The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-29
WHY HE FELT NATURAL.
o.ie P. Read. in Texas sif,ines

X r.rning across shoe, of thick paper from a do, labelled Little Rock. and sud 3enly hal,ing a, mark ticke,ed Choo,aw Ine. became separated from the man who carried the chain. and the fellow who look care of the ;ag ,hree-legged ins,ru- aaen.. He wandered around ani.! hc f9ur9 himself on ! neck of land. running down 10 d point where two large creeks in,erse1,ed. l don. kaaw why slg- yeyor should become los; any n ase tan understand why professor of botany should 20 into the woods aad e; poison oss berues. l, seems to me that a man who spends his lite ln taking sigh; ]: distant oblects and sqaiaang 3, imag'n- s,ry lines, shoEii eyer De ai home m the forest, hG. nc aereluslon ,ha, aay study m gk. aid ne n reaching wou.sl alter me fact that Nr. Ned Hssgins 1as lost. Near the intersection ei ne tao ereess stood a small house. haviag been bu... :: appeared. ot duf,@ooa and oadly shaoed chunks snaiehed from tae hs3ry- ins ade Not f1T from the house s;ooG lank man. with a gun. .nteu:.y gaxir.s .n,a the ;op 7i a ;sa rec. s.r. i.egS3ns ap proacked and sal3:
 6loaG evening.
 .3on know what time | t. wi;soa. removing his gaze from ;he tree.
 Noa seem lo Dc looking for sene :hag
 Sa, lookin' ter see ef kain', n sa;hln'. One o the boys 'io~ed he seed a econ 20 up ,his hele tree.
 And you want hsm, eh 7
 Ei didn', woaidat haEs CT round here"
 My friend. my name $ HvegiHs
 ever aNed yer waAi l, 2.
 ,;eoW ;ha, sel. enough. am chzei eGsneer oi tle -..tse RncS -.11 S..,5e,t, fal.Foad. and
 Waar's yer fH-gine = moving around .Rd si.l, !oo<.as up among me etstant bolghs.
 don't mean ,hs, r.,n an eagine. su. ? zlsll ensinseg
 Then yer an, :. a.,h:.a Ian. .eckin.
 sal! you don, unacStan4 me m sosFeyiag teg;e ior < ;~s.Ta.s. "aa giss .os:.
 Then yer don, know w4l se. all goin ter run yer road.
 Oh, yes, for the I:ae : pretty We. :naskes: og;.
 Yer amt lost, then, si, yer - shading h:s eyes with his hand
 es. am
 Wall, then, yer A.n go; ,er line marked ont.'
 Look here
 :. Kuther look for the -oon.
 ..lr. Hugsi.s, mace I>:omed to conta {; with such peculiar character, regarded wi,h bewlldered eye the strange man and replied
 " If you can neglcc, your intcn; search foT few moments and answer question or two which to me are k.ghly important, shall feel under many obligations 10 you.'
 The man, wi,hou, replying raised his gun, took deliberate atsn and fired. 4 econ tumbled from the tree. The man uttered whoop, and stood ia triumph over the animal Then he turned and carelessly surveyed Mir. t@ed huggins
 ''You have killed him. see.
 a Wall, yes, iar 4 bulle, through the head $ mighty apt to In,ure ,hc nachul apper;i,e 0 mos, anything n ,her com mrnity. Woulder had rs, dogs here. bu, wife she tuck fool notion ;h.s i.aIn!n that she wanted ter go ,he funeral 0 ole man bodsucker, and tue dogs, as they ain; hac no :la III some ,;.ae, wen; along w!th her
 :" l am Ios,. my irieaG, having been separated from my party. and l should like 10 know how 1 can ,e. oe; ci kere.
 How did ye. gi, here:
 Why, came in"
 Wall. rcckin yer beuet se o2;.'
 s bu: how can , SC, out
 :" How did yer gil in =
 '' l teil you l came in
 Wal. ,eii yer ter go oe;.r
 - 0k. here, nov l don, van any sueh foollshaess IS this Night Is comsnS on and an lost.
 Keo'..n ysr'd De los, fl nigh; want comm ca.
 " Certainly. The reason spoke of night coming on was to hurry the 'nforsa- alton of winch stand so much m neea.
 Why don't yer set down
 ' On. here. now. Tell me hos san reach Wayne's Point
 Don't ,hink yer ken reach t ls2n here. Arms a.I', long enough
 Coniound your ugly picture.
 Never had a pIctgr tuck, stranger. Went ter ieiier wuns, wha; had d tent an leo.in glass. bp: he couldn gi, hls ole machine ter work
 Now, see here said Mir Ned Hug gins. exhibiting annoyance, want io know how tav |; IS a Wayne's Point, and the bes, way oi reac hing that place. am hungry and tired and don; wan, to con- tinue this conversation any longer than necessary
 "Rec.in yer'd better hush. ,her," nk ing up the coon oy the ,ail and starting o:i as though MT. Huggins had no; ad- dressed him.
 !" Held on, you internal idiot, and I'll whale you til you can't stand up." The squauer dropped the coon, pu, down the gun. and turned toward NIT. Higgins with smile of extreme satisfac- ton. - Law, my frien'," his face glowing with welcome, am mighty glad ter see yer, fur 1t makes me ricolleck the time afore my daddy-in-law was struck by the rheumasn,r and he showed up his sleeves