The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
TWO 0F g TRADE.
By E. H. Hough,

Contound that beast exclaimed Dr. Nelson, wrathtullv with an instinc tive movement toward a bo0;iack which second thought convinced him would come in too late to be available.
 Dr Nelson was good looking hache- Tor of four-and-thirty, owner of the comfortable house by window ofwhich he was standing at that moment, survey ing the neat garden at the back, whose two Towering beds were his special pride and pleasure That pleasure how ever. had just been rudely disturbed by observing eat belonging to his neigh bor on the lett--a grabbed old maid. whose three pets. a savage, Snappy little cur with long tattered coat of dirty white, a screaming parrot with never ending tongue and a vocabulary that would have made cu pirate blush, and the aforesaid eat, were making life a bur den to the doctor-leap surreptltlously over the fence stalk across to one of the tiower-beds, and after scratching up two or three smaller plantS that were in her way, settled herself fora Sunnin% against tuhe-roSe, with q pressure that broke off several of the howrr-laden stalks. As the doctor flung up the window the guilty quadruped beat hasty retreat over the fence and out of sight
 This thing has gone on long enough exclaimed the doctor, pulling the bell cord. (iallantry or no gallantrv, II let that old maid know she cant ride over everybody ~ith her plagued mcna- gerie Bridget he added as a neat looking Irish girl appeared in answer to his summons, go out in the garden and see if you can prop up that tuberose so that it will do until have time to at tend to it. and then 90 next door and tell that woman that if she doesn keep her eat out of my yard, I'll find some way to compel her to--that all and, seizng his hat, the doctor >trode from the room
 Bridget descended tothcy yard in some perplrxity She had only entered the doctor service the day before and was not acquainted with thr ueghhors or their peculiartics She was consc- quentlv at loss to determine the quar- ter from whence the outrage had ema- mated Aided. however. hy happy thought, she scrambled up by the fence and peered into the yard nearest to the desecrated hower,bcd \ sleek, white eat was seated in the middle of the graSs-plot washing her face with that air of serene and SelfsatiSfied compla cency peculiar to the cat who has just committed some more than usually out raceous misdemcanor
 Och, you murtherin haste' eX- claimed Bridget, with a vindictive shake of her fist If yer misthre>s is a dacent woman, it's a sound throuncin veil be aither gcttin
 .l,.,a Il. could, Bridget next proceeded to lodge her complaint In spite of her mingled valor and indignation, however, she was somewhat abashed before the quiet self possessed and decidedly pretty little lady who opened the door in answer to her vigorous summons But there Wa. no back-down about Bridget. and accor- dingy she blurted it all out in a breath.
 Sure, ma am, me masther says will veg be kind enough to kape that villain ous baste of yours out of his yaard Faith, it's broke off his beautiful tuberost bad cess to its dirty self an he that mad he could kill the cratheri
 Has my Mutiet been doing any mi~- chief in your garden?' was the response, in sweet and perfectly selt-composed tone, as the bright blue eyes of the speaker looked straight into Bridget face.
 If that's the name iv the fourlegged haste what's enjoying herself on the grass beyant, just as if she had no con science at all, at all, it is! Shure, shes kilt the docthor's iligant flower en- tirely
 I'm very sorry Please take my re grets to your master and tell him l will try not to let it happen again. Then the door creaked suggestively, and Brid- get withdrew.
 Did you attend to that matter about the cat?" asked the doctor on his re- turn.
 Sure, did, sorrl an must say that nicer-spoken lady niver saw, said Bridget, delivering the messrge.
 Humph' grunted the doctor as he ousied himself with the plant. happily unconscious that pair of bright eyes were watching him from behind the closed window-blinds of the house on his right " She hasn't given up hopes of capturing me yet, l see, and thinks to make an ally of my new servant girl believe she'll let those pests annoy me more than ever now for the sake of try