The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-03
Shouts of uproarious laughter were to

% his summons twice more vigorously be- girl, with blue eyes and long Pla,s tied with ribbons, perped through the apsr- tuge under the arm of pig clumsy mar ei nautical appearance. The child had distinctly foreign ar, and ma;tersd some remark ID grt:urai :oEeS. The man. gianciug al the boy. leoks. back over his shoulder wiih a ie-r.ng laugh. His face vas red and inazued. Sen thought he was h1lf-seas over"
 .. Come here, Mother Doc. Heres l mighty big lodges a-aanting 10 De took ln. Maybe Yerl :hroa him ard my Elsa n together isE tappence
 The landlady thus aPps@.e1 - vas slo~ . come forward. Ben pushed past the .eeling man. aud shut me doc, 6e- hind him. There vas mouen;ary silence n ;he elre.e a-sr ne ire R 4e nasyies and coafse-i-a.ufe1 giF,s .oe &eG round z; the -fenll@ newcomer.
 Heres yer money. said B@u. es e..f- .ng two-peale win Tts5 sion as lne iaf- mi3ab.e Aiss. Da3. a i4ree-l.ilses.. Fetl- haired lrish @eI.Ar. advanced epon him There was 5oa8esaIEg i-reSls..o., te.aI< n the eyes ot iar company. anoit this o3.d address \ seTi-s of ocular re. ma k and .:@e laughter followed Be, : introduction.
 Yei we,i-p'a-kei ore Ms be ] sord n dassu4se Ne. yo4ag la1. Ar- yer gong .o tteas = . supper d. sasyzl. !: I@ra aa. ye- po kes
 I.e nan wao had admitted Ben re- ;ained ass ..oad e tse taIE hl4. whe ass- e as j prop io .sis zae-raia sieps. Sac seemed a3t sas>ed Q ;his parer:.ll ts.oas U progress soa. .ies large ciu- c,es nN-d len d. a possible playmate. Nhes she had .e.aned a.s sea; en li:t.e s=so.. she s.-etehe.. o4: Icf h.ad and .oucae< nm. <; the semas, about his posses staas sEe laz:-aa.sa one hand ' his caa;-po-ke. lie looked down q, l.r sofly. no, reo4Aiag Ter CT drawing h;r.- self away. 4: l4si she ,eok eG, her hand. .aG .efy e.3Gent d.szag gass.- rnent pou.ayeG i.se.; CT her face.
 Ter ant foaad noasht. Elsa. sad the moeNiaS solec C: a needle. m T. who sa. aa a se.4 encoEapasse4 Wis. heaps of 6righ' 5ieTel materials
 No ore else had taken any notice of ;he by-p!av 5eieeen ;he children. l5r, Flags. as sne. ~aese ,4sa t aas ,o Tey.ir enslgns and standards. was -a.lea here. had eye tss everything. The i.tt.e foreigner f..a. -, TO; ! fayo:i.e s. hers.
 Len :. h. iisae. ;Eoash vers ST, :. vas se9. sas. his :3Ffa ~s vaE =.s9 e.a>t.e ard a1oa .a- His [. st me -. ez-osere .o sea ..r1 sss. sid D. ng- Wy .ns- es9fess.5n s..e#. ger ..e ssei.s.
 He se "a sa4= -- Ge4 .c aa.sl.x sf se .;.s ..72s-.. -s. Ids '-e zpsasa .a = scI.s- 24ag s.- :. 2. .osd .ad ..e fs- 4.e eal
 i'i. U asa tonight. arc - ' cz.n .:G-at aoaaa,. .gis Be- heces.r aarge. ~at1A has - 70 Ma gate wa;hau, re. coz < Y - rnac or YOU - .as. me: bu; I'm lesn..ga: hsnsrs, Ant | some oi ye- n pay i5r " supper. !. ssns es s...-ee. as -. please, bet.et nor Yer.te eve kEo~n oe- lore.
 Tne vnoualined confidence W ttt M. h Ben made this astounding p-a position rl4sea ,. shoa: .: del.s.ye .aash:.f The men pnsei him n the ribs w.:h ;her Fipes. the women pui..ag his laek ecrls
 Ben =, his teeth .ishi!y and a.s wide nosirlls ae:e c.s;ended ansf..y.
 {" ier'll sing and dance, sp9er or TO supper. IT.. warrant or kzos 'he ,.ay ,c make yer. said the man who had .i- ni,,>d hi.Tl, lifting d mena ing aand.
 \ singular look passed 0vev Be.'s face. altering for moment l. whole ex- pression. l. was both obdara.e sac. wra,hial. The n-edle-w oman a. |.
 None O; iha. here. A,r rroh. she sad a1thouta;ively. A'ey e ,zn turn ed Cd: ot the Lamb once =: ,sg fo. ,!s:s too free. II yer :. Fefne.n asg
 Apparently he G,d remember TT sis arm dropped. and he sgckee nay a. lis pipe n sllsy silcrce.
 : g-.e.nen; lens looks -essed or me pale-faoed needle~omAn. whose yellow oros returned his g.-e >.eadily. 4 voa- Geria!ly ssee, sall.e parted her lips as she looked a, .ae coy
 . IT. Pay ar yer supper" she said .e- eislvels. Yer amt a1set;is-l ye.seli for Haagh,. Now s.ns. I'm reai fond of FRastc, and fixes ! melancholy.
 \ .cok 50 bear1las. . gf-.etal. so eA- 41i< te iolcrirs Tn tiS ctliGaNt e-l- ;husiAsm, as .s rarely seen. spread ever Sen face.
 Il can sing he sa;i, noddss ems pha;,ca.ly: ttea. s;andia where he ~zs. he opened h.s mo1:h. The noisy crew hGshea. Not marmur Vas heard, not a breath seemed 10 be drawn. as there bars. from the boys lips the cleares: carol ot loy and hope that hsd ever been hcaiG " these ears FNs1y .Ace turned towaFi hua. These poor degraded wresehes were silen, before inc mus.cal expression of child's arcult,va,ed voice. Jncu.,iva:et ,raly; bu, vithal SO oear- ;iiul .n is true rendering of simple ar. that the most exquisite reaaemen; eoa.3 not have taken exception 70 ii.
 The motley cFe~ e vasSrands and ou;e7s,s were. for f-A SC onds. held IF ,hrail oy inc sudden urlooked-ior burst ot song. The tanefal cya ked poe o- loarse bass ot t:heir siai sas al they knew of vocal muse \ lo..iskins drinking song, a coarse love il.:y. cT comic music hal refrain, was wha: ;hey were bes, ac- .v...