The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-21
OUR BOARDING HOUSE.

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 OUR BOARDING -housk.
 sScmesviiie toasasli "i wonder why Il la said the bald. headed man as he 6sAed . chickens wing out ot the stew that Mrs. Snislwiiiew had prepared for breakfass, "I wonder why n is that Mrs. Sniiswillow never sends whole chickens to the table. have never seen a whole fowl on shis table except at Thanksgiving. We see chicken wings. chicken legs, and chicken breasts occasionally tn the stews, but never a whole chicken on the table"
 have often wondered at it myself. said the red-headed man ,. the birds are always cut to pieces before we set them Though, mus, say. the s,ews are always very palatabie."
 |" think it must be a vagaty of the cook said the faeetious young man, she appeass to be making expes,ments with dishes. 1 some,imes meet with pieces oi roast beef in the stew when know we have had no roast beef for some time. This fact leads me to the beiief that the cook loasts the beet first then cuts Il up to make siews"
 " She makes very nice stews, at any raie." said the widow "this stew has the flavor Of mock turtle soup'
 Jimmy Sniiswiliow, the boy ot the house, who "a, at the end of the table be,~een the red.headed man and the widow. smiled sardonicaliy a, these res marks. Bu, th,s smile gave place to A look of alright when the door opened and Mary Aan. the table girl, ukhered in the ,ruant ofiieer
 beg your pardon" said the official politely, as he bo~ed to the ladies and gentlemen, !" bu, 1 wish ,o sec jsmmy Snii,wiliow. "Ah there he is Why Is II that you have been absent from school two or three io'enoons every week lately, Jimmy"
 "i have to work for mother" whim. pefed Jimmy.
 This Is the first have heard of your having to work. Where IS your mother YE
 " She has gone to the market"
 Well, you come io school this morn. ing. or l w,ll come afef you"
 Bu, cant," protested Jimmy. live got to 70 op an CT and to the city"
 Yes, an efrand 10 base ball." sad the officer you come to school th,s mosn- ing o' [ ~,iI lock you up"
 ,mmy burst into tears.
 {" tell you I've got to go to the city" he said i you don't believe me look al that card"
 Jimmy hshed card out oi h.. DO, Let bearing the iollosing inscription:
 Good tos one dollars vorth of scraps
 Al tho --s- Hotel
 First come tsst served.
 The officer glanced al the card, giant cd around the table, smiled and said:
 Oh. yes, ] see Very well, Jimmy. be at school in the afternoon. Encuse me Gor in,ruding, ladies and gentlemen" and with polite bow, the official toos his departure.
 The official had laid the ard upon the table beside the red-headed man, and that gentleman read Il over, murmaring to himself:
 Good for one dollars worth of scraps -scrsps-scraps why, good gfacious. t can't be possible r
 Gimme that easd," said Jimmy, zee ing that the id-heAded man had taken posssssioo ol 1t.
 Wat . mement, wait a momens [ vish to read if. Ladies and gentlemen, let me read you this card" He read n aloud in ssesn tones and with . lowering bsos.
 Whs, does t mean, ladies and gentle men Y hs asked.
 "it can't be possible" gasped the widow. that the chicken wings and legs, and -oh, caa it be possible y'
 Good gracious r exclaimed the other boarders simultaneously, As ligh, cawn- cd upon their r.inds-
 Scraps of roast beei, you know. too, T said the fAe etious young man, a he held a srrap Aloft sppa his fork.
 Gimme that card :" shrieked Jimmy, a s,ching the pas,ebozrd from the hand of the red-hezded man and rushing from the foon, leaving the boardess looking ai eA<a other with strange emotions shos- ing themselves in theis faces.
 ]" This matter must be inquired into" " said the baid-hesded man. soIemsfy ; " ies Mrs. Ssslt~iiisw be ssmmceed. hear her nov in the kisehen-" Mrs. Snifviilos had Just returned fron the maskes vbss Jimmy rushed into the kischen vipisg his eyes.
 What is the nasSss5" she aslEed, seixing his aTn asd skskisg him. -Ar. Coidfhsssd woolds't Ies me have the card till ke read t so the bossdesx," !" he bIubbesed.
 Mrs. Seilkwiilov iigksessd hss gdp upoa hts ssm sad shook him ssfil che shoek as ezpa>aasios sf the vhois matter ess q him
 "The boasdes vast to see you, Hrs. Ssdtwillos," said May Asa. Mrx Soik1isiov sna dowa asd thought I'd moment, then she ssoss, and tying . shAvi around her head, went into the dining-soom and gave . shasp glance xs the gloomy faces of the boaTdeTs. ! "Msdam," began the baId-headed