The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-26
)ih his personal surroundings were evideAces

! of highly cultivated literary taste. found him to possess remarkable acquaintance with the poets, and I was glad to xote this, ] for have ever admired his refined hun,or and deep pathos. Alex. Sweet, editor of TeNas SyfiHS5, remarked 10 a friend O: mae some time ago that Read Is the snest p..,h. IL writer and one oi the finest hunor!sss i.. the United States.
 Mir. Read" ! said, you don't go out much on the street, do you: have gone around considerably since my arrival and this IS inc frs, time IhA, have seen you"
 Not very mach. sometimes rush out and go in deh. merely 10 satisfy a passion I have in ,ha, ~ay"
 You came he-e from Nashville, be l.eve -
 Not exactly. u! .nged railroads so often after leaving Nashville that il was some time before reached ;his place You see, several rash young men and myself though, that ~c could run an -nis paper in Nashville, but tae shcrfi, aIn TO had the utmos, conf denee in hin e... smc around one day and took charge af ,he paper. Previous 10 ,ha, tia,e djd aa; eaoW tha, he MAS newspaper man. Ate ss,isfssag ourselves tat ,he shesia Alas aaa ot ability, enr of the pasiz arrs and myself decided io walk o.es to Ae HFEis t9 sea ION out baslnrss interests ",re se'rag aoug. Ms p9fD,e.,s great :ssa his asnet.tr. He aas a,~ass h-a-.z. oae aaa ae walked ep ts j :enve sHt .es#ed es tae top sas .s. s3-se ssil, n nit f.e r4.Hr -sa5si'..f. a.rs og.
 
 fsfing reraca. .tos many oi tz5s- pig ieo..f. a.d ' ono ur5l' Wc dda.; reach Mcml his. for se lad 10 ,top Il BoEs5r aad tai something. From Bolivar eaIae over is,o ArkansaM."
 l liaa many miles d.d ,uu walk =
 ' Ahoa, ,~o hundred and seventy fise.' What year was II .'
 In ro7o.n
 1 " Don't you think that the experience was l a benefit To you !''
 "Hes. Two hundred and srventy-hve books that could not have found tn any other library, still would not advise such an educational course,
 Mir. Read k a hard worker Aside from Tur TRAVtiER, he writes for inc New York ne,s A,Y. TrNas ,/its. and occasionally for the Detroit ftet fts5i, to say notsine oi 1 special articles ordered by magazines. am E.~.tYs glad To meet man from my old 1 hpmc and thifk that wc sti have a .ass l to 'eei just ur.dc in tAr achies 1mcnts of ;isis i of,.
 rank account. Heisho. Say, there. lohn, draw check for thousand dol l,rs and give l, to that fellow who persists III >piitting kindiins wood in the hal leil him that we desire 10 purchase hls withdrawal If he ls not willing to stop for that amount, ieli him lo draw on 1s. Say, John, while you ale about il, pay that eountryman three prices for load of wood. You'll find him ou, there somewhere. Give that boy ten dollars. Tell that woman who Is singing french song on the stree, that if she'll stop and return tha, child she borrowed fer the occasion, we'll see that she Is comfortably settled in d distant city.
 Bank account. The BaHney must be an excellent advertising medium. for we are daily in receipt of letters. which eN- ,cnsive correspondence the following from l man in hreathiu county, Ky, Is a lair sample:
 e am glad 10 know tha, you are cul- ,ivating your mind. l say am glad, ior every man should always cultivate tha; quality oi which he possesses the least. Do not let the good work lag. and jet me advise you 10 ouitvate your memory. l Read Blcon essay on debt and after d while you can probably remember the ] five dollars you borrowed from me some time ago
 i Another gentleman. writing from \ ,sh- vile. says: While you were shaking your ta,tered garments in the service of the Esfa:ns .nai!, ,his city. You bor- rowed nifty cents from me, promising te refund the amount the next day. The next day did not come, and now. hoping that the long deferred sun is shining above the tree tops. write this letter of reminder.
 Yes, we have a fair bans account, but it is on the wrong page of the ledger. The horns of a dilemma are o~ growing on one ef our bank accounts. and in short time they wili be tull grown and come around to hook the mellow sunshine from our disposition.
 NrEHHS