The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06

DuJ Nlu HSDnDlcl OF sorry
now. I'm glad of it,"
The propitiatory words flew away, rs
she spoke, like countless rose petals, uu-
der her impatient hngcrs.
Joe was IA red aud excited hy this
time as Rachel herself.
81 wish yc u better temper, Miss Far.
mar," he said in cutting scorn, AN
good. mornin' Z y", ladies' With whjCa
he stiily raised his battered straw hat
aud drove away.
Mira Fnrman ran past the youngcr 80.
man with much the Dir Of Il child expect
ing rcpronf. She hurric through the
house to her bedroom, where she shut
and locked tho door. Lying on the
white pillows, between fear aud Iisnp.
pontmcnt she sobbcd herself into that
woful state OF headache which was sure,
in the end, to call forth abundant tilial
repentance and awkward ten dcrncss.
Any one who knew Mrs Farmans soft
persistence rs du her family could not
have bccn surprised ut the devices which
she uldauntcdly employed in the time to
come, August passed away, and Sep
trmbcr frOsts began t. fall. Ben Martin
came To call at the little farmhouse sun.
day nights. Joe Myers gave up singing
IN the choir, aud stnlkcd in anl out uf
church Unconscious oI the vacant chair
where he hal been wont to sit aud look
| over the same hymnbnOE-D blissful
| period with the awrct soprano. And
| Rachcl'S hcartsick I'll !nity was quick to
,.l,n
| business notes about the "intcIcst,' an
erraud to Mycrs's ncxtdoor ncighbors, or
stopping at the post office when her
quondam adnirrr was To be seen within.
AS she rcsolutcly turned her back upon
these opportunities, her mother was tain
to employ II subtlcr articr.
In the first place, the ministers wife
fell i'll.
This gave the schcming woman her
chance. She maua G. tlnt Mr.. MycTs
and herself should divide one day aud
nj Eht between them rs "watchcrs."
She knew joe would bring his mother
over u, dusk to begin her prr:o Of
nursing. Tucn wAcu he came Mr..
Farman, rcrly t" leave, had IN crr,nl
prcparc FOR him which cltrll"l 4 long
walk To the farther end %! the rt.glin.;
Vil'aG"' a''cr WhI'h II" must return 10
the parsonage.
In the meantime, hfrithicSs, trembling
anu glowing h'ch"' mother hurried on
her homcward way and hustled into the
quiet kitchen where her dau sht"r sat
br"oa'ng over u IRE III the drcary
| autumn twilight.
Sakcs awe! she cricn a. once. VI
lerSot II l,'' my %o'd rlh'nc specs |
III munster :. Lake eA not MIS- Myers IL
wear EN- nom" Ter h'r'' "otcVcr shall
dof
'oh, II go aitrr en- kt'hel r..
plleh lndlHcrrntiE, cltii up hltnk"t
nha"I. ~ !c remember "hcic Sc lh!I
EN- down, mai
'Mis Myers II hunt EN- up fer yc,
was tie impatient Icjplmdcr, "ct ye ain T
afraid start ont now; ~ @!,;ih -
dark. She know ) night were va,
scttln when she come IN. ~hpIllm I
wonder cl they're on tn cIh5ari thcr" 10y
thc mch cine. Anyway, don come bari
Dack without EN- chili. ! amt any.
thin% set more store by.n wot dp
thcsi specs. lhcy were tn las thin :
yer pa give me before h" dl"i, | guess.
hac-ci vaguely wondcrct thrt her
mother should seem :" hnttcrrd and in
coherent. Yet her mind was too fully
occupied to dwell deeply upon this IN.
important TACT. She listen" IN Il dreamy
| listlosSncSs and in few moments was
ont upon the lonely rnll.
Joe had told Mrs Myers OF tn" scene