The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-05-04

took me home." A serious ex pression settled upon her face. "I very much rgret that affair."" she said. "Of course, it was greatly my fault, but was not wholly to blame. The boy was the most ardent, the most impetuous lover had ever known; and where, pray tell me, Is the woman who can help but admire completely swallowed-up lover, lover wild, almost insane with his passion7 Many women are better than other women, but they all women. tried to put him off, but could not or rather did not after learned of the prominence of his family. l suggested, after we became engaged, that it would be better to tell his people, but he objected violently-swore that they would oppose the marriage, but that they would quietly submit after the ceremony had been performed. From what l learned of them 1 thought that 1t would be better for me to challenge their respect l by show of extreme dignity but made mistake, I suppose. But even had been welcomed into the house, don't believe that could have lived there very long and when we had gone away and taken up quarters at a hotel, knew that should become miserable, and in consequence be drag upon him, so went away. l was somewhat surprised when went home with Fred, to find old Buck Hine- man. The boy had, in his few words regarding the family, spoken of his Uncle Buck, but as the old fellows surname had not been mentioned, was hardly prepared to meet him. Am boring you2"
 "No, far from it," 1 answered. "Tell me your history"
 My history is very short, no more of history than the life ot many woman you have met. was born in a Pennsylvania village and extreme poverty was the first thing knew. My father was drunkard, and my mother, gentle creature, died when was quite young. One night, when was about eight years old my father was brought home, dead. After this went to live with neighbor, doing drudgery for my board. No attempt was made to teach mo anything; whatever was taken of me- l wore cast-of clothes and was sometimes ragged. At about the ago of ten ran away and went to Philadelphia. wan dered about the streets, and slept in deserted hou'e. l was taken up by the police, having been pointed out beggar, and sent to charity school l learned with revengeful eager ness But what is the use of dwelling such details? At the age of eighteen 1 began to lecture, in small way, on woman's rights. 1 was earnest, but women laughed at me. Once, in village, after featuring to small audience man came up and said that he wanted to shake hands with me. His face was pleasant and his voice soft. During a conversation which followed, he told me that he shared my views-that women had been oppressed, and that the aim Of his life to help them. He advised me to take up a school in the neighborhoOd did so. Three months later we were married. Three months after that the brute struck me- l ran away and went to New York. Shortly afterward, a newspaper paragraph brought me the not unpleasant information that team of horses had run away with my husband and had killed him. did not return to the lecture field l know you must be bored"
 "No, indeed am not !" I exclaimed
 al did not return to the lecture field" she con- tinued, "but, thinking that possessed talent for writing, decided to try my hand in literature. wrote a moral story and took it to & magazine I was treated with that peculiar sort of politeness which is far more depressing than insult, for in the hot resentment of an insult we find & kind of satisfaction. We'll, tried publication after publi- cation, tried wspapers-everyt thing that used printers ink. Failure. Then tried to get paper a reporter. I succeeded, but the pay was small Shortly afterwards I married preacher. He had flock in the country and had oficated at a suburban wedding which had reported. He had been fattered by women until he thought that he was a god I soon discovered that he was a fool. He thought that my whole life should be melted and poured into his was willing to humor him in many ways but would not become his slave. This aroused his holy anger. We'll, we fought. was much to blame, know, but was willing to acknowledge my faults. He had none. left him and he secured divorce. I had a great deal of a ex nerience after this and changed my name from