The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-20

Harris, turning to Lige Moore. @Well, I must look airses my vimmen foiks," said Fulgum. Good mcznin', doctor. reckon we'n all see you agin putty soon, for it's gettin' to be the time O year when the chiIls an fever stir us up nightly"
 "I hope that our meeting soon will not depend on afiiction," replied the doctor, arising, "but should illness come upon you, remember that am a man of large experiences. Good morning, gentlemen."
 CHAPTER II.
 Dr. McVail became a general favorife. He seemed to be about sixty years old, though he was man Of remarkable ac- tivity, and could ride horse, as Fulgum expressed it. "vith the soonest O young fellers.n The doctor boarded with the widow Parsons, where he had a neat log office. Occasionally he would take the widow to church, in his bugsy-a kind- ness which the old lady appreciated, for though she had been a widow many years, no one had shown her any very decided attentions. The truth is, Mrs. Pzrsons was rather hard-favored lady. She had great red face and rasping voice, either one of which pretty well settles a voman's chances. Aside from these social drawbacks, the old lady had a temper. When Tal Parsons died, some of the neighbors cruelty congratulated him upon his escape, and Ike Parsons, the only child of Tal and Agatha, olten declared, after he attained the goslin " age, that he didn't blame his "pap" for dying, "'cause," he would say, the DO man couldn't have no peace on this here earth, an bet right now, it makes no difference vhar pap is, if anybody was to ax him ef he wanted to come back he would say, no, blame ef do.'" The widow was SO very kind to the old doctor. She did so much admire a man of such refinement, and when he took her to church, she would toss her head at the widow Buck and cut a sly caper while in the presence of tha, spiteful Mrs. Adsit.
 The doctor was very successful. Peo- pie said that he was coming money. The three young doctors and an older one, who had for years lived in the neighbor- hood, were compelled to move away, such favorite had Dr. Mcvail become. The old man did not seem to be elated over his success, but was still the same polite and attentive gentleman.
 One Sunday after returning from church, the doctor and wi'nw were sitting in the "purlor," wher 7 ~;dow, with sudden toss of the head and finn drawing down of the corners of her mouth, said:
 "lke made me so mad to-day that oughter slapped him over. declare that widder woman with an unbeautiful son.
 "Undutiful, you doubtless mean," re piled the doctor with a smile.
 "Yes, that's it reckon. ain't got so much book larnin', but Tai he usser say that l had real hard hoss sense. He must've thought SO, or he wouldn't've married me, fur Tal was one O the pur- ticularest men ever seed. How I wush he vas alive now. How you an him could talk on larned matters. do de clare-n
 "What were you going to say abou, Ike? You had decided that he is un- beautiful, in which opinion, after re- lection, heartily concur, for I don', know that ever saw boy on whose face the lines of beauty were so few and far apart"
 Nov. Dock, don't talk like that fur Ike is almost the image of po' Tal. Fl he tuck airtez mel wouldn't kere whus you said about him, but bein's as it is, you musnt is me about him, but did git powerful mad as him shis mornin'. list afofe we vas ready to start to church, Ike he slips up to me an says, Thur, bleve you air in love with the Doc Nov, don't you think oughter turned round an slapped his mouth ?"
 "l don't know. madam, that you should have turned around, not knowing the positions occupied by you and your son, but concerning the propriety of slapping his mouth, l am more decided. think that you should have shipped him."
 1 MrA Parsons 6dgesed with glariag yellow ibbon which she wore. She vas disappointed. She did not desire that sort of m answer.
 "So you think oughter slapped him P
 sO9 course"
 "Why ought to have slapped him, nov, Dock r twisting the gaudy ribbon