The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-10

srelle SAW y9U were 0F0Uning and es- to vous rescue. lfI had not caught
 ,cur hair as you sank you would have keen-oh-h-hw r
 could not laugh or even speak. l .,erelv stared blankly at the dripping Naiad, and feehly wondered which of us -as insane. She had closed her eyes, md lay smiling sweetly to herself, obliv- ious of everything but her hexoism. The s;suation was romantic, but not practical. md, much as 1t grieved me to break the neil. I was forced at last to suggest pro- ,sically that we were catching cold. She languidly opened her eyes, and again smiling, remarked:
 "Mr. Haste, I'm going to fains," and did so.
 Hat this juncture was betrayed into m unparliamentary Expression. it was surely case in which Uncle Toby's re- cording angel should spare a tear helplessly felt for the place where my coat pocket, and in it my flask, should have been, but the bull had omitted to return my property, and even for Miss Spinks' sake was not prepared to en- counter him again. l had no burnt feathers, and the celd water cure in my patient's present condition would have been "coals to Newcastle" There was nothing for 1t but to carry the senseless form of my companion to the farm house, distance of quite two hundred yards, and Where beg assistance.
 Nov, where in novel or picture the hero bears the inanimate fair one ten- derly in his arms, her head resting on his shoulder, her golden hair brushing his cheek" he seems to do it with consum. mate ease. and even ts find pleasure in the task. But experience tells me that such descriptions are highly-colcred fam tasy. There are few things less easy of transportation than healthy, vigorous maiden, even when she is a consenting party. and when one is so affected toward her that the merest touch gives thrill of pleasure to the nerves. But the difficulty is infinitely magnifed when the maiden is mere dead weight, is on the shady side of ihirsy, has tendency to bones and is habited in dank, clinging raiment which sxudes water like sponge. No matter how took up Miss Spinks, she showed most embarrassing symptoms of folding up. If l clasped her waist, her head and hands at once became ent$pgled with her feet. If passed my arms under her re. cumbent form, her limp extremities caused the weiehty body to slip between it's SUD- ports and she returned to mother earth. Finally happy solution occurred to me. hung her head and arms over my left shoulder, embraced her knees and SO, at the risk of asphyxiaiing her, set of at a double for the farmhouse. But the pace was too good to last. The trot became walk, the walk degenerated into stagger, and at last, fifty yards from the gate, had just strength enough to lay down my burden and subside. At this instant the garden gate opened and stout elderly female appeared on the scene. shouted. She turned and took in the puypo,t of my appeal and hastened to the spot.
 Curiously enough, at this moment Miss Spinks shuddered, opened her eyes, closed them again, and exclaimed wildly: @Oh, where am ? where is he? what has happened ?"
 "Come, my deary," cried the old lady soothingly. "Don'tee be frighted. The gentleman's all safe." Miss Spinks took comfort, sat up, and rubbed her eyes. Her new friend took her hand and raised her to her feet, say ing:
 |s 3Now do'ee jump up and come along O me. You'll catch your death sitting about in these wet things"
 Miss Spinks seemed to realize this fact
 and, supported on one side by the farmer
 ess and on the other by myself, she made very good essay to walk to the house. On the way sketched the accident which
 had led to our present plight, but could not help noticing that my mention of
 the fainting fit caused the ancient dame
 to look skeptically at her charge, while a
 suspicion of heightened color showed it.
 self in Miss Spinks' cheeks.
 Arrived at the farm, tbe good house.
 wife took Miss Spinks at once to the up-
 brought me an outfit of her husbands, and gave me permission to make my toilet by the kitchen 6re-an offer glad ly accepted. In ten minutes was rigged
 out in Farmer Blizard's Sunday-best suit
 of broadcloth, with the waist buttons somewhere about my hip-joints, and waistcoat which would have made me an
 ulster. Thus attired 1 sallied forth, to 6nd that the good soul had already sent
 laborer. who was on speaking terms
 with the bull, to reclaim my coat and hat, and on his return Mrs. Blizzard took the
 iormer for needful repairs, while availed
 myself of my recovered pipe and pouch
 to WOO consolation in the form of the
 nymph Nicotiana.
 Even pipe has its limits, and at length
 courtesy compelled me to knock out the
 ashes and return indoors to inquire after
 my companion. Our hostess met me in
 the porch with a beaming expression of
 intelligence and maternal interest, which
 was at loss to account for, and, usher
 ing me into the best parlor, where a
 bright fire had been kindied in our honor,
 closed the door and left inc tete-a-tese with Miss Spinks. The ample garments . L SI I -SAs |