The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-07

build .darkish-white complexion, black,
glossy, curling hair, which he wore
long. When erect he was nearly six
feet tall, but en- attack of rheumatism,
following night of exposure to the
cold air, had bent his left leg so that
he limped and had to carry q walking
stick. He always wore good clothes,
Of which he took the utmost care, SO
that garment which he had worn
during more than one season some
times looked as if it had been just got
from the clothier. He had an affee-
tionatc nature, and therefore, and be-
cause of his lamcness and other in
firmitics, he was more pitied in his de-
cline than many another who had gone
down In the same way. OF all persons,
possibly except his mother, Gus
Rachels was the one he loved most
The latter, compassionate to weak
nngs of every sort, was touched
tenderly by the affection of Car
ruthers- Times without number he
had ad1nonished him, and, on inclem-
ent nights, seen that he reached home
In safety. Whenever he could not dis
suadc him from going to excess, he let
him have O weak dram or two more,
sure that if he did not the poor fell
low, in accord with his threat, would
go elsewhere a-a do worse. Occa-
sionally he could win him several
weeks from his besctting sin, and in
the interval get him some clerical
work which he did with q nicely Of
execution that nobody In town could
equal. On the streets he was always
in gay spirits, and his comments
upon persons and things were listened
to with at least as much attention as
they deserved. One day, while one of
knot of men on the sidewalk of
Wayne street before Rainer's store,
being in loquacious mood. he said:
81 don't care how far behind a big
town Milledgeville is, it's got Us many
good people in it, according to popula-
ton, Us any of en-. I'm not a-speak-
ing of preachers, and leading church
professors, and women. They're all
good, of course, with few exceptions
no time to stop and mention. But
outside of them, that of course natch'ly
claims to be perfect, my opinion is Gus
Rachels Is man that amt so very far
behind the most of the best of 'em,
even if he isn't any more than q gro
ccrykeeper."
Among the listeners was old Mr..
Lishy Flint, who lived near the En-
| lows, and near where the Amersons
| dwelt before they moved to town.
Once or twice a month, on Saturday,
| he came into town, and, after taking a
| toddy at Rachel's, walked and sat
| about on the streets until it was time
| for him to start upon his return home.
| His chief boast was that he was law
| abiding citizen, whose advice to every
body would be to keep out of disputes
| of every kind except such as were
| harmless in their possible conse-
| quences, and when these were serious
to submit to reasonable compromises
rather than plunge or be plunged in
| judicial litigation.
And who would you put down for
the bad ones, Owen?" he asked.
| well, now, Uncle Lishy," Carruth-
| ers answered, there isn't, to my opin-
ion, there isn't what I'd call a bad
| person in the whole town-that Is,
among my acquaintance of respectable
| people, which is good deal extensive,
If say 1t. Now, for instance, there's
Mr.. Amerson-Wiley ANDERSON, l mean
that Soma peoDle don't saen tn thin II