New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
SOME Masterpieces OF FICTION
From the Arkansaw Trareller.

From The ArkanS0W Trdreter.
Fterch and American iictiOu to be the rage
revival OF the old fiction Of France ana continuation
Of the fiction OF Amegca Inc following Is an
NJ. De Makeshlft. when tho ne of soldiers left him,
iSenn So Ssma abode but De Maksshs eyes gradually
became accustomed to tue darkness that hs saw a
straw uttered stied cry. and pressed 1t to his heSvng
bosom Then, in his despair, he tekied his nose w1th tao
and laughed
"Who laughs r. demanded a voice.
" do"
BnS "De naHesnif, aIs Eaa r Who are you
Tn" Abbe so-Lons'
"Ah hail."
have n0w alas method Of reckoning time, but I
must have been here since sunrise this morning. 49,
In a tunnel" the abbo replied.
4 tunnel !"
You make my heart beat. Where did you get the
tnnne |"
You Y%iS astonisA me-"
An, hah Where did you get your shovel I"
Then how did you make the tunnel ~
"Iwll."
4" scoopcd it ont with sbir. button. Have you
button on your shirt
Alas, you are n arried."
"Then why have you no buttons T.
A Cbinaman does my Washing.
We'll, walt until Gouge my. way through this rock,
and will lend you my button"
Oh thank you"
Hist the turnkey comes"
After a long silence: = Has the turnkey gone |" the
abbe askod:
We'll, when he goes tell me, and will resume my
. All right; he's gone now.'
scoup. sc"up scoup. A long. bouy thrust
into De Makeshrts cell De MaKcshiit seized it aud
pressed elbow his lips Tbs aboe stcpl ed into Tue
cell. We must escape from here, said tho aoDe.
by sealing the walls
81 How can we scale them without a knfe y
The aSbe took of his shirt tore it shrcds and in
marvellous manner made a ladder " Got couple of
what do you want with them -
Make hooks to 70 Oh the ehd oi the iadder'
" Hero they are"
Now" said the aobe, bending tue pins and fastening
them on the ladder, " toll ew me.
Thsy passed out into tho courtyard De Makeshift
uttered exclamation He saw tue s. man who ,i. had
Tho pins caught mold; the two men escaped. ill.,,
& Il an s sst yo aisn tho
ashes out Of the stove T.
DID you nK the kindling" "
Samuel arose. stretched himself, blew his nose on
bordcred hand up decorated shell looked
at it, pat it down looked at the clock, took up bs hat
heavier than his brain. He walked with sisht imp
Why The corn Doctors cxEeIiment had not been sue
reached the street corner he snsezed agaiu. A girl
passed looked back at him. and 9ggled. Ho despised
aigelinr girls. His sister who married man who
possessed epileptc tits dill not gsge He followed tue
grl He despsed himself for doing IT, but he oouldn
help IT, II the first time he had ever followed
grl He overlook the girl
y " How are You r. he asked. .,.
She ggglod ard said that she was able to get about
(" | know that" said he -,
Then I6ey both "a gied turned and left the girl
MA heart WAS full OF sweet sadness. Ho regretted
spoken the GIRL for he had not been broaght
nm with her vet her bright image as hung before him
in neat black walnut Frame sInied,upon him aud made
his heart beat with Joyous throbs must not speak TO
her again. he sad but The next minute hn ran after her
He overlook her and said:
Hew are you by now y -
She smiled and said that she Still stirring. He
turned and ran away. That night ht~ AsAp was NOT
sound, Ho was In love.