The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-05-18

you left your watch for the school-teacher."
Eyes had to soothe my conscience In some way"
"Rather . pecular-I don't know, though.
There are many such women In the world. Did
she fall In love with your"
"Oh, no."
al didn't know but she might have been trying
to marry YOU"
"No we knew each other''
"Knew each other I" he repeated. "Had you met
before2"
"Yeso
"During some round In a city, / suppose"
"No, at your fathers house."
"What do you meant" he exclaimed, stopping,
and In surprise and confusion, turning upon me.
mean that Fred once brought her home as his
WIFE"
Well, I'll swearI And you recognized each
other2"
Eyes, but did not, for some time, speak of our
former meeting"
through kindness of heart Have you told the
folks at the house7"
mo, and don't intend to yet awhile"
"lIelloa, yonder's Jack Gap"
Mr.. Gap, whom we soon overlook, was walking
along the path, kicking at chunks and Jumps of
earth. lie protested exceeding gladness upon see
ing me, and declared that he would have come up
to the house to call me but that he had been so
busy.
"Never did low to sec you alive no mo- after you
went in that JAIL" said he. al done all could but
thar war too many fur me. | fout an fout, an got
knocked down two or three times. but II want no
use"
How is your wifep" asked with desire to
change the subject, for however much we may
respect own necessity TO tell lie we do not
recognize the necessity in other people
wall, she amt so mighty peart sence the baby
died Grieves nightly, sometimes. Folks up TO
the house war powerful kind to us. Gin us ever
thing wanted an the colonel paid me fur
months work that didn't do. I'm lookn' fur
bee tree out here in the woods. Yander's Isom."
The negro climbed over low fence that
through the woods approached us, and after greet
ing Henry and me, turned TO Gap and said:
"W'y KANT you larn ter let things erlone dat
doan long ter you, hah?"
81 don't know whut you're talkin' about"
ayes, you does You know you tuck dem
patidges outen dat trap o. mine. You know dat
well ez does, an | wanter tell you right now eff
you keep toolin' wild me Pll walk yo' laug, sho.
want put yere ter be run ober by no POI white
man, I'll tell you dat right now; an eff yous got
ernutf sense ter pay ertenton ter de word wild de
bark on 1t you'll let my things erlone Yefe me2"
"GO on, now don't want no words with you"
"Doan sass me Shaking his fist in Gaps face)
dOan sass me ur I'll parlixe you right yere. Deze
yere genermen ain gwine hep you Gaze da knows
you. Neenter think Gaze das yere you ken stick
out yo' mouf at me-"
"Look a-here, now, won't let no blamed niger
rub his fist under my nose"
"You mer call me er niger an all dat, but you
mustn't steal no mo- patidges out my trap. I'll
let you of dis time but cut ernuder sicher caper
an you's my meat, shO Genermen addressing
Henry an me), wishes you mighty we'll an | bids
you good mawnin'. I'd cotch dem patidges fur
you, Mr.. Henry. | gwine fetch 'em right up
dar ter town an gin 'em ter you an not charge you
er cent nuther Oh, want gwine take money
chen eff you had tried ter shove II on me. l knows
er good man when l sees him, does. l knows
whar ter git er quarter wen l amt got nuthin
But eff I'd you fur quarter right now
you'd"
"Ilere," said Henry handing him twenty five
cents, ''stop the harangue."
DER no." taking the money, "whut sklamation
wuz dat2 Errang, did you say2 l wants dat
word, sab. rs gwine use it in de meetin'. Make
er niger fling up de whites o. his eyes,"
"lsom you are genial rascal"
"Lissun, dar it is ergin. Da keeper comm my