Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-20

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with : swif; current shining 10 trar
him beneath the surface. Il was
p situation demanding pron0: action O.
the part Of Bill, aud al almost the Il.
- moment he succeeded. by great
perlliug his own safety, II 4viu
Penny.
4. This happening tended 70 bind then
more Glossy II their youthful DAYS
and al>o-ia connection wlth othe
j., events-cmented Z feeling ~ inter
= dependence throu-hoG; the course Q
& their army carer.
i don't know as I ever told voy
about tha, happenia' when Penny
{, had n fever down in Carolina. ti6 =
Queried Bill
Think not, replied the lawye-
+" Well, il was on that cold. raw
night in November, '6S when Il
command was passed along : Us
rather sudden. : advance with a..
speed You may remember what s
nasty, drizzlR rain was comm down.
. victim everything we had on. Penny
had not been teelia' well that day, nor
! Tor several days before that. an !
could see that he had ANYTHING bu.
enthusiasm when We started out. l
took ny place near : him an I could
see that he was s,-UCzlin' mantullv I
throw of tn weakness which was
a-comin' over him more an more with
every step he TOOK, Purity O. when
ne see he couldn't stan il NJ longer, he
said : me:
BIZ, can't 20 mother rod
whats III matter, Penny says !.
81 don't know, Bill, but l feel awful
strange. must drop out, an he fell
by tn muddy roadside, while I tried :
md out what tn matter was. I pc,
him some kind OF relief. was lest
about movin' a few steps I one Side.
lookin' for a better spot from tn rain,
when Penny cried out loudly:
"BA, stay nth M, Fyr G5Fs .aks
don't e17e Hf, Bill. Irqat yol.'
Il never shall forget those words If 7
1--we : be a thousan' years old. They
were tn last intelligent words Penny
spoke for long w~eeks-you well recoi.
.ect his sickness, an how I stay'd by
him"
"3y an by he pulled out Of tn fever.
an i seemed he never could say
enough about his gratitude : me. He
was always bringin' it up whenever he
had III chance.
When til war was over. an
tn troops disbanded, Penny, Y,
know, remained right in WASHINGTON
an somehow it wasn't long afore | LOST
track Of him entirely. You an Tom
went out west; an t wasn't long till I
found myself driftin' up in Michigan,
where took up a farm.
We'll. about a year or so back went
down I Washington on some business.
afore I'd been there moreno dav ar
who should | run against but Tom
Hazard who also happen'd t have
transactions at tn capitol. We
had a good talk about oil times. AM
Tom said:
Say, Bill, do you ever think of
Pickerson?"
Think of Penny Pickerson?-I
guess do think of him; an he. for
nat matter has a purity good cause to
.hink Of me- said e Tom.
well now, IlltelIy y what well do :
said Tom. After u business at T. de.
oartment is over, an you have called :
Col D, well see if we can't find
don't think wen have much -,
about it, for I've heard that he ,
5 no" a wealthy man, an of some con- :
lderable prominence in business circles d
feH probably not know us at first. but a
'et a meetin' with him II be a mutual -.
pleasure, I've no doubt |
'Ail right, Tom said |. III foller. u
After we'd hunted round quite a :
pell we finally was directed t a great i
ig gray stone structure, set way bacl, 7
rom tn street, as bein' owned an oc.
upied by Mr., p. Peterson. ,
"Evcnin' had cast her mantle o'er III,
nightly city-as they say-an' | must p
wn that tn electric lights made every- =,
ing iook snug IN nice bout that great u
lanslon an its surroundin's. know y
nat | was purity much b~efuddled. an y
1uldn't think that this was tn place 4.
here now lived our simple comrade of. ..
ears like, but few years ago. I could ~ u
I Imagine such a Transformation in ~
enny's surrOundin's S. "
We kinder stopped when we'd bout "
covered tn distance t tn house. s,'
4 | couldn't help sayin': VI
lom, we're wrong. This amt -.
enny's place. He don't lodge ia no VI
lch palace as this, an | know it ~
This is certainly tn place we were 81
rected g. replied Tom, who had seen ~ =
ore of these changin's in mans condi. u
On, and consequently was not so "
nder overcome as | was. dn
We'll, can't have it that way, an a.
Jest know we're off tn track saws |. ~
ut, then, If you think SO, we'll 90 ON OF
t tn door, an you can ask if Penny va
ckerson lives here. feel sure you'll WI
We your trouble for nothin'.' -
$50 we proceeded up tn walk T. tn ea
DAD stone steps leadin' Z tn imposin' su
trance, an Tom he pressed a little 10y
yer knob t n side, while / stood in III
background. sh'
''T wasn't long afore a servant an. DO
AIRED, an in answer t Toms question II
said: thi
Yes, sab, dis am Mistah Pickerson's lei
sidence.' be
rs Mr.. Peterson at home?' Tom no
asked. asst
YES, sah.' ma
> Can we see tn gentleman?' Tom IN
mt on. ing
; rs afeard not, sab. Mistah Picker GIN
l is very sick, sab, an de doctah has COZ
ordahs not t have him disturbed. wh
doctah am comm now, sab. You att
l ask him, sah.' iru
tins moment a mighty dignified uia
stout gentleman came up tn few n
ps IN seem tn niger, he said:
Good e%vcnin', benjamin. How is =
Pickerson this evening" =.
Good c%venin', doctah. is afcared !
stains not as well dis evenin', sab. "h
desc gentlemen have Jest called co"
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