The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05

stranger was athletic and wore lofty, manly air.
 "George Washington, twenty -four feet" cried the man of measurement. He had fairly won the prize, but listened to his words
 ]" My friends. l am stranger among you and for mere sport have tried my skill at jumping. The prize, which is adjudged to be mine, relinquish to him who has prior claim. Lovely though she be, yet her affections cannot be en- kindled by stranger. Harry Carroll the prize is yours
 So saying he left the arena, while a louder shout than ever rent the air. The stranger retired to the inn, and the next day pursued his journey.
 II ,rry Carroll and Amabel were made one in the village church the next morn ing. Toasts were drank in honor of the stranger who so generously surrendered the prize, and the newly married pair of tered fervent prayers for his future pros perity.
 In the course of events many sons and daughters were born of this happy we'd lock, and Harry Carroll became distln- guished in revolutionary memory.
 One evening, when Harry returned from a hard days campaign, and was resting beneath the vine-olad piazza oi his beautiful country house, a stranger drove up, of commanding appearance, and inquired ' fl he could be entertained there for the nigh;!' Harry had just stepped into his summer-house Tn search ..t Il l. a rose tree. She had now become digni- ned and ma,ronly her beauty was of an- other type from grlhood, still it was none the less captivating. She still glowed with the rose of health upon her cheek, and with queenly air presided over the domestic hearth her heart, too. was open to all generous impulses. and she stepped forward and made the stranger welcome. She then quietly withdrew to superIntend her own repast. leaving Harry to enter tam the man ot such pleasing exterior, who had become l stranger gues'.
 The meal was soon made ready, and Mrs. Carroll presided al the well.spread board She looked st her guest ana sud denly dropped her fork she looked again
 a shndder ran over her frame she recognized the same man. though little scared bv tune, who was the succcssf l young leapct whe won her as his prize and generously surrendered his clam. IL was George Washington
 The general stared he. ;oe, had faint remembrance oi that face, tor once seen It lcit m impress. And how. when the mutual reCognltlons were made manifest they disCoursed oi what had bef.illen each m thelr journey may be imagined. The general, though courteous and polite in speech. uttered no regrets that he did not avail himself ot the prize, for he had toand another. without making fatal leap. He was proud o. her virtues, a..d in due tune Ms. Carroll visited Washing ton, and WAS there most hospitably re- rceeved and lasting bond of friendship WAS created. until they were separated by lnhrmlty and finally by death.
 Ne smile at the record of leaping to ,ain a ptlle; but would no, the encour- agement of such athletic feats among the young men ot our age do away with ,ha, si,k kly eiiemlnaCy which rejects all manly vigorous exercise winch tends to develop the no5ler faculties and instead of grow ing dwarted and made into the propoI- ,ions oi !. dandy. might we no, admire the ioigy and graceful carriage of men strong and brUe. such IS made the heroes ui the last century. and won the heats oi mlidens who were run m na- tuie nCbles, mold.