The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-05-11


alter him as long as they could see the
least speck Of the cart, aud then the,
both began to cry.
Lisz.S ceased her crying first; she
took hold of her little sisters hand,
VINO had seated herself OH the ground
aud said,
Get UP, Mary; we must not stay
here, if We wish to ee: to Kiituru.
We canunt stop here on the ruud
4 nm SO hungry, sobbcd Mary; we
have had nothing to cut all day
Aud again they began to cry; lor
Lizz'e was equally hungry. The pnor
children had gone To bed without food
tile night bc.or.; it was long time
s.nce they had u!l meal the neigh
bors, where they had stayel since the
death of their poor motuer, nal Mt
given them amy breakfast. as The poor
people lud really uothin. to cat. it
was n"w a;.nier time, but there was nu
Come, Mary, ut last sid Lizzie we
must try to- get to some I,ous.; We :::ay.
perhaps, get little bread, or few pu-
tatoes. LII We stay here We shall srarve i;
no Que will brlng us auyt>ny to cat
here
On! if our dear mother were but
alive. cxca imed the little one, getting
up with difficulty.
The Children were very weak, ami
could only drag themselves slowly along.
Hand in hand they tottered on. Several
Tires Mary declared that she could not
20 any iur;hcr, aud sat down OH the
highroad aud it was with the greatest
difficulty that Lizzie persuaded her to
get up again, and to pursue their way.
AT last Lizzie ia, ciad She SAW house
and pointed tow ri the spot.
Now, Mary, We shall have something
to eat; We shall fad yu,d people there.
1t t'"k them more than aqu,rt.r al
an hour before til y reached the farm
house. for such it p,ovcd t. be Wltn
hesitatins steps thy approached the
house. inr they hal never beg. ed before,
III spite ui h ir former misery. Bat nt
til m"mc"t thej could think oi' nothi !.
else i'u their terrible hunger Waem a
lew teps from the house, they heard the
farmer violently scold.n. one or his men.
Then he went into the house, fiercely
closed the door after him, sn as IN max @
the wi d"ws rattle. c"ntimuins his abuse
all the time. The children. terrified
a"d with beating hearts. st"ud still ut
tho dn"r until the v"ice ceased Then
Lizzie up ned the i mr. aud b,,h the
chi!dr. n entered. I he farmer SIT in an
armchair by tn. fire,
Well. what Il, you want 2 h. hrr,hly
ask Il The children. who were ton friyh
tcned to utter IA word, aus. tn tell their
crranl. Can't you speak 2 he asked.
sill n"re roughly.
Lizzie at last took courage, anl said
gently
oh. if you would he so good and give
lis the lras, little Lt to eat-a small
piece "i bread, or iow putatocs.'
Il thought So shouthcd the farmer {;
Il was sure you were u"thinr but beg
srrs, although You dn nat seem to belong
to his ncishborhood. We have plenty
OF those here. anil i" not want them to
come from other parts. We have not
got bread for ourselves ia these hard
times. You will get nothing here Be
oll this moment
The children, dreudI'ully frightened,
both began TO cry bitterly
4 hat will ne. l., ~ Soooi, contln-
ued the man; shat kind of whining is
nothing new tu me, and won't move me.
i.rt your larcmts feed ou but they, no
doubt, prefer idling, rather than getting
their ivins by honest labIr."
Our parents are dead, said Lizzie.
Il though; 81, replied the farmer !;
whenever children are sem ont so beg,
their la her and mother are always dead
or, at least, their lahcr I hat is IL mere
excuse for begging. BE off tins min
Ute
We have not eat, IL a morscl the whole
day , pleaded Lizzie. We are so trcd
We cann"t move u step. Ii you would
but give us the least little bit TO eat, we
are 30 hungry.
II have told you should not. Beg
gars get nothing here"