The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-23


The question did not In the least disconcert him.
His GOODNESS enraged me-
"Who your" demanded.
"That is of no consequence" he replied. "The
question is, who are your"
There has ever been a mixture of pride and indi-
vidual satisfaction with self I'm our family, and
with naughty, though of course foolish stress |
said
"My name sir, is Philip Burwood."
The name did not strike him with the least awe,
indeed, his countenance underwent no change and
thinking that his indifference from his having
failed to catch my name, repeated il.
IL understand" he replied, in a voice as mild as
an apology. whats your business"
By this time my eyes were opened to the belief
that must be suspected OF some crime and that
this man, IL he were disposed, could arrest me
and lock up. This far from being
pleasant reflection for, although by means of tee-
graphing TO friends could set myself right, vet ii
would be humiating 10 have my relatives know
that had even been arrested on suspicion. had
real business in the city in fact, so aimless had
been my wandering that q truthful statement
would seem evasive, So with q sudden impulse
remembering the advertisement, replied:
81 suppose you have authority to question stran-
gers, otherwise should pay attention to your
impudence. | arrived in the city a few hours ago
and am my way to answer an advertisement"
What advertisements"
AS correctly rs | could, | repeated the words of
the "want item"
"Ah, hah, saw that advertisement myself" said
he "In fact, l know old Remington Osbury
Ever see him?"
No What sort of man is hep"
ooh, good enough sort of an old fellow. Seems
TO he well xed."
care you satisfied" asked, after a few moments
silence, "that am not the man you want?"
"Yes, but not much by what you have said
by what have SEEN If you are going out to- day"
he added you'd better be stirring your stumps
the train for Emryville will be pulling out
pretty soon."
l had turned away and was walking back toward
the hotel when the first serious thought OF apply
ing for the position of amanuensis occurred TO me-
"Why not give ii trial?" l unused. 81 have no
prospects of securing employment here" hur-
ried to the hotel, got my vaise made inquiry as to
the train should take and soon rushing on
my way toward Emryville, accompanied by that
fondest of all companions-hOpe. The weather
was beautiful, in season when the full grown
hickory leaf marks the deepening earnestness of
spring.
| reached Emryville late at night. When
inquired for a cheap hotel, economical precsu-
ton which necessity demanded, an old negro, with
large tin sign on his cap, seized my valise and
told me to follow him.
"Cheapes hotel in de city, subj" said he "Boun'
ter be de cheapes', Gaze it's de only one yere."
''In that event." replied, Il am your man."
"Yas, sub, but | thanks yer all de same. Err
pusson neber loses nothin' by bein' thankful. |
foun' er quarter wunst an want thankful Gaze it
want er dollar, an blame eff / didn' lose it TO
night Step dis way, sub. Sort o hole dar
whar de haugs been er wallerin'."
do you know where the Osbury farm is?' |
asked
"Oh, yas sub, mighty well. Hunted 'possums
all 'roun' in dat neghborhood 10 de wah. | ulster
bong ter ole Eli Carter dat libed de foot o.
de ridge. Step dis way, sub. Lot o. lumber scat
tered ober dar. Boys tore it down ter git err rat
out frum under it."
"You are acquainted with Colonel Remington
Osbury, suppose"
mighty WELL sub. lister own my wife in de
slabe time"
"What sort of man is he?"
"He's er cuts pusson, sub, eff dar cher wuz one in
dis heah worp. Folks do say he smart"
The Inequalities of the little hotel to which l
was conducted were presided over by old Major