The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-10-15
CAROLINA SPARTAN.
From Dickens Household Words.
How the Old Love Fared.

AVW Iuo Olu AOV0 EdreQ.
One morning the sun shone gloriouslv
from his blue home in the skies athwart a
few pale clouds. Then its rays fell dis.
heartened and cold on some two or three
handred yards of murky atmosphere, be.
meath which lay "risng town."
The streets were somthing narrow, and
the houses were curiously jammed, and had
permanently backened look; but what
they lacked in size and beauty they compen
stated for in number. Seafaring men stood
talking IN groups at the corners OF the
crossings, Every pair of trousers in the
place WAS more less daubed with far.
and some of those who wore tbem we're fine
staIwart specimens ot he Saxon race. with
bullet head. ulI-dog neck, handsome nm
burnt face, aud crisp 'lai yeio7 en- Is
Small BOY ~ iya geaia I'D wore .hc,r
fathers - pesteye
Que Jost'o1 a0ofher 5- Hassst A.5r-.
tbe streets; apctbc. yo.ruu~ yas '--,-,t.
yP e 9oast 80 .Q So, " 2 fiy iashi6n ~
Ecra0g lis '7a- hfav-,h's a'uts, Trd ho!8.
lng ON By projections uotIo bs j .scarned by
ordinary eyes lie fell more than once.
aud from taig height too; bat rose nothiug
daunied, aud doggediy recommenced the
ascent. They all wore Il reckless. selr.rel;
ant air. and were suppose, of the proper
stock to make British sailors Even the
less respectable Of the women who we're
wranging among the men, differed strange
ly from tue faded worn out ob;ec,s wLo ORE
daily placed before the magistrate in our
II0n -.
loud, their voices deep, their limbs massive.
very ver'ie indeed they looked, and were
Further on TO the right, some s,upendous
works were in course OF construction. Thews
and sinews were TO be seen there, such as
only England produces, toilng doegedly
and perrrtnaily. Steam engiues Of various
t'rns and uses ~e'e 'r'ua, also after their
fashion -.'e-' t'.' dt.1 '''' .r "a, AL here
- Nml ~e'"r @-- Jos bose, lDe,,
So" ' r....- lirayz,n-,
''""' thy re
i"''e p. 0 llri care,l ~s
''''i "a" h.r '"i" 'us .i,cy were
~ tne -p'' y i"'Eir's t'r':'-ee's arc SO nucir
5ui'''oH "'.l %"eL '"ey "'e item, in III
oray-ca,.s IN London, very carefully tended;
many OF 'Gem are .ga'iy oraamented with
ribbons, plating OF hair brass settings, and
tne iiRe' according to the taste and ability
OF the man who looked after each particu
lar morse. Ihe works themselves were
well worth an examination. The workers
,se;e, me;e pushing out grolns and breastings
,sl Mn.cn must nave astonished the sea as
tney s'adual'y forced 1t out of It's old land
"aIks.
happened more than once tha! it had
IN ,hs h'gnt tme arisen and revenged itself,
s"d 'na' '' lew hours the labor of months
M nau oeeu swept away But the next day
sI sa" .leu e''iniy se'ting to work to repair
.he uamase WIN double care, and replace
nc" .ne wan az @ WIN Iour'oid strength. More than
score OF broad acres were already redeemed
m;"h, % hue ha o,.,ol sa. waters, ueTe and there
s,asd;n ,; re observed ".s% thoughtful looking men
s.auo'ng, sg wa'ehlng keeny and with con
and profoundly discoura,a1 a;r 80
gentleman was likewise gszing romni I';n5S
He was broad dsbouldered ratln7 's;.ai ;,.,'i
but not lI.made and muscpIar ITa La3 |
full blue ewes, a QUANTITY of fbair of a ,,a,nI.
red, large mouth, garnished with a set of
capital teeth Naturally his smile was CON.
slant, bright and ioyiaI: hut now !, ,raa
considerably overcast. He walled nm -
one of the contractors with the air Of =
man who has made up his mind 70 last
effort.
"Ihen you do not see any prospect of
employment for me, Mr.. Lancford2p'
NO, do not indeed, Seon. You see
Kenny manages it all, and lie has the cash
That place would have just suited YOU, and