The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-24
Ain, go, no use for the sword. Why haven, you:"

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 Why have you ain,:"
 Great sprouts of sassafras an h,sh water. can't keep mp with you -
 Why ean',yoa keep up ~i,h me-"
 !" Hanged II know
 Why do you hang fyou don, know .
 "Ah. Lord, child"
 Why must An, Lord, child
 You needn't. you needn', by the e,ernal."
 Why neednti:"
 "Youngs,er. pass hood my TOW for while, and chopped down weeds like the old boy. but blamed d l don, pass. Silvy." turning 10 hts wife. have dinner on tune. an fl the preacher axes for me when he comes back. tell hm I'm hang.n' round somewhat. with one eye squintin' al the west. an mighty nigh fagged ou,.
 The boy turned to ,he woman. who arose and lett the room. rensAtkIns. ne. he don't. na,her.i
 shortly af.er~aras, MT Malki,tlc ranc and dinner a A aniteuneea, ba, tae cid farmer had gone se ias away that they had to blow horn for hum.
 When the old man arrived. he gave instructions ;o his sons ,ha, while ;he dinner was in progress of destruction. they should go oser and sweep ou, the church The mcetin house is avery small establishment, of worship, @lth los roof and pole raf,ers. While the boys were al work. one of them noticed a wasp nest on rafter. just over the rude table which served as pulpit, and behind which many man had stood and hurled halleluiahed defiance al the awful embodi- men, of sin. Bill. one efthe boys. >ug ges,ed plan foS amuse,neny, and cautiously climbing np, he ;iei a t~ine string around the nest, passed the ,;rng under a raf,er and carried | across the room passed |, under beHh and ;:ed | ;o nal.
 The church va crowded lolnE Nrlk,tc. invited by the boy. look sea, w4,h them. The lty prea her arose ard began hls seimon. The oonsresa- son asiened ~l,h brea;hiess attention
 see :ha' r stsing asked i,i af  yaans Naik.tie, po.ntiuS i9 ihe nsf Nal. t yoa pailihA; yo,al. a,-h 3 '.sh.
 Where vii the hsh ea,ae from :.
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 No hell lay nghl silil al }oa 4n ;ake hm home ith you i'uil ihe stuns. " and Bil moved away N4lki';'e 'aak hold ofthe str,ng and looked d: h.s ft,hef. He wanted hsh. bu, he had hi5 doub;s as 10 the p.ac,ieabilty of Bills susses- ,ion, bu, he could sec no harm in the ez- perimeni. Mr. Mulki,le was lf;ing his voice in kind of glorihed shou, that in ,o~n he would no; have attempted. The boy pulled the string and the wasp nest fell.
 Yes exclaimed the preacher. stand ing there n ,he wilderness, John lifted lp bis voice and said--H here ~hAt the Devil do you call this - Iip, tip. Whats the internal ~hoa and he hopped over inc benches. An old bald headed brother. Ht.o had been deeply IT, ,eres.ed. rushed forAsfd through the panic. zip' lie elapPed his aan1s or h.s head. s9aal,ed and sela.ied. Old Nfs. ropney set up howl and -bfoxe" for the woods while Miss Bigley ran away. ygrnp- IT. over the bushes like deer.
 i, xas no, long until Mulki,de and his boy were riding rapidly toward home. The preachers face looked like a corn held pumpkin He did not suspect the child. When he reached home, his wife eyed him and asked hin vha, was he masie1. A fly came across the room and the preacher "duckeds has head and re- piled : Don't question me; don't look at me, but give me a vel blaakss-7