The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-04
"Good evening to YOU, M. Priester,'

clSlOn, as II ne was 2lralQ OIL prououAo
ing a word wrong; II see you are com
ing from the direction of Mr.. Eltlns'
are his people all at home?"
"Look here, Samuel Burns" answer
ed .Abram, "don't aggrawate me jess
now; for feel dat dare's danger in me
You know very we'll dat I don't 60 tt
Mr.. Elfns'."
".No offence, I hope" returned thu
, pedagogue. -
".But dare is offence, 1 tell you, and
:, give you fair warnin', eff you ever skeel
my hoss agin, I'll beat your nose so ia
: upon your face, dat folks will say it wa'
done wild slidge hammer"
:, "My dear sir" demonstrated Burns
= "I did not frighten your horse, it wa:
, your horse that frightened me, for hi
nearly overran me. Indeed, Mr.. Prizes
. ter, it is very plain that you are seek
. ing opportunity to pick quarrel VIII
, me. In your hands, I know I would
, be as powerless as lamb under thf
! 7eerH0iss@alfJ5s 7eerH 0i I p F. 5he 6y, Mr.. Prizes
ter, did you ever read Esop's Fables?'
mo, durn your imperdence" yelled
Abram, his blood growing blacker and
blacker.
"Oh but you must read them; for
they are most excellent. There's one
of them, Mr.. Priester, I would particu-
larly advise you to read. 1t is entitled
the wolf and the lamb. You see, sir, the
wolf sought for an opportunity to raise
quarrel with the lamb so that he might
deyour him. So one day they were
| drinking from the same rivulet, and the
| olfaccused the lamb of muddyirg g the
; water. That can't be, SIR said the
lamb, because the water flows from
you to me- At that the wolf tore the
! lamb to pieces, not because the poor
creature muddied the water, but be-
| cause he aggravated one more powerful
than himself"
Samuel Burns" continued Abram,
"You'u 60 on foolin' wild me, ontil
there'n be trouble when you amt ex-
| pectin' of it. Did you git the letter /
| writ to yea yesterday, givin' you
waruin'?"
"Oh yes, I received it, Mr.. Priester,"
replied Burns, ha, ha, ha, it was fine
piece of composition. Why, Abram,
you ought to come to school to me. I
could teach you in two months how to
write better letter than that. You
surely do not venture to write to the
girls? They would all laugh at you"
At this Abram writhed in his saddle
and made a movement 10 dismount, in
order to wreak vengeance upon the
man who was, as he thought, making
sport of him. His good angel, how
ever, came to his help and changed the
color of his blood back to the clear
crimson of forbearance. In moment
he resolved to smother his rage, and
urging his horse onward he disappeared
from his accomplished rival. Though
scarcely had he lost sight of him when
his blood began to grow black again, as
he reflected upon the mans meanness
in importuniug young woman to
marry him upon the strength Of his
having the good will OF her parents.
He turned his horse round suddenly in
the resolution to rush back, and with
out waste of words, infict upon the |
person of Samuel Burns condign pun
ishment. The fable of The Wolf and
the Lamb was all that saved the un-
suspectiug pedagogue.' !
Regaining his composure, Abram |
threw the reins upon thearimars neck,
and sank into deep reverie. At
length he began to soliloquize.
"Iought to take courage" said he,
"for dat same cob-pipe is gwine to be
his ruination. 'clare, though, it's too
bad. I could make Mr. Elfins a busheI |
ofsieh, and better; but it would be Of
no Use. Wen people git so old dat dey
amt got no more sense; but mus keep
on bodderin and interfeerin' wild
wa5 dey amt got de feelins to under
staad, nor to rieollect ennythin' about;
but must keep on a bodderin young
folks wat has got to step in DER shoes,
and-and-a-take DER places, wy, IL
I-I-"while stammering away at this
personal pronoun. he had gradually,
while standing up high in his stir-ups,
raised his fist high above his head, and,
bringing it down with violence upon
the pommel of his saddle, exclaimed,
"I-I'll be durn'd eff it wouldn't be right
to put 'em out OF de way"
Beware, Abrsn Priester, beware!
The schoolmaster proceeded trium-
phantly on his way, and in a half hour
knocked at the door of Mr.. Elfins. He
was. received with great distinction by
the ole man and his wife. The pipe
was offered and accepted with thanks
expressed. Yetta, who was in an ad-
joining room preparing the table for
the evening meal, recognized the voice
of the visitor; and in an agony of dis
satisfaction petulantly seized the
and inflicted cruel blow
upon venerable tom cat who was
purring good-naturedly by the fire.
"Dare's dat schoolmaster agin," she
ugly, yaller-eyed,
pinty-nosed feller, wat daddy wants
me 20 marry. Now, amt it sin and
shame? Goodness gracious! wat sort of
3 life would I lead wild him? I won't
have him! I won't! won't. won'tw
At each asseveration she twisted her
pretty shoulders from side to side, and