The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-27
COURTING IN KENTUCKY.
New York World.

New York World
 A stranger needs no guide book who goes courting in quiet Kentucky vil- lage. If he can make any sort of fa- vorable impression upon the villagers they will speedily get up pool to help him win the object of his affec- tions. They may not help him any, but there will be apparent enough good intentions to pave the bottom ot the other place and to reconstruct all the sidewalks on Broadway. Some times girl will live in riverside hamlet mile from the nearest rail- road station. If the quiet of the place be of an exceptionally high order, only three strangers per week will stop there, put light wagon will be run out to meet every train to keep the horse in exercise and to enable the inn keeper to remember from day to day what his occupation is.
 One day the wagon will take up young man passing through the state, who remembers that somewhere near is bright-eyed, mischievous girl whom he flirted with once in the moonlight while she was away at boarding school. She was charming then, she must be more so now, and he has heard casually of late that she is still unmarried. The young man travels with an accident insurance policy, and he will dare even to stop here and see this minister's daughter. There is to be moonlight this evening, too.
 "Be you drummer2" the grinning darkey calls out from the drivers seat.
 "No."
 "Got any kins-folk bout herep" "No.n
 Pomp does not need to ask any more questions. He only falls to mus ing upon what girl in town is without steady admirer at home.
 "Pomp, run out with this note and bring an answer" and the grinning darkey knows in advance of the direc- tions to whom it is addressed. Before many minutes he Is at the travellers room door.
 "It's all right, boss"
 "What's all right, you impudent dog?"
 "Oh, axes yo' pahdon, but see it in her eyes. Yes, sah, Miss Kate's to home"-all this before he can deliver the written message from the parson- age.
 The grinning African is soon for. gotten under the influence of moon. beams, hammocks and Titan locks But Pomp's memory has served hin better. The stranger who arrived il the afternoon is soon stranger nc longer. "Miss Kate's new beau" is |, subject of wide speculation before thu hamlet is asleep. More than one vii lager next day make overture towards an acquaintance. And thu overture always leads up to-
 "I believe l saw you walking ou with Miss Kate this morning2"
 "Yes, sir. The walk up to you cemetery is delightful. Really, I haG no idea of the fine view to be had iron the river."
 "Yes, it's pretty fine, but, Miss Kat there ain't many girls like her, now. And one is told of her good qualitie as if he had never yet beheld her.
 At the inn dinner is table Phote, O course. There is but one table. Tn, proprietor's wife and all the ladie beneath the roof are ranged in lin' opposite the man who came a-wooing Pomp has done such good service tha formal introductions are unnecessary Doesn't everybody know the stran gers mission now2 And doesn't tn register tell his nameS
 "It's nice weather, MT. Dash," tn landlady observes.
 "Very fine, madam"
 "And good weather to be out wit SO fine girl as Miss Kate. declare it ain't every town where there's sucl fine girl lives. Why, she"
 There's her good looks for soup, he amiability with the entree, her wit fo the roast, and her popularity for des sert. And when the ladies leave tn table they "guess you'll be going t see her again this afternoon"
 Is there a livery stable in town Ah, yes, thanks.
 "How long will you out2" asks tn livery man.
 "Oh, an hour or so"
 "Goin' to just drive about town, reckon?"
 "Well, not very far out"
 "Just goin' to take Miss Kate ou for drive, reckon?" This homes man of business, in the democrati community that this is, seems sub stantial citizen and pillar in society and one cannot be rude to him.
 q am anticipating that pleasure air."