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

10 in swimming. I jumped into a pool
Z saw black bass mischievously
flirting with a walleyed pike, and Was
waving the water into rolling dimples,
Titled with sunshine, when I heard the
furious barking Of a dog. scrambled
up the bank and as I had no time to put
Con my clothes-th dog, a terrible look.
ing beast, was coming full tilt climb.
ed the nearest tree. The dog ran up
and, growing in deep anger, sat down
and directed his unwinking gaze at me.
knew that he would chew me if I
should get down, and sat there in the
K forks ofthe Tree, waiting for him to be
convinced that it was useless to depend
me. had probably been in the
tree. ten or fifteen minutes when a man
came along. The dog began to wag his
Icalled to the man, but without
replying he sat down with his back
sS;sgainst o stump, struck match and
lighted. his pipe.
Took here ! called, .is that your
sdeg5s,
Yes:'
ell, won't you please call him OFF,"
.sss Don't want to call him off when that
amt his name. Names jack
e.ssI don'treally care what you call him
sssjjust 80 you tell him to come away and
sslet.me get down."
sessaIhis amt none of my affair, said
assand I don't care to take hand in it.
8. ruls an life is never to meddle with
That don't concern me-"
Bat, good gracious, am getting
ssss blueS with cold and must come down.
:Ssssa hat made you take off your
clothes? You might have known that
you would get cold.'
:ssszsstss went in swimming
ell, a man that would go in swim
lining this time Of year ought to get cold.
1ou don't know me, do you:"
do not
800. But you kuow my sister,
s. Don't:kno ab2:st that either. Don't
know that lam acquainted with any of
9 your family"
ss :t.YY ell, but you know my sister all
right enough. You promised to marry
Eher;, and I believe / will make this my
affair and Keep you up in that tree until
yon fulfill your obligation. My name is
Lester Bowles, and my sister is named
Mattie
s. can't help what your name is, aud
have nothing to do wish what your sis.
s ter's name may be; Inever saw you be-
sfore, and this is the first time tina. I have
Il ever heard of your sister,
IS III right, Brother Buck, if you are
I satisfied, 7 am. It's pretty comfortable
down here in the warm sunshine. JACK
Undressing the dog), don't tear his
clothes yet
The Internal dog had begun to sniff
myclothes and show his teeth in an an.
8 CRY way. Don't tear them yet, jack
sthe fellow added. 'I'll tell you when Tho
time comes. So you don't know my sis.
ter? ?S again speaking to me.)
sss I positively do not
sSsSssss Well, we'll see about that. You
didn'ttell her that you were worth ten
Thousand dollars and that you wanted
1sher to be your wife ?"
swear to you that I have never
seen your sister,
~ Have it your own way, sir, but let
netell you that you will never get down
outSof. that tree alive until you have full.
titled your obligation. My sister is not
sfar from here, and just as soon as you
sssay ys5.he word will send for her and the
3 preacher. She can climb the tree and
marry you
s'sHe took a. pistol from his pocket
and vigorously puaed his pipe. The dog
/: grinned viciously as he shifted my
clothes.
Ny friend, said /, it hardly seems
! conceivable that any man could make
so great mistake. You sister may be
very beautiful, and if I had met her some
time agoI should doubtless have fallen
insloye with her, but the truth is I am to
marry Mabel Gray at FIVE O'Clock this
very evening; so, I pray you, call your
! dog away and let me get down.
He laughed uproariously, and then I
saw that he was insane.
Shall I send for my sister," he
asked.
answered, I knowing now
that he had no sister.
sstAll right, but whom shall send?
can't send the dog, for I cannot make
him understand, and cannot 60, for
fear that you might in some way escape.
r guess we'd better wait. Sister will be
along after awhile
So s. SCI made motion as if / would come
down, but he pointed his pistol at me.
spoke to him again, but he refused to
talk. He sat with his elbows resting on
Ibis knees, and with the pistol pointed ct
me. Then I shouted until I was hoarse,
but no one came. The deepening leer
son his face showed chat he was but little
removed from actual madness. The sun
sank on a line with the tree tops; the
budding leaves, touching me when a
breeze stirred them, were cold. The wa.
ter had lost its blueness and dark shad.
ows began to fall across the pool.
S n'Will you be go kind as TO tell me the
-time?' asked.
"He looked at his watch and answer
ed: TT is ten minutes after FIVE, but I
spray you not to be impatient; sister will
be here after awhile
"I raved; the dog began to tear my
clothes. "Lst me come down." I cried,
.aud I will give you the finest horse in