'd work like slave on one vest and hold another one as subject of conversation do you@ and he twisted himself around.
 The vest IS loo small for you, Mr. Mul- s:;le.
 - don, see ho~ !, eAn De too small, for II was made for me.'
 Yes, ba; you haven, worn i, since las, year, and voa mus, remember that you're getting fat.
 "E d., exclaimed the nervous gentle man turning almost eoa,emp,aoasly up,n his wife. Getting fa. Emily, do think that a, times you can be the sl!lies, of anybody ] ever saw
 = did not intend 10 wound your pride. but the truth $ plain. Anybody can see that you are much aeshier than you were las, year. Of course you can't help t, and are in no wise to blame, even If a ia, man in a pulpi, IS a---. But, see Il worries you and don, care to talk about it, and the li,,le woman, transformed from meekness 10 mischief, laughed 10 herself
 "I hope ,ha, you wi,l 10, in the leas, spare ray feelings, Ern,ly. Oh. no just so ahead now and neap yout r.dicule on me. A prophet is 10, wi,hou, honor. you know, save ID his o~n house ard among his own people. l,'s the way of the world
 And I'm 10 be blown up this way just because you are beng favored @!,h flesh. You advocate the doctrine Of truth, bu, scorn the truth when il is io.d. Everybody knows that you are getting fat, and people are talking abou, Ii, though don't know ,ha, they mean any harm"
 Who's talking about t:' exclaimed the Rev. MT. Mulki,,le, wheeling around and glaring at his wife.
 "Oh, don't know that they have com mitted such a crime that their names should be demanded n a manner so violent, bu, can tell yoa. 4, the sociable the other nigh, Captain Ruck- lesby said 10 me, why, hs~ fat Mir. Null kiule is ge,,ing.'r
 Rueklesby! Why he needn', talk He's 50 fat he can hardly walk"
 Yes, he knows that, and during the conversation with me he declared ,ha, you would soon be as fat as he is"
 .He did, eh. l always knew ina, he was fool, bu, did no, know until now that he was given 10 downright, lying. shall know how 10 treat him m the future, = and the angry minister tore o:f his yes, and threw i, behind a trunk. People in this town never can learn 10 attend 10 their own business, bu; make !, pe.n, Q go around and ialk about somebody getting fat FH hate ;ha, word. and never use i, in my sermons
 T, makes no difference" reJoaed Mrs Mulkittle. wiaking al her son, ~ho en- tered the room. hox much you oblect,o flesh, the physical decree has, think gone forth ina, yoa arc ,o 1elo,... .l.,- mensely fesh,. regret ,his quHe as much as you do, and wan, yoa 10 under stand that ] am willing to assist you in your trials, and that when yoa walk around town will accompany you ~i,h a chair SO you can sii down and rest. and I'll promise you tha, when people pom. at me, as l waik along the stree, and say there goes ma, ia, preachers xife, I won't become angry"
 -Oh, hush, you make me tired and the annoyed gentleman took sea, 2, the ~indo., and looked far down the street.
 -Pa-7 asked the boy. who ~as the fattest man in the bibie:'' ~I don't know.n
 But there was a snlar;est man, an a oldest man, an a s.ronges; man, an why wasn't there A;;ess man -
 Don't know, l tell you-7 The reason they didn't have ,he fAt