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Show i.r . 1 , 1 .. -1 , -. if. Ohp HORSB, YOP'HE TOO kATB. XatV Ihis'rnornlng ilicro wertf added fS'te cotnpany of travelers a, pair Who looked iikte ruaaways the gentleman wi& ilaJi; Tuw-bosed. spccieoeH of tho 'half hore half alligalor" class, and, the lady a fidr lialck for1 liim; Amphg" the aa-Stgefs aa-Stgefs from apolc6h is k Solemn-look-fegcHllcisan1, Wo iasa!U along bcea taSeaMor la nrcaelieE ''About tiine 6fdotfwt "night Twa ddVerEing;Tvith th everend!' geftttemaijr tfhpn.a young mix MtfotA iip, arid addressing' hi, Tmafkcdi 'AVV'o going toliavd. a wed-4ig, wed-4ig, aidoaid like to haVo'yoii bflfici at' 'All right sir' fte'replicd, laugh-. igly, and troSte'petl Into tlfeliildieV cabin, vliere, sarei enough, tho cOupIo Wood iraiting. Thprtf had been some .i,kts&iriggaB"cs, and Several mock nfarri-age nfarri-age goe through wUhUaritfgiho everifag and 1 supposed this wafc eiely con'tia atioB of the sport; and so tfiotight the "preacher.' tvho, I could sed; Jtad .a good ileal Of ktimor itf hiHi, and:was iribiincd to promote general good feeling and trier-rifiicat trier-rifiicat The couple stood up oofdre him, (a good deal morft solemn thai .-wis jae-cessary jae-cessary in a eaoct aaarringe,,' I thougltt,) and the ''pteachri" .asked, the. necessary" questions, ani thea,; proceeding In the usual . way, announced, them ''husband ad wifoji" There, was good deal of (u's afterwards, and when it was over I left tho cabin and so did the "preaoh- crr" who, remarked to me that ho Hked iqep the young folk$ enjoying them selre and, took f. great deal ofpleasiird n .pouiibuting to heirJun but he did not. understand, 'why they should select him .to act the preacher. ..Just Jben sproopno called md.nsidoi; and the, old gentleman stepped 'into hl?-tat'cro6mf hl?-tat'cro6mf xhjcl v8. next lo-nuno. When r,:rciuinedjthc6 door stood qpep, and the !preacheJ:,; stood just inside with u coat and rest oftj; d ofle boot in -Ids handjt talking with the gentleman, who toiilite ''JltodWti'J nd7wVotts I came up, jrcmaiRedi "Well, if that.is;,the ease, it is ?i good joko, for they are in Head, aYncst;and hayo reUrcd ipAha. 8ame'statcr6om.M Tho .oldgenfleman, tailed. 6lh, hn$i C ho exclaimcdv: 'thidtfiicnsl'yw atd Vusnihgt ju as lie was.'boot jivhandi to tho state 160m'. indicated cotnnionced an assa'ult pn tho door "as if lie would bat-ter bat-ter it d'owh", ijiclaiming at eacliTick; Vpr Hfeavcn's sake dort'ti T.aii)f a pfeachcrr Tho Kole, 6abin tra groused, eVcry stateroom riylngopoit wlth.a-slara, wjten the; door -opened nnd"1h Arkansas trayeler poking out' his .head,.-;Opcil!y temnrkeds ,'Oid hoss, you're raythcr.too later A'- "T |