The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
LEN GauSETT.
BY OPIE P. READ.
CHAPTER XVIII.

NhAIlrh AfIii.
 Yes Len unused as he walked along alone, !" think it will be all right lloneycutt may not think so, but fear less honesty can always overcome des- perate vllainy. Poor child, how much she has to endure and how patiently she bears it. What heroine some writers could make of her. and how great society women would give her their sympathy, though they might see her and talk without emotion to her. This is not their fault, for they could not fathom the depth of her character-it requires a skilltul hand to shake and arouse their emotions. believe that Ned will learn rapidly. Free from the embar- rassments of the schoolroom, with no superior scholar to taunt her, she will devote herself to her task feel sorry for old man Hobdy, though it seems that if were in his place--well, don know what would do Tomorrow must go back into this corn he added, as he reached the fence surrounding the field which he was cultivating. He placed his arms on the fence and stood looking into the field. Hot steam arose from the soil. The corn blades rustled with a sound like gentle waves The wood becker, with hi unmusical cry, fercely pounded on the branch of dead tree, and the bull-bat, with smothered below, darted at the flies that swarmed above the corn.
 Think Tllplow that field one more time and lay it by, as they say here Who is that, wonder?" He saw man coming down corn row t' Why does he want to pull up weeds in my field? Why, helloa Braley!'
 Hi, Len said Bral,y, throwing down l handful of weeds and approaching the fence. Happened ter he comin' through the tiel' an .cs couldn keep my hans oifcn whut few weeds seed am CT powerful han thater way
 How is your corn, BraleyY
 Wall, it is powerful in the grass Ain't got much nv CT crap in, but some how it got ther bulge on me an run bo- daciously away with mo. It wouldn't CT got CT way rum me but durin' the last wet spell had ter make er hen. house fur ole Patterson"
 "D Did he pay you for it?''
 "Who ole Patterson?"
 Yes"
 Wall, no, ole Patterson didn't"
 " Did any one pay you?"
 Wall, no Yer see l couldn't hep doin' it. Wife she didn't want me ter go but as l had allus heped ther ole man l couldn't refuse him this time
 That's all very well but he should pay you for your work
 Wall, he told me that when wanted CT mid'lin' O meat, I'd know whar ter come fur it. Wife, she lows that I'm gittin' lesser an lesser ercount ever year, but don't think SO. Wimen allus say that erbout ther men, Wall, l mus be goin." He took one hand off the fence, looked around again, placed his hand on the fence, and said: I'm sorter pushed fur time Never wuz in sich CT rush in my life. Wall must be goin'.
 He took both hands off the fence, kicked clod, broke off sassafras twig. put it into his mouth, and remarked:
 " Er man has ter hump hisseH He jes nachully ain't got no time ter fool erround, Wall, l mus go. Wife she sent me out ter git CT mid'li uv meat an don't zackly know whar ter git it."
 Why don't you go to Patterson s?"
 Fl would, but ther old man is curi's erbout lettin' CT feller have meat. My chillun can eat mo meat than any set nv chillun ever seed. Peers. ter me like the fust thing they do when they hop outen ther cradle, Is ter look airter CT piece CT meat ter chaw on. Mout ride all day an not find ernuther set uv chillun jes like 'em. Fine ohillun, though. We never did think Tom wuz goin' ter live"
 Why, because he was so delicate?"
 1"Oh, no, cause he wus so smart. Wy when that boy want mo four years an