The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-14

 fifty copies composing the edition, six volumes were sold, and the rest were given away. Even in the gratuitous dis posal, the poet experienced trouble, for the practical men and unsentimental women'o Of his neighborhood cared noeh- ing for poetry" At last after writing for the village papers, and leaving the imprint of his poetic claw on many a gravestone, Mir. Arthar Jelleman decided to take uf his abode in Arkansaw, where he would open a school of refined learn ing, where poetry and philosophy should be taught.
 CHAPTER ".
 The people of the Buck Snort district were startled. A report to the effect that poet-teacher was coming to take up F school was quite enough te astonish any one. The Back Snorters were acquainted with many kinds of school teachers, none too intimately it is true, but still they were acquainted with many kinds. They knew the old bachelor, the old maid, the widow and the young lady whose rela- tives had been swept away by yellow fever; they knew the Irishman and the man who lost leg during the war, but post-eeacher was one that they had never seen. Some of the more intelligent declared that he was only an ordinary man, while others affirmed that he was half human and half animal. At any rate, every one was anxious to see Mir. Arthur Jelleman, and when the school opening-day arrived, large crowd of anxious visitors filled the school house to overfowing. They were much dis appointed to see an ordinary young man with stiff hair and mustache of bristles. The girls sniffed their noses at him and the young men muttered revenge. When the visitors departed, the arrangement of classes was begun. There were no two books alike, and in fact there was no uniformity except in greasy slates and bottles of pokeberry ink. The first day passed without an incident. The second day was not so quiet. John Hummer, a large, "raw-boned fellow who lived over the bayou" had from the first been deeply impressed with the disappoint- ment of not seeing something unusual in Mir. Arthur Jelleman. During the first day he had braced himself in a corner and choked down his wrath, but having failed to secure the corner the second day, he could no longer keep the foot of his determination on the neck of his indignation.
 "Say, thar !'' exclaimed Hummer, arising.
 "Well," the teacher replied what is
 "Dinged ef know whut it is. Name it an take it."
 The poet did not understand Mir. Pium- mer, and he looked around as though he expected to find an explanation lying on the floor. Not finding it, he turned to Hummer and said:
 "I am at loss to understand your meaning"
 "oh, l ken make myself plain, oap'n, ef that's whut you want"
 Well, that is exactly what l want"
 Hummer approached, stopped near the teacher and said
 @Afore you come here it vas norased around that you was a peet. We all be- lieved what we heard an come expectin' to see someshin,, but blame it, you ain't no more of poet nor the rest of us."
 Mr. Arthur Jellsman was assouished. He kaew not what reply to make. He koew not how to defend himself for never before had he heard of such . strange proceeding.
 Nor, sir" Hummer continued, ain't no more of poet nor I am."
 "Young man-"
 "I'm lookiR' at you."
 say young man, you have been mis led coacesning the true meaning of poet. Nov, sir, l am poet" drawing himsslf up with an air of pride.
 .wali f you air . poet msy the Lord pity the ret q ua"
 e say, young. fellow, that you don't know the meaning of poet. Yoa voaldnt knew . pet if you were to meet him in the road"
 "TAat's all right cap'n. You haven't showsd an yoa advsrtise aa' you've got to taks your chancsa"
 Mir. Jslleman gasped and ssarsd at Pumm0.
 SWhen . nan comes to this hege nsighbarAood, an' faih b shov an tAas ths biIls can fss, vhy thsa he lays him. ss6 liabie have pestsrted this Aese