The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-27

herself that there was a soul pcnt up in the small body The baby grew ta he a part of her life, and the love that her cold. calculating husband could not alr preciate was layi~hcd upon the little im- age in tho corner
 And her huShand-whv had she not discovered his selfish nataro before she married himH And why had he mar ried her at allF Ah. vain cry. ro-,S'hocd from hundreds of rcpcntant hearts throughout tho land Why2 Why 2 ! Verify love iS blind Silas Nugget mar ricd her hccaaSe lac wanted wife some one had also told him that II Mas cheaper to keep house than Ia board a reason sufficient in itself to mrc him into the bonds ot matrlmonv
 His wife was shy. timid creature not ! given to argument ar quarrelne She seldom went auNwhcrc, consequently they received very little company it was better so aevording to his idra. He did not believe i'll visitors perette dressed ,n the plstneStelothe~ and lived on thr scantirSt fare The dtmplc~ and roses were fast fading from her cheeks l She Was not a~ str'ns as usual and went about her work in a sad. hStlNss ti.shian
 Sil> did not notice h,s wttv'S drehn ing strength or II lac did he made ue comments She cooked lis frugal meals and patched hi> well worn clothes IL was for that he married her
 Ills greed for eeld hcrN~"l with hts wears all else was as nothing aud the means hN which lac accumulated his 1 treasures were not always rt the ialr,'~i
 pu" day feeling weaker than usual l borrttc sought her bed room tol down 1 Upon entering the roum hrrcNcS imme dlatrlv turned toward her taVerito Sar her
 The eold baby was not thrre' With n shrlck sh, fell msrueihl, tu thr floor W heu she became conscious tho sun ] was just s,nkmg behind tine cold blue l hills, and her husband entered thu i houer fer his supper Little comfort dld she receive from hun when >hc told him her grief
 If you had allowed mc to sell T. as ] wshed long age -ari inc. II" "hs would have stolen Il SerNe~ Nou right for hoardinF II up and not hrng Mll i lnc tu turn it lnto dollars and cents
 lmr"tt. sal wrvJnns over her untasted food. ltttlo dreaming that her own hu- haud was the thl,t Tho thoughts that had haunted him day and night he had at last bat into execution and heinr" h" slept that night thousands ot dollars had heru nddc,l to hi. cohciS
 lh, loss "t the gold hnbl wa- pet ette~ death blow She uoNcr iall,rd from the shock pa> hs day she r,,w weaker unul at ln.t sre laid down her tl,,d h,ad aud dtcd Gonscloner that l..,, l, Il it- heart llr some l,iup thing th. un. ment whcn he took thc gnld baby hon, its resting lilnc, in his wife room, now hgan rttnVe tn a-scrt itself Wh,n he booked upon the drnd fac at hnrctto Two stiaii tears rulled down hie thin cheeks nnd turned into drops ot goid aS they bounced upon th" floor
 The d"aa wife wa~ carried to her grn1rs and after the funeral thr wid owri returned to his harr,u home lt seemed strange there without the In tent fac" ot his wife He mad" som" broth and sal down tu oni it alone II" found he could not rWalluw II II stuck iu his throat
 Upon looking into th" bowl hc dta covered it wnA iuil ut gold duet Tn" room wa- RroWln eold aud l." arose iu pour coal on tho fire hat the Ntuttle was filled with chuuke ot -nid gnld llr could not htlrn such ltorious rtutl and h" snt down like on" ,n dream ~ttrid~tily II -l,+,t. 2t..i--tA -tAi--Aul enliu drd against the window pane, uum,il atcly followed ly Il piercing shflok and the crashing of Rlass
 small yellow gltort with wings out spread came iluttoriuR into th" room, Ii p"tch"d upon tn" tnnutel piece, and with eyes like ha-,liSk pccred down at th" frightened man before II
 Then II dnrt"d quickly from lls place and commenced moving ahoi, han ln circles nearer and nearer each tim" until it's wings struck spitcinlly against his head nnd m -hrlll metallic tone. it cnhcd Papa papa Then the little rct smiles "n its lIps gay" wny to Ind "",lr laugh Quiycriug with horror, and trembling in every limb Sllar Nugget made on" frantic effort to struggle to th" door, but nr h" staggered from his chair Il cold hand ~ith long Pold iing CTS. clutrhrd nt hi- thront The light grew dim in th" iooin, nnd th" misrr lay dead upon the floor
 Curious nrighbors broke open ihr door. and found him there and A. they entered the apartment something was seen to fly out of the window Some said it was bat other. called it an 0w but none w"r" right II was the ghosi of th" gold haby In one hand IL ! cIutchcd tightly withrred conscience wrapped in gold.foil In the other "A bloodl"-s heart And dangling from it- neck by single thread of gold, hung {. starved --,iii -Thf Hn
 Riddles.
 Why are good resolution. like faint ing lader2 They should be carried out, and parents should not forget th" rc>o- i lution. that would never suffer them to