The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-12-08


an enchanted dream.
PART II.
The first night in the country slept on the
"spare bed" had feared that spare bed would
be beyond uncle's means, but found that by the
exersise Of little economy he had obtained bed
that almost any one could spare. II was Of the
sparest beds | ever saw. It had been fed on corn
husks; few unshucked nubbins gave II variety,
and slept on IL con expressione. In fact, slept
like top, rs told Uncle Eben the next morning,
whirling around with great speed 10 find . COM
Portable position. The gallca Of cider and about
the same amount Of vertigo at last brought refresh
ing slumber, and, with q heart full of gratitude
dreamed that Daniel Webster was about to under
take voyage to Spain to plead before the inquisi-
ton for q Communication Of my sentence
Unknown 10 Webster, however, Shakespeare took
boat at Furnivals Inn and alighted at my bedside.
ale hates him." he Immediately said, "who
would upon the rack of this rude bed stretch him
out longer-get up"
1t was Uncle Eben, though, who aid acct up"
Ii was then that / told him with secret sarcasm
how had slept like top.
lie replied with secret sarcasm: at must "a
been one of the humming kind, then. "YOu snore," "
he said, las loud your Uncle Broad"
| do not think that / should have felt any worse
IL Uncle Eben had insulted me. Uncle Broad |!
Perish the concentration.
The second day of my visit to the country was
set for "trip to Chillycothy."
Accordingly after had regained my equanimity,
and had combed the husks out Of my hair, turned
In and helped Uncle Eben run out the family car
riage. The carriage was the self-mme wagon Of
the day before, and was run out from under tree,
but this was q special and fnli-dress occasion,
Uncle Eben provided sheep pelt" to put on the
OF pleasure journey. Then he brought out with
no little ostentation his gala-day whip from Its
place OF security, and away we went. Aunt Ebcn
did not go. Only the men are strong enough to
bear the strain of Twinsburg estivity, and reason
from this that the Grecian Bacchanalia In which
women were able to join could not have been Of 90
extreme and trying . nature.
AS the distance to Chillicothe was about six teen
miles, Uncle Eben had almost time to tell me of the
different hats that he had owned and managed In
his career. said that, after all his experience, he
must be awful good Judge of hat, and was
right, for he told me that he could Judge hat iust
by the "feel." Presently he volunteered to exam
Inc my own bat, and / was mortified to learn, on
replying to his question TO the price, that had
been egregiousy deceived in It. He told me that
"they would fool man II they could" Further,
he showed me bis own hat and pointed out its dis
tinctive merits with such q master hand that II
ever wish TO enter the market for cotton hat with
red lining it will be my own folly IL go amiss
Arrived ut Chillicothe, tull Of anticipations of
urban pleasures, we amused ourselves by buying
plow-point, felt the pulse Of the market far as
1t was concerned In the price of potatoes and again
informed ourselves on the prevailing figure for
hogs. Uncle Eben claimed to know al the gentle
men In broadcloth that we met, and was able to
point out to my admiring gaze some OF the finest
legal talent In the world l learned that Chilli
Gothic was re-eminently the town of the advocate
and the tribune, and that Ii would inevitably have
eclipsed even its own record were Il not that
with q red nose and fshy eyes had taken to drink
We took in the sights-the court house. the
churn. works. the place where Ii was intended to
hold the next lair Uncle Eben told me to keep
right around with him and would not get lost
The only objection that saw to this arrangement
was that 1t also prevented his getting lost, but
took the bitter with the sweet. BY this time we
were very hungry, 30 that we were able to save
over q dollar by remaining 90.
At length we set out for home. During the first
part of the trip said little, but after rolling
along Ava aiw xnflas Uncle Ehan aked one