The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

again of that frail little lifo which had
| blightcd in tho bud so long before
"How far arc YOU goinGP" she asked.
IL don't know, ma am"
"And where have YOU como from?'
proceeded Miss Alb gail.
"TrcScott ma'am. Mother died
there three months ago" There was 4
pathetic quavcr in his voice.
And then, with little que ,tioning, ho
told his simple story. His namC was
Barry Olmstcad and he was tive vo
years old. lie had lived in Trcsco,t a
long time-ho and his mother; they
were very poor, but they had kept q
little home together. His mother had
taken in sewing, and he had worked for
the ncighboring farmers summers, and
| gono TO school winters. And he had
been happy, Tor all they were so poor,
until-mothcr d:ed.
"Ihcn lstoppcd with Deacon Staples
q spell; ho said he wanted to tri me-
But they were going to bind mo out to
him, and so | ran away"
"Nonc to blame, nuther," inlcrpo ca
irudcncc, with n great deal Of cmpha
SIS. "Pvc seen old Staples, down TO
1rrscot. He's that mean ho'd skin n
mouse for the hide and taller"
"ivc been trying along for a chance
10 10 work, continued the boy, smiling
i"'h'iy' ite was very near to tears
no"' put he held them back sturdi!v.
want mc.'' W
Miss Abigail was moved moro tbon
sho would have cared to own b, his
recital. Even to her, who had lived or
sell so long, there was sometime indc-
scrloaply pitlfut in the thought of this
httlc wandcrcr battling alone with tho
word, bullctcd by fortune. drifting hero
Or there, rs chance might dictate. 1t
had grown dark now tho lamps had
long since been lighted; and there
were muttcr;ng5 Of distant thunder in
The air
IT'S gong to ran,' said Miss Abi-
EA'l' ''l on nccdn { go tonight; you may
sleep in the stable loft"
Barry tn nkcd her.
In" storm broke with great volcn"o.
And while Miss Abigail listened 10 tho
Sh rp pcals Of thunder and the pouring
OF the rain against the windows she
Thought o! the lonely little waviarrr in
the stable loft with new, strange throb
oI pity. Morning came, merry with
bird song and glistcning with myriads
o! rain drops. Prudence waS up be.
tim"S' but, early as it was, sho heard
the sound Of an aN in the wool shed;
anu when She OpcnG the door Barry
smiled ut her from his post Ey the chop
ping block.
IL don't think paid enough for nv
support eat such II lot.' he said, so
| I've split some kindlin9s, and rll milk
1or You this morning if YOU want me to-
rudcncc brought the milk pail with
Miss Ahirn rs mornim,r ,non' .,;'" l.. '',',In 1n
ready a m,.oJ suhs.,nT;,i Trn,i. C,i l,'I'u Wv.
barry, also. When hn h,I nntor :, ha
took up his hat CROWN, ' 0"''' II ''o
"li6 on, the wov vnu Gonna ir > .,il
Pr,dcnrr ..,, ~. III, VIZ ,.'',,I w'o ,:, I'l
luck.n '>'' y" ''''S7 o'''
Parry movn y Ii,tl, ;n,rcl ,,,,,. ,.,,,.,,
but he Vent out {, thr mnrrh '''',T =, =,
| Ab'r,;l u,,,, tL,r, ,l;, ~ '' -
/ of tic fire.. mir and so WV h',l, ~ h;M, iM,"
kind "Good mrrninr'' nS h" wrni " ,T r.
the Stcn and down iIr m,,T ,,.ai'' min' ~, ''''
tw en- The Ii ars. cxubnrnnt IN ,rr,,v,h
but mrarcr in bloom, r'""''
~ wonder wh.. NV l;l,c. do n,,
nowrr n,nr" ''' f,.",i "'i, my i.'''S 90 nov
~aii s,;I |'I In prnJn,'ro pL ,,S ms 'i$T ADJ,
10 ,hr InnI. W " Nv '''''' 'o''o"c"
~ du,nn ~ ,u.u,,r,l I.,.,,.,
Barry Inc ri ,nI ,,,rn,l '"'r'I''. ..
it., hctausr Won ir,vr ihn ,I, - E"vS'
en-" he 81 Il. hrS.i,tinTl, 'lI,,,Ia' I,,I,,,n
II cd to saw mu,n nirt ~ l1o..,"'!''r ",'''ncr
ono yr,r r. ,,,' pioN '''o "'"S,"i''
And ,h,n hr wn,,, ~,
rii"S'nE II ca c:"it' Irh!nd him, and
! .,.l " :" very "lc"inmon boy
wi Ii serious eyes. >'7 - WI '''''
..y,.m w.,
c,crnr ~, ro,,.o, S ''''r,' ',, r"'encr' 'hc $
"To ,hini; nf :'Iiy hiy v.'' L"a, ..,"E Il onN.
,a,", ,,'|,H' '"nlIhNe" Miss Abigail, m"di
r's a.. tHi? ,Gi, xrr;r n''' cut OH all tn" Cow
:. ''',[ Im, ~, Ei',iI-, ,n-
from rho h,;Inr ;,, - E"'i ,i, " mess " mlN
self WIN \,,I wnl, t,n', f""''I ,, ma ""h' my,
ON, '''' - '''''''' '"''''' went
"Ycs he wouIJ h,y, hco, L,,,.
a',our milkipr and |,c't;n', H., '',',. ''','!h
yom" ~aJ Nli.S ,;''A AEi~ni1 Go'I''S '"' WOO" '"r
,n' hr;n,r;,,; - ViI ~ ''''
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