The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13

table-cloth, O thick slices, O tea, when shall have breakfast ?"
 The case is at length brought on. Well. now, you sir-MT. Whaps-your name" quoth the magistrate, ~What ts the wonderful explanation of this very extra ordinary habit of taking three breakfasts, sir5 You seem very cool about it."
 "Sn," answered our hero, it is out of no disrespect to you that am cool You may well be surprised at the circum- stances under which find myself, but in addressing gentleman and man of under standing, have no doubt he will discover veracity in my statement which has escaped eyes less discerning" So Jack gave an account of the whole matter and the upshot of it was that the magis- trate not only proceeded to throw the greatest ridicule on the charge, bat gave ack note to the nearest cohee-house, desiring the tavern-keeper to furnish the gentlem an with breakfast at his expense, and explaining the reason why.
 With abundance of acknowledgements, and in rsptures at the now certain ap- proach of the bread and butter, lack made his way to the tavern. At last l o0'V toCS NAtCA uC kukCtua1Ys V, most sugacious of meals, what break fast I shall have Never was breakfast 50 intens,fis sd
 Jack Abbott, with the note In his hand, arrived at the tavern, went up the steps, hurried through the passage. Every inch of the way was fall of hope and bliss, when, To! whom should he light on but the other landlord whom he had ljust left in the court room, detailing his version Of the story to the new landlord and evidently poisoning his mind with every syllable. .ging with hunger as he was, ] .ck could not stand this With a despair for which he could find no words, he turned away in the direction of his lawyers Nov, the lawyer" quoth he, soliloqaizing, was an intimate friend of my fathers, so intimate that if he of- fers me breakfas', l can accept it, and of course he will. snall plainly tell him that prefer breakfast to lxnch in short, that l have made up my mind to have it, even if have to wait until dinner-time or tea-tims, and he will laugh, and we shall be jolly, asd shall get something to eat at last Exquisite moment What breakfast shall eat l"
 The lawyer, Mir. Pallinson occupied good large house, with the marks of plenty on it. Jack hailed the sight of the blazing fire Tn tue kitchen. "Dalic- ious spot thought he. "kettle, pantry and all that Hope there is milk left, and bread and butter. What slices will eat
 But Jack unfortunately rang the bell of the office instead of the house, and iound himself among parcel oi clerks. MT Pllinson was out ; was not expected home until evening. Jack n desper ation stated his case. No result, but, "Very strange, sir" from one of the clerks. No Mrs Pallinsoa existed to whom he might apply, so blushisg and stammering "Good-morning," Jsck found himself out again Tn the wide world of pavement and houses. The clerks had told him that Mir Pallinson always dined at tho Mendal coffee-house when away on special busi- ness, and towards it our here turned his melancholy steps, determined, to wait there for him, Ah." thought Jack. with sigh, five o'clock isn't far of5, and then I'm certain. What breakfast l shall have when it does come! At length five o'clock strikes, and at the same time enters MT PAllinson. He was a hnsk, good-uatured man, whe greeted sck heartily. Here, John, plates for lwol You'll dine, of course with your fathers old friend" Jacks heart felt at home with this cordiahty, and he at once entered into the history of his morning. The good and merry lawyer. who under stood joke, catered heartily and with great bursts of laugh htsr, into Jack whin of still having his breakfast, and it was accordingly brought ap, with an OK elana- tion to the waiter that "his friend here had %. up so late, and kept such fash ionahle hours that he must needs break fast whil. he himself was dining. And so," said the sArswd attorney, as the waiter was respectfully lowing himself out, mo harm S done, and now peg away" Jack did not wait for second bidding. The bread and butter was at last actually before him, not SO thick as he had iondly pictured i. but as the waiter had turned his back three slices could be rolled into oAe. This arrange msnt was accordingly made, the mouth was ready to swallow-entsr Mir Goodan.
 Breakfast is abolished for me-" thought Jack, laying down the bread and butter, there's no such thing. Hence forth will not attempt it"
 The lawyer and Mir Goodall were we'll known to each other, but what had brought him thithsr was a confused story. He had somehow heard of a MT. Abbott having ordered three breakfasts. and hay ing been taken to jail. He had followed him up from place to place till he found him in the tavern.
 "pm very glad, sir, to find you so com fortably situated, afser the story that Aalf- witted fellow of waiter told me at the coffee-house. But don't let me interrupt yosr tea, beg of youl"
 Luckisst sfiAnsceat fancies, thought our hero, "he thinks I'm at tea He plugged again at the bread and butter. and vas really oreakfastng beg your pardon," he said with his mouth fall "fm eating little too fast-but may trouble you for that loaf? These slices are very thia, and In so ravenously hun uvv 0 Tark INuhlnl h.s tkio k>