The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-01-12

Presently some Of tho passengers rot out,
| and found 4 scat by tho side of my Young
| friend, who still was as kind and gentle as
| ut first, I'LL felt had known him always
! ana began TO dread the time when he must
| go and | would be left again alone with
those two stern, silent women.
But night came on and still my friend and
| his party wore with us; the lamps were
| lighted and thoir rays fell Wcirdly on the
| faces about nc. [ could sec Mrs. CLAYTON
sitting bolt upright, the white plumcs in her
| hat nodding with the swaying motion Of the
| cars, and her eyes wide opcn with no signs
| OF slocpinCss about them, though most of
| tho other passengers were in a state of
| SCmi-drOWSinCSS. Miss Armund sat bent
| forWard her head on her breast. fast asleep
| I.Vcn my young friend was nOdding, and
| IC!t my own cyCs growing heavy md dull,
| and almost before | knew it | was sound
| asleep.
l aW"kc once, for an instant and could
| hardly rCC0'CCt where | was, but it came to
II" soon. My friend was still beside nc
| and lAd placed an arm about nc, or should
! have iunOlCd to the floor. He looked at me
| NOW with quiet SmiIC, and feeling rCas-
sure" again let my head droop against his
ann an't fell fast asleep. Ihavc often won
| GnjNd since then if no unseen spirit whis-
| ! red I" tum of the part that the sleeping
| Vilil ii his side should play in his life, or
in,;,,,.Il Ii.,'"'" ' " '"'' 'iiO'''' oc
,',,.,r r.I,,CI, ;,,'i "uDa t,iouShI
| irlrndlCSS child from mere good hearted
ness, T0thinG more.
How long slept I DO not know | was
| bv thc arm started NM in ij,,G ,i;,,7
| MINT, s,ardino over mo ,ooI,ir,, In ,i,l, A.,
| uucrrt.,iu Iiubt or c,rI, d,,,.,I ,,a,, ,.,i,
| orl u,,I,. ian o,or ,., S,'''
scat Mv vnun,, friend and lie ,',,., l,.o
all conc: jhry had Icrt thr tr,i,, y,,,iIo
| sIcnt. lCprncJ ortcrworIs that yrhr,, nn
must 20 lie had called Miss A;muud 70
| take his rarr soviu~ | wac ,irnd AMI
| slcrDy und NJ, I;slil;nL 4, ,r,l,n mo
Cr,, ,..,,,r,, ,,,,,I;,,,..,. 49,, r,,.
| l,nc,,, hn .,,... ,,,,,,, n - ~ wy
mos nc hnsi ,jI .,,,I ,,Ii,,", " 'ii @ ..C'
| thclodics ;o :, L,nI.nr,,, :rt '.1 y
,,.oi,inr, r,,. ,Ln,,, ','''U H'"ou
,asi.irL nc nrl ,,.n ,,.o,, .,'',, . ,','.'
| illv toward homo rn, nc such I ,,>,H '"r
| n,io1 !, hf,oThaIr 49,, I,.i NV IHS "''lS
ow,,.c1 -, ,,Lnt ,,,,,,,'' '' @ ''n,,' y "'NC' VIC
vov, 4 nortnr e,,,,n,, |,"n l,,,''. ,' t'"S. ;,
,rn:o and ibr ,.,rr ~, .,,, -: ~, r'
| ovrnnc hordrrnI Gin, toa wy ~ r,,. a.
| stonnrl brC,rc tho borec -. ,,,.,,,.;,,,
| massive pile Of bri,lIs s,,rrorrI"1 ~, ,ii
sides by broad ycrandah's or norticos A
| flight Of marble steps led I'M to tho front
| entrance and the pillars supportinr tho
| piazza were of tho finest and most 1clrntr
| specimens of architecture
We usccudcd the stcps. and N,rs. CIovton
| rang the bell A er,r,nt n,Ini,,o,7 wy ,,|o,,i W.,
| led tho way TO Il handsomely -Cuyni>bo1 ei,
tMG.room where the ladies' removed their
| wraps; but Mrs CLAYTON goyC mo i'm ,.h,r,rn
OF a domestic. who rGn,lu,.,rI mo r., :, ,,,'.3,
room on the ground floor in the roar nort Gr
tho house.
"You'rc tired, miss" said tho maid. kind
| ~. "Tou can rest here till breakfast; time ~
Sho removed my hat and sornur "a eho
spoke and then, showing me the bath room
ard toilet accessories, she Inrt me alone
| bAthcd my face culnbCd and braided my
hair and brushed my teeth, as | had been
accustomed to do at the home, and then
having nothing else to do drrw a .hai. ~
the window and sat down to wait ~ the re-
appearance of the maid While 81 ting here
my attention was drawn 10 iv, ch;Idrrn
bows, who were in compauy with 4 LARGO doc
racing Ip and down the lawn u short dis
tancc from the house One was Il dark
faced lad Of perhaps twelve wears know
at once that he was Mrs CIaytcu's son thn
resemblance was so great But the Other
rl}d was mach Younger, no, more thon Cvc
ycars Old, and fair with light curling hair.
a,iI tn mveoIf. ,t,hnt 10 H,n n,,s''', -
| h.vn ,ln,,;rl mo " '''' '"|S
| lrsf hnrc thc maid c,,,o,,o, ,>,,;,,.,,.
"WrI littIr miss rca1,, Co.. h,.r,;,t,o,,r
She said rhcrrilv. ,.hnt r. rni, ,i,'a,
,s your nomcl' F'N''''' " nav
| NDo,cos I ,,nr ~ 7 o,,,ro,.oI
",rl,,nl; vr mis.. mimn i. M,,,,,;>, ,,;..,,
cl and Mr., Cjnyton grot mo - Fotoh ,.n
down to hrcn,,fnsi y W WI ~
| g, a,,.;.r ,'!,,, i'r,, a., .,,
(l;;.r,n,n II was Ia,ot, W Ioft,, ron',H.
| and tho table. nj which tho farSil,, T,a,.,,
n1raaAv sratrI wac |r,it,nrin,t ,,.;th w.,
glags snd ciI,,nr TInro ,,.S,r, ~ ~
taGIc NIrs t'ay,on hcr hnshon6 . az eto'iT tnto
co,,n,,,,,,, ,'nS t '',"'''''' q a'oltu'
munJ, the two bovs boG s"cn ~ 1"tSo '9o oar rn
drr ana VIVA o,I - n%a9 ,,, ~ ,"e s''iI
tnlarh,, tnouvh af"rvar1 ny T;snorSrrd GMm "Sr,
that nt,o aud hcr hrothnr ,ynrn I,,,;r,..
therefor, She was two vcars NV scnior Rnt
she , rrrta;ny the ;nosi hond mdV
somo chnd had ever seen. TO me, in fact.
| she looked as I might have imoginod an
angel would She was fair as the flv, with
IL soft, rose tint in either check: her hair
was golden as n sunbeam. her eyes blue rs
| the Sky in June and hcy Iins like yCt coral