The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-12

Wc N0kcu cttonk, tatsihk Stoehk lust Vnc thing an then ctnuther, fur by thts tune was ge,i,n sotief use ies the mule : talk,u' When VIC go, io summon : house. l started to hitch the mule. bat. bless yer. he weulda't le, me. summons an his wife want d, home. havin' vent Ter church, Fuss WAS sor,ef s'priscd a, ius, when ,N mule ~alked III an reached out his ilght hooi. but she shaek with h,m an' told him ter set down an make hlSsclt !, home
 .'. Fine weather ~e re havin'.' said the mule. ter Fuss.
 "' Yes. ST. said she sotieT gigglin'.
 ". Gardens getlin long putty well. | okin.' said the mule lean,n over an spitnn m the fireplace.
 - Nes. sii. .ettin' long sus,-ratc. only the sun amt quite hotter huff yet
 - Yes. sec. Ky the way. Mss Fuss. sand the internal mule. I've been CT cut tin my eye n yer d'fe, ,ion fur some tune. befiieve that yer would make a iust..a,e wlic Al l know that yer kaln't get no better mule no whar than am. John. here, turnln round an tiopp,n one Q his years a, C. periends te, be nightly m love with yer. but 'eordia' ter my 'spe,i- encc. Iohn IS atfiiiin' sottcf teller. don 1, berliese hc would make yer good ilvln'' :
 - Pass. si. don't ie, q mule pull the wool over yer eyes. lie knows love yer, an yer sari,nly wouIdn mary some th,n what yer kant respc.k
 "' Thar now laughed the mule He laughed an laughed. an then he would pop hls ta'l like CT ~hap, an laugh agin.
 "tAll right. missy. s'i, if this here's the kine game yer ar goin' ter play on me. ili qui; yer right here, so up | hounees. an er~ay goea. leav,n' the blamed mule an the fool gal er seiiln by the hfe. The next mornin, ole I3ob, the mule. was s,andin' m the lot, 1 went ou, an cussed hun fur everything l ,ould lay my tongue ter. bu, he never opened his mouth tticd every way could hs il, but he wouldn't talk. but could sec that he was doin A alhred lo, o' ,h'nktn' several days airtes thls. Fuss soni fur me Didn', think I'd go "A, fast, bu, finally thought would Jes, n hear wha, sor,es 'scusc she d make. She 'pcercd pn~efsul glad ter sec me. an airter ,ask,n' bout ginersl matters. ased
 Wall, ho~'s ger mule :
 "' Mule. sad she. per,endtn lke her breath was almost tuck er~ay wy | never had mule
 Yes, bu, you pfsmisei ,o many s mule
 Ef yer all yerseii one did
 %o, ycr pfopIaed ,rr marry ole Bob
 never, an shr commenced ter try
 '' ouldn't stand no,h,n' G thA, ,ogt. so wen, away, thinking that the whole matter would be settled bn, n won't. fur she aucd me fur breesh o' pfor.,iAc. The tFlai 3as ioteh up atofe the ,edge here, wan, IT, edge = turning 10 the ju.- uce ot ihe peace.
 That's ~hu, il was Johnny
 1, was neeess4ty ter fetch the mule inter eou',. an we done SC. bat biafa. ef ~e could gii him tsr say blame word Could we, yedge 7"
 That's ~hu, we eoaida't, johnny z
 Wiihou, the mules statement. l know'd ,h4, ~oBldn', haze proof nuti ter hold ap ny eend Q inc tr4ns$eisep. Finally the edge An me cpacluded to take the Here the speaker became em. barassed in his vsin eHor' L. rrnrfabe term of such m porAnee, and upon which the courts Gceision seefrled io haze ;orned
 bippsrsiiion. suggez'ed the judge.
 That IL Well. ne Aa inc edge. ~ens Ter ny iot ter lake Inc mules dip. persnssa. W. van, drum. isf ~e b4an. looked 9, the sky bg, fes ,imes
 "' E.ah, times. Iohnny, sad the sa- ~ SIX ,Gu.es wIsh the Jug. ao ,zics silh the bottle.
 Elght times sss all. Well, a' fss,, the log'e didnt want fer talk. bat aiueT er~h.le he come ropn' like CT ia,lle man aa acted sqEar'. Didn', he, jedge
 Tnai's ~ha, he done. Johnny"
 The jury looked a, the sky few times, an then we vas ready far trial. The mules testimony couldn't be ass- pu,ed. so l won the case. D,dn'; l iedge =