The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-03-23
~ hope that yOu WON'T feel hard at me-"

"Wall getting up. and, with both hands, pull
Ing his hat down on his heAd), / must be movin'.
Thar amt no peace on the face Nv the yeth fur me
now, but have 'bidin' hope, nam addressing
Mrs. Osbury). feel that amt allus goin' to be
left In the wilderness. Mr. BurwOOd, air you q
professor"
"No," answered.
"Then you better be lookin' out fur the norrer
path; an you, too, Henry. Wall, must be goin'.
Got to go over to Mt Zion this mawnin' fur feel
better thar than do anywhar else. Good bye, all
hans Colonel, I'll pay that money soon ez
kim"
al wonder" said the colonel, when Jack had
passed through the gate, aft that fellow believed
ever expected him to return the money!"
"Oh, Remington, you must not be severe"
Mrs. Osbury answered. His intentions were no
doubt perfectly honest. Henry, now what are you
laughing at, my SOM"
81 was just thinking ofone of your amusing pecu-
larities"
"Of one of my peculiarities! didn't know
had any"
"But you have, and one of them Is especially
amusing. During the spring, the summer and the
winter, your quiet love of fun finds gentle and mis-
chievous play at the expense of the titled head Of
this household. II he should lend money, you say
that fraud has been practiced upon him; but in
the fall-in fact, during the revival season, when
the katydid's cry 10 sad and the mourners bench Is
in bloom, you believe that the Lord Is inducing
people to become honest"
"Henry, you ought TO be ashamed of yourself.
any dear madam, l refuse to give my testi-
mony."
"Brother Buck" she said, al appeal to you"
"Oh, don't appeal to him." Henry cried. "This
Is sad time of year to him."
GLOW SOP" old Buck asked.
"Why, IL In too warm for you in the sun and too
cool In the shade"
"Oh, you be blamed, now Henry. You and
Remington all the time talkin' about me fol-
lowing the shade around the house. and am gettin'
red al Ia A m M
when the sun hits him a hot day2 / attend to
business, can tell you that. stay right here and
don't go OF the place once in six months. WANTED
to go down to Louisville some time ago to a
reunion of the Mexican war veterans, but couldn't
60"
"Why didn't you go?"
81 couldn't raise but twenty five dollars, and do
you think that want to go like internal pauper2
Remington, you could have helped me out II you
had wanted to-"
al gave you twenty five dollars, all the money I
had at the time"
"You could have raised more. Here work like
niger, and never can see anything. am great
mind to 60 down to the bluff and jump off,"
ats pretty good walk over TO the bluff" the
colonel replied "but II you want to 20 Pll hitch up
old Tom and haul you over there"
"Oh, you be blamed, Remington. Working like
q Niger for my vidults and clothes %
"Come, Burwood," said Henry, "the horses are
ready"
| We rode for some distance on the turnpike and
then came to the foot of the ridge, where the steep
and winding dirt road began. Here, at q bend,
called the Devils Elbow" spout spring gurgled
through hollow log; there, draped with dying
vines, frowned cliff of soft, yellowish rock.
Sometimes the road was cut along the edge of q
solid wall, and then passed over dangerous look
ing wooden bridge, under which roared a foaming
stream. Finally we came upon level stretch Of
land, timbered with black oak and chestnut. The
soil yellow and the rotting rail fences were
almost hidden by blackberry briars and sassafras
sprouts Occasionally we passed log farm houses
Lsnk and hump shouldered men, pale women with
snuff sticks in their mouths, and wretched looking
children, came out and gazed at US. We met yell
low skinned man, walking beside screaking
wagon drawn nv n cow and mule We asked