The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-27
A BLACK SHEEP.
Curly schwarir mo tit'io aarsr
and Hie Happy Marriage

. W| ..NN NJ 1917 NNN |NWI
smutclun hut q duu rai rlow .u0
fingered IN the heaven. aiuyp the beAy
hnr N 'nlotc hal iay upon tHe horizon
Above ibo oooi. gray river. h which IN,
RID evening glow and the tuiBkln.
nights q the city lai CLEARLY reflected
10 clustering spirr. q smokstnt
Island stood out against the darkenina
tkl thc long arch II the bridge. with
It, Iights cleaning In red and cold.
gave o touch 70 the picture that wa. al.
most Venetian; the evening star hung
low In the west and from a%loticr height
The Young moor looked calmly upon tho
peaceful scene.
That The horizon bar Of smoke wa.
much less heavy than usual gave no
manner Of satisfaction 10 1hisbc Bar.
TON as she paced hurriedly back aud
form by the riverside, with her masses
OF hwny hair unprotected from the
evening breeze. For absence ~ smoke
IN smoketon meant idle factories. and
what that meant Thisbe and NAM
others had had an excellent chance 10
learn during the four months strike.
which rs yet showed no sign u drawing
~ a close.
step behind her made her tnrn 10
meet The gaze of q rather small And
nArrow-chested individual whose palc
dark face and STOPPING shoulder. wers
~ once reduced 20 insignihcance by con.
slity. f
rs that you, Curly Schwartz" she
asked rather roughly. I've lust hoard
something " YOU, and II Il. true. youU
cay goodbye 10 Thisbe Barton.
Inc man hesved 4 long sigh AZ no
took oil his hat and ran his 6ngcr.
through the crisp. dark locks tha, had
ocen The origin Of his nickname.
guess III have to do that. ANYWAY
lhishe' he answered meekly. The
glrl drew herself up haughhly. while
her brown eyes gave an angry fash.
What are you ialkin' ab0utp" .be
asked %wrsthfully. f,
u m tslkin' about how I've hoor [
COIN around with YOU for hetter'n two Z
year., he answered, mot 10 speak ~ {
ha'in loved you all my Hfe-and Won i
was real good TO me when We was chill. 4
dren. Thisbc. Not another pirl in b
~sInoke'on have | ever looked A. and 5
You know u, vet you won't say neither 4
yes nor no. prompt and decided: and q
can ! stand i no longer. b
And 80 the girl answered with i
'lo~ scorn. ''as II had not low erel INV. IL
'ei enough by guin' around with A mere b
i,'deF' You have gone and turned
black sheep, 10 make me ashamed n q
aold up my head before my brother. . IL
'Ahd 4 have turned black sheen n
Where's the harmg" he demanded ~. y
emily. sur !,
Where's the harm in beln' a t~rai,orpn o,
demanded, yet more enragcd by his b.
ghorng her connection with the mai. h.
ef. where's the harm in giyin In 10 III
over wages, like a cowari?" II
II amt I'm goin' on a. a uailcr. At BE-
otter wages than ever ! got In INV tn
Yes; beirayin' your class. and ,akip, ri
place OF a better man than your. ri
y N dom no,hin Of the kind Nv by
las i The feeder %nailers. and I'm bana. ito
ihn one Of them giyin' him A rise In en-
e. " Ihisbe, falicring suddenly h IN,
Is defiant sullcnness and looking In,a 30
= lace With appealing pathos. 20 .
hisbe' dom be 80 hard on a fellow, da.
y ! a coward. nor = traitor. neither "a.
twas only me, | could siarve or bee c1,
Wen a. any one: but there my moor the
q mother what Is she TODD while I'm G
attn for the nAilers to get the wage 10
at suits EN-? I've done eyerything Dir.
could do since this strike began bic
even swep' the streets and been bra
40 enough to get the job; but THERE'S ton
thtl mor rs bad Of as me. ami ioh. talr
hard TO get. More than that. Thishe vi,
'e been drove half mad by ,on 10 /
OWN hot n minute and eolJ ,ba she
"; u day smilin' on me. and ~ self
NJ on that Gcof. Walton. the ~. owe
~ lie n Of the nailers I'm to h. iher
? slarfln TO please. amt heP MOI feig
saat work, hard work. 10 keen me tirr
thinkin', Thisbe. I've the ch.nco sur
q better place an higher wages than 1hi.
had, an I'm s-goin' TO take en-. nnir
u never sheer At me for bein' only ever
eeder again, anyway" n,
Have you inished9'' asted Tht.ha -,
ile with passion. ''bceause don't and
= to interrupt you; but II YOU are bn,
'e sure you are entirely through I NO :
'e something to tell you. Geoff wal m,
asked me again last night 10 marry mai,
:, ana ! promised TO give him an a.,
'Wer this erenin'. lie told me von -
: goln on al the mill. or I'd 4 all 1as.
night on. So | came ON, ~ ~
y over and I've made IN nv en,.,
y. mes . true a Geod. Is; Won bs.s
. ! catch him goin back ON the wsrI. laa.
mar and trucklin' to the oppresso,, "a :
think shall say yes" N. /,
linen wish You may get what yop Th,.
erfe. said Curly. turning abrun,ly ra,i,
bis heel and walking Oh, without mo raaaI
emony Of a farewell. 80
hisbe stood looking after him In =, ~
silence her hands clenched AZ he, rasa
:, her nostrils dilaied, her whole .osa
're tense with anger. Anger. too ~ !
which surprise was largely mingled ~
Jury Schwartz had been her hnmbls -,
e for 50 long that she could scarcslv 'ea'
NE that he had at last declared N, ID
spendence. Perhaps she would liz Tha-
All the better for II after a vh,ls .a
. IN the midst Of her rage there Wa ~
range new ache At her heart Which, "a.
proudly denied even 70 her own s my
As Il 1 cared for aim. y she muttrrsd 1, =,
tied on her hat and Turned her hs,..
homeward. ssn
nrly had walked rapidly In the dlree. .o s ,
O Browns mill. III was not vb,.,
- be had truly said; bu. m hi ~
anon % turn .'black sheep" had rot N
! The les he was seen alone s5trr ~
ns better. smoketon police we're b.,rs
e'san&niahed for their e6elen, yigs- sho~
- many a striker would bsy. mon
49,. sseser fun than 10 Lnoct Ia H. !
qsiesy over the head I'D n,
NIL ssnad u fhH End al 81