The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
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~ "h'Nh 'ShNS'N' hi'i o''
n,od s,ro,|cr persons an unexpected
like a GoIz rtance service.
|5irdie Ircdioc, then bright,
-. ~ haired child OF 3, was a great
II my itc among tho visitors at the
Hcrs Point hotel, whittier she had
'royfn brought by her widowed mother
Wrrccovcr from the effects OF n severe
NiinCSs that had lasted several weeks.
al tho old ladies and old gentlemen
ah0ut the place, and even some OF the
young ones. were fond Of talking with
her and pctting her. But Col. Jack
NClStctl, If lie had seen her at all, did
not appear to have noticed her. lie
was much given 10 solitude, and did
not 81 I'd much Of his time on the
hotel .lzza. Moreover although fond
of oh;!,.rcn. hc could not help rcncn-
hcring lis disappointment in not Lc.
ing able to marry Evelyn Carter, arid
the sight of pretty child frequently
nlat,c him melancholy by reminding
him that Ec had mono of his own.
lirsidcs, lac had been 1t the hotel only
tyvo on three days when the important
event connected with Birdie took
place. 1t is certain that he had not
once seen her with her mother, and
did not even know her name.
One afternoon wien brisk wind
Was blowing or shore, the colonel
| pivcr taking his gun as usual, and
promising himself Il shot at some stray
sen gull if he could find no better
| ing on tho leach, others were sitting
on tho steamboat wharf, and some
! were promcnading in front OF the
hotel; while II groupof children mt the
| Indian tcut, not far away, were buy-
ing bead moccaains ana birch park
baskets. lhc ycianoa was croWaco,
"nu nrS; IrroIoc was SitI"lS 'i'cic
WIN ilitlc biruiC, Nlch pTicNoie'i,
old l,r. i1ayG0od nappciico aiotS' ana
:Skcu iHc "iuoW II no ih'Gi'C ''hc INC
rhild GOWN 10 ,no 1Cht 10 ouy ao,l'G'
thing Tor hCr. Mrs. lrcdloo ConScntc1'
and the old gcnt!c!nin ana III" ll,ic
companion dcscchdcI INC Steps 20
%'lilcr. b"lOrc lhc! h''d Icaclic', '''C
tent, and as they were walking aioii%
the hlgh ground close ;oo'c Iiio
water; 'lcy met an ithii'h pcoS'Gt
who had II couple OF dozen Toy Dai'
looms i"r S;'ie, AT iaS,Gncu Shi py noing
iIinS iu ,1 III, ip Eoye EIyn his iI hrad g" '''S
oh b"nutifuI biz npplcs" cx.
claimed EirGic rapturouslv. hcI
suarklinr ewes fixed on the large elias.
tic crimson globes, which she seemed
TO mistake for fruit. "Givo Birdie
onc?"
D,, JI,vrood berou TO borpoin with
tho ItoliSn md TOOL, tho stick from
linn IN scInrt - b,lloon from the bunch
lis s,,nII CricnI was dcIirhtcd imoo o:
iuinr aho was TO have tho entire
bunch.
"Au-oIl for mot" shc cr;cd ono
cI,nn;nr Lcr h,njs sho. stretched
thcri o,,i toward Tho covrtcd t,.,asur,
~ ''itt,, ~, o., ,inro;, aGM"'M .'.G ,hos
MI 60 n,t,1,,,n,l 6,ho I;rl boortcI
Ioc,n,, ,L,t hn rrsnlvcI 10 L,oor Lcr
fnr y r'omcnt # onv rata So Gather
;nr tho lnnr str;nrS tomcther Eo tied
tLSr oroumd E;r3ic's waist then lc,
"n and tLn hniinnrs olI nootcj n,
55roumJ and nhovo Lcr head and shout
Gnrs mnl;inm q ,roy sncctoclc of her
Thr ioctor5pJ thr Jtnlinn both stood
hy smiIinr NJ Lcr satisfaction. Wien
sTddrnlv tS thcir nnngcmcnt n stroro
frust Of w;rl rouscI olI tho balloons tC
swov 70 ono side-a4tref-t1iiur f55iir5Iio Oh
+ -; = = -.-I - r..W'. =
II happened SO unexpectedly that,
before they could do anything to pre-
! O., ','N N'N.'.'S NtH
,i.: poriio away ny INC cluster OF fantastic
inHoN'hS nS CRIMSON ra!iS' up ana OF over
u!o M"'E'. AN" us tue Wind was OH
S.'",i S.n"ii II "eei'SH 1'iovl'nDlo that shc
"o"iu DC carried ny IL across the
'''",'tn .1a, "t tnr ii,irr nStralSht out TO sea
great Hcavrns! shouted the doc
'or nm IN nciHlrA" h":irr' -,
a., nc l"'i';ll' Th'iitrh with despair at
,; ailc n'%" ol ms pailo"'S' began frcn
Et'" ,'',r'' 1T 'i'c S;'h'o 'imc eXclaln'
..iE .E J." ''r unhappy Hlu gentleman
. @ I"u tE'iC '''c''' '"r aii-a a'hoSc-a! you
s'"fEt irT iIlI,; I,i
,,d az ',.,,I ,,a'''vi? III 'i!c wafer observed
io' ''t;irS s'siit o' !, iltIlc girl
,n;', !;;,L'tt".'H t"H Sniiiii% 'i,rougA lh9 ar
.,,'I m'''' '.,' ".ll'?N 'sr" ny ing hilciiinc,
,,,, ,mn,,, '''I,' S"i'tiS "p""iu III aiii;sZe-
~ n""s on saolc iccRinc