The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

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4 s.Oh, yes" said Seth.= '.Malarial
! fever, wasn't it2'g :s-a
.No!" bluntly answered Uncle
Paul. sit was hard work. That wo-
Eman, Nephew Seth, did the house
Ework for eight.persons. Eliab didn't
Eeyen slet her have a woman to help
1sher with the washing and ironing
Must have been regular going
brnte, said Seth, lightning the han.
Idle little.
gtAn the sewing, too,' added Uncle
ftPaail-'the mending and making.
Never went anywhere except to
church. EIiab didn't believe in
ea5nsFt gadaitiag about. s-=ss523.s
sThe old savage said Seth.
.'She was fond; Of reading, but she
never got any time for it, - said Un-
|ele Paul. 'sShe rose before sun.up,
and never lay down until II o'clock.
It was hard work that killed that
woman, and Eliab coolly declared
that it YVES sheer laziness when she
could not drag herself. around any
longer. And when she died be roll
ed up his eyes and called it a visit
alton Of Providence"
| "Why didn't the neighbors lynch
him 2" cried Seth, fairly aroused to
Indignation at last.
Uncle Paul took off his glasses.
wiped them vigorously, and looked
his nephew hard in the face.
.Why don't the neighbors lynch
you p said he.
Seth dropped the sickle and stared.
''Nephew seth," said Uncle Paul,
ilnpressiyely. "thou art the man
Are you not doing the same thing ?"
Il ?" gasped Seth.
Your wife is doing the work of q
household of sixteen people," said
Uncle Paul 'Sbeis drudging as you
could hire no foreigner to drudge.
She is rising early and lying down
late; she is offering up her life on the
shrine of your farm and its require.
nents. l. have seen her grow thin
and pale even during the few days ]
have been. here. l" lave carried
water and split, wood for her, be-
cause there was no one else to do it..
Il have seen her carry up Mrs. Bel
Eford's breakfast daily to her room,
because Mrs. Belford preferred to lie
-s.S=hae a.r.d cooking daisit:s- y. sues.
for Helen Patterson, because Helen
wouldn;t eat what the rest liked. No
galley slave ever worked as she does.
And you, with your hired men-whose
board only adds to her cares-and
your labor-saving machinery, stand
tcoolly by and see her commit slow
suicide. Yes. Nephew Seth, | think
it is case for lynching!'' =. -.
Seth had grown pale. =. ..
IL never thought of this said
he. "Why didn' 't.some one tell me ?"
Where were your own eyes e.
asked Uucle Paul.
Seth. BeIlenden rolled down his
shirt sleeves, put on his coat, and
went into the house. .. ...-....
he told the Belfords and Patter,
sons that it was inconvenient to keep
them any longer. He gave Cousin
Susan to understand that her room
was needed. He made arrangements
to board, the hired men at the vacant
farm house, and engaged stout
dairyman and a house servant to
wait on Lpcy. And he telegraphed
to her father TO come to- Sylvan
Bridge at once. -,.
tShe deserves q treat" he said;
"He2 shall spend the: summer with
u.s., - 80
! And then he vent to tell Lucy,
She had tainted among the butter:
| cpps, picking Strawberries for tea:
Poor little Lucy The machinery
had utterly refused to reyolve any
longer. - ..,,:: =.
His heart grew cold within him;
nsbe will dier" he thought, asHd ]
shall hayc murdered herA'' >:,.-';.' .' :. :.
But she did not de-: Shs recor:
esed her strength By degrees. :" ~ .'-
&.It is better than medicine y said
she, ito know that Seth is thinking
of me and for me-
And. Uncle Paul-athe last straw
as she called: him-had proved hel
ssalyation:
Il didn't want her 70 go as Eliab''
wife did," said Uncle Paul.
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