The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20

meantime fallen down in the dust md
dirt two or three times, and 6aviSgl @a
and fretted himself into profuse ~
ration.
Finally, Bob emerged from the wo,d
and swamp and had just entered the line
leading up to Farmer Moore's'house when
he saw old Roam, several hundred yards
ahead of him, turning into theEbig gite
of the pasture in front of the hou 10.
Bob entered by the gate, and had alm,,st
overtaken his horse, when the latter
jumped over the low fence that sir.
rounded the houseyard. This aroused
the dogs and in another moment a lot Of,
ours and hounds came bounding toward
the fence. Bob had but a moment to.
think, and in that short time revolyed
great many things in his mind. To stly
there was to be chawed and maugled by
the yelping pack of dogs. To reach the
pasture gate was his only hope, SO, witt.
out further ado, he faced about and p ii
out at the top of his speed. In tic.
meantime the dogs had cleared the gar
den fence and were tearing toward him,
yelping and howling-and we're only
few feet from him when he reached Il Q
big gate, which was still open. Poor Bab
was almost out of breath, but he manal;-
ed to mount the fence and climbed to tt
top of one of the gate posts, were biz,
with great difficulty steadied himse f
while he halloed at the dogs: @
"Get down! keep back~ Is
Presently, amid the noise made by ths (
dogs, he could hear voices in the yart,s
and at the door of the house, then some.
body cried out.
"Hallo! Who's that? What do yo1
want?" s
Then he heard some one call, sYols
Tige! Jou Bose! Come here, sir! p i&
But Tige and Bose and all the rest oil
the dogs kept up their racket at the pas. ].
ture gate, leaping up and swapping a :
poor Bob, who with great difficulty hell!
h's position on top of the gate post. 4
After awhile Bob saw parties with g..
piirs-t torch coming toward him, and htS
soon recognized old Mr.. Moore, and
made known to~him who he was and 3
begged him to get the dogs away. This
was done with some difficulty, and Bob
got down. he had kind and sympa.
thizing friend in his host, who conducted
him into the house by the side door,
where Bob was not long in telling the (
whole story of his mishap. The old far
mer could not keep from laughing, and
repeatedly apologized, but Bob took
it all in good part, and at times, laughed
heartily himself. Water was brought,
and while Bob was cleansing himself of
the dirt and perspiration, the old man
went out to look for the horse and get
the bundle of clothes. He found old
Roam quietly grazing in the yard, but
there was no bundle of clothes attached
to the saddle. This information almost
killed Bob, but the old man, who had
left the room, soon returned, bringing q
complete outfit of his own clothing.
They would have answered very we'll if
Bob had not been very slender and almost
six feet tall, while Mr.. Moore was very
corpulent and hardly more than five feet
two.
II was the best that could be done, so
Bob put them on, and there was another
hearty laugh.
1t being quite late, and Mr.. Moore
knowing that Bob must be very tired, he
proposed to him to retire, and bade him
goodnight, telling him that he would
start two of his negro servants by day
light down to the river in search of his
lost clothes. Bob thanked him, but had
made mental resolve himself to go on
the same errand. The thought of those
terrible dogs in the yard, however, deter
red him, and he concluded to trust to the
services of the two negros. he went to
bed and was soon asleep, and when he
awoke in the morning it was to answer
the call of "Mose," who was knocking at
the door and calling:
Mars Bob, Mars Bob, here's them
clos Of yourn."
Bob bounced out of bed and admitted
his sable visitor, who entered the room
followed by his fellow.servant, Joe.
The bundle was intact, just as Bob had
tired it to the saddle-not thing miss.
ing. The men had found it suspended to
the limb of tree few yards from where
the horse had ascended the bank. When
Bob had dressed himself he compensated
the servants literally, and promised to
remember them still further when they
came To town in the fall with their cot
ton.
Mr.. Moore entered the room about
this time ard announced that breakfast
was ready-when Bob remarked:
off you haven't told the ladies of my
adventure, don't, if you please"
"Well," said the OLE: gentleman, "I
never keep anything from my wife, in
fact, 1 told her about it last night, and
what do you suppose she said?"
II am sure don't know, Mr.. Moore"
"Well," she said, "don't tell Sallie
anything about it," and she made me
promise that I wouldn't. Come, let us
go to breakfast" said Mr.. Moore, and
the two adjourned to the dining. room
where Bob met Mrs. Moore, all smiles
and hospitality and Miss Sallie prettier
and sweeter looking, he thought, than he
had ever before seen her. All hands
attended church, Bob accompanying Miss
Sallie, who rode horseback. Returning
from church Miss Sallie told Bob that
"ma was willing, and that mas word was
tha law in the family and that ha mood