The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-23
i" Big and Little Men.

these are liS high puesis and deacons
 Big and Little Men.
 Nashville Banner. There is this passage in the novel. One False, Both Far Just from the lpress of Harper Bros "A big man. if he be but gifted by nature with average brains, and energy, and tact, has. if he did but know lt. clear start in iife, when ;contras,ed with those of lesser stature 'Inless he be transpafently tool. he is credited with sense, and If not absurdly weak -kneed, he has the reputation oi be- ing willing and able 10 light Appear ances 90 largely control mems opinions that a commanding presence al once prepossesses them with an exalted idea of mental and physeal superiority. When one IS ei such small stature that the aver age man mus, cast his glance downward to take m even the head of his hgure he is. al f,rst sight. considered with kind ci eompassion. anu looked upon as na,- uraIy insignine an, m innd a> In body. The great majority oi man knd seem 10 think ~.th kaoan, that Irtue IS best m body tha, comedy. and that has rather dig- n.ty oi presence than beauty oi aspect Llule men st.,ft out in hfe ~Ith natural burden heavy enough to crush the malor- ny oi large ones. Whether m the pro- 'essions CT common business vocauoas hey oan scarcely secure from strangers respectful audience. human nature be- ms so constituted that nothing ef conse qaenee is expected to proceed from such a source. The most pfosy and pFae,., Al oi men have fancy sufficient to pam, ideals of III anhood. and they never give them other than dlgniied and command ing forms. Your hero should be always tall, you know" The sensitive Pope no doubt fully appfec lated the truth Of the sentiment when he made this translation rom Horace
 To shc world ro hagheAf great
 A want oi fg1rc and small estate
 Notwithstanding this universal verdict s.se ..s4s>, .~ sot.,u sct,atuy nav isald snincthins Probably he had U
 tied oii ;he hfA, cle, in hu'rY, wI,hau tooklHg il II. ef had merely sIaneed n ssde the .,sc .e see that ,hc bta. eIet VI there. Eit when he came hame 5H n, | mannel that he knew nothing about th, earring, even to that moment, l; scene, very strange that ,his should be so. bu satcly he would not otherwise hat, looked good d-humored and heer;el Sa,
 ould not summon up courage to ask hin the qaestion. 9nlil he happened so >y
 l., ,-,he-by. ifanoes. meant tu h,.s,
 old you ,ha, took your rub, brao le
 . town @tth me this moin.ne ptd yal miss Il
 No. A, Ieas, l dld by chance >ai, Mrs Carnegie, awkwardly T tuesse, You had taken Il
 l ve been intending to do sa for som, jays past, and this morning l thought Q | II yu>t as was coming down io break 'as,. explained 10 I5evis what wanted md think he ~.ll make A nca, fob of |, ! oh you took Il to BcvIs, remarked als ~lte. nerveu,ly. " Dld you open the 1 asc F"
 Open the case What makes 5u ssk inquired Mi CarDcsie. evidently sauok by her manner
 To see that the bracelet was there ,asd Ms. Carnegie hurriedly.
 " clin', but Bcvis did l suppose twas there all rlgh,. h fact. I'm sure was, for saw him take | m his hand e,urned Ai Garnegie
 1 oh thoG int. perhaps. Il ungh, moi lave been m Inc case, said Mrs Game 1 sc, as care'cssly as possible NothHR more vas sad. and Mis Car ! nehle did not krox whether to feel re- aeved or the reverse st the turn oi etents i il was sa,isitf tory to ind thai hei hBs ! oand had not discovered her seCre, ta he other hand she wondered uneasiiy 1 what had become of the earring. She i had certainly put Il inside the case along { siih her bracelet, and yet Besls. the Jew eleT, had apparently no, perceived |, when ne took out the brae ciet. 0r he would as- surediy have dra~n hs attention .o |. luther the earring vas again n@ssiug n winch case she would consider herself responsible for ns loss or else BesIs had overlooked T at the moment. bu' had prob. ,5ly since dis overed IT. fl she could only see hlm before he oomuuni, i.ie q sI,h her husband on the matter she might yei restore the -ar rlng ,o the or. ,0is ard asold disturbance. The nope 5i attaining this desirable contamination md nervous feaI tha' iIe leSeler mIgh' tnrocently ifusiraie her dcsIyns before she could erlls, hls sympathy and A. sis,ance caused her to pass d slecpie. night, and the next day she took the ear Aest opportunity ci caaing e' Ar Besls shop.
 Nj bevis my husband Ar eafue. gie. ief, oracle, of mine here yes,eF- day, she sad, addressing the biand o.ld-headed, keen-eyed .litie man. ~ho had advanced politely 10 re e.4e her
 Certainly ma'am," fespondei Nil Be.is rubbing his white ha..ds softly To- keiher.
 Was there anything inside ,he case bu: ,h- bracelet inqLEed Mrs. Carnc- gie, ai;a A tlnge Of eua o4;r4ssment
 No ! think not n t.t. may ssy am sure. for opened ,he ease myself, m Mr. C4rnege's presence" sad Mr B-vss, unhesi.a,ingly.
 You are you are quite sure of that ' sad Mrs. Carnegie. considerably taken zh.rk and Stexlin1 plxnre al Mir Re