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

s' ScuSiCN stoou IN tue DOORWAY,
with fat, old-fashioned tumbler and a
glass. towel in her hand.
Ellen, the dau .hter, paused in tho act
OF tying up an obstrepetous young honey-
sucklc shoot; aud old Grandsir Sedgics.
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. "It's o ricxcty
old thing, anyhow"
swell, som rickety old thinpr,
quayered tho octogeuariau. "But Sou
wouldn't go at me with an axe and n
mailet, would you3 used to draw water
with that we'll sweep aforc stood as
high as the curb"
"Well, we'll" soothingly uttered the
squire, "if you've any feeIin' about it, il
shant be touchcdi Only, sence the pipes
nave been laid from the spring up on
Gavin Hill -En..;--- - ..'' - -
al don't kcer what Eunice thinks!"
said Grandsir Sedgick. "The pipes from
Savin Spring amt nothin' to rue. I'd
ruther hev glass O. clear water from the
old we'll than all the springs in crea-
tionl"
$50 you shall, father--so you shal!!"
said Mrs. Sedg:cS, picking up tho
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 we'll sweep lefc in Ken
da,, "muttered she. i'Horrid old fashioned
thing! Everybody calls our home ethe
place with the we'll sweep It's too
badi"
"Husb, dearl" said Mrs. Sedgick.
"Qrandsir's very old man, and he's
Deaf though lie was, tne OIu mau
ear caught word here aud there, when
It Yves least expected that he would. Ho
looked quickly around.
"Dora." he repeatcd-"littlc Doral
My son Adams daughter, with tho black
eyes and the real sedgick features!
There amt but few things that care
for left in this world, and Dora was one
Of 'em. What havo you done with
Adams orphen gal-eh, Eunice2 Tho
| gal that hadn't no one but me to look
after her2"
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 leonine whito
head.
~ dunno nothin' about that" said
he. can know is / miss little Dora,
aud 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' oil
Dora Just nowi"
"Thibkin'l Amt always thinkin
of her" 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 nagged her, aud 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 nothin
about it. Eh"--and his voice grew
thriller--''that was what Cain said, minG
you, when the Lord asked him where
his brother wasl That's why set here
on the porch, where can see half mile
down the road, to get sight OF Adam
gal, Dora, comm back whore she be
longs~
The three lookers.on glanced un
easily at each other.
i Martin Sedgick, the son, flung his AK
emphatically on the ground.
/ "Grandsir speaks tho truth" said he
"The house amt itself slnce Dora wen
away"
And he stalked gloomily down TIN
hill, to where his handsome four-year
old colt was tied to the fence rail, await
ing its daily exercise around the squars
II ''Eunice," said Squire Sedgick to hi
wife that afternoon, Martin il gettiu
restless again. He wants to GO West. 2"
Mrs. Sedgick clasped her hands nerv
ously.
Il "Martin-our only soni" she cried.
= ''He was just begiunipg 20 be recon