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

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- Have you found him the faint
voice quivered, as tho bearded faces
looked into the wagon again.
What did you say his name wasp
questioned Jess. "It sortoslipped me. ~
'tPaul,p and her voicp dwelt low
inglysupon the name Thul Emery.
The shaggy heads were solemnly
shalsen No one knew Paul, Emery
Puzzled, they withdrew fbE another
consultation.
"I'm afeard she'll never see her boy,
Lone as hiesa Jesn % fopPa M mighty sSon s1as sa1ida
Wonder if we couldn't sorto find
him, anyhow," said Cal. Mebby she.
h ruP.Twouldn't make her no worse"
spoke jess, "an' it might"- 'P.k
,s The others grasped the idea. Again
the bearded faces looked into the
wagon. ....Is
know him at first sightr cues IS
toned Jess; Might have changed
good deal" - ~.
The sick woman babbled on little
while of how she would know her boy
her Paul. Then she produced bat
tered tintype from beneath her pill
low.
o,o.a mhat rs ls1, Ranl, my boyP she said,
The picture difnly revealed q slender
young follow, honest faced and beard
The. shaggy heads were .graav,ely
shaken. ~.,. .el 4,,. -.
THE scar don't show much in the
weakly. is"Tho doctor i said it Would %
, m rprnoiy, fha,o ALL
said she never wanted it to fade from
his cheek, because it would always be
q reminder of how he had risked his
life to save hers. Bessie"--' Ea@.s''i@
The committee heard no more. They
had hastily withdrawn. sf'sA
,Cj III stay yere an wait fur jerry"
Cal Senter said, after few moments
conference was held. 'Take my hoss.
Wal, reckonn--,s- -, .ri,,-v ~
The restIof tho celmmitteemen were
galloping away, end he was alone be-
side the wagon.
Looks like imposin, on the pore
woman" he muttered. "But, if we
kain't find the right son we've got to
do the next best thing. HelI look
something like her Paul when the
boys hev got through with him." -
" Sinks, the outcast, lay stretched
face downwards in the shade of few
scraggy persimmon trees, near the head
of little draw" two miles beyond
the spot where the committee had left
him. There was mbfe56 despair in
his face than any citizen OF Prairie
City had ever seen there But when,
aroused by tho hoof beats, he found
himself again in tho hands Of the cmi-
grafton committee, the old and almost
!, ,sxpressionless mask fell over, his face
He mado no comment when ordered
to pile SattSp Gals horse, and the
cavalca\g took the back track towards
fral1e City, at q headlong speed. But
Shee, S;% ,,nmndf5lg Jess, close at hand nes'sA'
care fS !" b right, anyhow. Nobody'h
the eai 81, ntcr, squatting in the shade Of
troop Homan's Yogon, saw the httle
and es q quarter of o milo away,
her. b ,led: BLAMED imposition on
JefrI ac 4us the best we KIN do" :
ut6pert was passedby the cavalcaae
1ss5 inifs hands and pockets 5c, C,
, evident that he comnrebonSo,i w!
.umdtlon, for ho said, addressinn b;mssI re 81
~. ;Lo9ks ,2 like great shame. but It nnhh
lts the best the boys kin do ~ !" niooo '
% Snnks' look of stolidity chanood :
one OF mystification and astonisg,i tieu
S1on after Praiio CITY was reanhai1 si1
nc ne was hurried into the barber b.iteu sha,
ana t thrust into chair, and 81 res resno,' Smo y
20 q stern command from ono .TespS Tpus' th'
halghtof the razor trirhmed t@be @ 81. sn'
oIss oI > nalr and removed his beard with vii
atpi tcpeiierlty that threatened to rob Ii,n bin,