The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-07

,oo, bonc;np down over his eye. One could
sec nothing Of his features Dut lohS liz
nose and dccp-Sct. bcady placK eye n,' i
fustian Jacket was worn TO rags aI ';, lhu ~, ~
hows-and so was mine. as for thnt-spht III
the seams between the shoulders Wilh .ho
constant strain os the laboring arms. ohJ"
upon n time his top-hGo's n''u n uue" yc,Inw,
but now they were all the same yci,oM
CLAW color with the trousers that were
tucked into them, and just us badiy III heeo
of repair. ,,
arm moi for support but for guidance, DC
causo he was stone blind. He was thirS OF
tbereabout. | believe; but he looked iwshty
wears older than |, who am nov a;w,h hno%h'
iwentv-six. Though he was Dutch by plrtm'
he looked like an AsiptIc, being q snni,,
dark jew. with all the charactcristics oi ms
peoples while l. with my ia,r M nR,' ns,o npnar. ,,
ence to my Northern race. lie wa" pcilol
dressed than any ot Ills, LOT thouSh Iv n"" M
accompanied us, and rouehcu IL 80 i"i "J q"
boorl and lodging were concerned, ne nau
taken only n financial part in the enterprise
his blindness naturally dcbarring nm rom rom
a laborious part. His clothes retained
!, something Of their original nPlehrhhcEc.
Alboit ho had worn them day after day LOT
eighteen months at least; whereas NINE;
what with exposure to the sun, lhc sven. 'i,oa -,
work rough usage ana the s'rhlS' ,nrnoIv n"r
employed in repairing them were S'ar'uis ~ -
recognizable as Christian clothing: ms
face gave more sign Of strain ana laltSu,, ~
tHan either tho Judges or mtnsr o,inf Miiit,, tn
the mind physical labor is, Ihcro was I;
furrow between his br6Ts. deep ines uo
scendng from the inner angles Of III: e.sh. HyIS
egs pnSask nsas$k GG&& s2% the GSs5s en%
even repulsyc, -ttssnJmiist, his features, .woi,
not i'll shaped. and it was due chiefly to tn,
regularity of his cycs. Most people OF darl
complexion. like his. have dark iris TO IN
eye, but his was "f steely gray ana was w
moro noticeable because there was the iri
and nothing else; th"rC was no pupil--noth
ing but that gray patch upon tho y"li"wlSI
ball OF the eye. tie kept his eyes open whc
his mind was prCO""upicd. Oltcn, Wncn II
was sitting near iac while worked, haV
changed my position that might not s"
those ghastly eyes wide open TO an Africa
sun vet unconscious Of its glare. ThCr
was something terrible i'm his blindness.
Our rear was brought up by ia" Kid
The namo by constant U@s and faniliarit
had long ceased TO he slangy to my car.
Poor little Lola! She was tho raggcdc'
and most diSrrpu;ab!n Of the lot, though
was not for that reason that she wake
behind us: indeed. had she suspected I'M
to follow implied inferiority Shc would haN
marched ahead of her own father. TIL
was her character.
The child wore II ragged red flannel pc
ticoat, q cnmisolc that had Oncn bccn whit
and a coorcd handkerchief tied loose
round he: neck. S'ic had n string of colort
beads upon her wrist. but neither hat {
her head nor shor or hcr foot. Her purr
bIackzhar grew low down on hcr tempt
and broke into curl over the cars at Il
nape Of her ncck. and wherever II was II
controllcd: il WAS matted together in
thick. loose plait that fell down To her wnls
and tied mt tho ond with Il strip of rcd fla
mel. torn from her pcticoat She hai q
prettiest little hands and feet, II dark oil
skin. n large but beautifully shaped mOut
with the finest teeth have ever seen. ~
a pair of glorious black "ycS. full of 3udaci
and bctraying only too faithfully her wi
and unGOvcrnablc disposition. Proper
dressed land wa-hcD, she might ha
passed for Il Spanish princess; in her pre-
ent condition thcr0 WAS no mistaking II
for anything but the sclf-willcd littlc saVa
she was
The Kid had given us II deal of trouble
had we forescen how much, do not thi