The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

10 lake tnaV CaODy on. Dut IL
warnt pleasant. won't accommodate
agar.
And you amt ever COINS to sell,
Colonel jay"
Look here, Jo," said the colonel,
testify, how old are you2 Eighteen
years. Well, guess you remsmber me
as soon as you remember anything. Did
you ever know me ito change my
mind' That ground ain't-ever,to-be-
disturbed"
Joe turned his full blue eyes on the
colonel
Chow about when you die, Colonel
Jay" he asked in his most deliberate
speech
The colonel was staggered and
showed u
If wery you 10 vent on, now
looking over ths water "IG fix that
while was able There's whole acre
there. and there lint but one end of it
in grave Ia sell it al under deed
that would make tn. man who bought 1t
keer the grave end nice and clean, and
III. grass cut-and perhaps flowers"
Colonel ,Tav rose from his chair.
Boy. he cried, you're right! Why
didn't think of that''
Theu his face fell suddealy.
But who'd he fool enough to buy'"
Il would" answered 10, stolidly, and
IT don't pay you a hundred dollars for
! It in 4 year time, you can take the
ground back ana all the improvements on
IT.
What the improvement meant, the
whole WORKS soon knew.
30 Tolly's store was the talk of the
place. 1t was little more than shanty,
but the laborers soon learned that the
shauty had goods OF better quality aud
lowel pr,'es or its shelves than the com
pany's handsome storehouse had on
theirs
II ain, very pretty outside, but I
tried tc have II good in, " said 10, mod.
cstly. lonkiu" At the well-stocked walls.
- spert al my money there
Ihc money referred to was small
sum which he hai gotten by auctioning
rff the worn off roof which covered him,
and the hit OF Land on which he stood.
In" resi- OF the tract had been sold al
most to the very dor step long before.
There had been no one to interfere in
his reinvestmeut, his father having per-
formed the first graceful act in his
worthless life hy stepping out of it at
this cpportine time.
Don spend it all in shosstrings and
r0,A candy. Toily.' the superintendent
had ss:I. Put il in bank and try to
keep aIn.rs to yout bank.boos. That's
tie way
Yes, S!r," said j., subnissiveiy but
a. the same ,i.ae it was not his way, nor
did he follow it.
4. hls. tle FOLLY store was only open
at ni@ht aud 10 waited or the customers
a';el ho":S, bat 4, the business grew a
small bnv kept store by day and was as
sistaa' t? the proprietor at night.
Il shouldn't think you'd dare, 10, !
shouldn't, indeed, said the weak -kneed
CLERK, who came to inspec; his enterprise
by stealth aati after nightfall. "Why,
wouldn't even like the chief to see me
come in here. And how can you sleep
right next to those gravesW
II like them, said 10. showing the
frs! sisa of interest: Pm getting real
feel like knew Aunt Jane.
Dear frenls, repent. no more delay,
For death VIII come to take no nay;
Be always ready, night and day,
suddenly was snatchei away
tfeel iuss like she was saying it to me
every time I read it,"
The head olerk-he of the ''peeled
eyes"-also paid 10 visit; but he came
in by broad daylight and examined
everything.
He laughed good deal, and looked
at JOS placid face curiously.
You're bucking against big con-
cern, boy he said. "I tell you you'll
have to work like an OK and kick like a
steer
10, smiling his usual rather stupid,
slew smile, listened to each one aud said
nothing.
As yet the superintendent hal said
nothing either. but that came,
One day, as 10 was passing through
his office, he stopped hiun-------------.l--s-s-.
"Tolly," he said, earelessIy, chow
much do you hold your land at'"
"What do you think it's worth sir"
inquired 10, respectfully.
"Not much"
I've got my store built and paid for
out of it," 10 went on, as though calcu.
lating aloud. GIVE paid for my land,
the business is growing, and -"
"Iou take week to think it over in,
said the superintendent, hastily.
On that day week 10 entered the
superintendent office and stood before
his desk.
''Well, Tolly." said the superintenpd.
ept, what is it,"
ITS ten thousand dollars" said Jo
When the superintendent had little
recovered he knew that he wa very
angry man, and at the same
time that it behooved him to walk
carefully.
THE directors couldn't consider such
prrr-,-- ne saIu. ''IU wouTdn't be
worth il to them"
'No, sir, said 10, meekly. 81
know it amt worth much to anybody
but me- "
Then it was that the superintendent
gave 10 very clearly to uuder:tand that
hc considered him infringing on the
rights OF the co nrily in whose service