The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-17

all hypochondriacs, a homeopathic box In the house.
 There were remedies in that box for everything and 1t was pleasant to ind that when there was crawling sensation ID your flesh. or 3 kind ot uneasy feeling n your legs. there were daily little glob- ules to be had just suited for your symp- toms that to hud yourself very angry s6ou. nothing indicated pulsaulla. and that for even unreq dited love there was a medicine.
 For two months and more, MT. PAuer- son boarded with Mrs. Muude. ana hap pier months he had never lived through. Then he went back 10 the ely for a few weeks, returning in urgent need tt more pellets from the medicine chest, and stay ing uatll the last pink chrysantheum was blooming on lts wi;hercd branches. He had Rrosn so fond of hts h,,le room with it's white curta'ns and Ae>h glass bleAched linen, ot the county good lhirgs and ot the buxom Mrs Mun'ie. that he could nos bear the thought oi parting with them altogether.
 After au why could ne not buy a house and gcl Mrs. Mun,le to keep Il for him Perhaps she would. lie would offer a nigh salary, aud she could have plenty of servants. Then, indeed, he might have friends to dine with him, and be as happy IS possible. II only he could approach his hostess, showing her as he did so that he considered her his equa! and a lady = and ali that she certainly was; llttle ccuntrlaed, of course. but a clergymans $ daughter and the wldo~ of l country doctor.
 Afer much consideration he finally mustered courage fo. the effort, and walked into the front parlor and sent the servant to ask Mrs Muntle to please step there for d moment.
 Gracious!' thought Mrs. Mur,le to herself what can he wantE"
 Then she blushed brightly, settled her necktie, took of her apron and walked demurely in.
 B. seated, maam." said Mir. PAtter- son. Six here please. Allow me tJ si, near you, $ 1 have something to ask winch nay require some consideration. '
 "Oa, dear, Il is coming thought Mrs Muntle.
 "I suppose Sou know I'm man of considerable means. ma am, said the old bachelor. able 10 buy q nice house, furaisA | yell aud live inl comfortably
 S I've understood, Mir. Patterson" said he widow.
 And of course |: is pleasan'er to live that way than al hotel, sad Mr. Pat serson.
 should judge 1t might be- said Ms Muntle cautiously.
 You judge rightly said NIT. P4tter- son but you know a bachelor must be ln the hands of servants If he keeps house. A gentleman doesn't want that he wants lady to superntend things for him some one of taste and fehnemeu, and all that. Common people don't un- derstauc his feel ngs, and mercenary sei- wants a'e poor dependence
 <" know that" sad Mrs Muntle
 You are almost as much alone as l, aren't you, Mrs Mun!le?' said Mr. Pat terson, coaxlngly
 The doctor knew him, He's going to do It just as he said he would if he ever dld,' said the lady to herself. Aloud she answered: Well, sir, an pretty free, 1t is rue. All my children are mar red we'll
 (" know money would be no obj cc. to you," sad Mir. Patterson. You have enough. But # was to tell you that hated boarding-houses and wanted home, think you would have pity on me. I'll buy beautiful house, and you shall have complete control of everything only to make my strawberry short-cake for me all my life"
 He paused and looked at the lady.
 That is delicate,y put" he thought " Now will you hire out for housekeep- CT, l wonder"
 |" 1 ain't romantic, though" said Mrs. Muntle;" but still we aint young, neither of us, and it gets to be just that with the most sentimental after awhile"
 Don't refuse me" pleaded Mir. Patter- son.
 Welt, Mir. Patterson, won't" said Mrs. Munte. I'm my own mistress and though I've never once thought of |. cond marriage, why l think I'm war ran,ed in making one. Ard no doubt shall never repent, for think you've fioe disposition, and l understand your ways and tastes"
 Mir Patterson listened. He saw what he had done-proposed and been ac- cepted without having any idea of what he was about. He looked at Mrs. Mum tie. She was very nice and comedy and ten years his junior, at least if she was forty. He could not have done l better thing, and woud d be married without any troublesome courting. 50 he at once put h;s arm around Mrs. Muntie's waist and said
 Thank you, my dear. lconsider my self very fortunate"
 He wrote to his good doc'or in about tor;night's time, to tell him that he had taken both his prescriptions; was m 4r- lied man and intended to onng his bride home aoout the first of the neE year.