The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-21

grew, Don wehfOos, imosen, Blly Be dapple, Judsen and Miss Wan Van ds van met him at the door.
 "Nalhan, for the lands sake. what is that thing jass sent up to the housee l see it's got your name on it."
 an show yoU," answered her hus- band, laconically, "here, Jad. bring me a claw,hammer, will yous want to knock some of the packing-Scards of It."
 Nathan Pettigrew got the chair sepa. rated from the boxing and stood it up on the piaIza.
 Its an invalid chair" he said. pulling it gently back and forth, "a self 'ProPs!- i,ng chair fo, the use of invalids and lazy folks. Hop in, Becky, and take spin around the block"
 "Oh, my, no," demurred Mrs. Nathan Petngrew, "l'm afraid; let somebody else try it first you for instance; you know all about it."
 "Oi course know ali abou, it," said Nathan with a smile ot satisfaction, that's the reason want you to be pas sengei and I'll be engineer"
 Then Nathan wound up the maehin- cry with big key, put it in his pocket and again coaxed his wife to "hop in"
 The enthusiastic relatives-by mar riage-o Mrs. Nathan Pes;;Srew urged the poor lady to comply with the wishes of her husband, and finally, after much solicitation on their part, and several per emptory demands on the part ot her hus- band, consented. The chair was drawn to one end of the gallery, and Mrs Nathan Iettigrew seated herself therein It worked as easily as the mouth of a book agent, and the old lady glided along the pislra as gracefully as a pipe legged bicycle rider, but when Mir. Nathan Pet iigrew yelled to her 10 turn the machine, be also remembered that neither he nor his wife had been initiated into the secret of stopping it in its mad career, and the poor old lady, after pulling spasmodically and alternately at the cam-rod, the walk ing-beam, the galvanic belt, or some other part of the complex machinery, shot of at the open end of the porch and plunged head. first into cisiern which the gardener had left uncovered while he was mendiug the hose in the back part of the barn. Mrs. Nathan Pettigrew yelled loud enough 10 be heard for miles against head of wind, arousing nine ad- jacent families and the corner grocery man, and when the frantic Nathan, as- sisted by Billy Bedapple, got her ou, of the cis;ern and separated from the deadly grip of the internal machine, the look Of utter scorn and wilhering contemp, with which she rewarded his asinine efforts was almost sufficiently lurd to melt the brass balls on the lightning rods. As she came dripping up the steps. supported by kind hearted and sympathizing friends, she said:
 "It was the only decent dress brought, along to attend Don Webfooi's marriage in. Some folks think they are mighty smart with their coniptious schemes and cranky ideas"
 It was then near the lunch hour, but Mir. Nathan Pettigrew Aounccd down the steps and on toward the front gate, saying that he would pick up something at a restaurant, that he was not p article hun gry, and that he would, most likely, be back to the house by dinner time. Mir. Nathan Pettgrew was never so anxious to get away from any particular place in his life. As he banged the gate and strode loitily in the direction of the street car line, he muttered to himself:
 That cussed salesman might have told me how to shut the blamed thing of and stop her"
 The day wore on, and active prepara- tions for the matrimonial event of the morrow kept even pace lmogen Bedap- pie and Miss Van Van de Van volun- ,eered to run down town and select a new, ready made dress for the bedrag- gled and demoralzed aunt, and their kind offer was accepted. Judson drove them down in dog-car, and they re. turned at dinner time. and were shortly followed by Peletiah Petiigrew. Bat no Nathan put in an appearance. The din- ner spoiled, but was finally eaten minus the company of "Unkle Nate" It was now eight o'clock and Billy Bedapple suggested that he had better go dosn town and try and look the old man up. There was no satisfactory reason which could be adduced for his prolonged ab- sence. Putting a small, bull s-eye ian-