The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-12-08

laudanum. Mounted on q slins-backs Arabian
steed, which guided In accord with uncle's
slightly vain glorious direction aKeep straight On
till ye strike the Chilloothy pike an then turn TO
Dortherly,' arrived nc last within the walls Of T.
and before sort OF six-bladed general emporium
which affected to be able to do everything and
which could do nothing. l hitched the steed and
entered.
"Have you laudanum1" asked of a red haired
young man who came forward from the grocery
department and who possessed q most courtly
manner.
"Laudlum1n said he, suavely correcting me and
skipping lightly behind counter. "Laadlum?
Oh, yes. For horse, or man1"
"For horse" l thought this would even me
up with Uncle T..
The rear of the store was full OF old and new edi
tions Of rustics In plain binding. new old man
entered the place, and turned about after COM
pleting my purchase, L met him face to face. He
gazed at me In dull, slow way, jerked his thumb
over bis shoulder toward the door and stood like q
statue pointing reproachfully at the past
"Ain't that Eben Canfeld's hoss out there?"
The prominent citizens around the stove opened
their mouths. l said Yea"
"You amt his brother Eds boy7"
mo"
"You amt his wife's nevvy7"
"Non
Then, seeing that my Identification was really a
matter Of interest TO the assembly, said politely
well, good-day, gentlemen" But no one paused
"Didn't zee you here last fall7" asked a raw
boned young man In o cotton overcoat, who had
been looking ut me from behind the stovepipe.
avery possibly" said |, resolved not to offend.
"You were here about fair time"
"No, never was here before"
Haven't l seen you in New York;" asked the
courtly clerk.
But here gave my pedigree.
al knew you was q Canheld," said the old man.
"Oh knew that I" bawled the cotton oyercoat
IIo,a n Ia 0~afl Htf
The Canfelds Is . very good family" said the
courtly sugar. jerker
"You ought ter seen yer father when he was
your age" said the first old man. "He want Q big
feller bout foot taller'n you"
"Is & at so5"
"'Bout foot, want he Perkins,"
ayes, bout foot" said Perkins, as II everybody
used to hold that excess in height the present
generation 80 that there was no reason for wonder
nor doubt.
"How times have changed" calculated. Hes
about foot shorter than am now"
II had staid much longer l should probably
have been led to write grocery store drama, but
the courtly sugar-jerker had by this time COM
pleted his work and was spared the all-eating
shame and deep disgrace.
In the evening my entertainment was not allowed
to flag. We had q c0nverzdsione and musicale One
of the boys played the fiddle, Uncle Eben said
there was something about the violin that no other
instrument seemed to get. Said he would have
liked to hear Ole Bull Then he told Of wild
young genius formerly resident IN Twinsburg 1t
appeared that when this young man played dan
Tucker" you could "fairly hear the words" He
was the performer also Of feat which would prob
ably keep his memory green in the musical world
for several centuries aud which consisted In play
ing the Devils Dream" first just as anyone would
play Il and then putting in a good many more
notes.
This led the talk to other local prodigies, and In
the end, we became wrought up that gallon of
cider hardly suficed to sober US off for bed
Following the McCaull. engagement at the Chi.