The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-04-07

Mrs. Sedgick stood IN the doorway,
with II fat, old fashioned tunbler and a
glass-towel in her hand.
Ellen, the duu .hter, paused in tho act
OF tying up an obstreperous young honey
sucklc shoot; and old Grandsir Sedgick.
leaning on his staff, with his gray hairs
blowing in the fresh spring wind, look
Ing not unlike one of the ancient Druids.
"Why, father, we didn't know you'd
care, said the squire. ats ricScty
old thing, anyhow"
swell, som 1 ricNety old thingr
quavered the octogenarau. "But YOU
wouldn't go ut me with an axe and a
mallet, would youa used to draw water
with that we'll sweep aforc l stood rs
high as the curb"
"Well, WE'LL" soothingly uttered the
squire, eff you've any feelin' about it, it
shant be touched! Only, sence the pipes
have been laid from the spring up on
Saxin- ILL., .
81 don't kcer what Eunice thnks!"
said Grandsir Sedgick. "Thc pipes from
Savin Spring amt nothin' to me. I'd
ruther hev glass O. clear water from the
old we'll than all the springs in crea-
tion"
$50 you shall, father--so you shall!"
said Mrs. Sedg;cS, picking up the
knottcd cane which the old man had
dropped, and tenderly guiding his foot
steps back to the cushioned chair on the
porch. which he had just left.
But Ellen tossed her much be. crimpcd
head.
"lt's the only well sweep lefc in Ken.
dal, "muttcrcd she. "Horrid old fashioned
thing! Everybody calls our home 'the
place with the we'll sweep It's too
badl"
"Husb, dear!" said Mrs. ScdgicS.
"Grandsirs very old man, and he's
Deaf though he was, rne uIu maus
ear caught word here and there, when
1t was least expected that he would. He
looked quickly around.
"Dora." he rcpeatcd-''littlc Dora!
My son Adams daughter, with tho black
eyes and the real Sedgick features!
There amt but few things that caro-
for left in this world, and Dora was one
Of 'cm. What havo you dono with
Adams orphen gal-ch, Euuice2 Tho
gal that hadn't no one but me to look
after her''
A distressed look crept over Mrs.
Sedgick's kindly face. She hesitated
yisibly.
"It wasn't our fault, father" said she.
"Dora was always restless child, and
she somehow couldn't seem to be con-
tented IN this quiet place"
The old man shook his lconine white
head.
~ dunno nothin' about that" said
he. can l know is l miss little Dora,
and want her. Jotham," turning alb
ruptly to his stalwart son, "where's
DOraT
al don't know any more than you do,
father" said the squire, leaning up
against the porch pillar, and saying to
wife in lower tone:
"What has set him of thinkin' OF
Dora Just nowi"
"Thibkin'! Amt I always thinkin
of herr" pipcd up the old man. "Adam':
| gal, that was left to us to take care Of
and Adam was always the best Of the
family! You nageed her, and you wor
rited of her, and she was too high
sperited to stnnd it, and now she's gone
an you say you don't know nothln
about it. Eh'-and his voice grew
thriller-"that was what Cain said, mine
you, when the Lord asked him where
his brother was That's why set here
on the porch, where l can see half mile
down the road, to get sight of Adam
gal, Dora, comm back where she be
loDgsw
The three lookers.o on glanced un
easily at each other.
Martin Sedgick, the son, flung his ak
empbatically on the ground.
1 "Grandsir speaks the TRUTH" said he
"The house amt itself sluco Dora wen
away"
And he statked gloomily down tn
hill, to where his handsome four year
old colt was tied 70 the fence rail, await
ing its daily exercise around the squara
"Eunice," said Squire Sedgick to hi
wife that afternoon, "Martn is gettin
restless again. He wants to go West"
Mrs. Sedgick clasped her hands nery
ously.
"Martin-our only sonl" she cried.
''Hc was just beginning to be recon