The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-05
for "the States "

| wv, VI 'hS - Ddf, WHO naQ Known
MN lor two years, almost, were at loss
70 account for this sudden rise in Hens
menta; temperature, and probably
showed il. Indeed, there were several
OF the boys who hnted that an explana.
ton IRON him would be gratefully re-
ceived by his curiosity -beset co Iaborers.
out Hen would merely grin broad,
broad grin, and say nothing But lust
ten days before Thanksgiving he let the
secret out.
, "Boys," said he, in muffled voice,
caused by the presence OF u knife load
OF potatoes in his mouth, "I'm goin'
back t tn States"
Open eyed astonishment all around the
breakfast table.
"That's what, boys. I'm goin' right
after Thanksgivin', tew."
"Thc dooce, We say! Mustve lost
rich r'lation r ben doin' little rustlin'
on tn side. Now | think OF t, they
was some talk bout thar bcin' some in
side 'sistance t tn Baldy Sites gang
wen they honored this hyar vicinity wi
thr tentions last year." volunteered
"lted" Poscy.
Hen, having joined literally in the
smiles that followed this remark, went
on:
81 cast tn insnerations back intuth
| tn teeth o tn rcd-nosed gent wi tn
fragrant name. No, sir. 'Taint neither
one mr. ''other. Mebbe fore l go I'll
tell yc-an' mebbe l won't"
| And Mr.. Hawkins again smiled, know
ing that the boys would suffer i'm.
measurnbly until they knew whence came
the stake on which he was going
aomc.
Next day, immediately after breakfast. ;
Hen rode off in the direction Of Browns
vile, the nearest town on the west, about
thirty miles away, and we saw nothing
OF him until Friday, when he returned,
whstllnS chcerfully. The boys we1o
very keen to know what his errand had
been, for they were sure he had not gone
merely 10 get few things from the
erocer's and harnesmakcr's bat Hen did !
not enlighten them.
That night, however, in the boss's
room, he told the story to select au.
| dience, consisting of tho boss and the
| scribe.
81 ben kinder holdn' off, We see,
cause feller no ways cert'n bout savin'
is milk TIL he gifts the nail out fm un-l
der the caow; but now, bein's I've got
~ 9. X, I may's well tell ye, on'y 1
Y Y s. ssss IN ''-4-ths boys to knaow.
sSss'Ye see, stNRss1>a..laway: 'Bout five
adsyear ago, back IN Maine, fr..-i..aed -
come out hyar an grow up WI the ken-;;
Try n hull lot. 'Twan't cause wanted
dew it, but ye see, sort o. he'd tub"
"Ah, yes observed the boss, dryly,
81 believe the late Mr.. Sites began his
brilliant career in somewhat the same
way. Was your difficulty about horse,
too2"
Hens laugh over, he proceeded, some
what bushingly:
"No, twant that, hardly. But they
want no chance thar for poor cuss AN
so | pulled ont. Ic see, men Molly
Hopkins he'd bout made up aour MINIS t
, git spliccd, an ev'rYtbin was goin' on
smooth's smooth, wen in steps OIL George
. Hopkins an' takes q ham hisself or
Hop was high toned OF duck, an put
on heaps o airs, cause he was tn best
fixed man in taown an led ben SIect-
man an member of tn Legislator, w'ilo
was ou'y carpenter an hadn't ary red.
TIL OF cgiot might've saw hpow things
was goin' OIL reckon NE d,d--but he
never let on til one night he come home
I'm taown an heered men Molly talkin'
/ IN tn settin' room
'Ihen he jcs' waded in brash. GOSH
now he did 60 fer mc2 Went on { give
: me tn dickens fer my 'lacity in per-
soomin tn han o. his, George Hop
kins', darter. 'rh' idce l want We t.
understan', young man, says he, th't
hcV better plans fer her tli'n lettin' 'er
marry pennilcss carpcnterp N ho
went on an tore aroun' fer awhile thet
style; but l stood my groun', til fn'ly
nc says: Young man, when you en-
snow bank count o zen th1ousau' dol.
lars, she's yourn, an' not b'Gore' Then
he grins hull lot, ;hinkin' haow I'd
lev t hustle cousid'blc spell fore got
1t.
"Wa-al men Molly talked it over a
lot, n finally concluded th't I'd hev T.
20 summers else, cf / ever got fore.
banded; so, one day, VIC says good d-bye,
'laown in the medder lot, an pulled
ont fer Californy.
"Scnco then I've ben knockin' round
all over the tn kcn!ry, tryin' one thing
n mother. Purity hard luck, most o. tn
time, tew--but jos' fore come hyar,
located cla;u, men mother feller, over
III Colorado, an worked it some. It
Didn't pau out none, so we he'd t. try
somrth.n' c!sc, an hyar come, leavin'
Peters kscp up work on tn claim, him
hnvin' joh clus by. Wa.al, tn other
day. Peters he sold aout tew Boston
cpmpny fer twenty-five thaousan'-an'
'ny hnlfs what went Z Brownsville fer.
II ats all."
IITn fiitaI hio MI ea;l -
) and went ont, whistling softly.
"fy Jovc." SAID the boss, .'to hes,
t'm tell il, IN that casV way of his. with
!; the cowboy lingo and the occasional
Yankee ang, you'd think 1T very
common place affair. | don't know
What you think Of it, but think it de
ciAcdly romantic, ani I'm glad its turn
lug out so we'll. Hens au honest chap,