The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
bed is ready. and there is lamp in your

room. Good night.
 Colonel Clint. w,hou, replying sought his room. lie lay on the bed and tossed awhile and then remorse began to sei,e him. would 30 down and ask hts par don" he unused. but hes gone ,o bed. Hello, what's that = and he listened. . Somebody outside quaIreling with Null kiele. I'll go down and maui the wretch. Jus, as Mir Mulktile had stretched himself on the bed. his wife. in a great fright. exclaimed: There's somebody trying io get m |, the iron, door
 Mir, Mulki;,le wen; e the door and demanded. "who's there =
 Me, rephed ve,5e
 Who's me :.
 "l don't know who soa are replied ,he voice of drunken man Nus, have been ou, mighty la,e with the bo, II you halter ask every teller that comes along who yeu are. Who do you ret kin you are. anyway = ard he laughed and slapped hlmsei;
 If You don't . away tfom there I'll come ou, there and hgs you
 You're the man ~an: - do business .i,h
 am. eh = and Mr Malk,,le threw open the door The fellow fan away Mir. Mulkiale following him to the yard gate. Us: as the preacher re-en,efed the door, he was confronted by the colonel The colonel mls,ook Malki,tle for bur glar. and l, flashed across Mulk,ule' , mind tha, the drunken dodge had been d device to get him away from the toos so ,ha, robber could enter. The two men did no, speak, bu; grappled each other. Mulkit,le Is no, slow in tussle." and the colonel, a fact proudly recorded by historians. IS al home in hand to hand enc eoun;er. There was lGst Ugh, enough in the hall for the two men 10 sec each other. bu, no, enough 10 admi, of recog- ni,ion. Selecting hls opportunity with the circumspec,ion of a physical scien- tis, Mir. Mulki;,le planted stunning blow between the eyes of his adversary. bu, ere he could follow up the advantage thus gained the colonel, violating the international rea,y. struck Mulki,;le be- low the belt, shutting him up like Bar low knife. The colonel sprang forward to avail himself of the pom, gained. bu, Mulk,tle strengthened up wi:h the co!- onel on the back of his neck Then fol- i lowed series of sorambling wi.h view 10 proper adjustment. gsi A, this time Mrs. Mulki,tle rushed an;o the hall with the handle of dus,er. She leveled a blow, she did no, know a, whom. bu, |, struck the colonel across the ankle bone
 Hold or. he yelled. Il pass can stand good deal, ou, when ge, crack across tha: bone. I'm done.
 "Grea, heavens exclaimed Mir M1l- ki,,e. IS i, you
 "Oh. no. replied the colonel n asony, "i it's TO, me. I;'s the feIler ,ha; keeps the ,oll-ga,e"
 Bring light This is very unior,u. nate, declare.
 ~Yes," the colonel replied "i,s d-d unfortunate. don't use such expres- sions, as rule, ,ha, is don't swear by note, but when a man deliberately sets a trap for me, af,er speaking contemp,u- ously of my milking COWS, and then gets his wife to hop out and whack me with a pole, then 1 shu, up the hymn book and swear.
 -You are entirely wrong. my dear broiher--
 :. Don, brother me. l'li take you ou, here and break you against a tree Lemme ge, the balance ofmy clothes and I'll leave you
 When he came down stairs agAin, Mrs. Malkittle, seeing that her husband had failed, attempted 10 effec, compromise, but he waved her of. No, madam, your husband may be a good man, and may wa,k beside all the still waters he can find, and loll n al. the green pas lures in the neighborhood. b., when a man ins,rue,s his wife 10 ~hAck my ankle bone, I'm done. Good night and he sought the cheap lodging-house.
 
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