The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-01
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AUNT MALINDY,S LETTERS.
No. 3

No.
My DEAR NIECE L m q quare kind Of nm old
body, but spose you've found that out long
afore this time. When l commenced writin to
you intended to write very often, but l find
that can write only when the speret moves me
and the sperct of poor old woman, with one
foot in the grave aud tothcr on the bruk is most
| ginery mighty weak, and when o weak speret is
wrapped up in a weak worn out old body there
is not apt to be much exershun, When was
young--strange as it may seem to you, was
young once.-I never got tired. I'll .ell you
some,hin about the blessed days when was
young, it may DO you good. Thus you will larn
wisdom from folly and know how 20 shun many
Of the tlunders into which fell.
One of my foolish habits this: was al
| ways looking for sone awful calamity to befal
me or mine. When Simon away from home
wa. always expectin some one to come and tell
me that he was either dead or dyin. l use to
imagine what I'd say, and how I'd act. Many
and many's the time that I've pictcri myself
standin over his lifclcss body; and I'd let my
mind dwell on the sad picter till it all seem'I
racl and true, and lhl cry and take like tho
CRATE big headed babyI was. Why so fool.
from home but expected to find the house
| burnt down when come back. Every hour in
the day l expected to hear the death Shrek of
t----- g 49, hnlrnn-I kept lookin for evil all
the time, and consequently my ur---,-
| filled with an awful drcl. was unhappy, not
because was in the midst of some CRATE evil
but because felt shore it was comm upon me
and that very fast. Well, WASH fit for nothin,
Il -,
and think | should have had to be tuck to the
luncrtick asylum if hadn't bin broke of the
foolish habit of lookin for trouble. I'll tell
you how it all come about:
My brother John wild boy, full of fun,
and he know'd all about my hobby. One day
when Simon was in the ten acre field about u
quarter of mile rom the house, l was settin
in the house wondcrin what I'd do if somcthin
would happin to Simon. Suddenly hcerd
| gun fire right out to ards the ten field. 1
at once thought, maybe somebody has killed
Simon. In very few minits my brother John
come runnin into the house turably excited and
cried out. 40 Malndy! NIalindy what do
you think I've gone and done? o, what shall
l do. come by the ten field jist now;
didn't know that Simon there; I shot at o
|
l throwd the baby on the floor, and rushed cut
Of the house cryin to the children "your fathers
murdered in the ten acre field" On | flew, like
the mad thing was clcard the yard fence a.
n bound, and run with break neck speed to ards
| the ten acre field. saw the horse standin idle,
and Simon lyn on his face under n tree. had
quit hollerin, didn't have time for that, l run
up to where Simon was lyin, and throwd my
self on his prostrate form. AS l fell on him he
give yell that froze the blood in my veins.
90 great sakcs alive, what does this mean ?'
he exclaimed,
! 90! Simon my own dear, precious Simon,
you re dead; John shot you, my sweet one, aud
he shall die for it," I cried.
"Maindy, are you crazy?
go, no, my love, L IN not crazy
T1 dcad S? what shall rSGay GC " WHAT aeES sSa
do?''
az not dead ~
'Ycs you are. But why need talk to IL
lifeless lump of ciay?" Here | begun to rave
and jump around in my wild frenzy. go 81
mon 8 dead o Simon dead, and I'm n lone wild
der! o what shall do, my own dear Simon >
dead -
yelleu SlluOi, us Hc STlSpct my
arm, ''you fool you, what TO you, mean I'm no
dead. Go to the house at once and stop your
'tarnal ycllin =
Invent; Simon sanger brought me to my senses.
My folly was the talk OF the whole neighbor..
hood was ashamed of myself that | didn't
leave the house for six weeks and in that time
l was completely cured of my foolish habit Of
luok.n for evil. If hadn't ben on the lookout
for evil, John couldn't ave fooled me easy
and if my mind hadn't bin so taken Hts--SSsiirih
that one thought wouldn't ave acted so mucb
like crazy woman.
Never go to meet trouble. IL it's comm Il
will find you soon enough. Enjoy TIE bright
ness while it lasts, the night will come soon
enough. When sorrow or trouble comes bear Il,
patiently and humbly, bm don't take ii up un.l
it comes. The best of teachers said-"Take n o
thou hit for tomorrow" and sufficient is the
day unto the evil thereof" Live in the present
and leave the future with God. By this mcaus
I have managed to spend a very happy life, and
50 may you if YOU will tlust in the Lord and
always seek to do your duty.
Your Lovin Aunt
MALINDY HUNTER.
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