The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-22
TOOK THE NICK-NACKS.
A Woman Who Unearthed a Treas ure--An Old Fellow Who Had Brought His Appetite
 With Him.

Old Maxentious Dartmore, who lives short distance from the spot where Nubbin creek gushes from bluff, came to town the other day and while walk ing along the street, modest woman who would neglect her home duties to work at charity dinner, importuned him to come into long store-room where church table had been set, and eat strawberries
 " l ain't hardly got time, I'm obleeged to yer, Maxentious replied
 "Oh, it won't take you long Just come in and eat dish of strawberries with me"
 Wall, said old Max as he threw quid of tobacco into baby buggy which happened to be passing "breve I'll jine yer jes fur the fun O the thing Aint much on nick-nacks7 but ken stay round whur they air
 That good man; come this way
 Yas, I'm putty good man he re- piled as he followed her, mot so good as l was fore had the yaller janders but ain't no little cymlin' yit"
 He sat down and the angel of mercy and acute agent of indigestion brought him dish of strawberries and wedge shaped piece of cake.
 Wont you have another one?" she | aoly ynA ,rb peared.
 Don't kere eff do. Aint much on nick-nacks but I'll try an stay leetle while whar they air
 Another supply disappeared. The woman winked at an accomplice and whispered |" caught good one this time, then. turning to the old fellow who had lifted up the dish and was drinking the juice, she said: Won't you have some more? We have plenty of them.
 Wall, ef they ain't noways skeerce, 1 don't kere eff do Ain't been much on nick-nacks sence l eat dried apple pie that the cat had slept on, still allus try ter furgit prejerdice"
 The woman smiled upon him, brought him another dish of berries and made an entry in her notebook. "I am worth all of you today" she whispered to an envious accomplice."
 Where did you get him?" l L Al i the best ever saw.
 Again old Max was drinking the juice The woman smiled sweetly and said.
 Please do have some more"
 Wall eff they ain't skeerce I'll try an furgit that cat long ernough ter try yer another fall. never was man to recolleck little things"
 You have indeed unearthed rich treasure" whispered the accomplice when the woman had placed another dish of berries before old Max You are the envy of the whole house"
 |" am fortunate, I admit Just look how he eats. Beneath that rough ex- terior he doubtless has good heart"
 "I don't know about the good heart beneath the rough exterior but l can answer for the berries. By the way, don't let him have any more Mrs Ackleton tells me that there won't be enough for Col. Ackleton and your hus- band"
 Very well, won't ask him to have any more. Look at him. he's drinking the juice l must conciliate him. Mis- ter" she added, where do you live?"
 " A mighty long ways from here" he replied, licking the bottom of the dish.
 You are a farmer, l believe?"
 So do 1"
 How are crops in your neighbor- hoodY'
 "Ain't peart but whut we've got air still thar"
 Have many strawberries in your neighborhood?
 No, but we'll have blackberries to beat all mean black snake"
 The crop here" continued the wo- man is very short. It was with difficulty that we could get enough for our festi- val I would ask you to have some more but We"