The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-29
A STRONG LADY.
The Melancholy Terminal ion of q
 Dusky Love Affair.


 A few days after Kuock.kneed Ais wife was planted in the garden cf eternal equality, Ali called on Jane Patterson, the widow of Jasper Patterson who was hanged few months ago.
 How yer do, Sister Jane," said Ali as he seated himself in the doorway.
 "Porely, bruder, porely."
 Sorry ter heah yer say it-powerful sorry"
 "Ho~'s yersef feelin' arter yer 'fic- tion?"
 Porely"
 Dat wuz CT bad loss, Bruder Ali. 'Li1a wuz CT good oman"
 "Yas, she wur good but she had her weak p'ints an faults an CT appertite dat neber got tired, winter ner summer but den," he added, after few moments re- fiectiou, she could bile CT cabbage till de a'r grow'd sweet wid de perfume, but den," he again added, recalling another feature of his departed consort. dis wuz sorter offset by de fack dat it tuck so much caliker ter make her CT coat. It doan peer ter me like de Lawd is kine ernufi ter CT pore man. Now, fur in- stance, whut make de Lawd let Liza git so fat? 'Peered ter me like de porer my business got de fatter she bercome. doan mine seein' CT pusson in putty good order, but den doan feel like bein' mar ried ter one O desc heah side shows. How ole is yer, Sister Jane? ?"
 Law, man, doan know, but 'speck l'se forty"
 Huh, yer ain't nothin' but CT chile. Aint lubed nobody sense dc ole man wuz snasched rum dis heah wicked worl', has yer 2"
 Law, Bruder Ali, whut make yer wanter talk dat way ?"
 "Wall, jes wantster know. Didn't know dat wuz in lub wid yer, did yer ?"
 "Oh, go way now"
 "lt's CT fack. lnbs yer awful an wants ter marry yer"
 "Oh, go way now"
 "l does fur CT fack."
 "Look heah, man, whut vessel wants ter talk ter me dat way fur when yer wife hab jes been buried ?"
 Case kaint hep it. l'se lub ed yer fur CT laung time"
 Wall, yer mus turgit me fur i'se gagged"
 Who yer gagged ter3'
 "Sim White.
 "Who, dat kidney footed scoun'r rel?
 He ain't no scoun'rel"
 Vas, he is. He's wus'n dat. He's CT black iaskil, an de naixt time meets him l gwine ter mx wid him scan'lous ain't gwine ter low 10 mn ter 'fere wid my plans. Yer aeah mel"
 Yer talks like yer's crazy"
 C. is almos' crazy Dat plexion, dem eyes an dat mouf O yourn is CT huff ter sot any pusson crazy. Neber mine. Marry dat m4n an yer Il shub me inter de grabe. Den de jedge O de Newnited states cou't will come CT roun' an say Come heah, lady come heah ter me. Dun saubed CT 'Huential gennerman inter de grabe, has yer? Wall, we hates ter hang CT putty pusson like ye'sef but de law am awful bout sich matters. Come on, lady, an let us put de rope roun' y CT putty naik.' I'se in deep grief Sister Jane, an doan b'lebe dat ken fl le CT nuff apperti.e nov ter las me six days.'
 "Bruder Ali ei ye,se h d axed me 'fo' ~uz sxed by B;uder Sim woulder toIe yer yes"
 Good bye, Sister JAne D. day O settlement Am eT CoIiil CT day when de po' broke-heared mAa ken ride in de chari't."
 Shortly aher Ali left the wido~, he met Sam White. Look heAh, Sim," said Ali, "I heahs dat yers 'gaged ter be mar'd ter Sister ane. Hos am dat fack5" "Wall, l tell yer Dat fact ain de truf. I~uz think,n' bout marvin her bat femme tell yer, kunr ford ter marry po' oman thought dem two COWS an hoss an ple~s 1onged ,er Sister Jane" Good gracious, doan d4 "Cose da doan', an dat's why aint gwine ter mary her" Old Ali med'tasively shook his head. !