The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-21

hell up iny end oi the family affairs. Nos hes as pleasant to ne as you please. an when l wan,er 70 anywhere. he savs, Agh; cut aad light. The day has come when boys can, afford ,o jet thesr fathers run over them. Look how they've been treatin' yea. They won, le, you go out an play on sunday, an soon as they see that you arc about to have some fun, they come ,ampcrin' round you, an make you ask foolish questions. I'd he a man. if was you.'
 Young Mulkit,le was deeply affected He thought of how often the doos-sard fence was the boundary line ot h<s enjoy ment and unused with wasering dctcrm- nation over the fact that every child Tn the community had a decided advantage over him.
 They'll keep gi,sin' tighter an tighter on yon. m continued. Let's heat soa say damn she luck
 Damn me luck sad young Mal- k tie after A moments hesl,a,ien.
 There. knoeed you wasn', ceV. ard Look ai these worms. VII yuu : Won, they make hsh's mouth water :. Naai do you sax :
 Malkissie though; faf . moment. ..he sunday school bells began n ring. He leekea u fhe Warlas. dad thought ei the bfighl water - the cTeek. and the gfass oa lhe 4srSs.
 I'll k. Ae exclaimed.
 Come CT. and Jun, seiang the baig-eup. and. followed hy young Maiksi. tie ci;tabcd the ienee. took up a couple of fishing rods. and started in pursuit oi :. pleasure which. to the lnnoeen, child. WAS newborn and thrilling.
 When the boys reached the creek, linn gave Ml!ki,i!e al necessary instraI tiohS. Ills easily des clipped ability to handle the tackle elitiied words of complimentary asionishmen, from Ilm, and finally, when be caught a perch about two inches long. he thfea doWfi Its red and danced with glce
 :. By George In suddenly exclaimed ~yonder comes your old man. He don't knov nc. lou sip around wonder @n hide. and T ak :o him." The young ster se red ~s..a fear, quickly obelcd.
 "Wla; $ year nasae:' asked Mr Mal'silte, ztaHptas lis buggy neal Iim
 My names , Tom"
 = Where co yeu live:
 ~ il is.Ai house oyet wonder.
 Have yoa seen .ny,ang ot TWO boys. one rough fellow, snd the other 4 enid oi teisneH.efsi:
 "les. ST. 1 saw ,hen 5as. now. They were here al said that feller was comm after taelu. All lowed that they d better sxip. They vert across tbc eieek, an are n them bushes over yoa- der
 Hos eaa get across: can, drse my horse oyer that bank.
 ' i.oa can latnp on that 2and.bAr. down there. an theh lInp on 'hem ks. an sii over
 Inc sand-bat. shfewdly suggested by i'm. N4s only a collection of smaH particle. tsi s.a,iiasossd and leaves. kep, together by the cddsing stream e.reling sroend |. !, covered pool of water some six feet deep. Hr. Muikist.e grasped his baggY ship, and leaped from the h,sh bank. He went under. head and ears. lie arose and iioundered around and yelled. He spit trash from lis mouth and s.ofe. He grssped 4. the bronu-cfesied foam. and went under agalf. He struggled into the swift water. and sas turned oyer ard over He vas hGnped against iog. He lost his hat Finally. Ae reaehea he bank. the same side he nad ief'. and began 10 climb up He gFssped a care root. ard pulled hian- seit gp. ihe root broke. aad he scsi back n,a the aater. He reached ;s.e bank again, and had ga,ned the top, when the bank efEmbied. and down he wcnt again He cursed all the creeks that were ever discovered. lie damned Adam. and cast reflections upon the character of Eve He gained ihc top of the bank. And stood upon firm soil. The Devil he exclaimed. His horse and buggy were gone. When he jumped into the crIft. m sprang into the buggy, drove to where young siusksfsle had serrcted him. self. assisted h,ra into the vehicle. and drove rapidly to town The minister was so mad that he could hardly sec the road. lie s.nbbed his toe and feil in the dust. When he reached the suburbs of the city he mel children coming from Sunday school. They didn't know him, and boy ran up, punched him with z stick, and another one struck him with dead rat People stared al him as he passed along the street. When he reached home. hs r~ss..sa sos the boy. He showed his ~ife ageinss the wali, and trod on the Cat.
 Come here to me - he howled, when he saw the boy The child obeyed, and the angry father. Nish a switch he had brought for the occasion. began to lay il on him. The iistie feiIox didn't vince, and when the switch was gosn ont, the boy walked around the yard and chuckled- The old negro man had cut a sheepskin to fit over his shoulders and down his back.