The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-25
testing and declaring, by all the saints


testing snd declaring, by all tho saints
In the calendar, his purpose to ucccDt
no favor from Colonel Benton, | turned |
round to my desk and addressed a note
to Benton, something like this
'sDear sir, am aware of tho dis
putcs personal and political, which
tho bearer Of: this note. Mr.. John Will
son. But the. gentleman is now old,
and is going to California, and needs a
] know nobody in
California to whom / could address Il
letter that would be OF any service to
him. You know everybody, and Il
letter from you would do him q great
deal Of good. l have assured Mr.. Will
son that it will give you more pleasure
to forgive and forget what has passed
between you and him, and to give him
q letter that will do him good, than it
will him to receive it. / am going to
persuade him to carry this note, and
| know you will be glad to see him."
Wilson got through protesting, and
| read him the note. Then | said:
want you to carry it to Benton"
| 81 won't !" he replied.
| coaxed and scoldcd and reasoned,
and brought every consideration
death, eternity. and everything else
| y. 4
Wilson. you will regret it,"
Alter while he got Il little s0itrn-
ed. and some tears flowed, md at Ius,
madc nm promise rather reluctant
~, that he would deliver the note =,
Colonel B2ntOn's door, if he did no, do
any more. He told me aftcrward thai
1T was the bittcrest pill he ever sw;,I,'
lowed. GoloAel Bcnton's house WAS
not lar from mine. Wilson took the
note, and, as he uftcrward told mo,
went up with trembling hands, put
inc hotc WIN his own card into the
hand OF the girl that came ~ tho door.
and ran away to his lodgings. He Mad
been scarcely half an hour in his room
trembling TO think what he had done
VIXEN note came from Colonel = .nlun
saying he had received the card au1
note, and that Mrs. Benton and himself
would have much pleasure in rec, il.
ing Mr.. Wilson at breakfast at . O'Clock
the next morning. They wuulG wal,
breakfast for him, and no answer was
expected.
1.-The idea" said he to himself.
that am to breakfast with Tom
Benton John Wilson, what will pc0.
pic say, and what shall say: the
thing is not to DE thought Of. And vet
| must. [ have delivered the note and
sent my card. If don't go now. il
! will be rude. ] wish had not taken
| It, 1T doesn't seem TO me as if could
20 and sit at the table. I.lay awake. :"
said he, afterward, to me. that night,
thinking OF it, and in thc morning |
| felt as a man might feel who had had
sentence Of death passed upon him.
and was called by the turnkey TO get
up for his break fast. | rose. hOwcvtr.
made my toilet, and, after hcsi,ating I,
great deal, went to Colonel BrhtUu'>
house. My hands trcmbIcd as rung
the door bell. Instead Of the servant.
tho colonel himself came to Tire door:
He took me by both lands and said.
wilson, | am delighted to sCi you:
this is the happicst meeting hHv-
had for 20 years. Give me Your haud.
Wcb>t ar has done the kindcs, tItn2
directly to the diuing room. hr pre-
scntcd nc to Mrs. Benton. and we holA
sat down to Breakfast. After iLqur-
ing about my family, he: Said. N0u
-and |, Wilson, have been quarrclln~
on the stump for % years. We have
been calling each other hard names.
bnt really with no want Of mutual
respect or confidence. 1t has been Il
mere foolish fight and lets wipe it
out Of mind. Everything that have |
said about you | ask your parCon for. .
Both cried q little, and | asked his .
pardon, and we were good friends !
we talked over old matters, and spcrt
the morning till - o'clock in pleasant
conversation. Nothing was said OF
the letter until | was departing. He
turned ID his desk. and said, | have
prepared some l:ttcrs ior you to my
son-in-l law and other friends in CaiiiOr-
MIA and ne handed me nine sheets Of
fOOlScap.
at was not Il letter, but an ukasc-
Il command to every person TO whom |
thcs" presents shall come, grcrNng.' !
4 WAS to the effect that whoever re-
ccivcd Them must give special nttcn.
tion TO the wants Of his particular
| friend, Colonel John Wilson, Of 81.
Louis. Everything Was 10 give way u
that. He pu, them into my hands, and
| thanked him and left"
MIR. Webster continued: Colonel
Benton aft t,rward came 10 me: .anti
said, Webster. that was the kintlrSt
thing yon ever did. God hlnss YOU for
sending John Wilson to III" That is
one trouhlcsOmA thing of my mind.
That was kind, Webster. Let lis ret
those things off our mind rs fast as we
ca. We have not much longer to
stay: we have got pretty ncar the end:
we want to go into the presence Of our
Maker with as Et.l3 enmily in our
hearts as possible
A paste made of melted InOin