The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-03
UliSS DaDdg.

Mandy MultNn. sphhrtef INtd Al lovcleSS and alone in tho village ot kinesdalc Shc was alone sd far as hu mau eompanop~hlp goes hut shc had quite a nivnagcric of pet,
 There was Web thc swrrt voircd canary. n his immaculate prison ot painted wires suspended trnm tho ccil ing aud Button the majestic gray and white cat that always mapped ou the hug chlntf rug before the fire then there werr C"ch and Rutl, the chickens that Miss Mandy part,allty gaNe.yrcdit Tor mor, wisdom than some leupl,
 Mandy Mullen was woman of thu> tN.tve Sho had a r0uud face madr strong lu II, contour hN finn uunth and a pair oi mrttlcsoue gray e>oS She never Wore any Nthng finer than calico Bat ter dresses always made up in neat ness and cleanliness what thcA may have lacked in quality
 For some tlmv the lot adlolnlnE Miss Mandy. property had been fo let : M last it was Ia have n tenant Ghe agent had been down and the hou-o had undergone a thorough renovation tor itS new occupant
 Mis- Mand, watched the moSin in
 
 from behind her own cotton blinds
 lt must pa and hr n nasty man sh" grtted out >coN hne VrtN uuhecom,uFk upon Mr llarkue~, Bathurst. who was rapidly transferring various articles from the draS which had draWnur before tho door ot the iulo cottage opposIto ta hts new plac" al ahud"
 Pots oi plants. taal shr uttered with deep contempt " Well 1 declare to mercy, If that ain too ,li~guslin tp see a big man with a hairy face actin so silly over them gteeu things 1 Il Jist record Il m ut nmaulk that he II reg lar old granny and never could stand Il granny man' Well If hr lives next to no 1 Il show hlm n tru, sanplr ut woman independence. l never uotlee th. erItter
 With which characteristic, speech sho retired !n her kitchen and wagcd war with her hnI~eh"ld darru,t"unncer there
 llarkues~ Bathurst Was Il bachelor oi forty FIN with n"rr cCc"ntricltlr~ pro. Fl" began [" nnnounc" than he had any use for IL" had met with som" dl,ar poIntn"nt iu the days of ll~ early man hood He had then dritcd uil from hls nhtiV" state and hud encountered good luck llr i"und himself pos-c~~,d "l lnrg" fortune before he war aware H." hnd wandered oil to inrrlgu lnnds and had s,t ltl~ face huin"wnrI nt lart and resolved tp settle in tl" quiet town of kmRsdalc, a VIllaR" not very r"inot" from hls huN Nhnod homo. which had passed tu other hands
 ,,nc iay Mi~r Mnnd1 waz ou, at her cistrrn She was m a greater hurry than usuat tnr shr EiufunIrd tit, tt,i- t,nii ti,t.,- tlt" cl-tcru wlth -tich vehement force a- tu draw th" attention oi llnrk n"s- Bath urst. who sat at hl- window reading newspaper
 There's that nnisy old maid ngaln. he began to npostrophhc Shes try ing her best tn drn" my notice III bet n pll What n prin" old hird she ls Bat wonder why che always wears that white rag pInfcd around her willcn pipc1 wonder If shc wns eyer in luset No. Il bet Cupid has been loo shy of her [" eyer pierce her heart She locke abou, as sour ns crab appl" nt a wed ding feast Well you might better stay in the house than to cornr out here tD capture me Miss rrimy I'rim m too old Il dog to nIhiI" ai such hash
 When spring cam. NJ, Bnililr~i made quite ab "kteurly" garden next to Mise Mandy yard The beds were lnid nui III handsuiuc rectangular shaprs aud re ceiyed into their bospIns the srods of s...!e,.- celery. radish"s. b"'ts peas. "tr
 So careful had Ilnfkurss been tDcuiti yate every clod oi th" garden plot that l." had n.siduot,siy rakrd all th. dirt away from tho paiinR "hich separated bi- lot from Mire Mandyr Tbis lrit au opening in on" rlac" which Cpch and luiiY discovered and they quickly in, ylted themselves tp creep under and ck UlDre thD-e iHystcriotts mounds that looked 70 irresistible in thcr eAa.l ,niooihhe~-
 Coch and BuGy went to work nt their .rli.appointed mission oi rrinodeling hy hrst making wo"iul depression right III the q. nt"r Of the oniou bed Next day they made duplicate. If II on moot of the other beds and 1"r" vigorously engaged on an ugly scall1p in the mar. giu pt th" plot wl,err Hardness had con r!gncd the celery seed Her" h" found IL" tnisg ghiofIpors and gathering rocks. clDd- 0d ,nEn"um. the justly indignant gardener began A robust assault Coci and buiiy taken by surprise. missed the opening "bIcl had euticnd tiietB into the fDrbsd1rn land. and rau about with wing- extended vide and creating a ya.t din.
 Muse Mandy came rushing upon the scene barehraded aD1 wiih sleeve. rolled Ip ready to defend her cratic pets All uuconscio,is of her 0itrepelted resoi0iion to beyer speak word to that granny man Eiit in the excite fn"nt Of wrath fe>Dlutions are apt to be forgotten. She believed Iiarkness to be abusing coch and Buby without provo cation. She did not wait for sn expia- nation. She used language that was threatening and even terrifying to man Of Hardness Bathursts retiring dsposi'