The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-11

SarpunC WIZ "1cn ue lOol I've, anu
watever could turn de head of de fust
woman kin mighty apt turn de head OF
de last one ot'em. I tellyou wat, men,
1 have bin so aggravated by some
of desc gals dat eff warn't afeer'd to
walk out after dark, I have bin
frickently tempted to 90 to cross
roads and."-
"Oh psnuh! Absalom," cried one
who was listening, "you needn't go to
crossroads; for de Devil is de most
obleeginest of all creeters. He will
come to you in your own room, eff be
finds dat you're in dead yearnest, and
put a shnake in bofe O your pockets" !"
swell, goot peoples" remarked an
other II believe dis man, Samuel
Burns, is rally got sich shnake. I tell
you wat let's do; let's take him to night
down to de river, and tie him fast in a
canoe wild loaf of br cad and bottle
o. whiskey, and send him adrift."
"WaitW said Abram Priester in q
inoarse mysterious whisper.
After washing their hands and faces
in tubs of water placed in the yard for
that purpose, the laborers sat down to
dinner, and it grew dark before they
arose from the table, for it was loaded
with the Righteousness of thriving in
dustry, and their appetites were keen.
The girls had already dined, and were
still carding in the house, where they
expected the young men to join them.
Abram Priester meeting with Yetta
Elfns deposited something in her
hand which he evidently did not wish
any person to see.
"Be sure" said he to her, ito manage
dat your daddy receives de pipe from
Burns, and at de right moment, scream
at de top of your voice, Guy Fawks"
In leaving her he was joined by
Mark Meyer to whom he whispered:
Gwen I give de sign, run out and
stand behind de sassafrack tree, so dat
you kin knock him down eff he gifts
away from me, and tries to run trough
the gate, after de poeoeder goes of.
He is an old man, Abram Priester, a
very old man, and can scarcely walk
without his buck horn-headed stick
how can he run? For shame! come
now, T am willing and ready to aid you
in clipping with Yetta. What is disobe-
dience to parents connected with run
ming away with a most beautiful girl
in comparison with murder?
Night came on and the sounds Of
merriment began to be heard. Mr..
Elfns, unconscious of the paracidal plot
so rapidly maturing against him, sat by
the fire quietly talking with the school
master and some of his old friends,
equally admirers of the prodigious at
tainments of Samuel Burns. The room
was full of blooming damsels; among
whom Yetta Elfins and Nancy Hal
berdroppels shone conspicuously. The
young men came dropping in one by
one, and the hum of conversation COM
menced, mingled with the grating
sound of the cards, as the girls contin-
ued assiduously to ply them.
Yetta stood behind her fathers chair
filling his pipe with tobacco, as was her
habit. Suddenly she seemed to recol-
lect something, and handing the pipe
to Mr.. Burns with the request that he
would finish filling it, and that "daddy
liked 1t l,osked tight" She left the
room but soon returned and resumed
her station near her father. Meanwhile,
several Dutch Fork songs had been
given by the company; and Mark
Meyer was put forward by Nancy to
sing a song, "wat was her delight"
But scarcely were the first lines utter
ed, when Mr.. Sanel Burns up his nose
and hissed, ,-declaring that such a
song should not be tolerated in ele-
CANT society.
Nancy's feelings were deeply wound
ed by the reception Marks song net
with, and she bestowed upon him
many comforting endearments.
"Neffer mind, Mark" she cried, "you
shall sing it for me weneffer you comes
20 see me-"
~ dunno wat de world is comm to-"
replied Mark. "Efer sence dis school
masters bin amongst US, nottink watts
rue and comes from de heart is allowed
% be said or sung. It's all in de head,
and don't git below de tongue. Peo-
ole's gittin' so dat dey likes nottink
out watts ornamenshal and agin natur.
It's no tellin' wat it's gwine to pc in
'ears to come"
At this juncture Mark, recognizing a
ignal from Abram Priester darted out
If the room, followed by the expressed
of the company who whis-
oered that his heart must be nearly |
broken by disappointment. The desire
or music was still predominant; and
here was general call upon Abram
oriester for certain song in the sing
ng of which he seemed to have won
ONE notoriety. Nevertheless, gloom
lad settled upon Abrams spirit, and
required some persuasion to gain his
onsent.
"Sing it," whispered Tetta, "you
AVE plenty of time yit, for it's packed
ight.n
All, Yetta, Ietta!
"Come, Mr.. Priester," cried Samuel
Burns, patronisingly, "let US hear your
ong." I
Abram gave the pedagogue scowl-