The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01

Btcause he don ikc me, anh mas had it in for me for some time.
 The paper fell to the ground A breeze caught it up and bore it several yards away. Dockery arose to go after it, but, after advancing few steps, turned, and said
 Gansett, did not think that you were afraid of anybody. had always thought that you were fighter.
 hope" Len replied, that you never thought that l was fool
 "Oh, now, here, what the use in try ing to turn 1t off that way2 Print the thing and will make it all right with you. An act of simple justice was never lost on me, tiansett.
 Then they engaged in heated dis cussion, more characterized by force than by elegance of expression. They did not observe the approach of an old fellow with long hair and frowsy eye brows The old fellow was Mat Mason. He was walking with his head inclined forward, and with his eyes cast down ward Another breeze had blown the paper still farther away. Mason sud denly coming upon it, took it up and began to spell out it's contents. When he had read it. he looked about him, and seeing Len and Doekcry, he eau tiously approached
 Now, said Cookery to Len, there is no earthly danger in printing it. don't want him to know that l wrote it for"
 The dangcrhas nothing to do with 1t, Len broke in. The question jus ticc is the one to be considered Mason has never done me any harm
 Yes, but he has hurt the county and state by his war on me, damn him. l- why, how are you Mir. Mason? H. am glad to see you
 Len burst out laughing Dockery said " Gansctt and 1 were just talking about you said that you had made war on me, but that you did it not through bad motives but because you were hon estly mistaken in me.
 Yas glad ter her yer say it By ther way Mir Cookery I'm lookin fur CT man
 Whos the man? If 1 can aid you in your search I shall most willingly do SO
 I'm lookin fur ther fellcr what writ this here said the old man. striking the palm of his left hand with the pa per Docllery turned pale
 Know anything erbout it? old Mat asked.
 Let me see it, said Dockery. He took the paper and with trembling hands held it out and prctcnded to read it. No, sir" said he, :" don't know who wrote it, but if find out I'll come and tell you If he be friend of mine, and he seems to be will rcprimand him.
 Yas, reckon so. Mir. tansett do you know who writ this pap"r?'
 will shield the fellow Len had 1 been musing He has no courage, and cannot help it. When old Mat asked the question. Len quickly replied; l wrote it, and while We were discussing its main points a breeze blew it away.
 Yes" said Dockery, a breeze-in fact, an i'll wind which blows no good [ blew it away.
 Mir. Gansett, l like CT brave man. an nothin stirs me more than ter see CT man take on himself suthin what another man is erfeerd ter acknowledge 1 heard whut yer wuz talkin' erbout an know that Dockery writ this stuff. l oughter kick him all through these woods hHt as he has sich CT noble man interested in his cause, I'll satisfy my self by givin him one only
 He gave Cookery vigorous kick and without remaining to exchange another word, he sauntered away Cookery looked after him. and when he was beyond earshot, said:
 He thinks he's the smartest man in this community but he's d--d fool
 Why didn't you knock him down when he kicked you?" Len smilingly asked
 Gansett,' Dockery impressively re piled, "acts of violence do not enter into my mode of warfare, l make wal on corruption in high places, I battle for the lowly and humble, not with brute force, but with the mightier wea pon of the brain. l was astonished al you, Len.
 Why so?
 Don't you know that when you tolG Mason that you wrote the thing he dis