The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-11

Was trees, and crawich INTO hammock
there and fell asleep.
81 woke very car ly, nn! saw Gentle
man in the yard looking at me. was
afraid he was going to have me taken up
for going on bis grass, and jumped up.
The hammock stuck To one of my but
tons, and | didn't wait, but tore away
from IT and ran away without my hat.
The gentleman called me to stop, but
jumped over the fence and ran as hard
as | could great way, till | WAS clear
out OF breath
When stopped 10 see where WAS u
boy came rushing up to me and says lie :
Isn't this your pocket book ~ Then
he ran away. thought a first it might
"a been mine that was stolen but in
second ! saw 'twaan't and hollered
after him TO tell him. But hs didn't
stop, and while WAS looking II, it and
! seeing twas a handsome one, two men
ran up and took hold Of my arms.
says:
You let me so. now :"
But they says: Come along, NV ine
| fellow aud they snatchcd the pocket
| book and went hauling me along. There
was crowd round me in minute. /
kicked ard fought at 'em, but they held
me tight ard they slipped some iron
| things on ny wrists, and there ] WAS
jer!:e:! along that way, and a big lot Of
boys hollering after me! They took me
into great building and locked me up,
and didn't know what twas for morc'n
the dead.
| IL lay down in a corner and wondered
if Ia ever get out, aud if I'd ever see
home again. ] wondered what mother'd
sny il she could see me- wondered
what they were doing on the farm. AZ
terra great while they took me out.
Where you going TO take mc?'
said
" 'BeiOre the magistratc.'
Then folks came ara told how last
night I'd stole a pocket book from lady
and they'd been tracking me ever siucc
and just found me with the pocket book
in my hands. | broke right out, and
told how the fellow'd given 1t to mr. but
IL lot o witnesses, and they all said I'd
stole it. Then they let me tell how I'd
slept all night somewhere else but they
wanted nc TO bring some one To say if il
was 80, and wouldn't believe me when I
told 'em it was the solemn truth Just
then | saw the gentleman standing in tho
door that had seen me in his hammock
| hoped he wouldn't scc me, fnr | was
afraid he'd come to SEQ about getting me
punished. But he did see me, and
came up 10 me. He took a button out
of his pocket, and laid it against my
coat. II had Il bit of the coat hanging
to 1t that had tore out when ] jumped
from the hammnck and it just fitted in.
This boy WAS in my grounds all
night, he says | was up preparing i'm
portant papers, and waiting for trcgram-
| saw him several times
They asked him some more questions,
and then tho magistrate says, The pris
oncr is discharged"
| "Thc gentleman took my arm and led
me out" | says to him:
"l'll never do it again. sir. What yOu
going to do to me?" He laughed and
says:
Haven't you got as,ray, my boy?"
IL thought had the worst way, you'd
better believe And told him so, and /
told him all about it and lie thought I'd
better 90 home. Id given my eyes TO
get there that moment, but hated to
tell him had no money to 20 on, 40 ]
told him rs I'D come I'd like to try do.
ing something, if had chance. lie
took long Look at me, and said perhaps
that would be the best, and said he'd
write to my father
| HE was real good friend to me. He
talked lots to me and got me n situation
They told me they never paid much to
green hands. | slept under counter,
aud got enoug h to pay my board and n
little over. ran errands, and swept
and scrubbed floors, and worked hartier'n
ever I'd done in my life. My clothes
got shabby, but saved up every cent.
And on Thanksgiving day got
holiday. and then told the boss had
no taste for the city. And | touk tho
early train for home.
.'As got off the cars to walk home
train came in irum the other way, and
saw lanky-ooking cha? got of.
didn't know him Mt first, and then | SAW
it was Bill.
Just gettin' homer" said he.
"Yes," sai6 |.
Paid your way?"
"You've done bettcr'n me-" SAYS he,
"l've been AZ fur As Indiany, and I've
been down with tho chills- and fever six
weeks, and some one wrote to father for
money to send me home"
| "Where's Ncd2" says I.
Home. Ho started to walk back that
day started West Footed it all the
seventy miles 'cept lifts he gotl"
l found father just putting up the
horses after they got home from church.
l went up to him and says I do you
want to hire boy, sir7"
He dropped the halter on the barn
floor, and grabbed hold o. both ny
hands and looked into my eyes.
"'The Lord bless you, Sammy says
he, we've all been looking for you.
| Wcll-yes, do want n boy-if I can
get one that has taste for farming
| II shouted out: Pm the hoy p and
then rushed in and got my arms around
mothers neck, and nearly made her drop
the great big turkey she was jus. getting
out Of the oven. guess it was some
time before she or tue little girls knew
whether they were laughing or crying,
and then father came in nnd-if hadn't
been boy. I'd hardly known either
when l told 'em' how sorry + was I'd
given 'em so much trouble, and how glad
l mas to get back.
| q. Il tell you, boys, If there's anything to
be thsnkfuller for on Thanksgiving than
anything else, it's for having home
and chance to stay there.
"Me and Bill and Ned thinks theirs
lots O. worse work than plowing or feed
Ing stock or digging potatoes or doing
anything we're likely to do on any
farm. ."-S Sidney Dayre, in ~. y Exam.
liner.
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