The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-16

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 Braley showed the dog with his foo and meekly sat down.
 "Yer 'hain't been livin' yere long, said Mrs Braley, turning to Len.
 "No, only a few weeks"
 "Wsll, don't see what anybody want ter come yere fur" she replied as sh, put shovel of fire on the lid of an oven "It's a mighty pore place ter sec any sor uv enjoy nse1f."
 MT. Braley sat twirling his thumbs His wife continued: "It looks ter m, like the men in this country don't d. nothin' but set round from mornin' til night"
 Len, attempting to lead the conversa ton to results more pleasant, invited Mrs Braley to take dinDer at his grandfather house on the day of the log rslling. Hi. attempt was not successful.
 Claw mel" she replied, "I never gc offen the place, an so fur as goin' is con sarned, I'd jest as well be In .il, eve, oit'n grain. Is yo' folks all well7 That, blessin'," she added wbeo Len had re. oiled afirmatively. "Ole nan Ganset is show fur ter ses.' A cricket ain't ne pearter'n he is, an nobody ain't got 10 better heart. 'gran'maw, Ike the bal. ance uv the women, is w'arin' out mighty fast. Keep yo' seat"
 No. ] must go, as I have enc or two other places to visit"
 " But set right down. Dinner'u be ready in a mint"
 Braley cast beseeching lock on Lea and Len, thinking that he understood his host, sat down. The woman drew out a table from against the wall and placed corn bread and fried bacon upon it Draw up yo' cheers," she said. The men obeyed. About this time tho chil- dren began to make their appearance They scrambled with one another on the hearth, each one struggling for the privi lege of sopping" the skillet.
 Braley accompanied Len to the fence. Tell the old man that I'll be thar brisht an a'ly." said he.
 "All right"
 "Say," he called as Len was riding away. "come over seme time an we'll go huntin'. I'm the cap'n in tha, line :"
 The day came with glow of glorious sunlight. The air was keen and the dogs sniffed the frost on the dead grass aad scampered in glee. The men cane early. Mort Haney, Andy Tillotson, Asa More, Rufe Malone and several others were on hand by the time the sun sho wed himself but they were all preceded by Buck Braley. Len, after seeing Braley, had d. ubted the propriety of inviting him, but now his doubt was turned into sur prise. Braley walked with the air of a conqueror and his voice, SO weak short time before, was vigorous now. Old man Gansett brought out h;s jug.
 Good to take the cobwebs outen a mans throat" said Mort Haney as he poured out liberal drink.
 Hurry up with yer flicker, men, an les go," shouted Braley. "We're burn. in daylight here. Come ahead, all han s. Old man, better have bucket uv water sent out fur we don't want no foolishin' alter we git thar" si
 Some of the logs were very large, and the strong men tottered under their weight.
 Put down yo' han spikes, men," Bra ley would yell. "Turn her over. Here we go."
 "Ken we walk with this'n ?" Asa More asked as he looked at large log.
 "Yes," Bralsy rj joined, "we ken walk with anything. Slew her aroun', boys. Put chips under yo' spikes SO yer ken ketch holt. Ready, all han'sp Here we go."
 Len was lifting against Braley. The young man s knees smote each other and he wss just on the eve of giving up, when Braley, resting his haadspike on his knee, reached over the log, tapped Len on the shoulder and said:
 Keep yo' eend up, young feller. Oh, yer ken sleep without rockin' ter night"
 Len made another sff1rt and was sue csssful. "Now, men," shouted Braley, yer'd better rest, while go over wander an skirmish round little"
 The suggestion met with silent appro- bation. Endurance with the log rollers was matter of pride.
 "Who's that a comin'f' some one asked, as horseman came within sight. "Dinged if it aint Parson Murray, the