Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-27
A FAMILY ARRANGEMENT.
A Story Which Proves the Utter
Impossibility Of Woman Keep
ing Quiet When . Man
is About.
The severeTask Imposed on His
Vile, Daughter and Son
i-i by Colonel Baekley.
Arkansaw Traveller,

Wllds, understand, but merely desired
to meet curious people, for which spe-
cies Of humanity ArkAnsaw ever has
and no doubt always will be renowned.
Late one afternoon ! stopped at a
fence surrounding a rather large log
house, and asked of a boy who sat on
fence who lived there. The young
ster crew like rooster, but paid no
further attention to the question.
Cant you talk2" | asked.
20 o-k-o o-k--o-o-k ,e.r-o 90 !"
he replied.
A grizzly bearded man came from
tho house and asked what | wanted
Wanted information as 10 who
lives here, but this youngster only
crows in reply" .
wall, what else would yer expeck
a rooster to do2 Yer've hearn o the
dog that run with the chickens until
he couldn't do nothin' but cackle an
crow, haven't yer2 Wall, this chap ia
in pretty much the same fix. lie ken
hear all right but he KANT talk"
Rather strange; why don't you take
him to the north aud exhibit himl"
That wouldn't do no good fur |
don't think he can be cured"
81 mean show him."
"0h, yes; now l recornize what you
mean. Halter talk plain ter me,
stranger. | amt hard O hesrin', but
my UNDERSTANDINGS leetle stiff"
Wow far is it to the nexthouse2"
Thar amt none.
you don't mean to say that yours
is the only house in this entire country,
do your"
mo, not 'zactly, but it's mighty
nigh it. Foxes is mighty scatterin'
out here"
II am glad you told me, as it would
be unfortunate to ride on in a hope Of
stopping for the night aud then meet
with disappointment. suppose that
underline circumstances | can remain
here until morning.
"Sartinly, eff yer ken put up with
our style"
II can put Up with anything"
Get down. Bob, take the strangers
horse. Do yer hear2"
90 k-o-o k-o-o k-e,r-o>o-o T.
replied the boy.
| was shown into a large room with
an immense fireplace, before which
sat pleasant looking woman and a
beautiful girl, about eighteen years
old. They arose when they saw me,
but neither of them spoke. 81
My wife an darter," said the man.
They air def an dumb, can't hear a
thing nur speek word. A great
piece o bad luck ter fall on two wins
min O. the same family, but reckin
Ole Marster knows his own business. "
The women went into an adjoining
room and | asked, How did you
manage a courtship with deaf and
dumb girl? ?"
Went along as smooth as you
please. lister take sweet taters ter
her an she soon found out what that
meant, but she gin me back Irish Ia.
ters, what meant that the thing want
entirely agreeable. l kept on though
an finally she gin me sweet later
what meant that the affair was settled
an that We was engaged. Say, thar,
Bob, see ef supper's ready. Do you
hsar?"
20 o-k-o-o k-o o-k.e.r-o 90
the boy answered aud in a moment re-
turned Eithanother crow which, trans
lated, meant that vesperisn refresh
ments we're in waiting. The meal, al
though its principal dishes were corn
bread aud bacon, was enjoyable 10 q
hungry man, and | ate with a vigol
which seemed to challenge the respect
OF the host, for he piled bacon on my
plate with an unspGring hand.
/ | enjoyed = good nights rest, buI
was somewhat provoked to find I
heavy rain falling when | Awoke
H0Eevsr, after took another look a
the beautiful deaf and dumb girl, I 81
far became rsconcilsd that | felt hal
inclined to look around for 0 sWee
potato, but not seeing one handy, anC
having some doubts as 10 the proprietl
Of such q proceeding on 90 short al
acquaintance, | satisfied myself b.
gazing at the beauty. She did no
appear like al uneducated girl, fol
such perfect seli-possession, such al
easiness Of attitude could not, /
seemed to me, belong TO one who hat
| not been taught.
/ The day pissed very pleasantly anC
the next morning / was not sorry I,
see the ground covered with snow, TO
then had an excuse for remaining
another day. Alter breakfast, Will
walking around in the snow, saw th,
girl standing contemplating, witt
seeming rapture, the falling fakes
She blushed as approached, aud if
had known where the sweet potatoe
we're kept. l should have made
break 10 that direction.
"HoW I'd like TO throw snow anon
her beautiful curls," said.
You'd better not, she replied, an
then clapping a dimpled hand over he
lovely mouth, she ran 10 th
house, | followed, and ran into tn
room just 10 time TO see the girl and he
mother laughing heartily.
Look hercl this deaf and dun
business has gone 90 long enough"
said, but before any reply was made
J the old gentleman burst into the room
What's al tbis2" he exclaimed
Has either Of broken your con
tract?" Etf-INA
Il haven't" his wife replied, "Ell
thOughtlessly said that the Major mus
} not thgDw snow on her head"
"Mtjor, this needs some little expll
nsliou. We moved out here about
year ago, expecting 10 open a lare
farm, but my family became dissatil
/ fed. From morning until night
could hear nothing but oh, do pleas
G leave here; oh, when are you going
leave here2 Every time
stranger eam6 along Rlla and "a
4 wife, Hua Bob, too, by Georgl
! would bore me nearly to death in tel
! ing Of the better days they had seer
! until at last we entered into a col
tract, Iagreed that IL they would
deaf and dumb, when strangers wei
present, that after six months time
!. would take them back 10 civilization
Z Bob declared that he must be Above
q TO hear and crow, TO which | fnsll
! consented. They imposed task q
s me, compelling me TO play the roll
/. the squatter. Here, Bob"
"O-o-k-o-o-k-o ok e.r- 90 o.
;, None Of that growing now. Va
4 are released.p T te
e Much Obliged, " and he ran out
| great glee.
n AT dinner thoughtlessly passc
" the sweet potatoes to Ella. Colon
a Buckley, my host, threw himself Bee
I. and roared. II wasn't many day
4 however until a mutual exchange
% sweet potatoes we're made, for III
and | were soon engaged, and | don
think, sir, that better wife ey
lived. w li 5llI'I
y Should you boa sufferer from dyspe
sia, indigestion, malaria or weakness y,
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