The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
And find them sugar.coased. By the

served"
 What does the man mean2"
 "Well preserved, say. Plenty ot sweetening pu, in at first. you know"
 "Mr. Mexleton, Iwoulnd't be honid punster. If there is anything ,ha, make. me tired and want to go home, it is a punster. You have been remarkably free from this vice, that is, remarkably so fol funny man, and pray don't take it uE now"
 For the Lords sake, don't call me a funny man. If there is despicable ex. precision in this world, it is funny man would rather be called thief, for he who answers to the name of funny man is thief, as he rarely gives credit"
 "I am glad that have found some thing that can arouse you"
 am proof against an ordinary mis sile, but you can gouge hole in an alli- gators back with steel drill.''
 "Some time ago you said that l sold myself. Now, in case should evei marry again, wh at kind of man would i you advise me to choose :"
 :" Marry any one but man who dab Dles in literature. Men who aspire to literature are peculiarly constituted. !, /. Is this peculiar mental constitution la causes them tu write. IL IS nc. ;hrnL a desire for renown, but 10 satisfy C, rious yearning to spread their thought on paper. do believe that if wri;ns were regarded by lsw as illicit distilling with inevitable odium attendant upon the name of every writer, there would be bu. slight falling of in ,ae number of book makers. l do not advise you because I think that literary man would treat you unkindly, but because of neglec, which you might fancy. A man who writes has no rest from work. Even in his sleep, he is catching at the travelled ends of an idea. He is never good con- panion, for if he thinks of something worth saying, he instinetively reserves il for his insa,iate pen"
 Another speech like that, Mir Mexle ton, will make me tired"
 Then l shall not make another, lighting cigar.
 '' think that Il Is time for me 10 leave this I..all, she said. .;:;-. s silence. "l came here because 1 was tired of fashionable watering places, bat now find that mus; leave here
 Getting to be too fashionable ,or you ?'
 1 con, no
 Tired of the place. suppose.
 " No.n
 Then why should you leave -
 |" Don't you really know -
 q" do rot'
 Can, you guess:'
 No"
 !" l don't sec how you can be so stupid Everyone else can see bu, you"
 See what:"
 :" That am dead tn love with yoa that's what ard she covered her fact with her hands.
 :" Annie,' he sai6. taking her hands Il have loved you for years. have followed you from one place to another not constantly. br, would go to a place when leaned that you had one there Until l came here had not the courage to seek your acquaintance, and even here l should not have spoken 10 you had you no, first addressed me l wan, you tc be my wife"
 -" And want you to De ny husband . she said laughing.
 0t course. We couldn't very well arrange it otherwise ''
 Don't you think, though, yoo arc selling yourself" she asked.
 ." No, for am one of your devil,sh lucky fellows"
 You shan't be literary man any longer, for there will be no necessity of your writing. Never mind wha, you said about the Illicit distillers- We can ar range all that"
 Wont you let me scu5ble occasion ally
 No, l shall lock up your writing ma. ,erial. Now, are you happy: 7"
 should remark"
 Veil, cozsc on. There IS d preae her a, the hotel, and think that this mar Siage should take place at once. You see how soon have begun to manage you"
 All right. An early start, an early stop
 They are marrsed
 --
 HAD DONE ENOUGH.
 Old man Sam kalleton was doubtless