The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31

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Mortified, picking up the pieces.
The next instant the strap descended
on the child's shoulders. Sine cried out,
and at once sprang through the door,
and fled up the hill to her tree of refuge.
The landlady followed, but she soon saw
Mercy safely perched on her lofe, seat.
1t happened that rough young sailor.
nephew of Mrs. Driscoll's had come TO
the hotel the evening before. Hearing
the noise, he came out.
Jin,l II wish yoI S66Efrt
When Mercy saw the young sailor.
climbing toward her, she gave little cry
like frightened bird, and at once as
cended higher, and disappeared in a
thick bunch of foliage at the very top.
A moment later the spectators heard a
scream, and saw Mercy fall from that
dizzy height like a wounded squirrel.
Fortunately, she struck first among the
lower boughs, but from these she fell
to the ground, where she lay motionless.
The sailor, reproaching himself for the
accident, sprang down and picked her
up One of her slender arms hung limp,
and there was blood on her face. He
carried her tenderly to the hotel, and
Mrs. Drlscoll promptly sent for doctor,
and meanwhile exercised her own skill
to revive the child.
81 never thought Of fallin', no more'n
n SQUIRREL, she mused ''She must a
ben terrible scared at jim"
In the midst of the excitement, the
landlady was surprised to see Mrs. Du-
-sAir.1h -hx, her .coachman.
She tottered feebly, aud her Iaie fao9
was really CHASTITY. She land her trenr-
bling white hand on Mrs. Driscoll's big
red arm, while her frightened eyes were
Sxed on Mercy's motionless form
81 saw her fall" she casped. sIs
-is-she-badly hurt?"
mot so very, ma a'am," replied the
landlady. "Hcr arm is broke, and she's
bit Jared. Don't he scared, ma'am.
Beat, fetch chair for the lady. But
it's pretty hard, ma am" she continued.
II don't see what I'm a-goin' to do with
her, with all the work that's a-pilin' up
on me. Sure, she was enough trouble
when she was we'll"
~ shall take her home with me as
as soon as she can be moved" whispered
Mrs. Duperu, eagerly.
Mrs. Duperu spent the night and
the succeeding days at Mercy's bed side
When the child could be safely moved
she took her in her carriage to Robin
Wood, to the great amazement of the
Sossips.
wsSsSs4zeFsa and Ssa hhspRlls ss
about her, but they were generally of
kind that accorded with her gentle ma
ture. She was well-dressed and we'll
taught. Mrs. Duperu showed little al
lection for her, but she was very kind,
and Mercy often wondered why this
great lady hal taken charge Of her.
There were many splendid trees to
climb at Robin Wood, but Mercy soon
discovered that Mrs. Duperu did not re-
gard with favor that form of exercise,
and she regretluly promised her bene.
factress never to indulge in it again.
The cir. wore a pair Of antique ear
crescents Of gold, set with
turquoise. Mrs. Duperu deigned to adj
mlre them one day.
They were my mothers, said Mercy.
The old lady started rs if wasp had
stung her. Then she seized her cane and
hoRbled away:
cral months when Chinese notable ar
rived at savoy, and registered at the
Woodman's Hotel. He was a grave,
dignitcd gentleman, dressed in his rich
native costume, and wearing black
skull-cap with red braided button at
the top. His name was Wo Keong, and
he was an official of the Chinese Six
Companies Of San Francisco.
His business was soon made known bv
small bills which were posted about
own. He had come to remove the BODY
If All Cow, who had been killed by the
explosion; and the bills offered a reward
If fifty dollars to the person who should
ecover the missing head.
Wo Keong quantity explained in his |
advertisement that the matter was one
t great importance, as n Chinaman who |
ad left his head in a foreign land was
ttafnr- " -.1Ssseppness' was Impossible to
i'm until his head was found; and at the
reat festival of Yu Ian he was sure to
ome back to the earth mournfully
for it,
One OF these singular bills was brought
o Robin Wood as curiosity, by Mercy's
music teacher Mercy read it, and from
hat time was sad and absent minded.
A secret was weighing upon her mind,
nd there was no one in whom she could
ontide. Mrs. Duperu was kind, but
he had never invited her love and con-
dcnce
Mercy drove,to town one day in the
arriagc, and saw great number of men
nd boys on the mountain side above the
own. She knew for what they were
'arching, and she shuddcred.
One morning the music teacher re.
arked that Wo Keong was about to
we up his search, and that he would
-obably leave Savoy the next day.
hen Mercy heard this a great lump
'sa in i'n~ t'rront. and nc the SINE time
great resolve rose in her heart.
fhe imngc of All Cow, so distressed
lthout his head haunted her. She kent
'ylng to herself, "He is unhappy; I
ust help him."
when the music lesson was finished