The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-10-21

WOrh tahS I'LL W s0S i.Ao ucI
he's q real pet there. I used
afraid he was kind OF dazed-but
YOU bother, Bill, he's all right, f
takes to playing now. He's only
on account of his natural sweetr
all real good children's that way
I love him, just rs if he was N!
baby" {,
On the next trip up the MOI III
Bill Forster pondercd j great osa
the child. The fact is. the child, "
or he was awake or asleep, WAS
for moment out of Bills mind.
had never thought much about
thing before, and it was hard Wo
him to think at all. Maybe Ibe
for more than ene-half of life hfs
had been mnddlcd by liquor L
never set it working. As the {
sloop hoated up the broad rivc|r.
" moving with the tide. Bill SAB
shade of the tapping jib and Il
with himself, and the general y
sions he arrived at were by no
dattering to himself. E
1.-The beginning and the en- +
this here is rum. Eve wasted fs
to 25 years of my lifo. Why b. + E
boom Of that ,nainsail knoe.
stupid brains out OF me befo
What have l got TO show for 40
life? Just these here ragged and =
soiled cloAlcs I stands in. Can
numbering :, child. did you. 20!
tor-nosh;ng boast? Didn't NJ
better sense nor that7 A herdIi
drunken sailors. you big black
! and not knowing nothing better s s
ftten TO toss bricks from on AN
sloop. That's the bes. you 3
You took drink this nornin
YOU feel sharp set for another jul
blessed minute. You can't getS
cause you are on the river where
shops aln't floating round. Aim
man euough to go 10 Hayerstras
no matter what happens say bls
ster. don't you take another drS
matter if another fellow does
treat? There's lots OF things th|
wants. There's 81 whip. likewise
of shoes, and whom Winter comes
mol nctticoats and wool socks, lib
Christmas presents. Now. you /
of q Bill Forster, every time y9|
the bottom of i glass ain't yoS
zling down something tnat little
er wants? Maybe it's just like I'd
white-livered purp; you'll be
your sister be taking OF the VI
out of her own mouth SO IS to fc}
to that child, and it was me IS s
tire kid on her. Maybe you'll be
ing around for moro babies to
over with bricks you good-for-no
lounging Portuguee"
When Bill had called himself a
usuese he had poured tho last
from his private vial of wrath {
own head. Bill helped to loa'
| sioop with brick at Hayerstrav
although it was hot. sultry da
the work was heavy. he never t
drink. The other hands-4Qis5s
back, smacking their lipa sd
mo him. but he stood firm.
mo use, boys" said Bill.
the business for that baby-and q
enough. l have got to take =
him. 1t stands to reason. M
you is family men like me. / kin
as much running as the best OF
but don't you try and rub it
steep! / hain't the reputation OF
sweet-tempercd, and meobe kin
some OF you manners.
It must be stated that there
was no necessity for Bills o:
words, for Che hands on thcsloop
ed to take in the situation at oncs
rather respected tho way Bill ass
his seli-imposed duties.
Down the river Bill MAS shi
what nsme the child oNght to
Should it be George Washington,
ses Grant, or Moses? Hp knows
names OF the steamboats, going
Albany, and to call the c&ad "Al|
or "vibbard' was SUGGESTED tt
At last he made Up bis mind that
should have the nsming of the
"She's got most rights to him,
ways. Then he felt kind of T
choly with the idea THAT som
might como later and claim the
Bill had never read o story book
Life, so no romance of q rhch faith
mother coming in carri9gete d
their lost baby presented itself
imagination.
Bill became parsimoni ols, an
week saved almost every cent
fwages. He begrudged himself
the tobacco he chewed- He onl
sufficient money for his most ,
wants. He never took ; drink
clned being treated. 10 Molly b
his money.
Bill next saw him, had on new
and with what pride Molly ex
him to her brother!
,He ,H6ss LOOKS like . daisy,A
Isn't he pretty! RnSd Of sleepy
he, Molly?"
HE does sleep a good de
that's natural, Bill. Much you
ABOUT babies! But, Bill, what
pile of money for? l amt sp
you gave me yet. l don't want
the child don't. His cost for K
so little. It's mighty good of 20
snd now and thcn you can give
bit of clothes As you say, whel
ter comes the poor little lamb vii
thicker things, and they cost
money. Here, I amt going
this, depriving you of your harde
wages"-and Molly made mo,
il to return the handful of silver.
but, Moll, just hold hard q n
He mayn't want u now. Sup
work was slack and I didn't earn
ing. You have got to keep the