The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-13

to make me crazy" she sputtered. Guess
I've been knowed in this neighborhood
longer an any Carter"
There aint a neighbor but what will
say you've treated Belindy like a dog
says he. ITS knowed for miles that you
amt spoke to her direct for thirty year,
am beside you've made your threats pro-
| miscuous."
"Malindy was gettin' mighty scared,
| for like all bullies she's a dreadful COW
ard at heart but she wasn't goin' to give
in yet"
you don't darer' says she, tryin' to
be fierce an lookin' awful faint
"A man dares anythin' when he's des-
perate as be" says he. you've stood in
my road for year"
"Belindy won't let you do anything to
me-" says she.
"Belindy viii let me do what I think
best" says he
Bigger fool she! You are after her
| money, Daniel Carter, an you want me
out Of the road says she, brazen as a
| penny. You think you're regular Daniel
come to judgment, don't you?"
II amt gon to stand no insults" says
| Re. I'm goin' now, an when the squire
an me comes in the mornin' l amt
doubt We'll find you right here"
You amt a goin to let he stay here
all night" she gasped out. Malindy was
a gettin' nervous an hystericy, for the fall
had shook her up dreadful, an his sayin'
that jest upset her. Amt you got no
hearth" says she.
You amt never showed me an Belindy
none" says he, moving off.
''You wretch! an me that 'fraid of bears.
There amt never soul on this hill but
that fat old idiot of Mis- Tinker" says
she.
1.-The mean old thing" cried Tenie in
| disgust, "she didn't say that, did she,
maw?"
Honest injun, Tenle, heard her with
my own ears an to think of all I've done
for that creeter.
daniel Garter. how much will you take
to let me out?" says she, lookin' fit to
drop.
There's only one way I'll let you out"
says he, stern as judge. If you'll prom
ise to act like sane woman an let Be
Indy go her own road, III give you an
other chance says he
Il amt never goin' to speak to Be
Indy" says She as spiteful as ever. Il
amt spoke to her This thirty year, an 1
amt goin' to-"
"Td a plaguey sight rather you
wouldn't" says he, contemptuous like, Il
might as we'll tell you, Belindy an me is
goin' TO get married next Sunday, at Sis
ter MarthY's, an I'm comm to run the
tongue in your head III give you another
chance"
"You amt comm there" says she. get
tin white as a sheet. But / darent stay
here. I'm afraid of my life"
you won't see anythiu' worse than
yourself" says he an with that off he
went And when she couldn't see him no
more down she went in a heap an COW
cred her face with her hands.
An 40,
Tenie? l jest up an growled that low
an mufiied an awful it sent the chills
down my own backbone"
For the lands sakes," cried Tenie. you
awful Nav Tinker; what did poor Ma
Indy do?"
'Malindy! Why, you'd although she had
a fit. She jumped an she hollered. Dan ell
Danel Carter! Daniel! an that Daniel
went a-echon' down the hill til seems
as il l can hear 1t yet
Seemed half an hour fore Daniel come
a-crashin back, so near me I could a
touched him.
whats happened? What's the mat
ter?' says he
" Get me out of this save he, You an
Malindy can make Jest as big fools Of
yourselves as you want TO, for an me. TN
promise anythin' SOS you'll'let me outr'
But that whiffet of Woman'S feet
hadn't more than touched solid ground
fore she turned on him like cat
I'm have il out with you. Daniel Car
ter says she. You'll wish you'd added
fore you ever come into the Ramsey fam
n.y. an with that she went tearin' down
the hill.
AN is that all?" asked Tenle.
What more'd you haveg" replied her
mother testify.
why, they ain't no end 70 1T / can