The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-22

owned the place. BY the way. yoI took a great
fancy to that new black coat of mine. 1t doesn't
fl me veIy well, and reckon you'd better take IT."
"Don't fit you 7" Fred cried. at fits you better
than any coat ever saw you wear"
NO, think not, my son. 1t is a little too tight
under the arms"
bennington know il does fit you and | won't
take H." the old man generously responded. by
the way, heard something yesterday while | WAS
down at the store that made me mad. The Nick
elsons are talkin' about us"
"IIow SOP" the colonel asked
WY they said that takn that woman into the
house"
"That'll do" the colonel broke in IL don't
want TO hear any more of it,"
We'll, but you ought TO know. Miss \ickelson
the one with pug nose-said that we pretended
to be mighty proud, but that we showed our true
selves by takin' up with that woman"
THAT will do, say"
"You might search that whole family" Fred
remarked, land you wouldn't find as much
heart rs oysters got"
Il think know the cause" said Lucille. Il had
to snub Miss Nicholson once. The company she
kept was"
Let it all CO." the colonel demanded. at would
have made no difference TO me if every finger in
this neighborhood had been pointed i'm scorn at u.s.
should have acted as did Our family is we'll
enough establi shed TO ride over thousand Nickel
sons Now let it drop. Don't mention il again"
Immediately after breakfast Uncle Buck began TO
follow the colonel about the house, and regardless
of his generous refusal of kind hearted offer,
heard him ask
bennington, where's that coat?"
The garment was given to him. and, mutterng
in self congratulation, he carried ii TO his ROOM
"Philip, are you going out to the field o.day?"
Lucille asked.
mo, the ground is too wet for the men to do
any thing. There isn't very much to he done any
way"
Let us hitch up old Tom then, and drive up on
the ridge"
The day was delightful, with an Augustus faint
suggestion of autumn. | had never Lucille
more joyous. Nothing along the roadside escaped
her halt mschevous comment When we had
come to the spout spring, she babe me drive the
horse into a cove, where the dampness of the rocks
had kept the grass green.
what you going TO do now?" asked.
Cant you see? We are going to let old Tom
eat grass while we enjoy our picnic"
Are we going to eat grass too?" asked.
Look in the buggy box !" she aughingly
answered.
looked, and don't think that have ever seen
more tempting luncheon
Il didn't know that was to be invited to such
spread. When did you make these elaborate
arrangements2"
Il have had plenty of time for all needed prepar-
ations For several days have had this trip in view
| only waiting until it should rain. 1t is n
pity to spread the cloth these pretty ferns. But
We'll have to do it."
Even the birds seemed fresher since the rain
their feathers brighter and their songs were
fuller OF the notes of joy.
philip, you see l determined that our lives
shall not become commonplace"
"You have dread of anything that is common
place, haven't you, Luzelle?"
"Yes, horror Kentucky is not common
place state Much of the sentiment that first found
its way to America has been filtered into Ken
lucky"
"You don't find me disposed to let our lives
become matter of course existence, do you?"
mo, Philip. In you have not met with sim
gle disappointment. And have you been disap-
pointed in me?"
"No; not in the least"
"Not the least bit?"
"No, but upon the contrary | have discovered
in your gentle nature hundred unsupported beau
ties"
cit is kind of you, Philip, to talk that way"