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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
A Frightened Witness.

On one occasion, says Oakley Hall in
his "reminiscences, Il witness to all morn,
conclusions pcriurcd himself and vet ho
seemed cool and natural. Presently the
Recorder of the Court turned in his DO.
cuilHr, at,nbln way, and said
My friend the room is not hot tho
day Is cold, and yet You are in n aprrYnir,
htlon-nrc you not?"
There were no signs of this Int t,o
witness instantly caught out his LomI
krrchicf, and began to mochon;cnlIr
wipe his forehead.
''Arc you i'll; you look SO palc?"
Ho responded by turning pale md
gulping down somo water.
Hero the counsel for the dcfcnsc
showed signs of wishing to interfere, MS
being afraid of his witness brcnkine
down, but the Recorder intrrposcd wisb
'Sorry to have a4tntcd You; but m,
duty is like yours Ohc Recorder had NJ
impressive vOicr) "to ascertain NOTHING
but the truth and the whole truth"
Then the witness turned and said
''Pleaso let me go; am indeed ill.,"
His testimony was withdrawn by con
sent.
At the conclusion of the case the Re
corder said to mo-
81 knew he was committing perjury
for he had peculiar tremor Of the eve
lids which, from my nearness to n wit
ness, | can always see. And this tre
nor may generally be noticed in mer
fsnd women who are lying"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
The Maltese Cat.

The bloodthirsty and ravenous Nal.
tesc cat has broken out in Atlanta, Gn.
AS l" usual with this feline ficnd. it
made friends with those it wished to de.
Stroy, 1t pretended to bo an amiable
and meek retainer of the household Of n
MIR. Ella, and then when the proner
time came it attacked Mr.. Ellis, and
while pnrring against his leg suddenly
seized him by tho great too. Miss
Winnie Ellis, who came to his rescue,
was bitten in tho calf of tho leg. a
negro child was cruelty laccrNted. The
dcmoniac passions of tho terrible cat
were now in full play The noghbors
organized themselves for defense. The
authorities passed nm ordinance. At
I1nta was aroused, and aftor great hard
ships and much public excitement the
cat was Killed. This ought to be les.
son to housoholdors to abiure Maltese
cats and conGne themselves to bull
pups.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
A IucIIv Chnnca

Of all mon no doubt tho mechanic and
iaDorer sufler moro from disease than any
olner class-not always in the disease itself,
Dut tho circumstances surrounding thor
cases. Who can depict moro horrifying
scene than that of the prosperous mechanic,
who, by some dreadful disease, is reduced In
mesh and strength, having no power of con-
maps the family OF the worthy man may be
suffering for the necessaries of life, ali be-
cause father" is unable to work.
= Why then do not all men grapple with the
first symptoms of disease (of whatever name
or nature), and thereby prevent this sad
picture.
This is just what Mr.. HIRAM Franklin, of
Naugatuck, Conn, did when he began to feel
he9Vy, dull pain in the small of his back,
Whcn steadily grew worse until he had to do
ono of two things: either give up work or
die, or look around for some means to cure
kinney disease, and a lucky chance threw in
ms way safe and certain means of de-
liVeranee.
The facts in Mr.. F.'s oase are these: His
business (mason and builder) requires him
to be exposed in all sorts of weather. Re-
gently, from severe cold, he contracted a
dlsease of the kidneys, and like many others
began using everything at hand. Not find
ING any help, as O last resort he began taking
Hunts Remedy. The first bottle giving de-
clded benefit, he continued it's use until no
had used three (3) bottles, when all trouble
disappeared. Mr.. i. is now attending to
business, we'll man, and recently remarked
to an acquaintance: "One trial convinced
sle, as it wiz YOU" We need scarcely add
Hunts Remedy is purely vegetable, and
meets want never before furnished to those
suffering from kidney and liver complaint
dropsy, etc, and the utn oct reliance may be
placed in 1t.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
Where 1t Was Found,

Abraham and Joshua had been invited
20 splendid dinner. " ''o>'
1t was impossible for Joshua not TO
make make capital out of such an opportunity;
accordingly no managed to slip silver
spoon into his boot. '''''
Abraham was green with envy at
Joshu"'s success, for ho had not oven
manipulated a saltspoon.
But an idea struck him,
nNly fronts" he cried, "I will show
You some dricks." "''' 'io"
I"klAg up spoon, he said, "You zec
dces spoon2 Veil, it ccs gone p; he no
ciiSG' f passing it mp his sleeve. "Yon
vii find it in Joshuas boodt," ''
1t was found.-Life
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
FOrgCtfuI.

Inc 1I'"CIs, OF Whitehall, New York
lelis OF n salesman in that village who
-, t"rted Mt noon for his dinnor, and
nhdlng n few feet Of sidewalk to law
near near ms home he laid it, and then rc.
turned 10 his place of business. Ho
n4d forgotten something, he knew not
what; Ho explored his pockets and
taxed his memory, apd at length con.
ci'ldcd that it must be nails. He made
n memorandum to stop and buy some
At night, and then felt relieved. AZ
about four o'clock rush of memorv
came upon him-he had forgotten 70
Ost his dinner, ''0- "
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

II AM so alarmed, Lizzie" exclaimed
a St. Louis girl, who was engaged to be
married to a young army officer "He
nasn .aS, written mo in three DAYS. +"
There is no occasion to get excited. I"
was the rcass,lring reply; che is out of
tGe reach OF the Indians, there is no ep.
idrmic prevailing where he is stationed
and when he last wrote ho was in por,
,cct health" ooh, yes, know all that,
hlzzlc,' said the timid, ngitatcd cren,
ture' "but then there's the army worm. !"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
ON THIRTY DAYD TRIAL.

The Vo1TAIo BELT Co., Marshall, Mich.
Will send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances or
trial for thirty days to men (young and
old) who are afflicted with nervous dcbil
ity, lost vitality and kindred troubles
guaranteeing speedy and complete resto
ration of health and manly vigor. Ad
drcsa as above. n B.-No risk ia incur.
red. as thirty days trial is allowed.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
HASN'T the Chance of n Dog.

"Why don't you feed tho dog ?" was
asked Of an old negro.
"Why donn ] feed him ?"
eyes, why don't you feed him ?"
"Why doan | feed n1ysc'f? Use a.,
hungry as de dog is, an sides dat he's
got de vantage oh me. He ken 90 out
an pick up piece oh meat an go bout
his business, an dc white folks doan say
nuthin', but ef I picks up suthin' ter
eat, da wants ter slap me in jail, sab.
a mgger amt got de chance OBJ dog,
nohow. ."-drkanSat Traveller.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

REeRErs--Miss Gushington TO young
widow whose husband has left large
fortune)-That is the fourteenth mourn
ing costume have seen you wear in
three days, and each lovelicr and more
becoming than the other. Young Widow
oh my dear, have forty-but such
n bother as they were to have made |
At one time I almost wished that poor,
dear George hadn't died. Life.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

PURE codliver oil, from selected Ivers on
the sea shore by Caswell, Hazard & Co, New
York, Absolutely pure and sweet Pa
uents who have once taken it prefer it to
all others. Physicians declare it superior
to al other oila.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

A VERY strict temperance man, while
'isiting summer resort, refused to at
Dond tho hops given nt the hotel because
they reminded him of ono of the ingrc.
dicnts Of beer
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

GEoRDIE, dancing around, and very
mad-"Oh, ma ma every lick you hit
no makes me Bladder and baddorw Tho
iiOgging goes on. Gcorlic-"Oh ma !
every lick you hit me makes me goodcr
and goodcr T.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

A YOUNG miss OF sixteen asks what is
the proper thing for her to do when she
is sercnadcd by party Of gentlemen at
n late hour. We are glad to be able to
answer this question. Steal softly down
stairs and mite tho dog.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
Read This,

The Army and Navy Linimcnt takes the
"rh nreness an9 out Of spawn ringbone pplint or
,olfc, scra: ches and other disenses. Gaod
or man or beast For sale by all druggists.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

The lightsome countcnanco Of friond
siveth such nm inward decking to tho
house whero it lodgeth, as proudest pal
ices have cause to envy the gliding.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
The Little Model Republic

VALPARAISO, CHIhI.-Sonor Ricardo
Stuven, a leading commission merchant
of this city, after having exhausted al
ther remedies has been completely
cured of rheumatism by the use of ST.
Jacobs OIL, the great pain-bnnishcr. He
makes this public.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

"for four years | suffered agony from u
kin disease. Dr.. BenSOn'S Sk,n Cure cure
nc."-C. r. Mcdonald, Plantersville, Ala.
1 ot 6rnupSts
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

If men knew all that women think
they would be twenty times moro auda-
cious. If women knew what men think
they would be twenty times more co.
quettish,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
Blessed Benefactors

when board OF eminent physicians and ohe.,,sts
announced the discovery that by combining some vea
known valuable remedies. the most wonderful mediopo
was produced. which would such n wide rance
o' diseases that most all other remedies could be dis
rchsc1 with, many we're skeptoll; but proof Of ito
or's ~ actual trial has dspood all doubt day
'e dso"rorers OF th7t Groat medicnc Hop Bttors
honored and blessed by all These Rttsr,
are compounded from Hops. b lchu. Malt. Mandrake
and Dandelfon and other Oldest best and most ynlu-
oe mehtinos in tho world and ain all tho bes,
and most curative properties OF all other medicines
"'1E tho greatest Blood p triher Kidney and Liver
Regulator. and Life and Health Restoring AGENT q,
earth. NJ diso1se "r III health possibly long c1s.
whore these Dtcrs used varied and perfect ara
their operations.
Ih"y give new life and vigor the aRed and nfirm
To all whose empoynents cause irreKulaity of the
bowels or ur organs. who require an Appetizer
Tonic and mild Stimulant these Bittors are Invaluable
being highly curative. tonic AMI stimulating without
intoxicating.
N" matter what your feelings or symptoms arc. what
the disenso or alment s Hop Bitters Don't wait
until yoa are SICK but you only bal or miserable
"so the Bters at once. 1t may your life. Hun.
ur"hS have been svel by so doing. sE-,S5Oh Il will
be p"il for case they will not or help.
Do M" suffer yourself lot yoar friends sufor bu,
usn and urhe them TO Hop Blttcrs.
Remember Hop Bittors is tho purest and bcst medI.
one ever made; the " lnvalids Friend and Hope" No
porson or family should bo without them
i was troubled for many years With serioas Kidney
AMI Liver Complaint. Gravel, etc. my blood became
thin was dull aud inactive, could hardly crawl about
and was an old worn ont all over and could 20,
nothing to hop mo- until got Hop Btters, and now
am a boy again. My blood Is pure. kidneys are all
riEht AMI am Hs active man of thirty. although
am seventy y.two. ."-FArHER
For ten years my wife confined TO her bed with
such complication OF ailments that no doctor could
tell what was tho mattor her. and used I'D
small fortune in humbug stuff. Six months ago SAW
U. s. flag with Hop Bitters it, and thought would
bo fool once more and tried II, my folly proved
TO be om. and two bottles cured her. she is now az
well and strong mans wfe. and It cost only
two uollars."-H. W, Detroit, Mich.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

Frosh air, exercise, good food and DR.. Ben
m's Celery and Chlmomile Pills will, whon
sol together euro any c. ;, Of nervousness.
tx headache or indigestion.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

Mr.. j. Eager, importer, 81 Cliff ST.. n. Y,
ten" "!l his sick friends if they take three bot
,i' ,ieS OF Dr. Emorc's r. &. and it fails to cure
.,lrni' ne VIII pay Tor 1t, hccause three bottles
cured his wife and other friends.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

STALK of cotton exhibited in Matches
recently was seven feet high and bore
$50 bols.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

FLORIDA has G30 factories, working
,74o hands, with Il capital invested OF
1897, ,43O.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
Couldn't Help 1t.

was visiting magistrate in Kerry
county, says an English writer, whcr u
staiwNrt fellow was brought in d pris.
oner, charged with nearly killing an oId
6ald-headed man, whose head was n
bloody mass. Being asked to swear in.
formation against the accused who had
Awomded him, the injured man was 81.
lent, and on beng pressed, absolutely
refused. "What was it this fellow did
to you ?" asked the magistrate. "Noth-
ing, was the answer. The magistrate
turned to the culprit. care ven mt
ashamed" he SAID, "to have half. kin. #
tins old man, who will not even give in.
formation against ,yaSt Had Won ouv
ii-will to him r." "0B, none at ALL yonr
Honor; 5ievor saw him before today. "
sI'hen llat made you do it?" "WelI
III tell yoltr Honor Gods truth, Yr
see, ! cRr1e late into the fair; luck was
agin me, for al the fighting was over:
SOFAS | was strutting about, looking for
hoy to cross a stick wild, I saw iri,
poor mans bald head, pokod out of a silt
Eol tent tllat ho might cool it, and if
looked so inviting that, for the sowl O
me, i conldn't help hitting the blow" Z
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
Carbo-Iincs.

sorrow and gloom the soul may meet,
l't love "rln%S triumph from defeats;
And the roarhCst hair can still be Hnr.
BY using Magic Carbolinc.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

true assistant to nature in restoring the
sssien ss; TO perfect health, thus enabling it to
tesise disease, is Browns Iron tiers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

rOwENF0N, KY.-Rev.J. w. Waldrop saws
Dro"nS lrnn Bitters greatly relieved me O
general debility and Indigestion" '-' y
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

WALTERBoRo, s. C.-CoI. A. l.. Cnmpbel
Us: "a member of my family used Brown
Iron Bltters with good re suits"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

TIIE Atlanta city chain-gang has TWEEN.
ty-tw" members and twelve of them arc
women.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

RICHMOND, VA, is to have new CITY
hall, to cost 1900, 900.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

MISSISSIPPI is building more railroads
this year than any othc: state in the
union
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

Ten dollars per ton is the price of cot
IN seed ut the mills at Van Buren,, Ark
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

SOME men are known by the company
theY--can'l get into.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

~ an Irshwoman can always manage TO
aleI .si q asd'sagrceable. truth in very agree
aple way, Row did your husband die ~
5aSSe,l .,;,tI the d'i1ge, very sternly. "WcH,
G,; s,; very Ellddent like" was the reply
..I Sns Wh@t was the matter with him ?'
Wy MislSs , believe, sir, he fell out Of q
Mlnuow' WIG of through kind of cellar
dooI' y. OF something of that sort" "How
laf dld ne iall?" mot more than Eve
on six feet, Yer Honor" "Smd ,"T hn,o mSo
could such q fall as that Kill him " ."
fon SEQ, sir, there was a bit of sthrin, 1i
coEd, or that like, and it cot ronn3
se1r Mikes neck, and he never spoke =
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

dose of Piso's Cure. :"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

A. MIcHIGAN BARRIERS sign: Man wants
but little hair below, nor wants that little
long
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

1T is lucky to pick up horse shoe
but not to he picked up on one.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

TIE pecan crop of n single county of
Texas IS valued mt $l5.O 900.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

$. BM'TLETr, Of Waco, Texas, has be-
como hopeless y insane on religious mat
ters by reading Tamagc's sermons.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

LADIES d childrcn'RboOts 4 shoes cannot run
over if Lyons Patent Heel Stiircncrs arc used
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01

CuArrEp hands, face pimples and rough
0Hln cured by using Juniper Tar Soap made
y C&swell, Hazard 4 Co., New York.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-11-01
AN OPTICAL WONDER B.s rss ns:;ss: H!ss.%s :

NEW original, cheap lantern for projecting and on
mtkng Ph9tnGrapnH chrome cards, Opaque pictures nnd
OBJECTS Works like magic. and delights ana my gt irs
every body send tor our ful aud free dcscrt crrl
MuRRAf Hill. PUB Co, Box 1SS, n. Y. CITY, ~ \.
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go A WEEK. $12 4 day at home easily made
VA hC"atly ouht free Address True & Co. AuGunta Ma
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EnEA PRn Send to mOORE'R
% TX u ~ BUSHRES$ URIVERBKTY
baE nh1 Atlanta, Gin.
""r Illustrated Ci-"uior 2Sth year
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X IN SDfl per day at home. Samples worth 0S
w w w " Hee' Address Srnnoa Il Co. Portland "a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-04
"IFIWERE A GIRL"

"If were q GIRL" said well-known
New England clergyman, recently. 81
wouldn't parade so much in public
places" He mentions number Of 9TH
er things that, he would not do.
He would not think too much about
dress or about parties, or about fash
ionable society. But in regard to the
folly Of parading in public places,
he was particularly emphatic. A
good many girls acquire the habit OF par
aiding the streets before they comprehend
how Objectionable it is. Their motive
at first is simply amusement. after wards
they like thus to draw upon themselves
the notice of others. But notice so at
tracted is seldom respectful. and the very
young men who will look admiringly at
the girl he meets under such circum-
stances will probaly rejoice In his own
heart that his sister is not among them.
There is too much Of this sort Of thing
in many of our smallest towns and vii.
lagos, and we are glad that the practice
has been publicly denounced from the
pulpit.-N Y. Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-04
edge had been wanting.

In the garden and conservatory her
chosen flowers were growing. On the
shelves Of the library she found the books
she loved best from its walls looked
down the faces Of the great and good
men and women Of the past whom she
had learned to revere. In the very tap
estry of the walls and covering of the
furniture her fayorite colors were blended.
Wherever she turned, within or without,
she felt the tender ministration Of an in
visible hand.
She is not alone in the great mansion
the ancestral home of the Langleys.
Children's voices make music through
the stately rooms, and little feet patter
up and down the heavy winding stairs.
From hospital and refuge Margaret has
chosen not healthy and beautiful little
ones for whom happy homes are easily
found, but those whom accident Of birth
or subsequent misfortunes have rendered
outwsrdly unattractive. Tenderly she
labors to develop the lovely souls disguis-
ed by bodies crippled and deformed, find
ing in the words Of the Master, "Inas-
much as ye have done it to the least of
these ye have done it unto me-" at once
her inspiration and reward.
So the bread which the young school
girl cast upon the waters has not only
returned to her, latter many days but
like the fisher boys loaves at Galilee, it
itself for the cheer and susie
nance Of other lives.
And in heaven Margaret believes .
glori6ed spirit, strong and beautiful,
knows it and is glad."-Christian Un-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-04
THE SINGING ON THE RIVER.

When nights are dusk and airs are soft,
Where stars and tree boughs quiver.
How sweet benea ath Deer Islands cliff
The singing on the rivtri
i hear oars dip and waters lap,
The tide turns slowly swinging.
When from the great mystei ious dark
The sudden voice comes ringing.
The sudden silver voice that far
Its happy burden launches,
TIL the weird pine at Hawkwood's Bend
Stirs all It's dewy branches.
And where the Laurels gloom 1t steals.
And dies, remotely floating
On Salisbury shore, as dies the song
OF some aerial boating.
Perchance young girls voice wherein
All love and JOY are clinging.
Perchance che river gods. perchance
The great dark's voice is singing
The great soft tingling dark that hangs
with warmth ami flower scents frcighted,
The dark that chung to Eden's slopes
While God and Morning waited.
All, till the last of the clear tones
In throbbing silence shiver.
How sweet beneath Deer Islands cliff
That singing on the riverS
-Hdrper's Bazaar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-04
Tup WnK. WIDE WORLD.

LIMA, REPUBLIC OF PERU.-Senor A. de
La L. Delgado, LID, and Counsellor,
Tribunal Of Justice, Lima, Republic OF Pc
ru, says: One single application OF st. JAG
obs Oil, cured me completely or rheumatic
pains In my left arm. ireoommended it
TO two OF my friends, the Mrs. Doua Jusns
Garcia, widow, and Mr.. D. Herman Decker
q German gentleman. Madam Garcia was
relieved entirely by the pain-cure ffom ter
ribie neuralgic pains Of ten months stand
Ing, Mr.. Decker was cured of inexphca-
BILE pains by q single application Of the
cure. My brother used the great remedy
for q species Of paralysis OF the arm. he
WIS entirely relieved from his stlment by
one or two applications, after having
tried numberless other remedies without
effect,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-04
THE OLD SQUATTER'S OPINION
OF THE HEATHEN.

The other day an old squatter came to
the city and attended divine service at
fashionable church. The old fellow lis
tened with rapt attention to the sermon,
occasionally nodding in approval or shak-
ing his head in uncertainty. When q
man with the contribution box approach
ed the squatter asked:
whats up"
"We are taking up q collection for the
heather and as you seemed to be so
much interested in the sermon, didn't
know but you would like to give few
dimes"
whats the matter with the heath
en-"
"Why, he doesn't know anything
about the gospel. and we want to raise
money enough to send it to him"
"Wall, l tell yer. I don't think he'll
spile sfore mornin. I've got hoss
swap on ham; an ef I ken get 'nuff boot,
come aroun' an we'll sorter look inter the
matter"
but, my friend the heather children
need clothes
$50 does mine, by jingo. Bill Amt
worn nuthin" but shirt for six months,
an haster stay outen perlite 'scisty lke''
got vacancy in his bitches biggern yer
hat, and Jack has ter stay under the
house when stranger comes, cause be
got his clothes scorchsd durin' hog KILN
Come aroun' a;rter the swap. for don't
think the heathens will spile fore
mornin'."