The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-14

Dender to be one of the best and most kind hearted of men, and one who would allow no one to suffer harm while under his roof"
 At hearing these words, Greville strengthened his commanding figure and looked at the girl in surprise, while Tommy pulled his hat down to "laugh to himself" After talking awhile, they decided to return to Den der's and investigate the circum- stances. Before leaving, Greville turned to say: "We are sorry for our silly talk of yesterday. Pray forget it. It seems you, too, were acting a part"
 "It was the part you assigned me, " she replied, as they turned and left her standing under the catalpa's pen dulous pods, looking much amused.
 As they neared the Dender house, Lizer, who was out milking in the clover lot, ran to the wagon gate and threw up her hands at sight of the young men.
 "Kee, kee, kee ]" she snickered, "How did you uns git down outen the loft? 1 tookt the ladder away last night ter climb the ellum after the chickens, an I do declar' eff I didn't forgit ter put it back"
 "Oh, we just swung down easy enough" said Tom. They, however, decided to keep the secret of their flight. =----- =---
 "Pse sorry I forgot ter put it back, but Aunt Whey was takin' on so about us killin' them fine Hang high roosters that I putty nigh lost my senses"
 The old man came shuffiing out, car rying his shoes in his hand. "Airly risers, eh? Wall, Pm glad ter see hit" said he, as they entered. Soon the household was astir, and in a short time breakfast was announced. At the table Mrs. Dender asked:
 "Did the inyans poster ye?"
 "The what?" inquired Greville, confusedly.
 "The inyans. Mabby you calls 'em onyans. Some folks can't abide the scent on lem, an thought they might a bothered yer, too."
 Hastily swallowing, Turner said : "Yo ou seem to raise an enormous crop of onions, MT. Dender.
 "Yaas, considerable, an tell yc we do raise some big fellers outen here. They's money in lem. hauls wagon loads on lem to the railroad," replied the old man, passing out on the porch.
 "Who lives over there?" inquired Greville, pointing to the little house at which they had stopped that morn ing.
 'Ther Widder Burnit," replied the farmer, seating himself and making preparations necessary to relating off chew from brown bar of tobacco, crossing his legs and splitting into yellow gourd flower.
 "About three year ago Joe Burnit moved out here an homestidded some lan'. I think he'd got kinder broke up some 'eres back east, but he was good feller, an' well edicated, an so war his family. Wall, Joe took offen his coat an went to work buildin' his family home, an, sir, he worked hard, that man did, but just afore he got the ruff on, he took sick an died" There was kind of jerky sob in the old mans voice as he said this. "That family war in bad fix, but we uns pitched in an' fixed lem up considable, and finished ther little house"
 Here he was interrupted by Lizer passing through with something in her hand she called a "hypercrit." It was mass of shining curls which she used to cover her own hair, which had lost much of its original quantity on the briery edge of thirty five years. While most ladies wish to conceal the use of false hair, Lizer was so proud of her beautiful possession that she called especial attention to her "hyp- ercrit."
 "As war a sayin'," resumed the old man, "that thar widder went ter work, an with her daughter Dory, the purtiest an the smartest gal the sun ever shone on, helpin' her. That thar gal is CT doin' light hoein' now out thar in my inyans for two dollars an ha'f day. Now, they's got ther farm paid fur an improved, an Dory's a goin' east this fall ter finish her edi- cation."
 The volatile spirits of the young men seemed to fall on hearing this sad little story, and Greville even looked pained and sorrowful, while they both felt all that humiliation which people do who make the mistake of judging by appearances.
 "l hain't no chick nor kin," con- tinued the farmer, "an' Pm goin' to do part by Dory, but I have to do hit underminden like. Her mar am that proud that she wouldn't let her