The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-05-19
Wen I had shuck hans wid him, he

"Is dis yo' daughter wid you?"
 My wife, eah," said |.
 "Ah, Ps pleased ter meet de lady"
 We walked on outen de house, an Hennifen wuz 90 busy talkin' bout de gre't principles O his party dat he didn' seem ter notice dat he wu7 walkin' erway fum dc crowd wid us. Alter vile he stopped an said dat he reckoned he better go back.
 "Won't you walk on home wid us3" my wife said.
 'I thanks you kindly; b'l'ebe I will" he answered. al would like ter sec de inside O my 'stinguished 'quaintance's house." maxim CT side ways motion wid his head at me, ''an' sides dat Ps got CT little bizness ter talk ober wid him."
 "You will see CT lowly household" said I, '.fur I ain't been gagged in ged- erin de shinin' goods O de yeth, but at de do' you will see CT vine dat is watered wid truf am dat blooms in contentment."
 "Dar ain't no reason why dar shouldn' be some O de shinin' goods O de yeth in yo' house," said he. "De fack dat da is O de yeth doan meek 'em none de less de Lawd's, an bein' shiny doan meek lem de property O Satan"
 seed my wife look st him wid CT quick glance, an I knowed dat she proved O wut he said. I seed mo- den dat-I seed wut until dat time had escaped mel seed dat de man wuz good lookin'. I felt CT pang O oneasiness, an l cleared nay froat deep ez ef would rasp de pang outen my bosom. Wen we got ter de house, he set down in CT rockin' cheer an made hisse'f look freer an easier den l had eber felt in any house 'cep' my own. Frances went inter de little shed kitchin dat lined de house an cooked dinner It struck me dat she tuck CT heep O pains, specially wen she fotch out CT table clot dat didn' know she had. Alter dinner Mir. Hennifen, said dat he would git down ter bizness.
 "Mr. Summers, you is too smart CT man ter be wastin' yo' substance" wuz de way he started out. didn't say nothin'. He went on: "You hab got de 'bility ter make yo'se'f mighty useful ter yo' country. De 'fuence dat you has Established ober yo' feller- man ken be turned ter rich ercount. De bes' people in dis county wants ter Heck Hillson fur sheriff. Dis ken only be done by gooa men putin dar shoulders ter de wheel. is Hillson's right han man, an rs got de 'thority for sayin' dat ef you'll turn in an make speeches fur him dat he will pay you we'll"
 My wife looked at me. "Mr. HeD- nifen," said ], "w'ut you say may be de truf, but is maxim speeches fur de Lawd."
 "Yes, but maxim speeches fur de Lawd, MT. Summers, needn' keep you rum speakin' in labor O Hllson."
 "Dave," said my wife, "Mr. Henni- fen is sholy right, an, mon dat, eff dar's CT man in dis neighborhood dat needs money, you is de man. De folks dat lissuns ter you preach neber seems ter know dat we needs things in dis house."
 Frances" replied, "Mr. Hillson ain't CT man O my choice. He has been mixed up in ugly erfairs, an l ksin't make no speeches fur him; so, let de subjeck drap right whar it is."
 Hennifen sisted on sayin' mo-, but l tole him it want no use. He didn't stay long alter dis, but sayin' dat he would see me erRin, went erway.
 Docs you allus 'spect ter lib in poverty?" my wife axed.
 "I doan 'spect ter meek speeches in labor O CT dishones' man," answered.
 Hennifen come back inter de neigh borhood de naixt week an called at my house, but I want at home. When I axed Frances w'ut he had ter say, she said dat he didn't stay but CT few minits an didn' say much O any thin. Er few days afterwards hearn dat he wuz in de neighborhood ergin, workin' wid de voters, but he didn't come ter my house, an didn't hunt him.
 Nearly CT munt must hab passed wen one day I wuz called on ter preach de funul O CT man ober in ernuder 'munity. I didn't git back till late in de night. De house wuz dark, an ez I went up ter de do' tangled my foot in de vine, stumbled an' tore it up by de roots. went in an lit de candle. Frances want dar. called her-stepped to de do' an called her till de echo O my voice brought back wid it de cry O CT night hird went oher for or ueiohhoy,s house. De women folks 'gunter cry, CT soon ez da seed me. axed ef da had seen Frances.
 "Oh, Brudder Summers, she's dun gone wid dat yaller raskil. He fotch CT buggy an tuck her erway."
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