The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-14

should have heereds him there a-whistlin'
IKE blackbud. singin' songs. drawln' us
out out OF ourselves. and maxim 2 pleasant joke
there, who was her best friend in that
trouble. She'll tell you it was Gentleman
Ihorne, not her father. She had a bit Of a
iteyer-it lever was him made up bed for her.
walked fifteen mile in the night TO
get things from the store. set up night
AFTER night TO give her water. end used
lor TO sing out about the sleepin' beauty and
Gineralla, while he was peggn' AWAY at the
burned stones. ! will allow, miss. were
ashamed TO let him see was losin' heart,
and when felt like blasphemin' ut things in
gen al. used TO take short walk and let
of all my swearin whore he couldn't hear
me. Well, II did look as ef we had hooked
ON to the everlastin' fish kittle. Then Israel
lunked It second time. I'VE hev still o few
pounds leit,' he says to Gentlemen Thorne.
lets throw up the cards which they might
new done without going from our written
word, they two formin' a majority But
Gentieman Thorne wouldn't agree to IL. 1t
Woaidnt DC iair to the Judge. he said. and
then he promised that II We failed In the
end he'd stick by Israel. and keep him like
his own fesk and blood until he found the
means OF keeping hisself. which was more
Well. we played on till the last cent was
spent In stores. and the storos had got down
TO half tin OF beef. and % screw OF shap,
aS'd ,sasa lighted on q two-eaTas stone
the Great Hesper. We couidn't allow e % was
real. yet we sorter thought 1t was Any
now. we didn't sleep till we got to Natal and
had IL tested. We sold the Hitler stone, and
seraped enough together to pay our passage
TO southampton by the next boat. In COM
mlttee we agreed to go to q bank and raise
money on the diamond as soon's we landed !.
but no one wouldn't take US on. end II the
police hadn't put US on this track I'm burned
II know what particlcr ole we should hey
been stickin I'm at the present moment"
During this recital. which have abbre-
waited considerably. Van Hoeck, who
despised the Judge and abomina ated ali he
said. sat with his eyes closely shut. his
nostrils pinched. and his black brows
creased together. 80 that they almost met
Miss Lascelles listened with intense inter-
est her pretty lips just pared. and 1
thought she looked more kindly upon me
for the glowing eulogium--of which have
The Kid changed her position, seeming
to catch some OF her fathers enthusiasm.
and sitting upon her heels with her hands
ciasped before her. turned her fiashing eyes
sometimes upon mo. but more often upon
Miss Lascelles. as II to watch the effect OF
this narrative. =
One thing Is obvious said Sir Edmund
cheerfully; you won't want to leave me to-
night
-Neery one on us. sir, you betl, replied
the Judge. while Van Hoeck and expressed
the same sentiments in other words 81
The baronet spoke In low tone to his
daughter. who rose and left the room.
The next thing to consider is.- he then
affair. To purchase your treasure Il OF
courss altogether ont OF the quostion. But
should like to buy small--a very. very
smalI--share in IL, paying down q certain
suN Tor your present convenience, and TAX