The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-01

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cred the hills and mountains in that country,
began to ripen, and lasted for more than y
month longer What country the land Of the
| skies is for fruit, and the Macbcths remember
that it was big part of the living of the com
| pany during the time we were in that military
district. NIDI
MOTHER. were at railroad juno
tion one night waiting few hours fora train,
in the waiting room in the only rocking
chair, trying to talk brown-cycd boy to
sleep: who talks great deal himself when
he wants to keep awake Presently 4
freight train arrived, and beautiful little
old woman came in, escorted by German,
and they talked in German, he giving her
evidently, a lots of information about the
route she was going, and telling her about
her tickets and baggage check, and occa-
sionally pattins her en- the arm. At first
our United States baby, who did not un-
dcrstand German, was tick led to hear them
talk, and he snickcred at the peculiar
sound of the language that was tcing
spoken The great big man put his hand
to the old lady's check, aud said something
encouraging, and 4 great big tear came to
her eye. and shc-l9elsedd rs happy as Il
queen.
| The little brown cyos of the boy oponcd
pretty big, and his face sobrrcd down from
its laugh, aud he said, Papa, it is the
mother. We knew it was, but how should
iour-year-old sleepy baby, that coulln t
understand German, tell that the lady was
the big mans mother? We asked him how
he knew, and he said, oh, the big man was
so kind to her
The big man hustled out we gave the
little old mother the rocking chair, and
presently the man came in with u baggage
man, and to him he spoke English He
said, This is my mother, and she does not
speak English She is going to Iowa, and
| have got to 90 back on the next train,
but | want you to attend to her baggage
and sec her Oh the right car. the rear car,
with good seat near the centre, and tell
the conductor she is my mothcr And
here's dollar for you, and | will do as
much for your mother some time.
The baggage man graspcd the dollar
with one hand: graspcd the big man $ hand
with the other, and looked ut the little
German mother with an expression that
showed that he had a mother too /: and we
almost knew that the old lady was vel
treated. Then we put the sleeping mind
reader on bench, and went out on the
platform and got acquainted with the biz
German and he talked of horse trading.
buying and selling, and everything, that
showed he was Il live man, ready for any
speculation, from buying a ycarling colt to
crop Of hops or barley, and that his wilt
was very busy one and at times h, wa,
full Of hard work, disappointment anc
rough roads but with all this hurry and
eXctcmcn,t he was kind to his mother. anC
we loved him just little, and when after
few minutes talk about business he id
You must excuse me, | must 90 into the
depot and see if my mother wants any
thing, we felt like graspins his fat, rec
hand and kissing it. Oh, the love O
mother is the same in any language and j
is good in all languagcs.-G. w. Pcch
IMAGINARY Ills "A Phjladcphi;
phys ician says that great deal of wha
passes for heart disease is only mild dys
pcpsia. that nervousness commonly is ba,
temper, and that two thirds of the so Gale,
malaria is nothing but lazincss Imagina
ton, he says, is responsible for a muItitud
OF ills, and lie gives as an instance the cas-
+ OF a clergyman, who, after preaching
sermon, would take a tcaspoonful Of sweet
; cncd water, and doze Cfl like babe. Indc
the impression that it was Lonu Hi
scdaiivc