The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-03

furious barking OF dog. scrambled
Emp. the bank and as I had no time to put
my clothes 1.-The dog, a terrible look
B ing besst, was cor, ing full tilt climb.
sed the nearest ,e. The dog ran up
and, growing leep anger, sat down
and directed biz .nwinking gaze at me.
I knew that would chew me if I
should get d !, and sat there in the
s. forks Of thet waiting for him to be
convinced .h. twas useless to depend
son me, had probably been in the
tree ten or fifteen minutes when a man
came along. The dog began to wag his
tail. called to the man, but without
replying he. sat down with his back
against sa stump. struck match and
lighted his pipe.
sLcok here I called, .'ia that your
dog
Yyes.
ssssassW ell, Won'tyou please call him OFF,"
Don,s want to call him off when that
amt his name. Names jack
q dom 'treally care what you call him
s:jjust sosyou tell him to come sway and
letne get down."
sss.ets.This amt none of my affair, said
Che, and I don't care to take hand in it.
ysrule. in life is never to meddle with
That don't concern me-"
Butt good gracious, am getting
blueswith cold and must come down.
hat made you take off your
Clothes You might have known that
youswould get cold
ssssss & Z went in swimming
Ell, "a man that would go in swim
ming this time Of year ought to get cold.
You don't know me, do you:"
$50 T 7 do not
But you know my sister,
% ont know about that either. Don't
know that / am acquainted with any of
8 yeur family"
ell, but you know my sister all
right enough. Tou promised to marry
gSgher; and i believe / will make this my
affair and Keep you up in that tree until
:You fulfill your obligation. My name is
Lester Bowles, and my sister is named
Mattie..,
50 4 can't help what your name is, aud
have nothing to do with what your sis.
& ter's name may be; Inever, ,saw you be-
fore, and this is the first time that I have
ever heard of your sister,
s. a.All right, Brother Buck, if you are
satisfied, Iam. It's pretty comfortable
E down here in the warm sunshine. JACK
b (addressing the dog), don't tear his
b clothes yet
he internal dog had begun to sniff
my clothes and show his teeth in an an
cry way. Don't tear them yet, Jack
the fellow added. 'I'll tell you when the
time comes. So you don't know my sis.
ster 3 (again speaking to me.
80 4 positively do not
.sss.s:sssWell, we'll see about that. You
didn'ttell her that you were worth ten
I: thousand dollars and that you wanted
|ssher to be your wife ?"
I swear to you that I have never
seen your sister,
Sszss Have it your own way, sir, but let
meStell you that you will never get down
Sout3of that tree alive until you have full.
filled your obligation. My sister is not
far from Eere, and just as soon as you
SAY: the word I will send for her and the
preacher. She can climb the tree and
msrry= you.'
/ s he took q pistol from his pocket
sand vigorously pufed his pipe. The dog
! grinned viciously as he shifted my
clothes
Ny friend,' said I, it hardly seems
I conceivable that any man could make
2 so great a mistake. You sister may be
very beautiful, and if I had met her some
time agoI should doubtless have fallen
sin:l love with her, but the truth is I am to
marry Mabel Gray at Eve o'clock this
very evening; SO, I pray you, call your
sdog away and let me get down.
81 he laughed uproariously, and then
l-saw that he was insane.
6 Shall 1 send for my sister," he
asked.
Ss2s:.ssYes,' answered, knowing now
ssthat hs had no sister.
ss All right, but whom shall I send 2 I
can't send the dog, for / cannot make
him understand, and I cannot 60, for
fear that you might in some way escape.
81 guess we'd better wait. Sister will be
8 along after awhile
$ s. 81 nade motion ss if would come
dowp, but he pointed his pistol at me. 1
spoke to him again, but he refused to
stalk. He sat with his elbows resting on
tfhis knees, and with the pistol pointed at
me. Then I shouted until I was hoarse,
but no one cane. The deepening leer
son his face showed that he was but little
{ removed from actual madness. The sun
sank on line with the tree tops; the
: budding leaves, touching me when a
breeze stirred them, were cold. The va
{ ter had lost it's hlueness and dark shad.
I ows began to fall across the pool.
"sWill you be 80 kind as to tell me the
time?' I asked.
"He looked at his watch and answer.
ed: IT is ten minutes after five, but I
pray you not to be impatient; sister will
be here after awhile
II rayed; the dog began to Tear my
clothes. "Let me come down" I cried,
.aud will give you the finest horse in
this County The only reply received
way ways an idiotic laugh and the rip, rip,
rip Of my clothes. The sun went down;
bull.bats beloved in tie fading Light.
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