The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-04-27

"I tell you, don't know anything about him?"
 "Must sit down2" elf you want to, yes" "All right, will" few moments of silence followed A chunk iell-the fire bazed up. | heard the snapping of the tongs that threw the chunk behind the fire.
 "llow long air you goin' to stay here?"
 "I don't know, Governor How long do you think l ought to stay?"
 "Till say go. You may not think Pm nothin' but boy, but am man. l don't know what anybody else has said, but want you 10 be my wife, do you hear?"
 "Governor, what do you mean?"
 "Herc, nov, l don't want any nonsense. What do you say?"
 "Say to what?"
 TO what I said Hurry mp, fur somebody mout come"
 "Oh, never did sec such boy"
 An you mout never see sich another Hurry up, an let know which way the cat jumps"
 such ridiculous expressions
 'l aint talkin' about ben' ashamed. I'm askn' you ter be my wife me- | never did think nothin' about marvin till saw you. These wimcn folks round here ain't my style like ter see CT woman that's & high-stepper jest like fine hoss an wanter say that you air about the highest stopper ever seed, but that aint got nothin ter do with the question. What do you say?"
 "Oh, go on, now, please. didn't come into this ighborhood to get married. l came to teach school"
 An didn't come inter this world on purpose ter git married, nuther, but that I'm here an don't find no law agin marvin, wy, l'm-dad blame ii, here comes pap. We mout CT had ever'- thing settled by this time Never mind my lady Pm gon ter Pres et he's made love ter you an et he has, wy, the early mornin' wind is gon' ter blow some wool around the neighbOrhood."
 The next morning was too i'll to get out of bed, and the day advanced a mind bghting fever settled upon me. Then there followed dreams of extreme anxiety and visions of trouble Some times saw the sun shining in at the window, and then, with the lapse of mere wink of time, every thing was shadowy under the lamp lights subdued glow. Sometimes the winter bird twittered in & tree near the window, and then a storm, with its deep roar, came down from the hills and made the old house tremble. Sometimes thought l could see that some one my bed. and then, & moment later, would feel as if had been alone for days at a time. One morning awoke to a new sense of my surroundings, and my first rational thought was that must have been asleep for a long time for the odd ends and the angl led begin nings of many wild dream came up, demanding, it seemed, Identification and assortment. Miss Hat ton was in the room. l spoke to her. She turned from looking glass that stood home made table
 "You must be better this morning." she said
 "l am. What day is it?"
 Sunday" she answered.
 "llave been in bed ever since Friday"
 You have been unconscious for three weeks. You'd better not talk very much. The doctor"
 "Has doctor been to see me?"
 "Yes, but he didn't know any thing. Deliver me from an old-time country doctor l was going to say that he gave you up. You seemed to improve after his visits ceased. But you must not talk any now The folks have all gone to church. The boys wanted to stay with-yOu, but wouldn't let them. How do you feel?"
 "I feel we'll enough but am very weak"
 "Oh, how you did rave!"
 A sudden fear seized me- In my delirum must have revealed my identity.
 "What did l say?"
 "You seemed to be in fight and talked about girl named Lucy. Who is she?"
 "My sister,"
 No. Men don't their sisters. Men don't quote poetry to their ssters-don't tell them