The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-13
It Was q cumbersome article to man

1t Was q cumbersome artlcle TO man. |
aM~, bGt The two boys cOntrivcd to got |
il On TIC hoHsctop by diuC OF stout |
tugping. AS John straiS htcned up
yltir tnc lit, hp tamurkrd, with an
upuio.,tiC "ccrht:
:" II cus: Mr.. pcitO1 three dollars to-.
got The cd thing painlcd, aud haven't
got auN thing hgainst Hlm
A. IS n.0mrnJ TOm i'nlc gave Ut
tc'ancc tJ arCtncr excited III
Da":> :. hu.l i< ob stun H-tOmin'
down from p1.,ons plJc.,' lac said.
SuHlin's done busted uOur uur
MusG be their gInhJusc; lathcr
said he was afraid it wouldn't stand"
! replied Johu, gazing regretfully at
the mass OF boards and tjmbors which
cnmc swiftly down tho current. "
hOpc all that lumber wont come bump
lug against this house." he added, with
iook Of npprchens.
~ 1T 90, wc'll bust up, too, TO
sho', said Tom Pete, sagcly. ut ;.in't
~ "iho TO hit us, dough-lI's gwinc to
IN Iact, the mass Of timbcrs began to
ia'i apart and drift away srparaL Lciy,
",,t, ,'nu no'h got ready with his pol: TO
pu,' nu ~ mnst inc boards as they wcro sweep
start, he exclaimed:
ing on 10 that board out yonder =,
'S oat ar Pelton boy :" cried Tom
IHte. "He'll git drownded, SHOP
beloro Iom l'otc spoke, joan had
become aware that ii was Tracy PAL
ton VINO ciuhH TO that drifting board,
ahu MS Wholc generous heart went oui
to lis hei pless toe in Il moment
rom l'ctc, you hold QUITO the rome "
he SAID, hastily twisting IL coil of IT,
arolnd his arm rs he spoke, "\vr
can I reach him with tho pole, and he
don't know how 10 swim. I'il have 10
go after him.
" Is you swino 70 drownd yo'self 70,
dat KIN oD !; fellcr :" Tom Pete de-
manaud, with strong disapproval.
'Oi course not. Pm going to sivo
him."
-, lie amt wuIf savin'," declared
IOm L., cortcInptuUusly.
J" NAT are you taking about" said
john, with flashing eyes. "iIc's tue
piuokicst fctlow TO fight that ] ever
saw. % You suppose I'm going 10 let
him drown because he doesn't happen
to DC the best friend l'vc got? What
do YOU take me for, anyhow ?'
'DJn't take you fo' nutlin'n' said Tom
Pclo, with Il scared look, and hasten.
ing TO clutch the rope, as John i'm
pctuousty added
Hang On to that rope now, and
help me naul him in. If he gc,s away
III pitch you after him."
And John, with II shout OF cncour-
agCmcnt to his impurilyd foe, nunp
himself into the water, and struck out
u Iracy's aid. He Was Il stur(- swim.
mer, ana IN Il few moments he came
alongside OF thc board to which Tracy
WAS cllnGlng. and fastened his rope to
it.
Tom Pete began TO haul in the rope
with great z.ul, while john, puttlru
one arm unavr TrAcys shoulder. ana
swimming with the other, aided in
propciIlng him to the house top, where
they quickly drew him up, wei, weak
and &hlrcrin&, but by no means devoid
OF the courage and "pluck" which
John so much admired.
John llnrowcll, you're Il good fel-
lOw,' said he, clasplDg Johns hand,
with look that spoke more than hi,
words. IL thought was gone when
thc glnhOusc went, and | can tclt yOu
! was glad when yOu called out TO ne.
You have saved my Lie, and shan't
forget IT,
" dow came YOU to The GinhOuso? |
thought your folks bad all gone 70 the
hills asked Jphn.
Father uHd / came down to Iced
the stock over Cn the high knolI,'
Answered Tracy. II tEuu2lt should
he safe enough on the ginhousc, while
he "rnt over there with Il hoAtloaG Of
corn and hay. But it gave way, aud
went over iikG Il pile of chips. This
current Was too ;nuch for it. 1t will
cot father L pretty penny TO build Il
nc% @inhousr," he added ruvfuiiy.
When Mr.. Ilartwclt came back TO
get the boys, he was very much sur
Drtsrd To- in! Tracy i'rlLOn in their