The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-20
A GENEROUS OFFER.
A College Man Who Dtd Noi Redeem
 Community.

A man whe had farm for sale seat into the office of a country editor asd afaes introducing the suhIsci.masies of his call. said
 "Misses. am powerful scarce Q moaey an kaint pay you nigh, nov. hu, if ycu'il wait .li after the farm is sold. ~hy can pay you tor the advertisement then"
 -l have a proposition which l think will strike you as being fAis." replied the editor ahes m momenss reelection. Nov, l1i put in double column Ad. and sua it for a year. You needn't pay aay moaey no cash demanded, for as the end of the year Ifi take the tasm in pay msns tos the advertisement. Thea, yos sse. you will have advertised and dls- posed ot your farm withoa, expense"
 Ina, strikes me as being A little per cuiiar." said the farmer. "Thars tisA- mstic h it somewhas, but kain | sse is 1 reckon I'd better ses my wife afose 70 inter any soster fsngemen,s. feat wait hsss. please"
 The editor ehuckied over his shrewd- ness and laughed in anticipation of the farmers assonishuen, when an explaaa- ,ioa of the scheme should be msds. "I1l show him. the editor mussd, .,haa Il is no. every mans des,se to Impose oa the farmer. Then m pu, in . small d. and won't charge anything"
 While the editor was thus musing, the farmer re-sptesed the office. He carried loag black whip. and in hts eys thess danced an expression whose fantastic oapsss bodsd no rood for the newspspss man.
 "what did your wife sayS" asked the editor, giancing nesvously at the whip. "Shs loved ii was . fuss rate uads. but sloss we 'dentiiy oarsslvss tn ths grsat basinsss Q this hssh life, jis' sssp ou, hsre an Iss me give you . better idss e vho 1 am Oh. doat hasg back. am the man that bls the puskia through the crack O the fencs yss. ss' that ain't all. am the son Q Zion thss swallowed scorpion an thsn slapped the bark of beech tree. Oh, come ost heal"
 -I want going to cheat you :" declared the editor. - vas merely jokiag. h . mo@sas more vas gong so explain Asd have . good laugh with you. 1 dos's waas o hun you"
 "Dest bs ossasy os sha, p'ias, Ms. NswapsPss man, ius ] dost 'Iov that yos shali han me. Come out here sa' anes to ths music . the vhippees will." Ths e1isos sAs that the visitor was possssssd ofthas taaeaiizing dssssmisasios which vsass fsosa under smile. Some thisg mss bs doae. Shosld hs qsissiy submit ss . whipping. aamss would eysvl oG his ssbscdpsiea list like esisspiIlsss erssiisg sem shs sAads when the air grovs chilly. To dsissd himsslf would bs positively dangerous. for the old ieL io~ weuld turn the buti end oi the whip. The editor stood near a small visdo~ He thought how sasy !, would be 10 bop out h the sash were only raised. bss ss~ painful is might be to raise the sash IAe farmers face gioved with ssi'sls<ssos- He lsughed vith the glee of dasgntss child. The editor could stasd ' so logger. He lsapsd thsossh shs visde~. 
 carrying the sash sifh sim. He heard the kesy crack of the vhip, ed not en- sesly vish the spssd q ths assslope -ios the editor wss nthss fat but with . l novsmsn, thai vss sss siov, shs joas- saIiss vsa. thsossh tks village. The pee- p,s sAou.sd. Msa sAssw sp thsir hands asd vAoeps4 cd voaes had so ieas sssiaa 6sss-laeiags iss support Tbs sdisos, alss passisg thsesgh shs viiiags sosssc issg ssssGA fss sons sas so ss- ssoss ths sssh, shss hs sssuasd his sa1- sssy vsy. He diA sss Q bs<k agaia- Hs vss . osiisss ssslsaas shs. fsv assdhs aes. vsss = sAs vi1lags se s6eso sAe csaosnisy asl eass . nsaDew sIsS svH she wuslA