The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-26
CHAPTER 1T.

ack was persistent Tn his scheme. as he termed it. He took long walks with the edito:, and often accompanied her to church. During the long summer afternoons, when she sat on the back gal ley of her cottage office. among the vines which she had planted, she would watch for Jacks coming. They read to each other, and he would some times help her post up her books, very light piece of work, by the way, and would often write little odd paragraphs for the Hzibl..sh
 '.i don't think that the paper Is cor rectly named:" he said one day as they sa, among the vines
 What name would you sugges, ?" she asked.
 "Why. ii were you, I'd call it the Hoepsk1rf.'
 You are such a queer man. and so lazy. Jack. Yes, I'll call it you. Jack that you, if called upon, would TO, take the trouble to think of good name. 1 should not have selected such a name as the paper now bears, but it was known as the HHipk1sh before came here. and have no desire to change it.
 It wasn', known very far
 :. But its circulation has been much improved she added with an expression of pride.
 "Nes, but it is not so deviiish- -you'l have to excuse me again-well known now.
 They sat and talked with aimless aues- tion and artless reply till the sun went down in a golden glow. and the moon came up with silvey shine. A whip poorwill, across the bayou, sang mourn ful song, and the bull-bar beloved and started after the humming insect.
 Thank you for your hand few mia- utes." said Jack.
 The girl looked at him, smiled. and without answering. allowed him 10 take her hand.
 Sometime ago spoke to you of mar mage. l desire to speak of it again. You are able to take care of us both. love you. How do you feel in regard to the matter ?"
 She did not reply, but sat looking away of at the dying glow in the sky.
 Il love you better than-oh. we'll. there's no use of extravagance. Have you voted: Let's look at the returns
 II have not voted, but shall 1 love you. but our marriage at present would be impracticable. l will say this. and upon it you may rely: When this paper makes reputation, will marry you. If you will aid in this accomplishment, the sooner will the end be attained
 How can aid" he said. after serious thought. 1 really know nothing about running newspaper, but of course will help you have a plan which l think will work we'll You need humorous writer. Nothing so quickly as humor introduces newspaper to the public. The location of humorous paper has bat little to do with its success, and the HAipA1sA, although published away out here, can become as we'll known as though it were published in city. Sup pose we insert an advertisement. headed A humorist wanted?' Some ambitious young writer who has not been able to get situation on large paper, bu; who has confidence in his ability, may ask for the place. do good work and give the paper a reputation.
 " There are so many humorous papers. now ,ha, i, is difficult for new paper to attain character. Several years ago it nigh, have been comparatively easy matter. but now. it seems to me, every vein in which there is smile or oddity has been worked
 = The taste for humor." replied lack " like the taste for any class of literature. IS matter of cultivation. The more hu- morous papers we have, the more humor- ous cultivation xe have. One humorous paper, to some extent. creates demand which still another can help support The more ~e become civilized the more we appreciate humor. Take the Indian, for instance. In his country a humorist would s,arve. had friend once who edited paper in the Indian territory. One day, by accident. he wrote humor- ous article, and shortly afier his paper came out, his reeking scalp -dangled from the nervous boush of a pine tree. Seriously speaking, think i, advisable to insert the advertisement" Well, we will insert it and await the result l must go. l. is getting quite l dark
 The mex; issue of the paper contained the advertisements Several days after- wards an answer arrived.