The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-23


watched and guarded. One day be went
into the little village, and man that ht
had never seen before, slapped him or
the shoulder familiarly, and said, Crank
what in the world could possibly induce
You to break with Miss Marsh9 Why
man, do certainly know that you once
loved her. And believe me, you had bettel
think twice before you 60 farther in thai
direction, for Nellie is worth fifty thou
sand dollars in her own right, if she is
worth dollar. Nice start for a young
man. And there never was a better
sweeter, prettier girl than Nellie, never
never. Why, Frank, you must be crazy
'fYou are an utter stranger to me" re.
piled Frank. II never saw you in my
life before. I am not the man you think
me. I am not the son of Thomas and
Ellen Williams. They are my uncle and
aunt. Their son, my cousin, that you
mistake me for, is in the field"
"Tity-tity-man," replied the stran-
ger, "more than ever believe now you
are mad as a March hare. Why, I tell
you that have seen you at least once q
week for the last twenty years. why,
sir, 1 will wade mud as deep as two trees
to get to the courtroom, and swear on u
stack of bibles as high as the house that
you are just what I say you are, and that
you promished to marry Miss Marsh, be-
sides. And if you go much further with
that absurd fancy that you are some other
man, why-Shall / tell you? 2"
eyes" said Frank, "tell me all for
you seem to know it all, and I nothing"
':I WILL" and the man went close to
him, and whispered, 'They will put you
in mad-house. Better stop, young
man."
Franks face was livid. But he rallied
soon, and began to plan some way of es-
cape from those people that loved him SO
we'll. A few days atterward he was over
taken four or FIVE miles away and taken
back. He concluded that discretion was
the better part of valor, resigned himself
to the inevitable, remembering that st
Paul advised contentment under all cir
cumstances, and inquired of his uncle
what he should do.
"Just what you please, son." replied
Mr.. Williams. "I.Shall be satisfied il
you will be quiet and steady"
"Dear uncle" said Frank, but the SEN
tence was never finished; for Mr.. Will
liams bounded to his feet, and shouted at
the top of his voice:
"To the devil with your nonsense; don't
uncle me. Jerusalem Jerichol Nebu.
chadnezzar, and ali the hard words that
ever heard of in my life. Ifyou ever say
that to me again I'll hang myself, I'll
drown myself, I'll hire a mob to swing
mo to the first limb they find. I'll 60 to
war, old as sm, and ask them to put me
in the hottest part of the battle, and I'll
be shot the first man. You degenerate
dog; to treat Miss Marsh so cavalierly,
and she worth fifty thousand dollars.
There never was a Williams before but
that was honorable, nerer, neuer, neuer."
Frank was appalled,, and he turned red
and white by turns, and painted for breath,
for he dared not speak in his defense.
Every thing seemed against him. The
| very trees and flowers about the house
seemed foes. He would have thought
his uncle insane, had not every one said
the same thing. Where was that other
man, that son, he so much resembled
He must find him in order to gain his
freedom. He believed that he had gone
soldering, but in what regiment2 Was
he in the East or West? How could he
obtain the desired information?
After his uncle quieted down little,
Frank thought that he would 60 cunning,
and he set out. As he reached the edge
| of the woods he saw q man sitting on a
log, and was about to pass him, when the
man called out:
"Halloo, Mr.. Frank, I'm mighty glad
to see you, and looking so we'll, too" and
the man grinned from ear to ear. Frank
was sorely puzzled. He had no name for
the man, no memory of him, and could
not greet him as he was expected to do;
but he bethought him of the mad-house,
and how far that dreaded incarceration
would drive him from Mona Liza, and
did the best he possibly could. Frank
was making every effort in his power to
unrayel the mystery that was wearing
him sout; and he sat down by the man
and said:
HS@Now, Mr.. -" :.
sGiasnj" said the man. "My name is
Green"
eyes" said Frank. "Mr. Green, !
want to ask you few questions. First,
I wish you to tell me who I am"
"Why, Lord massa me, mani Why,
you're Frank Willisms," replied the man,
"and your father and mother live up there
| in that big fine house. It has seventeen
rooms, that house has. Sometimes i
think that things are not equal like; for
| I have seven children and only one room
and Mr.. Williams has only child and
seventeen rooms"
"Well," said Frank, "tell me all that
you know about me, for they say that
am mad, and have forgotten all that
ought to remember" ,,,, :,
HLet me see," said the man. "Well.
when first seed you, you was about tive
years old; and you was pretty little
Teller, Just about as pretty little boy as
I ever did see. | went to ditch some foI
your father, and you followed me, and
stood by me from morning till night
and clapped your hands, and praised me-
as worked; and you were great compa'
ny and encouragement while 1 did thai
hard, dirty job. Now, don't you remem'
Der that ditcher?"
Frank was compelled to reply in the
RWell, that is quare," said the man
"for iist before you went to war-jist three
months and three weeks ago-you wa;
laughin' about the interest you took in
that ditch, and about you fallin' into it
head foremost, and nerly killin' yourself
It's quare, that's So"
"Well," said Frank, "tell me some
thing that occurred recently; say about
the time that l went to war.
"Well," said the man, "you were al
ways a goin' to see Miss Nellie Marsh
and everybody knowed that you loved
her better than you did your own life
It would have cost man mis- head te
say anything agin Nellie to you. A fine
ching that there wasn't anything to say
for you would have fit yourself to death
for her any day. Well, jist day or two
"a ..,oo oEor tlfc