The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-04
THE COB-PIPE.
TALE OF The COMET OF '45.
1.-THE PIPE.
BY DIR. O. B. MAYER, SR.

night to excite the Wonoel e'hu 'poo
lations of the people. Yetta Eihns toio
her father, with an air of indifference
calculated to impress the reader with
horror after the developments just
elected, that in her opinion it was a
sign "somebody was plottin' agln MS
nfe.n When she was questioned about
her reasons for thinking so she repileo:
"Wy, daddy, I've had dream; ana
I've dreamt it tree nights, one arter de
odder. Eff was you, daddy, I'd run
dis here schoolmaster off, and ia never
let him come anigh me agin; for, take
nv word for it, he's got evil designs
asin you; and dis here ting, wat we
sees every night in de sky, IS sent 1or a
warnin'. Oh, daddy, take my advice
and Gid rid of Samuel Burns; for ne IS
minded to kill you, as sure as am
your dorter."
In uttering these prophetic words,
Yetta had gradually scared to the wild
eloouence peculiar to women. For
while the old man was amazed; but
at length recovering his austerlty ne
cried:
swat de teffie ails de gal :: Is she
beside herself? Wat did you tream, you
hussy?"
"Wy, daddy, I dreamt dat de pigeon
house fell down." replied Yetta, serl-
ously.
"Watn exclaimed Mr.. Elfins IN a
tone of voice not unlike blow upon
the bottom of a tin pan, at the same
time planting his walking stick firmly
before him, while rage twinkled IN his
ewes as he discovered that so alarming
a prophecy rested only upon an lnsig-
nifcant dream.
"Watw
"Jess as sure, daddy, as you stand
dare" answered Eetta, gestlcu!atlng
vehemently with her head and out
spread hands, 'jess as sure asyou stand
dare, I dreamt de pigeon house fell
down, I dreamt it tree nights, and l
know it meant dat dis here school
master"
"Shtop. you goot-for-nottin' hussy.
Dis is some voolish teffelment wat
Apram Priester has bin wisperln' to
YOU: andn-here the old man advanced
towards Yetta with his stick elevated,
not, however, to chastise her, but
merely to illustrate his concluding SEN
tence,-"ef I ever sit widin reach of
him, I'll preak his rashkally head"
"Ah, daddy" cried Yetta, "Abram
once turned some strange cattle out O.
your"
"It's tam liem snarled the old man.
And" continued the distressed
damsel, "Abram stopped de holes in
nammy's garden, so dat de rabbits"
sIt's anodder tam lie"' growled her
obstinate father.
"Ah, WELL" sighed the poor girl, Il
see you will not take warnin'."
"Well, now, kin you tell me WIG all
your treams wat goot it would DO MI.
Purns to kill me?" enquired her father,
with great reason.
"Wy daddy, surely you and nanny
ricollicks Wen dis here schoolmaster
told US long time ago bout one Mister
Guy Fawks wat blow'd up wild five
hundret parrels Of gunpowder whole
houseful of peoples in de olt countries
on account of de Roman Catolicks"'
questioned his daughter with almost 8
Sibylline scream.
ayes, py ching, remempers it well
enoug" replied the old man, much
confused by the audacity of his dangh-
ter's insinuations, ~ remempers very
we'll all apout wat he said, but [ can't
see ennyting in it,"
"Ah, daddy, you will see Wen it's too
late" said she.
AS Yetta left her father she muttered
to hercelf through her compressed lips:
Eyes, yes, T see it muss be done: I'll
have to blow daddy up with gunpow-
der. I'll do it sure"
Foolish girl! Will you provoke me
to make Abram Priester's execution,
and likewise your own, the denoument
of this story?
Late one evening Abram Priester was
cantering along the road leading to his
fathers house from the direction Of Mr..
El6ns'. It was Friday evening, and
Samuel Burns had dismissed his school
s,mewhat earlier than usual. He had
all day, much to the neglect Of his
duties, been trying his hand upon q
work of art,-a piece of carving with
the blade of his pocket knife. Having
finished it to his liking, be dismissed
the CHILDREN to their respective homes,
and betook himself towards Mr.. Eltins'
where he was invited by the old folks
to spend the night Abram Priester
cantered swiftly on his way. His con-
trscted brows and the almost convul-
sive clutch with which he grasped his
brsdle-reins showed that thoughts of
an unpleasant nature We're agitating
his mind. An abrupt turn III the road
brought him suddenly into large old
field, and he was nearly thrown from
his horse by the animals darting to
one side with loud snort. Recover
ing himself. he saw advancing towards
him the figure Of man tidily dressed,
and holding in his hand something
which Abrams keen eye easily discov-
cred to be pipe Enthusiastically carved"
out of red cob, and having attached
10 it stem of unusual length. Alas,
b;S ,,aroontiyp MOWERS went fIlrt h or