The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-14
~Time and again
 The best of. men Must prove a fact by work And this is well,

that am poet. If were to send this effusion to a magazine, there is no doubt that would be handsomely rewarded. Mr. Hummer are you safis6edr
 Not exactly, cap'n. Them lines wit up thar may prove to children that you are all you advertise to be, but it don', prove it to man hke me. Gimme the chark an less see whut can do."
 ARer much labor, Hummer stepped aside and revealed the following: It don't take long By word or song, Fur feller to humbug a school;
 But the boys all know That the bandy-ieg blow Is the commonest sort of fool.-
 The author read the lines and a wild shout rent the air. The teacher was en- barrassed and he would have sneaked away, but Hummer confronted his. ssd said:
 eff yritin' them fool things makes . poes, then we air alf poets, an ifyou can, do no more nor that, why, I'll have to whup you, cap'n. Take of your coat ei you don't want to have it diuied"
 Mr. Arthur yelleman begged. He acknowledged that he was not a poet, that he was mi ,directed, ordinary man. This did not sAiisfy the avenger, and re- moving his superAuous garments, he was preparing to seir. Jelleman and was in the act of throwing him on the floor, when a brightfAced girl rushed forward and seized him:
 .You shant hun him, you mean thing. Come away, MT. Poet"
 Jelleman was quite willing to follow her. and dismissing the school, allo~esi himself to be conducted away. He ae- companied the girl to her home, and when he entered the house and saw the girls father, he threw up his hands in as- tonishment. Mir. Homer. the former shoemaker advanced, extended his hand, gave the poet a vigorous shake and said ::
 My dear friend, 1 am glad to see you was away from home when you came, or should have taken immediate charge of you"
 Why, had l knewn," said the poet, @that this young lady was your daughter, l should have spoken to her concerning you. An, and here is your wife. Most happy to meet you, Mrs. Horner."
 The tall, matronly woman cordially shook his hand and announced that sup per was ready. Seated at the table, the young man made himself at home, and, helping himself from plate ot steamine cakes, he said:
 "I am almost tempted to wish, Mir. Homer, that had remained in your shop instead of flying around on the wild-goos chase of pcesy."
 "I wish that had stuck to my last. You see, l went to . night school, and after coming to Arkansav kept up my studies, but driited into politics.
 !" Have you ever made anything at that business ?"
 3Well, that is the charge. You see am a member of congress. and have been accused of accepting money, but this is of course a mistake. All the money ever received-except my salary. you un- derssand-was presented to me by ad- miring friends. But, my dear poet, the mouths of vile men are ever opea to cry down a deserving citizen. Have you made anything by your poetry!"
 "Well, not as much as should like to have made. You see the demand for poetry is not % great now as it was in the days Of Milton. If had lived in those days should have been quite . success. It was ever thus. Some men do not live soon enough; others live too late. am one of the too late kind. Still, l have not given up all hope. Several days go saw . statement that a prize of ten dollars was offered by a weekly paper for the best sonnet. I sent the thing and though did not secure the prize, yet the editor did not criticise the poem, which 1 regarded as an encour- aging sign."
 The congrsssman listened attentiveay, and afssr reAectiag fsw moment said
 "Arshur, showed you into the poetry business. now let me shove you out These is nothing in it. am afraid that ' ou were not born during the right time Of the meoo. The loager you keep at this thing. the hangrier you will become. Now. l have an excellent farm here and l ased maA so tAke care of the sock. m rive yoa ths sisuaeioa. And again, here is Kitty, the bet looking siri In the stase- You might marTy her. Hov