The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-10
WITH A HARROW TOOTH.
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on kNNN- sSIiss- ASN ACAC Af1 iJ IT marriage but the matrimonial state k not likeiy ;o iofa>I differences. nor does the pA,eInal roat aSAys serve .o cover n harmony the heated blood oi brothers Aa unsatisfactory settlement oi \ small estate oroagh, aheu, d lawsuit ~hse eh ssAs aeeidsd n Iass, ialc'. iANoi. Hank spaia swcte .htt no it~ should aeptNe Aim oi his rights.
 ..Mha; can lea da Tam a>ked
 What could ap do he tepi.cd. tuning ID hss hrs .hr, if..iaa |. .,.o> the molten anger 1i bgInins fevcake.
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 N ssl ~ltheei removing hls gasc.
 He lodld XII Als hsothci w0h d elah -. san Sau sisl ine with an-
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 Nov here. stsDk. .iaat ~sat 4rl laah.e Wth >ea ihgs a:ia1 has teea settle, ', the goarts.
 Mas Ahel settled bs | oAis
 0h aes.. II aeshiaE tai h!ae.. ~sa s.isi, "a. ! aai ~t!lirs ,hsi you shouiI have enough oi :. Name ,hc weapons and Wiii be ~i,h ,ou.
 ud can ask Ahei ia name hts weapons
 '' NoE s.e blamed ioai
 Hans tuned 4Na, without rcpi,inE N hen he had climbed Inc icns (, ne wheeled Afourd. shook be,h nsts a, lam. and pa sea outoi slght
 Both men were kno~n t1 bc desperate. when .foased. Ia bovheed he, had come from Acntue Ky ;o the Ozark monn tafns ot Afssnssw. .tnd a=taialay man hood had taught school together. Hank had attempted te psea h. hu, WAS drlven from the puipl, in consequence ai having killed 4 man. Tam ~As adm!Ge.. ,o the bar. bu, having shortly afterwards killed a prominent attorney, wds iotced te sur render his license
 one day. about ! week after Hank aad deel Jared hi> Nio,ent lntentsous skIn wss s@lklr around n hls deei aa. eattt iug his .i;s.e boy IT. h.- atms he hlid had been IL. ,ad tho ifesh morning ait. the h =. frc osd tes ssd iae scenes shlfh ,ef se long had aeeu eea.ed hum. fettvra fis liiuc spfsi; md n aelgKht he EisFpcd hls ~asfe4. hands Hark Ctesi a ns sae tanc fer Ihr fhha tnak fl n5s tsteef : hal. tAfew | an he sfae. l al laes he'd. Hank thrust his sua hes tween two raiis sank oH hIs knee The father sjssed the lit,lc fellow. and hitsng ann. Sal hlm on hiS shnuitci II ank tired. and Inc chiid lei from hls fathers shoulder. \ stream ot blood tan from his forehead. lie qaivered. and was dead.
 The murderer escaped. For years Tam followed hlm. \, last the 'sihet ea,ae home. In the meantime hts wife bad died of gtiet. The miserable man lived alone. When the war came. he oincd the army Peace, peYce b4,weer. bloody assaflan,s. bG, noi peace tcf weary man. found am again at home. lie had no companions. save two graves in the oFc hart Here he would sit for hours anu hours. Strangers who saw hum ,hefr ofien said
 Wonder why tha, old man sits SO long under the apple tree ~
 One night recently old Tam sat un- der the tree. The moon was shln- ing brightly and the young waving leaves above wrought sad shadow on ihe grave stone
 Ttiry years ago to-day Snec he fcll from my arms. unused the old man. He snet by the i~o graves. aud long re- fnainc ~lth hts ace presses. again., thc damp i+.oss. lie looked up ~sih s,ar, some oae ~sih a long, white bear4, knels opposs,e him
 Who are yoa =
 Hank. reptled low voice
 Tam afose aud held to ,he tree for support iis hand siFeck something an old harrow tooth in the ioik of the tree. lie graspcd the non and turned io the no. erect form oi Hank.
 Are you ready ,o die =
 .' toi Gods sake don, kill nc nave sufietcd enough have been dy ing for thlf'y year. have come here b pray"
 Ani to die"
 Woa'd yoa murder me when ! am so pen sent
 '' The condemned murderer is erer pen'ien' fe; as,ice calls for his guilty blood
 Tan. when you lay on the battle held wounded. l gave yoa a dnak ot water"
 Ar years aso. yeu s4se ne a aFink of gre.
 Look a' rae, Tam l am old. and aiines, aeir.ess There are not many days lefi fer me ID ,his world na.e come f4r ,s, seek this p-see and pray for pardon am airAld to t.ie. i oelse.e in aa ena'ess heli- Mo@lt ,oa see f.e 20 there
 T .oa!d 20 ~'r yga to zee yor s4a.rn
 Tam .eased nis sirua ard ,are~ ian aeross ;Ae gFases
 Oh t.od
 The aasro~ tooth mashed hs akut Long ases fife Nas egtinei, Ike a4esser sonunuea ais work 0f FesrI button.
 Hnsa Enofntng came 4 bioodv n es oi aesa iay altered over two grave An old sazs, holding 2 a4 b4ad alo<4y h4rrow sa,s,h. A -sih hls back ss4inat 2n appie tree, dead.
 he sez of barsarn uhaie eieph ant nay haze been stated, bu' II se4r<a our tosice We judge from iis name. hoH- ever, that r belongs to the female scr