The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-21
THE OUTCAST.

z. The tolt, his appearance and mini
.. The stHstory, all conspired to his
4. The pom, and had not only robbed
8. The CSpect and credit, but even of
question @ oIg place. He had skunk into
o. Inc ity, no person know exactly
mission. ut when he skunk out of It.
Il T. me erson in tho settlement who
m 1Yed Cat the years of under.
rms Vg was apprised of his going.
misnt W. OF tho moro cnterprising citi-
only SIX he self appointed emigration
rohiIttee-followed him.
!t ING such cases, tho undesirable man
,r"nu,,ally given twenty-four hours in
.nT to settle up his affairs and place
ed To ounty Iy~ between himself and
- unappreclativo community. In
no case ot Sinks, there were no af-
airsto settle.
Tho hne was ten miles away, and as
the committee had but little faith i'm
inks as pedestrian, little process
Ieon OF mounted men had left Prairie
s. MY. with Sinks, round shouldcred
ad discouraged looking, riding ahead.
when the Line was reached, the dis.
- apee to Boomopolis was about b milo
less than that to Prairie City, and the
ommittee reasoned that Sinks would
Eeep on, and thus save clear miles
ourneying.
wal, yere we air." said Long Jess
hasters, as they reached tho lone Jack
39k just beyond the county boundary.
~ reckon you know tho penalty,
j Elinks9"
"Reckon I do"
Perhaps q previous experience had
made him familiar with tho unpleas-
ant penalty bestowed upon ''runout"
man found within tho county confines
nter the expiration Of his time of
grace. When no had dismounted,
bhnks strode slouchingly away.
wal, good-by. Sinks, called Long
"c..,,., r. ,..-."-s---. roy, .nv
uar;ss a3sa, ,hSsSsS SSsSaGz0ssing department: LOoF
BE looked INC efsvO 10 s.,o,ru T
the fair <Aairie Pictuiv, -
f7Jrusion of wild flowers springlng
tom the soft, undulating carpet Of
-Eeen. His hat dropped -deiectedly,-
boots wero run over, and his Gar,
nts seem undecided whether to fall
~ or stay on. There was less colorin
his face than usual, and the rud;,y scar
on his cheek was moro marked by tho
contrast.
IA For little while tho committee
PATCHED him, dragging his feet AS if
bey werc almost too heavy for him.
he1. d,sa ,%st no rs they turaSS aSSsslts ts rid.
So. 9, ,.ss'1C 1.Cy saw him stoop as if pluck
% ing one of tho bright prairie flowers.
!. hobby the blossoms heard him mutter:
, mini Looks like tho flowers that grow by
more door of tho kitchen nth. /
menHe slouched away faster than before.
i. Were was moro color in his face now,
mend tho scar on his check. showed less
at inly.
arc ntFlowers, and run out man
law!" no muttered, with moro
No,rgy than he had displayed for
get ticks. .s+f. -
POSHhe committee watched him q fittlo
niger, but they were galloping toward
Sfrairio City when he half turned and
la.azed after them with look tLHt was
withlmost wistful.
subj Mono of tho horSemen spoke for
Theeveral minutes. Then Cal Scntcr, tho
witself elected wit of tho settlement, re-
tthemarlsed, with predatory 'wal:"
20, "Good riddancc to bad rubbish, Us
pa told 'em when tho blind dog was
pr stold."
ar ar The committee scarcely grinncd, end
W Long jess Masters did not appear TO
: hear. This inattcntion upon the part
? of tho elongated citizen was all tho
moro depressing to the humori5t be,
cause Jess was usually tho first and
loudcst to laugh at lis efforts.
"Whcn mans got TO 50, Wy, hc y
got to-" jess said, presently, "An'
when he gifts SOS he sets around till he
mighty nigh grows fast, an snc2Es
around till everybody is tired o secin'
, him, an borrys his tobacco, an never
buys nuth'n', an pays no taxes, an
won't vote, an never docs nur says
~ I. H. nI ~
lows it's nuth'n' to him whether the
railroad comes ycro OF goes to Boom
opolis-w'y, when y man gifts that FUR
.-onc, 7 reckon hos rot to 90. Or
''Or be buried" interrupted Cal.
"Thats it." jess went on. 'pra:rc
CITY h'ain't got no use fer that kind o
pcoplo. But, somehow
Whats that over tharI" inter
rupted another committeeman.
4 covered wagon, drawn by pail
OF skinny horses, rounded the slope ol
slight rise" half u milo distant.
Must como middlin' iur by the way
Ule team crawls," said Jess.
What air they dom out ycrc, away
Of from any road"
CHANGING their course, the commit
tee ralloped towards tho slow moving
vehicle. AS they ncarcd it they made
discovery. There seemed to be nc
driver, and tho rcius worc dragging
The skinny team stopped rs the hose
man came up. Long jess lifted ono o.
tho tattcrcd curtains and looked int
the wagon. =,
"Oh, have you found my boyi' :
faint voice quavercd, eagerly. -,
Tho other members of the commit
tee pccred into the wagon. \ women
with tangled whito hair about he
wrinliled face, that was wan one
ghastly, turned her delirium bright
ened eyes, full of q pitiful, unroason
g., and improved head to Sinks acquisi-
tons
The sick woman did rot look SC
shastly, thanks to tho kind Offices OF
v Cal and Jerry, who had administered
some Of the brandy that the latter hat
brought from Prairie City, and haC
made a doubtful quality Of beef tc;
over little fire down in the hollow
With awkward gcntlcncs5 they hat
pushed back the gray hair and hat
a. Ill u, 1.