The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-23
AN ECCENTRIC occAsIoN. 4 Man Who Did Not Want the shape Taken from His Mother Tongue.

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 Taken from His Mother Tongue.
 A rather remarkable case of assault and battery has juss been tired bsfore an Arkansaw justice of the peace. Harvsy Llekmore, gruG Engiishman, came to the state some time ago to engage ia the lumber business. Oae day. having de- cided to 90 ia the counzy oa prospect ing soar. he employed Lank Ben, well known character, to drive the team. When the party returned, the Eaglish- mans head was swollen, ose ear vas badly twisted, and . fev fancy scaliops were cut on his forehead. sMr Lickmore swore out . warrant, aad had Ben as- raigned before court. The bruised for eignss testified in subssascs that he gave DO cause Cor the assault, that hs was for setfully eccentric sometimes. but that he had taken pains to explain his manner isms. This seemed to satisfy the fsllow." continued Mir. Lickmore, |" and though. that all was yell, you know, but as we were nearing home, this gracslsss peg son here, remarking, after long silence. that he was a little eccentric himself, stopped the team, turned upon me, and may it plsAse the coun, did not think that would escape with my liss. yoa know.r
 Lank Ben, making his statement, said :. ledge. the duke has told a patty straight story, bu, he didn't % quite fur enough to rsafh h the prime motives of my actions- AS was drivin' aloag. doin' the best could, the duke said: D. you, man, don't run over that stump. Beg pairdon, fos am iistie eccentric Now. if he had talked Mississippi Valley or Arkansaw cotton bsit and said pardon, instead of pairdon, might have paced It over, but jsdge, when . man comes to this country and taksa the nachul shape outsn our words, it sinks dssp into the dark pitfall of my revenge. Sdll, e tho man was eccentric. let t al pass, an when felt like rarin' up liks . hoss, an fAllin' on him, kivsrsd up the fire of my wrath with the cool ashss of dis orssioa an driv on. Aftes awhile the duke give me punch tn the abrsviatsd ribs-abseviated a good word. jedger'
 Hardly suited to the cotton bels,r re- piled his hooor, !" but % on. Mr. Coassa- bte."
 "Yes. sir."
 Cot hat word 7"
 Have picklsd 1t, your honos."
 .Firs away, Ben. shoot with . rife. This coa't aint got time for the scassssin q shos."
 "Wsu," coatisusd Bea, sths duks puschsd me in tho abssviaasd dbs and said d. you, mAa, sis over iArsAa. Beg pairdos, for am listis sccssssic.' That vsst down psssy dsep. aa' ths visd of temper bloved some of the cool asAsu of diserssios o6 the 6s os my wrath. Al we were comin' homs, he turned to ms an said: beg pairdon, bat ~hss is ysus name, yoa ksowe z"
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 "His what P asked the Jussics.
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