The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-24
AN UNFORTUNATE VISIT.
The Youngsters Grandmother IS De- lighted 10 See Him. but She Re
 leases Him willingly.

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 Willie" said Mir. Mulkittle. address ing his son. as you have been very good boy for the pas, week or so, your mother and have agreed to lei you 90 out in the country and spend few days with your grandmo,her"
 "When can go Z" asked the deiig gh,ed boy.
 HI send you ou, Jus, as soon as you can get ready" He ran in,o the house, hauled an old carpet-bag from the close: and began to pack his clothes. With the assistance oi his mother he was soon in readiness for the tourney. and by the time the negro boy anived with the buggy. the young s,er was in a h. .sh state of excitement. i old lady Mulki,,le was delighted 10 see ] her grandson. She had no, seen him for some time, which fact. together with her 1 bad memory of everything about chil- dren but the ills to which their little fesh is lawful heir greatly tended to increase her pleasure in seeing him. l, was late in the afternoon when he arrived and he had not time to explore the premises however, he succeeded in sitting down on painful of duck eggs ,ha, had been en- cased ia cotton and placed by the ire. The old lady. in the heartiness of good humor born of hale old age, readily for gave him, but when he tried to catch the cat and turned over the crock churn. and split three days collection of cream. her l aggrava;ion was not to be confined by the ordinary bounds of self-con,rol for in the life of an old woman there Is no perplexi;y like that O. losing '" churnin'"
 "Deuce take the boy" she exclaimed He's ruined me
 But got the cat. gran ma
 "Confound the cat. Turn her loose l There I'm glad she scratched you. and she got rag and began 70 mop Gp .ie milk :. wouldn't have had this to hap pen for putty she said n genuine sot- I row
 Are you mad, gran
 "Oh. I'm hurt
 Did the churn fall or you
 No, i, didn't
 ''Whs, hurt you. then
 "Oh, don't bother me, and she arose and began to sweep the floor. This is putty ness
 Il didn', 90 70 do i,.'
 "Oh. no. you never go 10 do anything"
 |" Do you ge 70 do anything
 ''ies, do." Wha,:"
 Don, talk 10 me; I'm bothered About the chun."
 Hush, or I'll make you go to bed i lust cause turned over the churn = "ies. don't see why you wanted the fe,ch-,aked cat. anyhow.
 She licked out her tongue a, me an pretended like couldn't catch her. bu, did, didn', | - Il don, see what makes children so bad. They want that way in my raisin =
 You wasn'; bad boy, was you =
 No, wasn't and she sa, down with an annoyed ar.
 "You wasn't boy, was you |'
 "No, thank the Lord .'' " But, grandpa what's dead was, wasn', hew
 "Yes, he was. Now hush up.f
 If he hadnter been a boy. he couldnter been a man, could he 2" Il won't pu, up with your foolishness. You can't run over me like you do your mother and father. Take or them clothes and get into tha, bed It's 100 soon.H
 Move, tel you," and she took down a turkey-wing fan, and the boy stood no longer upon the order of lis going, bu, went at once
 He arose early the neat morning and went out into the lot. He left the fate open and the calves ran into the COW pen.
 Merciful heavens - yelled the old lady. "Come here"' calling to a ser want.
 "Is her name Merciful Heavens - asked the boy, climbing on the fence and placidly surveying the turbid scene.