The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-06
RODNEY'S MISFORTUNE,
An Instance Where the Law of Di.
 voree Was Oppressive.

Rodney Fisher, well known in this community, called on Colonel Mapeson, the lawyer.
 "Well, Rodney" said the colonel, :" what can do for you1"
 Rodney, slowly scratching his head, replied: "rse nightly bodered nay mine an doan hardly know whut ter do, Yer re eckerleck dat CT bout fl munts ergo yer got me CT 'vorce rum de oman whut wuz my wife on dat ercasion."
 "Yes, l remember getting the divorce for you but don't remember that you ever paid me-"
 Oats all right, co'n1. We'll fix all dat up alter while. didn't come heah ter talk erbout dat fack, but come ter 'sult yer on CT mighty 'portant matter Say, has dat 'vorce gone inter full effeck yit2"
 "Of course it has"
 "kain't take it back k-kain't yer go an tell de jedge ter shet of its fo 'ce? ?"
 Cant do anything with it. What has caused you to change your mind9"
 "Wall, sah, l hab fell powerful, in tub wid dat oman"
 "Why don't you marry her again?"
 "Ca'se she's married ter ole Anderson Foster"
 "How did you come to fall in love with her ?"
 "Wall, I'll tell yer. It's CT cuis sar- cumstance ez ever seed. T'uther day 1 wuz settin' on de fence when she passed CT laung. Sae didn't hab on no finery, but noticed dat she wuz awful putty. didn' say nuthin' ter her, but ke p on a wonderin' in my mine how she got ter be so good lookin'. Wall, alter while met Parson Bly an axed him how come dat fack. Look heah,' says l, whut make ole Miss Kiyahline so good lookin', all O CT suddeamentr 'Hain't noticed it. says re. T has, piled. 'Oh, by de way says ze, 'er oman died in town de yuder day an lef' ole Miss Kayahline CT thousan' dollars Whut.' says I, lef' ole Kayahline all dat money9' An right dar gunter feel sorry dat had got CT 'voce rum de oman, an right dar recognized whut had made her so power ful putty. Den went down ter K ayah- lines house ter argy wid her CT little. She didn't peer glad ter see me. She sorter turned de col shoulder on me. Howdy do,' says 1. Thought I'd come ober an see yer. l neber forgits ole 'quaintances.' Co on CT way rum heah,' she says. doan know yer rum CT crow Now, heah, Kayahline,' says 1, 'whut's ther ase'n talkin' that CT way l allus hab lubed yer.' T understands yer.' she piled. Somebody's dun tole yer dat l's. got money Law, honey says l, nobody neber tole me no sicher thing, but et yer is got money I'se mighty glad ter heAh it. Wush yer'd len me CT few dollars ter buy some cloze. les look at dis ole coat Ken run yer han' through it almos' anywhar.' Look heah, man., says she, I want yer ter g'way rum heah, an 'tenter yer own bidnez Neenter think ysr's gwine ter tech CT cent CT my money, fur yer ain't My hus- band Il be heah pretty soon an yer ken 'sult him bout sich erfairs.' lgot CT way rum dar, case it won't do ter progic wid ole Anderson. He aint got no better sense den ter hit CT man twixt de eyes. Vas, he's mighty perculiar dat CT way. Nov. wants ter work it so's I'll git some O dat money, fer by rights de Lady which died lef it ter me CT much CT she did ole Miss Kayahiine, but wuz 90 tuck up wid dyin' dat she didn't happen ter think O mer name at de time. Now whut would yer wise me ter do ?"
 "You can do nothing"
 "Who kaint?"
 @You can't"
 "I ken try mighty hard"
 "What do you propose to do ?"
 Bring suit ergin ole Foster.r
 He's got nothing to do with it."
 @Whuts de reason he haint? Ain't he hbin' on dat money?"
 That's none of your business."
 3Whut's de reason it aint7 Ef he hadnter pat me up ter it wouldn'ter got CT 'vorce in de fust place an ef l hadn'ter got q 'vorce, Q co'se de 'oman woald