The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-22

nett children ell their mother had
said a5ou, the probable character of
Mrs. Burnett Likewise the Burnett
children repeated TO the Deakin chill
dren al that they heard at the supper
table. Mrs. Burnett knew that She
was being reported to Mrs. Deakin,
and Mrs. neakin felt it to be her duty
TO learn what the viperish thing had
been saving, Frank Burnett and Tom
Deakin became convinced each that
the others family was probably more
to blame over the fence, clothes-hne
and garbage-boS issues.
Allie Burnett started to run across
the street one day in front of dellv-
erv wagon. She fell, scrambled to her
feet again and horses knee struck
her in the back again. She fell on the
block pavement and lay quiet.
Mrs. Deakia saw it all from her
front window. She ran into the street
and gathered the muddy child in her
arms. The frightened driver had lett
his wagon. and he followed her tlmld-
l. to the front door OF the Burnett
house.
Mrs. Burnett screamed and then be-
gan TO cry.
Run Tor . doctor, YOU loony," said
Mrs. Deakin to the driver as she
placed the limp little body on a bed
and then ran orcold water and cloths.
When the girl opened her eyes she
found her mother on one side, Mrs.
Deakin on the other, while reassur-
ing physician smiled at her over the
footboard
Shes little jolted up and bumped
her head when she fell, but it was
mostly shock" he said
Law me" gasped Mrs. Deakin,
when l saw that child fall my heart
Just went into my throat. Don't cry,
Allie, YOU amt bit hurt. The doc
tor says / can put some more poultlce
on Your bad old bump"
I'll get it, said Mrs. Burnett.
NO, you sit still. You are aspale
as ghost
That is how it happened that Frank
Barnett, coming home from the works
| bv tie back way. found IN his kitchen
the heated vixen. the trainer of GRIM
inals, the woman without character
Mrs. Deakin.
She told him what had happened
and begged him not to frighten his
wife. as there wasn't any real dan
ger. Mr.. Deakin was likewise surprised
upon arriving home Supper was not
| ready and his wife had gone over to
the enemy. He went after and was
taken IN.
Mrs. Deakin told him she couldn,t
! came home because Mrs. Burnett was
all upset, and some one would have to
take care of the child. So Mr.. Deahin
and his two boys ate a cold lunch with
Mr.. Burnett and his boy.
Mr.. Burnett sent Morton out to get
two cigars, and while the women sat
by the bed in the front room the men
| satin the back room and smoked, while
the three boys, awed by the revolution,
Kept very quiet.
| IF Morton ever bothers you, Mr..
Deakin, said Mr. Burnett, you just
let me know. and III tend to him.
Il was just going to say toyou that
Larry,s apt to be too gay now and
then, and if l ever hear of him pick
ing on your children I'll make him re-
member it.
In the front room Mr.. Burnett was
thanking Mrs. Deakin, who was hop
ing that her children had never both
cred Mrs. Burnett very much. The
little Girl went to sleep and the Deak-
in family went home.
That was the end of the feud. In
each household there was general
order that in case of neighborhood
riot punishment should visited upon
those nearest at hand.
Those two houses, side by side, be-
came the peace centre of the west dl-
vision.
The Deakin children were at liberty
TO 60 over and thump on the Burnett's
cottage organ.
But who ended the feud-the men,
the women or the six-year-old?-Chi-
cauO Record.