The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
ANOTHER SCARED MAN.
Why an Old Man Ran Away from
 Mulkitt.e's.

Mir Mulkilile went into the country to dedicate a church. The boy did not ae- company the minister. He pleaded and begged he employed his mother as eoun- sel. who argued the case, bu, the verdic, was agains, the youngs,er. ''No.r said the father. |" 1 have cut my eye-teeth in letting you go with me. You always get me into trouble, and the only safe plan is to leave ysu al home.'
 Shortly after the good man left. to com pensate the boy for his disappointment, his mother granted him the privilege of going down town alone. This was. in- deed. a liberty. Fl! run away" he thought. and have some fun. I'll go way down the river and watch the men paddle around in the boats. and go to the livery stable and see em kill rats No" after moment of reflection. ,ha, wouldn't be right. Ii would be ,rea,in ma wrong after she's le, me go out" He wen, to a cotton warehouse. and was much amused by a monkey ,ha, sat on cotton bale. The monkey grinned. and the boy laughed. and the warehouse man came around and asked the boy If he wanted the monkey.
 "Yes, sir he replied Give him to me and I'll take him home and feed him till he gets fat
 You may. take him." said the man. He's in the way here. I've been trying to give him away for day or two. Here, lead him by this string. He won, bite you. Now you've got him." and the boy wen, away with an alaori,y of motion, the natural outgrowth of enthusiastic child hood. His mother was frightened when he reached home. and wanted him to turn loose the ugly thing, but the young s,er held on to his prize, and begged so earnestly ,ha, he might retain the animal that Mrs. Mulkitile finally acoeded to his wishes. He played around the house. to the infinite deligh, of his little sister, and when he organized menagene in the parlor. with chairs arranged for a cage. and went in and stroked the animal with ,ha, air of pride which boys think showmen have an inheren, r,gh, to ex- hibit. Mrs. Mulkitile and the l't;le girl ap- plauded with the enthusiasm of pleased audience. After awhile, the monkey re- belied, broke the string, jumped over the chairs. and ran from the room. The snowman and audience followed. but the animal had disappeared before they reached the door. He had sczmpered up the stairway, and had bounded into room and taken refuge behind trunk. The boy searched around the yard and called the animal by affectionaie names, but the monkey did not respond, and the poor snowman turned to his sympathetic audience and weps with that sorrow which a, no time of life is more genuine than at the opening doors of existence when a child. after every hope has been chased into nothing, bows his head and gives himself dp 70 the bitterness of woe 1 Late in the evening the Rev Mir Mul- kittle returned from his sacred mission He did no; return alone, for the Rev Peter i Mailer accompanied him. Mr. Mailer lives in very retired part of the country, where the old. log church, near the free stone spring. is srll the community's sanctuary. For forty years the old brother has preAehed the gospel unto men gospel which. in iis beauty and purity. can be delivered by the uneducated-a gospel which may no, with strength eosn- bat the greA, foe of iron clad science, but which with gentle hand snoo,hs a pillow where the dying man may res, his head, and look up to his sorro~ing frends, quiet, and with faith-born trust, Sd peaceful and so smiling.
 This was Mir. Mailer's first yisi, to the city. He had held back from such asso- ciasion, because, as he affirmed, the devil delighted in the crowd, and longed for the time when he could plunge the rural preacher into sin and deep-ses iniquity He had, however. heard so much of Mir Mulkir,le's piety, that, upon being urged. he agreed 10 enter the city of sin.
 Pa" said the boy. aher the ceremony of introduction had been enacted, ma let me go down town to-day. and man gave me monkey