The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-30
could, and he put up his hand and said,
with chattering teeth:


and reached out his hand. But the old
man retreatea, sh;ye.ing as with aqne.
Frank was astonished at this reception
but he turned away. And thinking thnf
he needed little rest and his supper be.
fore travelling further, he entered the one
hotel that the little town boasted Of He
noticed that the people eyed him curious-
ly, but he reflected that he was the re-.
turning soldier, and accounted for the
wide eyed stare in chat way. But lust
as he was crossing the hall, he saw q
haIfgrown boy looking at him so earnest
ly that he was induced to say:
What is it, my boy7"
II was just wonderin' ;" said the bow.
how you got all that dirt off of you that
was piled down 90 tight, and the coffin
opened, and got up, and out. so clean
and nice. And / want you to tell mo
for if ever die, and know I shall. fi3s
everybody does, want to break out.
too"
II cannot tell you what you ask. for I
was never dead and buried" replied
rank.
"sirl" said the boy, AZ seed you, a few
with these two eyes. You can't cheat
me-"
Frank passed on a little farther. and a
woman, somewhat past middle age. came
running toward him, threw her arms
about his neck and kissed him and called
him her dear sou.
Madam, said Frank. "you are labor
ing under mistake; am not your son.
end l never saw you before"
The lady tainted and fell to the floor.
Then young lady, beautiful as dream
OF Eden, came out of the room on his
right trembling and frightened, and bent
over the fallen woman. Then she looked
at Frank and said:
viii you please assist me in lifting
her and conveying her to her room ?"
They laid her on the bed, and they
then applied restoratiyes. When the
woman opened her eyes, the ,ouHg lady
turned to Frank K and said: "My aunt
mlstook you for her nephew, Frank Will
ilams; but you are, I suppose, the cousin
that Frank wrote to us about
Yes" replied Frank, II am tile cou-
sin, his double. He wrote to me Of the
many mistakes that had occurred, and
begged me to come home. Here is his
letter, and perhaps his aunt would like
to read it," anu Frank gave into her
hands the letter that he had received du.
ring his sickness.
and Mona Liza. They were seeking
Frank, and had reached that point lust q a
few moments before Frank, the SON and
heir. They were very much fatigued,
and there were no means of conyeyance'
and they had concluded to remain where
they were till morning. Frank promised
to return for them in the morning.
After Frank had rested little, and had
his supper, he set out for home, on foot.
He was ight-hearted and happy, and
thinking all the way OF. Nellie, aud saw
ing, over and over, to himself, "To-mor-
row shall sec Nellie-derling Nellie. )"
Oh! Frank. you know not what a day
may bring; dream not of tomorrow.
When he reached home he found the
doors and windows all barred, SO that he
could not possibly open them. Since the
funeral :it:ossee elderly nennle had heen
very lonely, and Ii lie afraid, for there
was floating population around that
%tas considered dangerous. And be
pounded, first at one door and then at
another, and receiving no answer he
called out, "Father, mother, and lust
then Ellen caught sight of him through
window. and went into violent hys-
terics.
His father took down a gun and called
out:
Leave these premises or will shoot
ing my wife to DEATH"
II am your son Frank, just come home,
and want to come in" was returned.
The man dropped his gun and dropped
on his knees, but as the knocking and
shouting continued he soon rallied, end
shouted back:
"One word more and you are dead
man. 1 have no son."
Franks head grew dizzy, and his
senses seemed deserting him, but he
called again:
81 am Frank, you own Frank" For
answer a bullet whizzed past him. And
lest he should be shot by his own fatheE
he turned awsy, and thought that he
would go over to Mr. Green's. But aa
he was passing down the hill he met q
boy, ana said to him, "Please stop o rno.
ment, wish to speak with you.''
The boy looked at him keenly by the
moonlight and cried out, "Lord God Al.
mighty, save me-" and he fled like the
wind.
"Well, suppose that he did not know
me, but why he should fear me is more
ti,an can tell" said Frank. "Egesy
one seems frightened ct me, and think
that I will not go to Mr.. Green's. Per.
haps he might think me burglar, for il
is getting late, and shoot me. / will
turn back, aud sleep in the barn; per.
haps the horses and cattle will not scare
at me-. And tomorrow will bring all
right. M
He went to the barn, threw himself
down on q pile of hay. aud slept till
morning. And, O, that morning-that
was to them an evef-fo-be.remembered
morning. frank went up to the house
about snnriee, and saw his father and
mother both standing on the piazSa. AZ
sight of him his mother tainted, and fell
to the 1oor; and his father nisAs no
efTnrt tn sneak TO his son. or raise his
fallen wife, but covered and stared like
a mad man. Just at that moment, too
Jane Smith, and Mona Lizs were sci
down by the nail-carrier at the door
Frank raised his mother and began to
chafe her hands, and Jane Smith ran in
and rendered assistance, saying, as she
did so, ut was the sight of you, of course
Frank, that made her faint No wonder.
poor dear She has had 6 hard faint,
almost death. could not wait mo.
ment longer" she continued in apology
to Frank Tor not waiting the carriage a
that he had promised. II chartered the
hack at the first possible opportunity
Where Is my Frank 2" che said, turning
to Mr.. Williams. "He was here uoi
long since. Ho wrote me from here
and sorrowful letter it WAS too. And
have encountered almost every conceiv'
able hardship 20 reach this place