Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-17

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staring saeantly, like a sompanbulist. 4,
tho waiting audience. The moments q
Pstnfol stlspenwe went by, aud still he stood
ss y s1aok damts s3I saw how it was; hc
had been seized with stsgo fright.
Alast little slssers Sha turned her large,
dismaycd eyes ppou me. NEIe's forgotten
~, she said. Then sWift ohango came
into her face; strong, determined look;
aud on the funerall like eilenoo Of the SOON
broke the, sweet, brave. child voice:
pAPH tho pcSmutations and combina-
lions OF the actors aud tho forces which
mako up tho great Kaleidoscope of history,
wo often hnd that a turn of Gestiny's
hand"
Everybody about as turned and looked
Tho breathless silence; the sweet, childish
voice, tho childish face; tho long, unchild.
like words, produced weird effect
But the help had como too late: tho un..
happy brother was already staggering in
humiiitaion from tho stage. Tho band
quickly struck up, and waves of lively
music were rolled out to ccvcr the defeat.
gave the littlo sistor clanoo In which
I meaut to show the intense sympathy l
felt, but she did not SEQ me. Her ewes,
swimming 10 tcars, wero on her brothcr's
face. put my arm around her. Sho was
too absorbed to hccd the oaress, aud before
could appreciate her purpose, she Wis on
her way to tho shame stricken young man
sitting with face like statuto's
When he saw her by his side, tho set
face relaxed, aud quick mist came into
his eyes. Tho young men got close to-
gether, to make room for her. She sat
down bosido him, laid hor flowers on his
knee, aud slipped hor hand 10 his.
could not keep my eyes from her sweet,
plying face. saw her whisper to him, he
bonding little to oatoh her words litter
l found out that she was asking him if he
know his "piccc" now, and that he answered
yes.
When tho young man next on the list
had spoken, and whiio the band was ploy-
ing, the child, to her brothers great sur
prise, made her way up the stage steps, aud
passed through the throng Of professors, aud
trustees, and distinguished visitors, up to
the college President.
"lf you please, SIR" sho said with o
little courtesy, "will you and tho trustees let
my brother try Ogain7 lie knows his piece
now"
For moment the President stared at
her through his gold-bowcd spoctaclcs, and
~, 81, apprcciatipg the child's petition, ho
~, ia an Iscr, and went down and spoke
'n.,su - ~ w mIan who had failed.
So ( R hahnons& @ that whom tho band had
pgain ceased playing "Oe ps'eny ,.n,1g IN IN
that Mr. " %ou'u noW
deliver his oration-"IIisk IIiskor'oal i'araiIcls.'
"Amid the pcrmutations ns'a&pa 81 oomo,n'1
tions of tho actors and the fofsse wmen !,
make up tho great KALEIDOSCOPE of historStr,,
This the little sister whispered to him Us tfGo !,
rose to answer tho summons.
A ripple of heightened aud cxpcctant
interest passed over tho audience, and then
oil sat stone still, ns though fearing to
breathe lest tho speaker might again take
fright. No danger! The horo in the
youth was aroused. lie went at his ''piccc"
with set purpose to conquer, to redeem
himself, nnd to bring tho smilc back into
the child's tear stained face. l watched
the face during tho speaking. Tho widc
eyes, the parted lips, tho whole rapt being,
said that the breathlcss audience was forgot.
ten, that her spirit was moving with his.
And when tho address was ended with
the ardent abandon Of ono who oatcllcs en-.
thusiasm in tho realization that he is fight
ing down wrong judgment aud conquer.
ing sympaty, the effect was really thrilling.
That digniGed audience broke into ropturous
applause; boquets intended tor tho valcdic
rained like tempest. And the
child who had helped to save the day
that one bcaming little face, in its pride
and pladness ia somcthino IN ho forouor
.-&. Nic7 ,las