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

watched ana guarded. One day he went
into the little village, and man that he
had never seen before, slapped him on
the shoulder familiarly, and said, "FIank,
what in the world could possibly induce
you to break with Miss Marsh? Why,
man, do certainly know that you once
loved her. And believe me, you had better
think twice before you go farther in that
direction, for Nellie is worth fifty thou
sand dollars in her own right, If she is
worth dollar. Nice start for young
man. And there never was n better,
sweeter, -pIettier girl than Nellie, never,
never. Why, Frank, you must be crazy"
:. You are an utter stranger to me" re-
piled Frank. II never saw you in my
life before. am not the man you think
me. am not the con 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 March hare. Why, 1 tell
you that have seen you at least once a
week for the last twenty years. Why,
sir, l will wade mud as deep as two trees
stack of bibles as high as the house that
you are just what say you are, and that
you promished to marry Miss Marsh, be-
sides. And if you 60 much further with
that absurd fancy that you are some other
man, why-Shall tell your
eyes," said Frank, tell me all; for
you seem to know it all, and I nothing"
II will" and the man went close 20
him, ald whispered, ''They will put you
in mad-house. Better stop, young
| man."
Franks face was iivid. But ne rallied
soon, and began to plan some way of es-
cape from those people that loved him so
well. A few days afterward 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. "I4Shall be satisfied if
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 ct
the top of his voice:
ITO the devil with your nonsense; don't
uncle me. Jerusalem! Jerichol Nebu-
! chadnezzar, and all the hard words that I
ever heard of in my life. If you ever say
that to me again I'll hong myself, Iil
drown myself, I'll hire q mob to swing
me to the first limb they find. I'll go 10
war, old as I am, 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 60 cayalierly,
and she worth fifty thousand dollars.
There never was Williams before but
that was honorable, nerer, neuer, ncucr."
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
,nan, that son, he 80 much resembled
He must find him in order to gain his
freedom. He believed that he had gone
soldering, but in what regiment2 Was
helm the East or West? How could he
obtain the desired information?
After his uncle quieted down little,
Frank thought that he would go cunning,
and ne set out. AS he reached the edge
; Of the woods he gay man sitting on
| log, and wss about to pass him, when the
man called out:
"Halloo, Mr.. Frank, I'm mighty glad
to see you, and looking so well, toe" 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 vas expected to do :;
but he bethought him of the mad-house.
and hcw 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 seid:
H|ttNow, Mr.. -"
FGfasaj" said the man. "My name is
Green"
EYES," said Frank. "Mr. Green, 1
want to ask you few questions. First,
wish you to tell me who am"
"Why, Lord massa me, mani Why,
you're Frank Willi8ms," 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
| have seven children and only one room /;
and Mr. William1 has only child and
seventeen rooms,"
"WelI,-, said Frank, "tell me all that
you know about me, for they say that /
am mad, and have forgotten all that I
ought TO remember"
| "Let me see,", said the man. "Weil,
when frat seed yon, you was about five
years old; and you was q pretty little
feller, just about as pretty little boy as
ever did see. went to ditch some for
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 did that
hard, dirty job. Now, don't you remem-
| her that ditcher?"
Frank was compelled to reply in the
dwell, that is quare," said the man ;
"for jist before you went to war-jist three
months and three weeks ago--you was
iAasIsu a15us tho ii.sS. 10. -. .,,ja AZ al
that ditch, and about you fa!lin' into 1t,
head foremost, ard nerly killin' yourself.
It's quare, that's So"
"Well,"r said Frank, "tell me some
thing that occurred recently; say about
the time that 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 his head to
say anything agin Nellie to you. A fine
thing iIat ttieTo ITa5Tl <; Z; ee.y
for yOu would have ct yourself to death
for her onv 1ay Wall itaf daxt ~ S,,n