The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10

ther top uv CT tree as high as that hick'ry wander. Looked fur him ter die ever day, but he kep ioggin' erlong. He's CT shorter now, an is CT meat eater rum erway back wander Wall, must go; but, ter tell yer ther truth, don't know whar ter git that meat"
 Come home with me and I'll give it to you"
 "Sho nuff?'
 "Of course Come on.
 I'll go yer wunst, any how. Say told wife that I'd go ter Patterson air ter it, an cf she ever says anything don't yer let on that yer know anything erbout it. Ther truth uv ther matter is 1 got CT couple of middlin's rum Patterson yistidy."
 You certainly have not eatcn--'
 Wait till tell yer wouldn't have yer say nothin' erbout it fur ther world but thcr truth of ther business is l got drunk an lost thcr meat in ther woods ] know l oughtcr be whipped, but kaint he it now. told wife that didn't git none, cause Patterson want at home, but that I'd go back tcr-day l don't see how l come ter lose it, fur erbout ther last thing recolleck 'fo' gittin home wuz ther tight grip l hiP on ther meat Thar's somethin power tul ther matter with me when turn loose CT middlin' Say, when we git ter ther house, jest git ther smoke-house key while stan roun'. don't want ther old folks ter know Pm on ther place"
 All right" Len replied
 Len acted as Braley had requested and soon the shiftless man, singing in iniita- tion of the strange and weird quill whoop of the negro, strode homeward
 Len was astir early the next morning not particularly aroused by an indus trious impulse of his own, but drowsily, and still half dreaming, got out of bed because his grandfather's voice, from the foot of the stairs, insisted upon such d performance
 The weeks wore on with that lack of incident which farmers from infancy learn to endure-a blight on the rising spirits of youth, but balm on the de- elining spirits of old age.
 l.. I He looked back at the last furrow when he had reached the end of row and driving his horse into fence corner took the blow handles under his arms leaned back and said:
 hope that this is my last furrow, l don't mind work, but do mind being slave to a patch of ground. If I cant make that paper pay-but must, for Ned's sake, make it pay. l knew that when all barriers were removed she would be delighted with the idea Well l must take this blow to the barn.
 Dockery's legislative call had at first created great merriment among the people. They did not know that the editor had written it, but each man, knowing himself to be prominent citi- zen, knew that the "call had not been submitted to him. The levity soon gave place to serious consideration, for Colo mel Bently issued circular, declaring that Cookery was the man for the posi- ton. shall, the colonel said in con clusion, "do all within the persuasive power of an earnest man and promoter of my county's interest, to secure the nomination of Mir. Dockery. He is zeal ous and fearless and, what is most reoui- site to the character of a legislator, he is painstaking in the work of serving his friends. Therefore, good citizens, let us all turn out and nominate Mir Dockery."
 The good citizens turned out and the editor was nominated by exclamation. Dockery was deeply moved by this out burst of patriotism, and in voice through which waves of emotion rolled,
 
 ton Fellow citizens said he Ion the spur-spur of this great occasion it is impossible for me to express all feel l do not on this occasion claim to be a great orator and if I were, could not find words to express my feelings on this momentous occasion This au- gust
 September some one shouted. "Ther 'leckshun comes off ther fust Mon day in September
 Il know that, my dear friends say that this august assembly is quite enough to daunt the courage of better equipped orator than am, but in the legislature, where 1 shall not be con tronted by such learning and intelli- pencp 1 ran mt my foot o, tho naol of