The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-15

Then why do you object to my speaking of it?"
 "Oh, l told you why. You know that l love you-wOrship you. Now let it rest Give me my basket, must turn off here"
 Just wait moment Ned, you have never cared anything for Cookery, have you?"
 How foolish you are.
 But tell me Understand that ar- dent love is jealous of shadow"
 You know that l don't like that vain, shallow man. Go on home, Len; you are unnatural this evening"
 Well, sweet girl, good evening"
 When Len reached home he found Colonel Bently and Bob Gansett sitting in the yard. The evening was delight full. Bullbats winged their whirling flight, and the whippoorwills, emerging from their day time seclusion, had begun to
  song. The chatterjack sang in the oak tree and the droning black bug, with clumsy bump, struck the clothes line. A soft mellow light and growing shadow waltzed over the fields, and down the lane the bell COW came, while the caper- ing calf pressed his head against the bars to catch the appetizing fragrance of his mothers breath.
 My dear boy" said the colonel ars- ing and extending his hand, "I am de lighted to see you. Have this seat
 "Oh no, said Len, "keep your seat. I'll get another chair.
 Yes' remarked old Bob, :" for it would be putty come off for you to come all the way over here to give up your cheer to youngster.
 An, laughed the colonel, and such n youngster, too
 Len brought a chair from the hallway and sat down. The colonel turned to him and said:
 Len, your paper improves with each succeeding issue
 " A compliment, surely, colonel. To hear you say it does me more good than to know that such is the case, since l know that your compliment comes from the kind feeling which you bear me.
 "Ah, my dear boy, you can indeed take truth and make it compliment to him who utters ii '
 "To utter truth, colonel, is compli- ment enough of itself
 Yes" said old man Gansett as truth has become so scarce.
 "I don't know, grandpa, but that the supply is equal to the demand"
 Journalism induces pleasant satire" said the colonel
 "Or rather, an utterance of the act ual, Len replied
 " It seems that all our arrows are barbed this evening" said the colonel
 
 cisive but have never before known him to make such free use of his blade" My blade is dull, colonel except when your presence sharpens it.
 "Ah," said the colonel, i've are re- solved into mutual admiration society" Mrs. Gansett appeared in the door way, Before you can sharpen any blade" she said, you'll have to caulk up the trough of the grindstone. The sun has dried up the water and cracked it."
 "I reckon we'll git along all right, said the old man, laughing.
 Now whats the matter with you, Bob?' the old lady demanded. "A body can't say word without you have to snicker. You act like you was possessed. Make me think you have gone daft. Well, come on, now, supper is ready. We haven't got anything very enticin', but you're welcome to what we've got. Come, colonel"
 Madam" replied the colonel, arising and lowing with a mien which diplo- matists might envy l ate dinner just before leaving home, and am not hun gry, yet your invitation almost gives me an appetite.
 Much obleeged,' the old lady re- piled, with a slight inclination of her venerable head. Len, you an your gran pa fetch your cheers"
 After supper the colonel approached Len, drew him to one side, and said;
 My dear boy, if you have nothing of importance on hand tonight I wish you would go over and stay all night with me-"
 Colonel, 1 am afraid that cannot go