Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-02-07
Nos.

Ono, no, no. It's only a little way your
house. I shall die here g: go =
"Will you go home with me- Georges' a.
Jim asked of the husband - :, .t.s.5 z
"Anywhere p grasped the poor man. go,
my God! No fuel No food / = Kate = Kase!
Are you hurt2" fss
But the wife could not speak and asssoon
as possible the fat old yillager had the :lantern
in readiness, and half'a dozen went to help
him. ef;,: ~; ss,<: - ssssiSg
"Come," he said. 'Lead George oneof Jon. :
You take Kste-you are :stouter than l--and
III take the little one. This last was spoken
to the stout teamster, and he took the wifsin
his arms as though she had been an infant
"It's only a few. steps" said Drake, ashe
started to 60. 'd'll send your lantern back,
Mike Fingal." 81 "a. ~ .t,5s5-. ,ssf;-
And with this the party left the bar:room.
went to the window and saw them wading off
through the deep snow, and when they were
out Of sight I turned away The host cames
out and began to;explain matters but / was
sick enough already, and with an aching heart;
left the room. ;, - I.
On the following morning / came down TO-!
breakfast later than usual, for { had slept but
little through the night: About nine 9, clock
the driver came in and told DIS the stage would
be ready in FIVE minutes, i went into the bar.
room for a cigar. Jim Drake had. Just come in;.
to bring back the old cloak they had wrapped
around the child the night before. s. s
"What'll ye have this mornin' Jim q IS
heard the landlord ask, as he.set out s-tuna.S
bier. - .,,5:',S- ~
"Nothipg," returned the fat man; euphaA
caIly. "I'm done, Mike Engal: I'm done
with that stuff I'll drink no more OF its;s
wouldn't have come now, only poor Locklahd.
was up, and his sweet little wife was hanging
about his; neck They was cryiin 30 thst4
couldn't stand ii, and I Had to clear out
it's dreadful, Mike FFiingal. You don.t- know
what them poor: things haYei suffered bat
they shan't have my example anymore 2 ss:S. E
| "All ready r shouted the driver. Auda
was forced to leave. Thewind had gonsdcxfc;
the air was sharp and brscing, and alowlysye
wallowed away from the village a;44ss.:
reached Buffalo two days latsr thansI Ihla.
expected whenI Set out, and having tfausact
ed my business there, j went ON to- thes1fieis-
sippi, and 80 on down to New Orleans Eour
years afterwards had occasion, to travel tint
same road again, and stopped in that village 10
take dinner. The bar vqs still open, bnt Mich
ael Nngal had gone away. ! walked outaftar
dinner, and soon came across neatly painted
Office, over the door of which I read aGEoRes
LocKIAND, Attorney and CoSacillor at Law
In less than FIVE minutes afterwards saw :
fat, goodnatured man coming towardsme, whom
I at once recognized as Jim Drake, AZ became
up I said: ,s e. 80. ...:4.s :
"Excuse me, sir, but I wish TO ask how Mr..
Lockland is getting on now" s:ss
esquire Lockland, you mean r he answer
ed, with proud look "You know him thsn2"
81 did once," said I. - 3. E3s,e =,
"Then you ought to know him nov, BE is
the first man in the country-the frat man,
sir. Four years ago this next month that's
coming he was just about as low as q man could
be, but he started right up, and noH he's al
most as high as he can be. Ndye ever know
the Squire's wife? Z" .s..z 81 y.
81 have seen her".I replied. Iav thit
Drake didn't recognize me. - So 81
"But you should see her now. Al, MlS
great chsnge for her. That's their child
that little girl coming this way Amt thsrs .
little pictur for YET" =
1 looked and saw bright eyed, sunny -htifs
ed girl of some eight summers, coming laugh
ing and tripping along like little fairy: She
stopped as she came to where We stood, and
put her arms to stUncle Drake, as she called
the old man, and while he was kissing and
chatting with her, I moved on. I looked back
once at that happy, beauteous face, just 70
contrast it with the pale, frightened features :
had seen on that dismal night, in the bar.roon
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