The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-26
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 The other nigh, as eo.auel Bass.kef was te;uIn,ng home from meeting ~ old soldiers, he took up .ne oi speculation in which the secenit4eftles ai the human appetite ,pered nielaly. Inc msnd. mused oionei baSstkeI. .is a rulct oi the stomath. like Aieudemus was ot the le~s. oaf sppeii;os ate best. keenes, and most scnsitsc when VT know thA, somcsaiuk ta ca; ts br>oud our reach fool ae etufed by assrlcn, at may say. provision, ela,,hed by n, hand of steaith like stolen t4lts. are doisiens Na~. sl. tiAmp =., to-day. si,itax on a stone celins lanea enlayed the trrg- nenfan tePa>i mefe late sas rhan any pH porous man tpcs siaad ,t,n. nef. Ai> appc;ttc to, the pss. week has been n Ycty unhcati!ul ,ou,l4tier and 1 have showed astie turkey and itshe, oi dsiaiS flavor. bat actually believe tha, ! eeald si' en ,, los sad Cal a piece ei dty bread and meat, that is II the a. ,iuisiiion of sa | tusal ne were surrounded ~lih Inc thatm of sem dishonesty An, have | l ~ai. 70 hoHe 4aie,ly. ts'se the k Ter AindaN ~lih burglar $ caution. steal piece oi ;ucst end bread, nd ss; on the 'eHe ia | uae sense of eaa,. neui sed ~ah tha determination. ihc 'o'one hurf,cd along !, mas, Ne aerie cd 'ha' 'his safae philosophy wss manly erGeadcred bs few bowls. III dlsefeeiiy taken hy tlc gentleman. but he aiei nc; a kne~le lec ihis iae,. for ss he climbed the la, k fence ard feli over into lhe lot he declared iha, hc was never sober ta his Lie .und wondered At hs aPa' i,y io % home n such excellent condition when he knew that hts com panion acre considerably n thA' state known bl the soseinof oi Neut arollna and ende'sed by the governor of arkan- ss~ as under the weather
 He raiAcd the ~indos and ,,epped into Inc kitchen. He stumbled oycr pol and Knocked down dishpan. and then slded into the dln.ng foom
 nfs. bassker ~as awakened by the noise and her han s5od up hkc shock of '4nglcd oats Merey on me. she mased ! o.,giar .a the dining room and have forgotten 'o brln.. n ihe sile cf Ware. Inc alshes jed aa s,sb the eoionel Was A, home. and she eo, ered ID her head hn' Inc ;hougn, Of the s.lee,@afe @is more 'han she could stand 50. s5f.ags5g oas ot bed, sl4e aesed Inc eolaae.'s aa4ble-b4sf~l shot gun and
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 Ter some urne the 0ionei had been a.iss. wood and 'o punch The tflsf,sd- ess he Lad .gsaet n. gun utIh aiugs of tas baeon desuung instead pi oornnliuag slaughter. to grease tbe gentleman. When Mfs Eassikcr r~acbsd tnc dluin2. room daet, she opened | 4a ~sde enough 'o .sdmii of sfc sus and ti.fasnas The terIlbse weapon through ,ae opensng she bred cath b4fsesz Thefe Is fs gun >hoa sound se sesefe ss ths' ila.ttei by fat meat Men ~hp haze pas srd 'hf94gh fhe ~af. and Nho have been rdatea oy eaet< q say ;hat t ~as tsn of.. pared @s,t 4s oi hog, so, ~i,h thia t,aAn4 'ion. sno~ ng that fa, meat has nat inc eleet,ic shock of bullet bat b~gsas 4, oase vt'h inc iatensltsd sftng of sp-- Cal hoFne., 40 ore need be sgrpflsed ID learn ,hai the coiose dropped loaf of bread and " sqU4iled like hc,umed up wild oa,. He didn't merely hoSI and then take up his breaf and begin to eat, No. he leAped IT nasery and rolled n agony. Hrs. Bassiks did no, recognize hIs hlgh tenor, and she made TO ef;or ,o relieve his distress. bat few into the bed room and locked the door. The colonel wen, ou, into the yard and ho~led. erazed wi,h pain, and al times seemed ,o be rubbing himself agsins, the corner Of the house After awhile he knocked a, the door and begged his ~ife to les hirn come
 n and see her before he died. ba, an- guish had altered his voice and she er- claimed
 Co on away from here or I'll give |, to you again
 For heavens sake le, me in. I'm dead"
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