The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-01-30

night vas still. The white light fell like n
silver mantle around, aud on his shaft, with
rigid form and lifted head, saw the hero
of dhe woman's legend with his immobilc
face gazInS Back over the bivouac of the
boys who slept.
ADy"s'", Jo""'y ?, 1880.
ONE OF THOSE LUCKY OLD Horse
SHoEs.--'I saw funny sight in the street
just now said Mr.. Patterson to his friend
Mr. johnson, in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
barber shop, last Monday afternoon. IL
met an elegantly dressed lady carrying in
her hand an Old horse shoe covered with
mud. presume she had just found it and
was carrying it homo for good Luck
Good luck !" replied Mr.. johnson :;
..don't talk to me about old horse shoes and
good luck. About-!r month Ii ago my wife
and were returning from church, one Sun
day. when just in front Of the new Roman
Catholic cathedral in Fiitcth street, horse,
which was being driven at lively gait,
threw shoe, and it went ringing along the
pavement. Go get that shoe, said my wife,
and we will keep it for good luck |
picked it up, utterly running one of my
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mud. This ! was going to wipe off on the
curb, but my wife cried out, 'Oh, don't do
that, for. if you do you will wipe out all
your luck So luggcd the old thing all
the way home and over the door We hung
it, mud and all.
"Thc next morning went down to the
store, wondering what my first streak Of
good luck would be. Before night | had
a misunderstanding with my employer
with whom have been for several years
we both got hot, and the result was that
he gave me notice that, after the first OF
next January, he would dispense with my
services. \ few days aitcrward my wife
went to do 4 little shopping, and lost her
pockctbook containing all the money we
had been saving for a long time to spend
for holiday presents and amuscmcnts. In fact,
for about two weeks everything seemed to 90
against me, and was in hot water all the
time. Finally, | said to my wife one day
that | believed it was that conloundcd old
horse shoe that was to blame for all, and
that | was bound to take it dcwn and put
it back in the street, just where found it,
and SO | did The very next morning my
employer sent for me to come and see him
in his private Office lie said he had been
mistaken in the matter about which We had
Differed apolosi2cd for what he had said,
hoped there would be no feelings about it,
and wound up by engaging me for another
year at au increased salary. | went home
that night feeling better naturcd than |
had for weeks. | told my wife of my good
luck and then she took from her pocket a
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her father, notifying her that he was going
to send her check for $500 for a christ
mas present. In fact, have had only
good luck since threw away that old horse
shoe They may bring luck to some folks.
but my wife and don't want any more
horse shoes in ours you bet
RATHER SERIOUS FOR A JoKE-Onc
week ago last Sunday Miss F., of this
city aud Miss S. Of Atlanta, two high
iy respected young ladies, and McssrS J. B.
Wilson and q. W. Thomaston, two highly
respected young gentlemen Of Toccoa, with
others, crossed the river into South Carolina
to visit some friends. While there they en-.
gagged in some Of tho pranks of young pco-
pie, among other things, going through the
ceremony Of getting married, Samuel Ram
sry. E.q, performing the ceremony. 1t
new turns out that Mr.. Ramsey is vrrita-
bic .ju,tiy" oi the Peace. that hc WAS in
dead earnest, had Ill" marriage ceremony
recorded ut Waihalla. :. C.. occ"rding to
law. and our young friends are really mar.
rird. and vii! have To- take each other !"r
better or worse. or 20 into the South Caro-
lra Courts ana b. divorced. 80 much for