The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-03-16


Gap spoke up. She gave him q look full CT con-
temptuous meaning don't git pie ever day"
Gap went on, "but that makes 1t all the sweeter
when she do git It,"
sweeten the pie with II would stay mighty
long time" she replied.
al don't know that you had much sugar befo'
l went up yander in the hills an tuck you outen
the bresh. didn't see no sweet'nin' layin' 'roun'
loose up thar"
"Wail eff you hadn'ter wanted me you neenter
tuck me away. l didn't send after you, the Lawd
knows"
"Now, Pm gittin' it," said Gap; "gittin' II now.
But that's whut Blue grass man gifts fur goin' up
'mong the hills an hollers, outen his range"
"You a Bluegrass mani" she snapped. I'D
take my oath you raised where a black-eyed
pea wouldn't sprout"
The pale child looked up with a troubled ex-
preston on its face
"Here's Uncle Buck" said Osbury Mr. Hne-
man came from behind the house.
Gap" said he, when you were In the stable
this mornin' did you see anything of a leather
string hangn' on a nail right by the door2"
mo, don't think did"
"Air yOu shore you didn't"
81 know In reason that didn't"
"Well, it's mighty strange, can tell you that"
"But what have l got ter do with it, If IL is
mighty stranger"
"Well, there's one thing mighty certain. l saw
Ii hangin' there about five minutes before you went
into the stable, but when went in there about
five minutes after you LETT 1t was gone"
"Look here do you mean to say that tuck yo'
blamed string2"
al say it's mighty strange"
al know whut you say, but do you mean that
tuck it?"
"You can draw yo' own conclusions"
"Wall, | amt drawin' this mornin', an want
ter tell you that eff you say tuck that string, you
air q Ole"
Gap" Osbury broke in, "don't go too far, now
He is an old man and is my uncle, and when you
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He evidently understood, for the defiance into
which he had Strengthened himself gave way to his
former humped-over attitude. Old Bucks face
was purple with rage. Gap" he exclaimed, ''get
off of this place. l won't have you here another
day longer. can't put up with your lsziness and
impudence. Get off of this place"
AT this Gap shouted with laughter, and even
Osbury could not help but smile Old Bucks
anger subsidized into embarrassment, and, thrusting
his hands into his pockets, he stood for q moment,
perplexed, ashamed, and then drew out the leather
string. At this there another outburst of
laughter.
al don't understand this at all" said the old man.
al don't ricolect takin this string of of that nail
There's 80 internally much worry these days that
man don't know what he's doin' half the time; but
it's good thing for you, Gap, that l found 1t, l
can tell you that TN teach you lesson, re: exon
1t will learn you to let things alone that don't
belong to you. I've been run over by people long
enough, and it's got to stop right here"
We heard the dinner horn before we reached the
house, and, although we had left old Buck stand
ing in Gaps yard, exclaiming against the indig-
mites that were put upon him In this life, and,
although we had walked rather briskly, yet we
found the old fellow sitting at the table when we
entered the dining room.
Henry" said the colonel when we were all
seated, show Is the real estate market?"
"Not very active"
"Have you ever sold any land2"
al don't remember"
"Hum. Do you reckon you'd know what to do
If a man were to come in and offer to buy LOTT"
"Well, 60 unexpected occurrence would un-
doubtedly startle me; but, upon recovering my
nerve think that l could enter into the transac-
tion..