Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-23

The car lCdS dashed against the ground
NTH such force as to throac Gilbert out.
skirts Of the little gathering, half in the
wide doorway, watching, with idle
smiles that now and again broke into
laughs as either disputant scored a
point, the big, quivering, fat figure of
the sherih-his red brown face, covered
with freckles, pursed up into oleaginous
wrinkles as he hstened-and Gales wiry,
ssnervous form and excited eyes as he
ran his thin, calloused hands through
his long, leather colored hair. The ar
gument was emphasized, punctuated
and rounded out at frequent intervals
by the most astonishing and unneces-
sary profanity.
Remarks of highly personal nature
interlarded the discourse, and names
and adjectives were applied with an un-
conscious natural freedom that would
have amazed any one unused to Evans
Gulch. But remarks as to ones mo-
rality, sanity, parentage or nativity,
when applied as aids to the open discus
sion of a subject, were unnoticed in that
locality, and were considered only as so
many flowers of metaphor, frightening
sthe dull path of logical argument. So
Gale Whitley, in applying to the sheriff
the title of a "driveling old windbag,"
in nowise reflected upon his official ca
pacity, and likewise, when the sheriff
pointedly pronounced Whitley San es-
capped lunatic from some eastern asy-
lum," he did not in the least influence
the opinion of his hearers, who knew
Gale to be a good prospeetor and min
eralogist and man of varied accom-
pliDhments.
Standing nearest to the door, with his
face turned upward toward the western
sky, stood a lean, tall boy watching the
golden light wear off the hilltops and
turn leaden in the fading of the day.
His face, which was neither dreamy nor
bright, wearing rather istless, tired
loolr, suddenly filled with startled and
fearful awe as speechless he raised his
hand and pointed toward the sky. The
man nearest to him, who had been an
interested listener, catching the aston
ishment and terror in the boys eyes,
turned quickly, and shrill shout es-
capped his lips. At the same moment q
hoarse sound of many VOICES arose, and
ali hurried to the doorway 10 behold
sweeping up the slope an object new to
Evans Gulch.
Itwas large silk balloon. The dying
SUMS rays, already lost behind the hills,
fell on its sides, causing it to resemble q
huge ripe pear hanging in the blue vault.
The basket had solitary occupant,
who was making signs to tho people at
t.s eastern end of the g1lch to catch bus
anchor rope. They stood in amazed de-
light, however, and tho monster came
sweeping along, the roDo's end trailing
up the street untl Gallo, seeing the OBJ
jsct of the atrial yoyagNr's saoutB and
aigns, cried:
"Get hold OF his rope, boys, and stop
htmr'
A moment mere Imagining, rolling
mass of men hilariously tumbled over
eech other in their eEnrts to seiao the
rope, like a los OF frolicIing boyD, and
an instant later the giant nsac sT,ayed
and tossed . few fesS ffcln Tao ground
in front of s.Kecnan's joint"
The aeronart, leaning frCns hiS basket
car. directed them to draH him down,
and alighted among them with a CRATE.
full word of thanks. He was 8 man OF
about forty-tive, brown bearded, pale
and serious, but there was finn look
in his blue eyes that showed pluck and
skill, and mis- mouth, clean clt, tribe
thin, but graceful, gave evidence OF de-
termination and perseverance.
The first words of the aerial visitor
after thanking .fhe boys" were earthly
md feshly.
'.Can I get ANYTHING to eat here. gen.