The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-01
tance to our children"

| HOIus, al SIG turned us fet as nun
dred roses fur her fust baby wuzn't
to come until June.
Judge Wimbledon wuznt particu.
larly soft man, but somethin> warmed
the cookies of his heart, an he got up
an took Leila by the hand.
leila" sez he, "old $3.50 Bobberts Is
a beas.. Now that's my candid opin.
ion. But my opinion amt wuth row
OF pins when it comes to the law. All
[ can do is to make the fine as small
as may be. But if old Bobherta could
be induced to withdraw his charge,
tho whole thing would fall to the
ground"
She threw up her head. "i'll try to
make him withdraw it," sez she.
"He>s hard man to denl with
sez Judge Wimbledon.
perhaps he won't be match fur
Leila Raney;" an she laughed out
like q bird. "Fair means an foul
Judge-Ill try both.N
"All's fair in war;" sez the Judge,
with soothin' smile.
From that tiune Leila Raney wuz
simply possessed nth the desire, some.
way, somehow, to get the better of Bob.
berts. All her seekin's an questionin's
wuz long in vain, until one day Chance
l-or Providence mebbe-set her on
the right track.
Leila had been persuaded9to attend
q rag-tackin' at Sister Weeden's, out
on the perarer; an when she got
thar the women>s tongues were a-clat-
term equal to hU:el dish.washin>.
"We wuz just a-talkin' of you,
Leila said Mis- Amos Burridge, who
was very outspoken, "an> a.sympathiz.
in with you an John"
"Well,N Gays Leila, forcin' smile,
"the axe ain't fallen yet, an mebbe
never will"
SECT the Lord on your side,' says
Sister Charity Hackleton, "an' you
need not fear the power of man."
"lm sure He ought to be on our
side," cried Leila, "for it's wicked
piece of work to take the bread out oi
our mouths"
"1t,s q pity that your husband should
sell liquor" said Martha Hatfield, O
little black-eyed spitfire of q woman.
| "Well, he don't drink it." answered
Leila, very dry.
Neither would my husband drink
it." cries Martha, "if it wuznt for Ger.
Sain folks I could name a.temptin' him
an treatin> him an a-sellin' him liquor
on credit"
"if it's my husband you're slappin'
at" says Leila, II can tell you he has
nold no liquor on credit to Jim Hatfield,
fur know his books rs we'll ms he
knows them himself, an your hus-
bands 2.me is not on them. Besides.
John knows that Jim has joined the
Sons O Temperance, an he Is too good
to tempt any manostoSdrink who is try
ing to git shet of the habit"
"Too good !" shifts the other "thatp
all you know about him. I've got
proof Of what I shy: jugs an bottles
that come from John Raney's usually
have his name pasted on the sidcs."
"What do you mean ?" mn up Jump
ed Leila, quick as a mad oat.
But Marthy shet her lips very reso-
Lutte. ~ aint 10 more ter say she
cried !; eve said too much already.
If you're satisfied with your husband,
| am with mine" An with that she
fell to tearin' rags 80 vigorous that the
dust. flew out an set us all ter coughin'
Sister Weeden, who wuz ever fur
Ponrin' oil on troubled waters, proposed
that we should sing hymn as soon aa
we had calmed the tumult in our
throats, an soon the rafters wuz al
ringin' to the tune of I. !
"With cherubim and seraphIm, J
Full royalty Ho rode,
And nd on the wings Of mighty winds
Well, well, them two women watched
each other out of the corners of their
/ eyes all the rest O the day, but there
wuz no more disputin'., [
| When Leila got home, tiEst thing
she did wuz ter ask her husband if he
had been scllin' Jim Hatfield any
whiskey lately. 'li u .zssI !
"Not pint" says John--"not sence
l heard he jined the Sons o. Temper
ance."
"You are positive ?"
"JuBt az positive as that pve got the
pEettiest wife 10 the State" !" said John,
kiesin' herr. for he had determined to
chirk up before Leila. eeein, as how his
depression weighed on her. Leiie, on
her side. wouldn't danspen Johns spirits
by tellin' Of the false charge against him:
but she made up her mind to get TO The
bottom Of the mette..
Tie next day che started of on q sec.
OId tramp TO the Nine, mile this time
bound for the Hatfield house. When
she got innide the gate her 81 etruck
sonethin' that gave her act It .wuz
o bit Of broken Jug, with j. Raney's
name printed very distinct on the label.
$50 MartEy told the truth !" uhe NUT.
tered, an her feelin,s softened considers.
bic, while ut the same time she VuZ
| plunged inter deeper perplexity. u
Mis- Hatfield had Jest got Through her
mornin's work, an wuz sitting down
rockip' her baby, when she aaw. Leila
standin' in the doorway. SURPRISED
enough she gnz; but hayin' 10 be parlite
in her own house, abe asked her In, en-
handed her cheer. a, r
II want ter say In the beginnin'. Mar.
thy" says Lsilo, that done you an In.
Justice yesterday, an / ask your pardon. p
Marthy looked all taken sbacf hearin,
Leila speak 60 gentie. but che conidn'f
help feelin' Modified. ssl I,3g 4, !
! I'm glad TO- hear such words, e says
che, very hearty q Our Father ID heaven
knows ! wouldn't speak unsrue on such q
subject: Its too painful gsss.i.issii. I I
/ SV s.