The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-16
A VERIFIED PREDICTION.
A Prominent Planter Marrses a Woman
 of Powerful Argument.

his wife did not get along well together Ambrose is a prosperous planter and Is man of much influence in the She'll Creek nei ghborhood. He has held, under the ka,e government, several positions of tfus,. Mrs. PotteIfield was weak little woman with plaintive voice and appeal jag eyes, but Colonel Ambrose's stern nature was proof against voice and eyes. '"We've all got to work" was his motto. He meant that everyone but himselt had to work, and, in the management of ad airs on his plantation, he took great delight In csnstruing his ruling to suit himself.
 "Come, l want you to stir yourself to- day." the colonel remarked one morning, addressing his wife.
 Colonel" the woman meekly replied, "l am no, able to do any work 10. day. My head aches SO badly that 1t is about to split vide open"
 That's the same old compliant" the uoionei exclaimed. What did mary you for, to si, up here and do nothing ? Well. I'll teach you that did not" , Colonel, please don't"
 "Oa, shut up. despise to sec any body forever grunting around. Get up from there"
 The woman got up and attempted to go about hsF work, but she staggered and tell. One of the servants put the wom an to bed, and the colonel, after he realized that her condition was critical, 50 | for a When tho doctor came, the woman was past all earthly assistance.
 "Margare.," said the colonel, ".he doctor says that you must die."
 The woman smiled sadly and said " Thank God"
 "What exclaimed the colonel, "is i, possible that you are so anxious to leave mel Are you certain thA. you are going to A better world P
 "l cannot go to 6 worse world, and ai for leaving you-oh, we'll"
 Wont you forgive me If 1 have done you wrorga'
 "it is easy enough for me to forgive but my forgiveness will no, cause your coming punIshmeat to be lessened. feel that you are going to be punished on this eav,h." She turned her face away from him and disd.
 The colonel's season of grief was DO, long. He soon put on his best clothes and showed himself at hog killings and other places of anu scment. His issen ds were shocked, but said nothing. Soon there came into the neighbsrhood . graceful woman, Antoinette Polworh The colonel met her and vas charmed He called on her. She received him kindly. Her ease of maoner and readi ness of expression thrilled him with sh Arp h hIshes of admiration. She did not seem to be regardless of his atten- sions, but smiled upon him. Thus en coursged, the colonel called often to see the bright woman. OIe day he exclaimed
 "Oh, AnioiDetie, l cannot live ~iihout you. Ever since was young man, 1 have known that there was some one wh O could almost make my life divine. You are the one. Be my wife and let me worship you
 Aptoiaette hesitated. "You will soon grow weary of me-"
 "Never. s~eet nymph," exclaimed Cobone. Ambrose PoTie' 6eid, pAssionaieiy sm.tisg h,s breast. Come to my house and be my qaesa."
 The coloael aad Anioisette were mas- ried- It was AgalA day ca the piAntatioe. Shoats were bAroecaed, and many . chicken squailsd ior the las. time on this earth. Six moaihs of al most uabroken hsppiness aew away. but nov the col oneis face sometimes wore an asx.cas expression. Ills wife was not @ far as she had been, and the colonel had dis. covered that the vsving hair which he had % much admired was sometimes ss night hung on corner ot the manteI piece. He fousd, also. that hs had beea deceived in other ways, sad the spirit sf revenge arose in his injured breast.
 "ADtoinesse," the colonsi one day ss- msrked, iu voics which had lost much ol its wonsed genslesess, -CAroiiSe is iil to-day, asd 1 waat yoa e % cat asd