The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-01

SOHlG pOWer1ul COuCtIu MuA oH LIS
mind. On the way home he fined
me, an we walked to the corner.,to-
gether.
"I'm worried in my mind, Mis- Bur-
ridge" sez he.
"Is it the mote or the beam, Mr..
Bobberts ?" sez I, airy like, feelin' a
|jovial Christmas spirit coursin' through
my veins.
"some subjects shouldn't be turned
inter lightsomeness," he replied, look
in at me quite grim. "Things looks
dark an dretful to my mind, an it
wouldn't surprise me if the end of this
sinful world wuz clus at hand"
"Sho!' sez Jed Burridge.
"You had better be prepared, Bro
ther Burridge. Theirs no use in a.
blindin' your eyes an a-hardenin> your
heart. PreacherssSnowden wuz talkin'
last night-an' a powerful man he is
on argument an logic. He took up
that mysterious part of Scripter called
Revelation, an he made it all as clear
as crystal. Seven seals wuz broke by
the angel, and seven mighty events in
the worlds history hez to correspond
with them SEALS Their hez been al
ready earthquake, an great fire,
an Il pestilence, an other things Of
marvellous import. But one is left
ter come to pass, an that is predicted,
Mis-, Burridge. When you see COM
ct big as a locomotive light in them
heavens, with tail streamin' like a
blazin' rope acrost the sky, then have
your account ready. Fur the worlds
book will be closed, ar, The End writ
on the last page
"You make my blood run cold, Mr..
Roberts" says /.
"Well," says he, II don't want ter
have anything on my conscience when
that awful day rolls round"
Ter this good hour amt been able
ter make up my mind whether Mr..
Roberts wuz a-talkin .hypocritical, or
whether his mind wuz RELY upset. At
any rate, before the week wuz out he
had distinguished himself by the most
extraordinary piece of meanness ever
committed on the Nine-mile. He had
gone to tosun an informed on John
Raney fur selkn' him less than half a
gallon Of uhiskey! An the fine wuz
three hundred dollars.
Gracious gracious what a-buzzin'
and a-talkin' ther wuz over the pera-
rer! Nothin' else wuz spoke Of fur
an, wide; an finally such wuz the
gineral dissatisfaction that some o the
neighbors got together an went ter see
Mr.. Bobberts in a remonstratin' spirit.
They found the old man with his BIZ
Bile on his knees, a-lookin, very pious.
He wuz quite willin' ter talk, but he
wuz as set as a rooted rock. He said
he couldn't a rested with that sin O
John RaneyNs on his conscience; that
he had broke the law of man, which
wuz only second to that of God.
"But he broke it 1'ur you, old man."
cried Roland Selph, "out o, pure con-
sideration an -heartedness.,.
"That>s neither here nor thar" says
old So-so, firm as Brutus. ut only
makes my duty the onpleasanter. But
I never wuz fincher, an sha'nt
take up that line now"
"Why didn't you inform on some of
your own sins while you wuz about
it?~ cries Reuben Thing,
II amt broke no laws" says Mr..
Bobberts. "My sins is between me
an my heavenly Father, an any Of
you as feels q call to do so can inform
on me in your communications with
Him."
After this ther didn't seem ter be
much more ter say, so the boys wink
ed at each other an, took their leave !;
but they agreed that old Bobberts wuz
an ugly-lookin' lot fur a converted
Christian whose conscience wuz too
tender fur everyday use.
"Think of his calm it matter of
conscience!" cried Roland, very dis
gusted.
"PoohT says Jed Burridge, otis
revenge, nothin' more nor less. AMI
do hope old Bobberts will be come up
With RELY do"
"I tell YOU. Judge. it's the wickedest.
cruelest, most unjust thing; an if you
make my husband pay that money, I
shall think you just as bad as old Bob
berts. Therc!0
"My dear child! my dear Leilaw
and Judge Wimbledon waved his fat
hands most expostulatory-"I am not
responsible. It's the law-the law,
Leila"
"Well, the law is fool !" she cried,
her black eyes snappin>, for Leila Ra-
ney hadn't lost any of the temper she
had as Leila Biscoe.
81 know it" says Judge Wimbledon,
very mild. Give often thought that
law wuz one thing an justice another.
But ther amt any other way of settlin'
human affairs. We must have rule
to 60 by, an follow it to the letter. If
every man wuz to give his own mean.
in ter the laws Of the land, the result
would be chaos, turbulence, revolu
tion.'
Much Leila cared fur his long
words. "What's that ter me-" she
cried, "when 1 see my John worried
out of his senses about that awful fine :?
You know, judge, we are just startin'
in life; it took every cent We could get
together ter pay fur our little home an
start Johns business. 1t will just Grip
pie him, cripple him fur life, ter pay
out that money now; an all ter salts
fv the snite of q cross old man Fur