The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

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Tenic.
"Darel guess Daniel Carter dare
anything when he's reused. rs for Ma
Indy. she was ragin.
II guess it'll take more than your
VOID to make me crazy she sputtered.
Guess I've beer knowcd in this neigh
borlood longer an any Carter
There ain't neighbor but what
will say you've treated Belindy like a
dog. says he. It's knowed for miles
that you ain't spoke to her direct for 80
year. an beside. you've made your
threats promiscuous.
'Malindy was a-gettin mighty scared,
for. like all bullics. she's dreadful
coward at heart but she wasn't goin
to give in yet.
"'You don't darei' says she. tryin
to be fierce III lookin awful faint
"a nun darcs anything when he 3
desperate as I be. says he You ve
stood III my road for ye t.
- 'Belindy Won t let you do anything
to me. says shr.
- .D.lindy will let me do what I
think best says lie.
Bigger fool shei You are after her
money. DAN el Carter. an you want me
out of the road. says she. brazen as q
penny. You think you re a regular
Dan cl come to j -dgment. don't your
Il amt ;gu.n to stand no insults.
Gays he I'm g0in now. an when the
squire an me comes in the mornin
ain't q doubt we'll find you right here
t1e
her" all night!' she yasped out. Malin-
dy was ;.-.:e' tin nervous an hystericky.
for the fall had shook her up dreadful.
an his sayin that jest upset her. Amt
you got no heartr' says She
''You amt never showed me an Be
Indy none. says he. movin on.
You wretch. an me that 'fraid OF
bears! There ain't never soul on this
hill. but that fat old idiot of q Mis-
Tinker. says she.
1.-THE mean old thingI' cried Tenie,
in disgust. "Shs didn't say that. did
she. mawf''
Honest Injun. Tenie. heard her
with my own eass. an to think Of all
I've dcne fer th.s c:eeser'
Dan el Carter, how much will You
take to lot me ou 2 says She lookin fit
to drop.
g There's only ore way Ill let You
out. says he, stern as u judge. IF
you II promise to set like sane woman
an let Belirdy &c her own road. Ill
give you another chance. says he
. 4 aint never a-goin to speak to
Eelindy. says She as spiteful as ever
i amt spoke to her this 30 year. an
ain goin to-
lid plaguy sight rather you
wouldn't. says he. contemptuouslike
1 might as well tell you. Bclindy an
me is goin to get married next Sunday.
at Sister Marthy's. an I'm comm to
run the farm But if you II promise to
keep Il civil tongue in your head I'll
give yOn another chance
You amt comm there. says She
gettin white as Il sheet. But l darsn't
stay here. I'm afraid of my life
You won t see anything worse than
yourself says he, an with that off he
went. An when she couldn't see him no
more down she went in heap an COW
cred her face with ! hands.
IAN then what do you think done.
Teniey jest up an growled that low an
muil,ed an awful. it sent the chills
down my own backbone.
''FOr the land sakes'' cried Tenie.
"You awful Nav Tinker. What did
poor Malindy do?''
''Malindy! Why, you'd "a thought
she had a fit She jumped an hollered.
Daniel Daniel Carter! Dan'ell' an
that Daniel went a-echoin down the
hill till seems as if can hear it yet.
Seemed half an hour fore Dan Eel
come a a-crashin back. so near ME could
g touched him.
What's happened3 What's the
NATTER says he.
g Get me out of this. says she.
You an Belindy can make jest as big
fools of yourselfs rs you want to, for all
of me. Tllpromise anything so 8 you'll
let ME out!
''But that whiffet of woman g feet
hadn more than touched solid ground
tore she turned on him like a cat
"'Ill have it out with you. Daniel
Carter. says she. You'll wish you d a
died fore You ever como into the Ram
soy family. an with that she went tear.
in down the hill.
s'An is that all,f' asked Tenie.
"What more'd you have2'' replied
her mother. testify
why. they amt no end to it;
can't see as things is one bit better Off"
said Tenie. diasppointedly.
Law. Tenie Tinker. don't You know
no more of woman nature tLan thatp
has found her master, an she
knows it. She may do a lot of blusterin,
but she'll think the sun rises an sets In
Daniel Carter fore month"
'Well, said Tenie. ~ do know"
Agnes Warner McClelland in Chicago
Record.
Think Over Your Plan.
The novelist can give the preacher
some good points and especially in the