The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09


 some time in its hiding place, was once again brought into requisition. and it's pli- ancy and stinging capacity fully tested, and then laid away until again needed. And at Dicks house, al about the same hour in the day, similar waihng and gnash- ing of teeth might have been heard. as was heard by those who passed by the wood-shed attached to the house of my father. This same wood-shed being a small frame building devoted to the dry storing of fire wood, with always clear space vacant for the successful birching and tanning of my fathers unfortunate son--,he writer. They tell me revenge is sweet, and it was sweet to Dick and me on tha, never-to-be-forgosten dark night, when bagging up two full broods of kit tens (only sixteen in all), we slipped softly up to the deacon's back gate, and empded them every one into the yard, near the kitchen door. |, is needless to say with what unerIing certainty those kittens found that kitchen door. Does the wild bird know its nest? Does the gentle mich COW know its calf. Does duck love water? They found that door. and all other doors, windows, hooks and oran- nies around. on top, under, cross-wise, and in any other way abou, or connected with the dcacon's residence. or his nu- merous ou:-buildings. and for the space of many months held high and rio,ous midnight carnivals upon all the elevated points and himney tops of those build ings. Unfortunately for the poor deacon and his family. a pc, Thomas cat had long been q eo-ocoupant of their house. and the fierce. blood thirsty and cat-ha,- ing bull-dog hal. after mary and severe beatlngs, in course of time. been taught 10 respect the rights oi cats, and now he respected the rights of these newly ac- quired ones l: and 10 .h.s unfortunate training. and perersion of the nature of this hish.miniei and war-like dog, was due the many monihs of sorrow and agony which the deacon endured for, in due course of time. these sixtecns ca,s greg up and multiplied. and waNed exceeding numerous, ard all the while. besii-s other m.schlet, .1namcrable cSss iaId by faithful. devoted and unsuspcetins hens, were beIng broken .nto. and teef comforts ,4:rae,c,.. the old dcaoan placed many a steel :rap around ard abou; these qGie, .nd secluded nests for the purpose of ea,ch,ns these heart.ezs and thieV.sh c.i,s. ba; n9 almun.tian II ,heiT nusabe, was ever no:.eed cxccp; !a the loss of orc cat. the scry one ,hc old man would fan have spared neac atae. than the aiCrc-iucntTorc sierk ans. tately pc; Thomas oa;. Su, full many ! well n. :eniouco and = abseINcs.. ua>us Fe 7 ins hen, ir tie aCf oi entering her ncst :rnl. lpun the ,n., oi aHe et tsacse na= meTous eoneea.eel taps and was ,4Gei8 within = relentless laws. y-oslns. there lore. wha; Wili catch a ca; iii als cate | a-a. as .ae deacon found 10 h.s gfca disappesHtmenf. B4;. nh me what world cf socd I, was sil doins poor Diok and my self. the poor tie icon never suspcc,cS us. and ~e v'>,e: hs house almost daily and watched and observed ard gloalcs ovef the secre, es.ye and sorrow th;., va whitening the old mans hair and hurry ing him into an untImciy grave Nhii, even then. his orchards were our f4ver;' stamping grounds on dark. eleud, nights Out never more while ,he aoer shone iuli and cl-a.l
 Bu, one day when the old man sarnt along jysi after we had ki.:cd the las frog ln the cl.y-hoie pond, ana Ia, ssinned him and hung hiu upon hooS' i tplayin1 ba,cher shop. you knoS4. ,l, hafsa ed HlaE talked . us fcv mo mcn,s H1,h ,-rc,s; hndnts, nd iccl,us i and we never ..sa!n played se cfuc. ;haG as 5u.che, shop.
 And one night, soon .itcr. ve btgec. nearly III the de2coa's ra,s and cls ,,ib uicd them gmpNnially amor. al | other nelghbors: giving unto each man house ,aa, number which we thought |, jus, due. Ah, sae. a. you si; | your e.!icc w'tt pen a11 Scissors m yo2 hand glaneins dosE q: that heated an ] thirsty looking man entering the saloo lgst down Ns<kham s,-cei- l,ileIe taere now. ust hold ou: ay down ,ou hat: don, follow hIm. for even now l. thinks of you. and will presently brin !oa up whole pitcher falll--hu; don you remember many Iust su~h boyis pranks you played sshen you were q boy Of course you do. l know II; ard man ! tune your heart bends towards you good old friends, and you love ,o reca. , them again
 
 day his father dscd. and upon h.n de voi.ed the care oi his mother and H.iI brothers hu, he undertook ii like lii,, man. HoUeye-, one year all thing seemed combred against young Dic- and Il was the old stern deaco. ths came 10 him and loaned him twl,hou i interest, mind you the money he needle, to start him again. and when the old rlsl was laid away 10 his unending rest. T more sincere movrncrs were there iha Drk and !. Bu, ah me. ,ha; was year ago, and my old playmate. ,eo, iies iot n the ground. ard ,he green grass ha been growing many summers upon h lonely grave. The mocklng birds bull their nests and sings upon the tree above him. whiie bare ny head ani think reverently Of he h,,le ,1ck Do, phin Of years ago.
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