The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-29
WITH A BEAN POLE.
Wky a Reverend Gentlemen Could Not
 Rest From His Great Labors.


 The Rev. NIT. Mulki;,le, with ,ha, care fal. pains,aking assidui,y. to which the world Is indebted for all great literary achievements. had labored for several days or tract, bearing the suggestive title of '' lie who will not open the dooi of his soul Is worse than rebber Of tiesh-pots. Nearly all preachers seem ! 10. take grea; pleasure in speaking of how hhard they work. and many ia, old fel- low, 10 whom actual excr,ion is undis- covered, has way of pressing his brow with his creased hand, and declaring that he IS almost exhausted so great ka. been his performance Of labor.
 NIT. Mulki,ile dropped his pen. ard fer moment regarded il with an aression of weariness, as though he would never he able to take i, up again. Drawing a sigh from the bottom of his physical en- durance, he arose. ven, into the hall and i lay down on the sofa. Pretty soon, young Mulkit,le and his little sister came in and began 10 ride on stick horses up and down the hall.
 Go out of here with those poles, sad the minister.
 We can't go out cause its raipin', v replied the boy. "Why don't you go somewhere else 10 sleep:''
 Il don't care for any of your susges- tons
 "We'il ride easy an won't make any, whoa. whoa," and he dashed away. think ing that his father meant disturbance.
 Come here to me"
 The boy rcined up his horse and obeyed the command.
 "I tell you that want to sleep. l have been al work all night and 2n tired"
 "Wha, have you been doln' ?''
 "Wrtisg on tract.
 What's a tract ?"
 A religious papei.'
 An do you xan, i, to wrap sugar in :: i Yesterday when ma sent down town for some sugar i. came back wrapped up in paper and ma said 1t was pity to use religious paper tha, way
 No sugar will ever be wrapped in the paper that have written
 Why, amt i, big enough!' q. ,o.. Ia. .f~ i If you mus, stay in the hall, take oil your shoes
 Don't you take of your shoes, called Mrs. Mulki,,le from an adjoining room. "Wha, did you tell him to take of his shoes for: Don, you know he'd take cold. continued the good won an. appearing on the scene holding in one hand stocking. the heel of which for convenience in darning, vas stretched over gourd.
 didn't think of tn s,. The truth IS, my mind IS so taken up in diseharging the duties which-l havelbeen called 10 per form. that l can scarcely think of any thing else
 You'd better think a little more of me and the children. 4 mans first duty Is 10 his faEily. You sit around here and see me darn and patch and make over dresses and change bonne,s. bu; notice tha: yo- always dress we'll"
 Mir. Mulki,,le raised up on his elbow. regarded his wife in,ently and sorrowful- y replied
 An, Lord, what IS ], that woman will not say: Truly Solomon
 Pleague take Solomon. As long as womsn sticks !, home and says no,h- ing, man thinks it's all right, bu, when she wants 10 look respectable, why she's the wors, creature in the world"
 - Go on, go on, and don't run me crazy. ! have been so hard al work that"
 of course you've been a, work, but never do anything. sit around with my hands folded" and Mrs. Mulkittle's skirts popped like whip as she wheeled around and disappeared. The reverend gentleman lay back on the sofa and was soon asleep.
 "Now ride easy" said the boy to his little sister. Don't let your horse kick and make fuss" stopping near the tired mans couch. Here, ief me have the big horse an you take the little oee."
 In making the exchange, he liiied his sisters bean pole, but accidentally les it