The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-08


may mean by that, but succeeded in persuading q
number of them. You say you like New Orleans2"
eyes, 1t is quaint and interesting city"
al don't care much for it," he rejoined. al am
when they begin to jabber in French, why, that
settles it with me. Don't want to live in town
where the negroes can't talk as they should"
"Out in some of the places where I've been,"
Fred remarked, "they talk Spanish"
"Well, don't want any of them to come talking
Spanish to me-" said the colonel. English is good
enough for me. 1t was good enough for old
Andrew Jackson and the men who planted this
government, subj and l don't believe in scattering
foreign isbber among the people"
"You let Lucille study French" Fred struck in
"Well, she didn't get enough to hurt. You
never hear her trying to talk it, anyway. Phil, do
you think you'll like farming?"
eyes, and think that am fitted for it,"
Like to see things grow, eh?"
eyes, sir"
"Then farming is your strong holt"
Lucille and sat on the bench under the lilacs
Evenings insects had begun their hum. A quail
sat the fence and called her mate a toad hoped
down the path.
"Philip, you could never be untrue to me- could
your"
''Never, Lucille"
'No matter what your former life has BEEN" she
said, "you-"
"Did not tell you, dear, that have never loved
any one else?"
"Oh yes, but men-men-"
"Weli"
"Phlip, my life has been absolutely pure and"
81 knoW that, Lucille"
"Wait, and let me finish. Let me put it differ
ently-let me be less personal. y woman's life
has been pure. She msrries man who has looked
upon the corruptng side of life. She knows, being
sensible woman, that his life has not been free
from a communicating touch, but when she marres
him, she expects him, demands of him to be,
thenceforth, just pure she is"
"LuZelle. no mower on earth could draw me
away from YOU"
"There now," she said, putting her arms around
my neck, "let us not talk this way again. My read
ing Philip, has not exactly madeline suspicious, but
perhaps has given me insight into something
that should have remained hidden"
"Your reading has not hurt you, Lucille.
Mysteries often harmful where knowledge is
productive of good"
al suppose so, but Philip, if you were to be
untrue to me, even in thought, believe that some
thing awful would happen to you, for | love you
so truly, devotedly that"
"Don't think of such possibility, Lucille, for
my devotion could permit of no infdility even in
thought"
The next day took charge of the farm Gap
came to me with many cOngratulatory motions
and declared that he was delighted. 1.-The colonel
amt had much time ter ten ter things" said he,
"an' it peared like ever body done putty much
they pleased. | don't like ter see things go on
thster way. Pd much ruther work fur wages
than part of the crsp-an'- AM did low that
am with mon Pm gettih' Me an you ken git
along all right. Yes, fou't that mob but l amt
goin ter say nothin' about that. KANT you gimme
Jest leetle mo- wages, Mr. Burwood?"
was determined to be just to the colonel rather
than indiscreetly generous to Mr.. Gap.
"When you earn more money you shall have it,"
answered, "but unless you improve don't want
you at all"
"Wouldnt turn man outen house an home
would your
Eyes unless he does his duty"
"Dat's de way ter talk, !" said Isom, coming into
the barn where Gap and l were standing Oats
de way fur ter glib out de sam fur ter be sung l
likes er boss dat turns on de doan wanter
see no trifleness bout me- ken tell you dat. When
fust made up my mine dat you wuz gwine marry
81, dat white man gwine make things walk de