The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-07-27

The snow had failsa as'"heayiiy and
sas.rapidlyi inIL Londoiias q in the county.
When 5oegot out 3asst ssssrse. door .he
streets were nearly blocked up, the
omuibuses.. did not I'm, the foW, cabs
that appeared cams Put : with all the
dignity Of horses ;bat eae most remark
able ching OF all was,t saintenses silence
of the inmouse riss. Although K Kensing,
-tonaisa generally oolgsiderel quiet,
dignifed suburb, setssit has, in our
opinion, a more thap1 dr y. share OF noise
and hustle but on I'll I'd Of January i.
was as though we waa stricken with
plague. The only aaand incur villas
was made by the rough1Eoiees ofspecnla-
tins navyies, who kerfcoutipually sug-
gessing. that we must have the snow
cleared aClear your .snow |! clear your
snoww- w-terrifying tie Sc stnts by In
formation conveyed dsisn the areas that
if we did not 'clear ,lur snow, we'd be
had up. and hs5r-worssl than not
sweeping chimneys rsealsr il vas"
Boys c:ep. sboa.yHs9ith shcye!s s:a
broons, but were kspttiu awe by the
,pavvies, who n5nopolg$ Fed the trade.
Little Joe was sa)semhat perplexed,
after his dcterminaica to go out as a
"sn,ow7boy," the fae.iteAept be had neither
shovel nor broom, ss
After little conSi Iteration, needless
of snow drift or sdJw.shower, he took
his way to the bakes's, and entered the
shopshopefahs IS q S
"Drat those boys, said the bakers
wife, "they neithesEs.tse nor take rest
Wha. do you want nssf r
"please, ma m, had a broom and
shovel Ilcopld card something for my
mother by clearing away snow"
"Well %
II thought the ga5a gentleman here,
who was so kind to ME yesterday, might
lend them to me. Mother and l had a
beautiful tes last ISght-thank you,
ua'am but We ha1 very little of any
thing fpr.to dav.k- 80 -
The baker eutereisthe shop before his
wife had time to answer.
GA shovel land broom, lis it ?" said
the Jolly baker, sand because l was
kiitd to you yesterday, you expect me to
be kind;to you to-day?" ~
Hope, sir, not quite expect" 81
oh! oh Y. said the baker, Sch ops
words,t decs it I, And i'll did lend them
how do 1 know yon.enuld,return theinY.
III would promise pou, sir; mother
knows | never told lie in my life; goa
might go totmother aud ask her.
/ The baker lent the child what he re-
quested; at fiyeo'clock he had not re.
turned ~
81 told you so" said the bakers wife
+ "Yes. my dear; but as you did not
believe what you said yourself, how
could you expect me to!believe you
The. child has an honest face has, I an,
sure, been well brought up, and, more.
over, is very like poor Liddy Boyd" "
"She was FOOL" said tho baker
wife.
"Because she married the man she
loved !? Did not you do the same 2"
IL did not marry a scamp" answered
the bakers wife; and though she was
busting the counter with her apron, sh C
looked proudly at her husband at the
same time.
Here comes our little w-boy, -
said tho baker, as Joe, weary and foot
sore, but smiling, went past the window
"Here's your shossl Add broom, . said
tho little fellow, s'slnd many thanks, sir;
ana, please,s oI7i wuupa a it"u-pSl..iJ :v.:s -. :
and here arc the coppers-I made
,tcnpence halfpeppyi aud at one house
the lady, besides the money, gave ma
this tract, and great bum" 90
(Which you ate Y"r said tho bakers
wife. E
80 no .,he exclaimed IL kept it for
mother" - -
What is your mothers name ?" in.
quired the baker.
"Mrs Lloyd sir"
"Mrs. Lloydg". he repeated GLiddy
Lloydy"
81 don't know, sir, as to the Liddy
never heard her called anything but
Mrs. Lloyd. l call har mother"
WAS her name Boyd before shc mar.
ried ?"
1T might be, sir she has brother, L
know-Uncle Boyed." ~
'Does he not take care Of her %,
nNn siY ha'a very bord c;r Lno-