The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-05-11

when che doos opened and thero stood
Molly holding tho lamp up high and
looking ont into the darkness, with
her checks as pretty as peach. we'll
then I was clean gone.
managed to stammer out tho
speech I'd made about being out walk
ing and being tired, and might rest
and have drink OF water. Goodness
knows I needed both, for I was that
shaky was fit to drop.
Molly told me to walk In, and
calleS her grandfather. 1 told him
who L was, Sam Thorpe, engineer on
"a. the best engine ON tho rood. too.
strand he made me welcome and
treated me hearty.
This is my wife," says he, "and
tbs is my granddaughter, Molly"
he added, as she came i'll carrying
pitcher Of water and some glasses, and
with pretty flush on her cheeks.
1 sat down and had n real pleasant
evening, and it wasn't the last l spent
there, either, for in course of time
whenever / spent the night in Chew
boro, which was every other night you
IchiSihoSi, epeht VIC S'SuihS "ieh
Molly.
One evening we got talking about
names, and says /:
"Your names queer one-Stack.
poie-l never met with it before ex-
cept when I was boy Down in Maine
where l lived there were two boys
who had been left on The poorhouse
steps one night, and who were brought
up there. Tom and Bile their names
were, 1 remember, and we boys used
to coll them 'hsystack' for fun"
Molly had given a little ory of
sympat hy for the orphans, sup-
posed, but ceased abruptly as her
grandfather glanced at her severely.
He was q stern man and disliked all
display Of softheartedness.
"The name isn't uncommon in some
parts" said he, and that was all. Do.
you know, after that evening, the old
man would hardly speak to me, and
gave me to understand by his manner
1t made me mad. SO ut last l
js to Molly:
ri tell you, Molly, can't stand
fs. [ must sec you ~ much rs /
have done, and 1 can't do it with
your grandfather acting rs if he owed
me money. Now don't want to do
anything underhand, aud know your
honest little heart wouldn't let you,
either, so the. only thing for IFS to do
is to get married right OFF, and I'll 60
and ask your grandfather now"
You sec, we'd made NIL up between
us some time before, but we'd agreed
to wait n year, because Molly was 80
young.
Molly said eyes, and off went to
interview the old man. 1 didn't ex-
pect n very cordial reception, but
didn't expect anything nearly 30 warm
as ] got.
was consigned to spot not fit to
be mentioned before ladies tho minute
[ made my proposition, and tho old
gentleman used language ;that GER
tainly didn't belong to g. deacon.
Then got mad, an |, says L:
"Have you anything sgainst my
character. Deacon StackpoIe, says i,
cor my prospects?"
- Me- Me- snys-hen ..I've Looked them MP
pretty carefullyE wilma Il >.guessed what
you were hangAe rain am hero for"
"Thcn what is your objection ?"
says i.
But he wouldn't have anything to
say to me but "no, no, no." and
wouldn't listen to anything said, so I
went off to find Molly crying under an
apple tree, for she'd heard our angry
voices.
didn't SEQ her tho next evening
but one, for found at my boarding
house long letter from her, in which
she said:
San, delr, gran ifather is vsry deter
minoi, nm you'd better not como over this
weok.
It's all about those two littlo boys you
knew In M,tn,, In tbs poorhouse. You $50,
had an Uncle Tom. who was grandtather's
Oldest son. Ho turned out to be very wild,
AMI great trial to grandfather, aud he
nsariy broke Grandfathers heart. After
nwh!le ho married an actress. and they went
away an never were heard OF for years.
Grandfather js an awiully proud man. and
no was mortified to death ut the way Unoie
Ton hal acted. Hs had been expelled from
the church, ana trint was great blow, and,
finally, when no brought home his wife, that
WIS the finishing touch.
Sac was bIaol-haired and she reddene 4
her cioels and was rather handsome, but
lou talking and not liko grandmother
GRANDMOTHER trlod to bear with her but
oae day sha was impudont, and Uncle Tom
stood up for her against his mother, and
gran father got angry and turned them both
out OF doors.
Ia throo or four years letter oame to
granimothor from Unole Tom, written from
NJ zine, saying that his wlto hal died and
that ho was worry Ill himself and didn't OK
poet to live long, and that he had two little
boys whom he had oallod Tom and Abijnh,
after himsolt and grandfather. and that
thoy'd have to go to the poorhouse II some-
thing wasn't dono for them soon, and would
grandmother toll grandfather how matters
| stood. and how Unolo Tom repented OF what
no had done.
Grandmother actually didn't dare to tell
| grandfather, though her heart aohed for her
| boy, so sho copied It all down and sent It to
him anonymously. Flo was angry as could
| be, and cursed Unolo Toms wife for bring
Ing tho name OF Staoxpolo to tia poorhouse,
nal Unclo Tom for being not oaiy bad, but
wonk-spiritedA~~y
II disowned him whom 1 sent hhn from
tho house, he said, "and hs ohildron and
ho may die In tho poorhouse before I'll ralso
| u lngor to help them"
| In about q week sho saw In tho newspaper
| tho account OF n man found dead, and his
name, Thomas Stnokpole, was found In his
| pockets.
Il ~