Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-08-25

Sandy shook in avery limb. bat
answered 10. word
4 louder rap now at the door, and 81
oa n or two
Granny vrunc her hands in agony.
fo- lust then from the bed ame a low
moan
Broth cried the BARN granny,
broth"
"'open the door, Sandy, said granny.
open the door and taking the LITTLE
one IN her arms she stood. ike figure
turned TO stone, III the middle Of the
floor
"Jemmy, hardly more than 4 bahe.
/ cung weeping 10 my sklrt- as kneit in
| prayer by the freless stove asking AID
| from one greater and ri her than the
| owners of the coal mines
| There was silence for a III omcnt when
i the door Wa, opened, ther. one Of the men
| laughed
"'Comc, he sad, make ready to he
out Of this by noon. lnu had your
orders yesterday, sandy, ani ve mean -
enforce EN-.
But the hairn is near to dying, an
swered sandy, choking like. and sure
We will not turn Us out IN IL, storm
Well if the brat be near dying, said
an officer. brutally she may as Well die
outside as in
Then. tontinuedth woman shield
! ing her eyes with one hand, Il heard
gro"l like as from wild beast, then a
cry of mortal agony, and then Her
| voice broke, and she halt arose from her
chair and looked with a fixed, stony
gaze straight before her
/ And them ] qucred, after a painful
pause.
And then she resumed, with white
lips, ''t.1e man who had uttered that
cruel speech flung up h ; arms, >wave1
to and fro, and fell at oandy's feet with
out life or motion Then the rest sprang
upon sandy. who stood there d,zed and
horror stricken, white as the dead man
at his feet
I did nae mean to kill him. he SAID,
solemn'y. with uplifted hand; God
above knows did nae mean to Kill him
But the BARN is the light o my eyes and
if any Of We e fathers, We maun know
how-how- He could say no more
sir, for the tears which onoked hnm :;
tears wrung from his great loving heat
"a heart as tender as a womans.
Z" Come said the dead mans friends
savagely, come We don't want any OF
your whining You'll get halter for
this days work, never fear.
"A halter. :. exclaimed granny. daZed
like halter for my Sandy Then she
looked at the dead mans face. and
laughed, such horrid laugh. sir, that it
curdled the blood in our veins.
The child no longer moaned, but lay
quilt within her arms. Sandy shook or
the hands which held him, and stopped
to kiss the BARN
She's dead he SAID, quietly; my
Jenny. our pretty BARN, IS dead and
without another word turned and went
out the door, never TO enter it again.
surely" | stammered he was not
: -" l could not bring myself to utter
the horrible word.
, NO, sir" She said, quietly .'but he
wa, sent to prison for life >
And YOU and the boy. and granny .
/ | inquired -''what did YOU dog
The neighbors helped us to move
here, 'she said wearily, land helped tc
3 bury the child Grannv's reason fled
that very day, and as YOU see, still she
nurses the BARN. ard ever in her car
4 rings that mournful cry, Broth granny
+ broth -"
G The door opened Suddenly at this
luncture, and IN spranG Jenny, with q
look upon his face which brought u,
| both to our feet.
t Hes come lie easped hes come
Granny was nae mad vhcn she said he
5 come the day.
"Wh !" cried his mother. a wild hope
cleaning IN her eve Quick, Jenny
tell me- Who has Gomez"