The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27

tw1nkled from her ears, rngS sparkled on her hands, a gold chain encircled her rounded neck, and cross rich with ru- bies hung below the bouquet of laurel. On her jet-biack hair jaunnly sat black Spanish hat, with long black plumes jus, tipped with fiery red, and with one hand swinging a coquettish little pink parasol, and the other daintily poising fan of eb. ony and peacock's feathers, she lazily strolled along, unfinished, unnamed, un- wearied, as she might very well be, having indolently lain under great. golden weep ing willow ever since we had arrived. As for the rest-sunburned, flushed, disney. eled, laughing, hair-brained romps, you never saw such frights-perfect foils to the tropical, sluggish beauty beside us.
 Sauntering along making the old wood. ring with voeiferous talk, we came, al last, to a green ring in the wood flooded with sunshine shaded by uees-a little cup of green and gold for fairies. sylvans dyads and wood-nymphs 10 hold moon. light fandangos in.
 Heres the place, exactly said Fan ne Danforth. Did you ever see any. thing so pretty! Looks as if l, were made expressly for us.
 Alabama here we rest said l fiing,ns myself down under the shade o d venerable oak. 'O solitude . where are the charms that sages-Sue, have you go, any oandy:'
 "One, two, three. hve., said sue throwing a handful of eumdEops at me Good gracious. girls. what's ;hat:"
 We all jumped to our feet with chorus of shrill screams 1: for gun had been tired close beside us.
 "lt can't be Miss De Mill out targe, shooting:' insinuated Fannie. .' l won der how t feels 10 get shot: If we stay here much longer, there'll be a coro- ner's inquest on some of us-lve a notion
 Suppose we make ourselves scarce, ,hen,' said Viva Starr, backing of with a look of some alarm. a ust to think how our poor, dear mothers would feel if they aimed al us in mistake-not to speak oi our own feelings with a bullet through the hear"
 While she spoke a strong hand parted the bushes, a footstep crushed through the o, ,ai.eas.es and head and he .n...ie of gun appeared and stared a, us in silent wonder fthe head l mean-not the gum; and then, as if convinced we were flesh and blood and not optical illusions, the bushes were still further dashed aside and a young man in shooting-lacket and cap sprang ou; and stood before us. 4 handsome fellow, too-dashing. dark eyed and gentlemanly. Doifing his cap, he made us a courtly bow and delight ful apology.
 " Ten thousand pardons. young ladies But how was to know these woods were inhabited by angels, when only looked for squirrels and birds ~
 We're not angels said Sue. chewing gumdrops; we're only lunatic asylum broke loose. Allow me to give you a few" And Sue nonchalantly held out a handful O. the bonbons.
 The young man, leaning lightly on his gun, looked q, her with a half-quizzica glance, but took them instantly.
 = Thank you! I'm very fond oi candy and lay out all my spare change that way. May ask what lunatic asylum you hail from !:
 Certainly Some folks call it the pen. sionnal, and one Madame Tomisine Is head keeper"
 And Mir. George Murray has cousin within its sacred walls" said Fanny Danfor,h, easily, if he will only con- descend to turn his eyes this way and contemplate her. George, my son, how dye do:"
 MT George Murray turned around whis;led. walked over, pu, his arm round her, and deliberatle gave her kiss - which operation Miss Danforth under. went with stoical indifference.
 "Regardez done, said Sue, giving me poke with her finger. Ain, il a touching sight: An. what a beautiful thing family affection is, If you and 1 Timon. only had good-looking cousins now
 lust imagine me your cousin. then won't yoa::' said the young gentleman advancing. You can come and kiss me if you feel the slightest inclination tha, way
 "No." said Sue. sticking her hands in her apron pockets, with deep sigh guess won't mind. Fan, where's your manners? Introduce us.'
 Fanny rapidly performed that cere' ' easy. careless bows. Rubie Black, lean ing against d tree. was the last. He had not seen her before. and look of invol untary surprise and admiration, and . somewha, more elaborate bow, showed that the dark, rich beauty was not with GU, iis effect. Miss Rubie just bent he graceful head, and scarcely took ,h, trouble 10 open her black eyes, and lool at him.
 Who is he, Fan ?' asked l.
 X cousin of mine, and ever so cleve -an auihor-a poe,-a Bohemian, ane the deares, fellow in the world. No, should hear him lecture. My. doesn' he bring down the house.'
 had read some of the handsom, poets productions, and admired then vastly and now stood at my ease, ant contemplated him with more than mer, curiosity. All girls read poetry, and al have their favorite poets. whom they love and dream of, and think ,enderly of fo many day. That they have never seer