The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-01
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ig n.cs Peters. riding hone
t.sihol',unnShinc counties.
i I'LL. lis ,,,.rr ;.ni asked for q
4 iG-vAs iLl:cn frcMi the sleit
,,.,.r'+ !on@tl Of clear, yellow
4 <. urea our.
i n. aiic III this Ste, son sce.
4 .rl;al Mr.. dared.
1 . md the caita;:.'s .:oon
I. :iiwari. the lonn2ers in and
4 e. Reckon il / took
4 .trai.. li"'.rth sa.i:o ln00n:ilina
4 n... ,noonShincrs net fur oil. "
q ..;a, yui Mustn't 10 80 suspi-
4 "i.n Peters only laughed. lie WAS
] - Aunirrcl, this mountain ter
II. N.r.. shcn, as they would say,
q vas up. Then it was as safe
4 ,a,ta.;.rving tiger.
4 ,,sl.iS % mes if you had somcthin
a ~err mind y remarked Mrs. Peters
- .; .aMin "yeninS.
A .ye.,. said the captain, Tin
4 u.,! alrut them Jared boys. 1 can't
a. !. ,m nninw. >
81 snuy, at the door, and % young fell
r. came in and shook hands eagerly
f. III. captain. His name was Mad
Iara::i Peters had picked him up
i Nashville aud employed him "on
Il ~Iwas Jest a-sreakin O. the Jareds,
a aid. "iin pretty sure they've got n
81 ssniewhar. They look me in tho
4 40 powerful Innocent to bo all
s mi Now I've just got a notion in
v Lead, if only had anybody l could
b. .r'- Maddox drew himself up alert,
S3rcAful ASA listening sentinel. "What
h , b. done ole way must be done an
..!" said Captain Peters slowly, and
u aud Maddox had long, whispered
R1irrence
:ew days later peddler stopped at
A.y!sr!;' 5 ard asked for u drink Of WA
O!A Mother Blcylock sent Eliza TO
81 ...in. IDr Il fresh bucketful, and
sAi ,S,...lcr, after refreshing himself,
& t;.e.t his pack.
q /" Pears ; f z-e oughtn't ter trouble
A1. . She said, cause we can't buy Il
Ia wutii.
s. "lc.. fer tic pleasure, III. am" said
81 81 ,Allana l"ddler.
Il Tie l"ck was opened, and three pairs
I syc, grew big with delight.
II" I you'll wait till pa comes home,
l make him buy,ns that collar" said
ley tie younger Of the Bleylock girls.
"Fmps Dick Oscar'd buy you a pres
81 81 !io WAS here, F" suggested Eliza.
Iii tain't maxim too free, I'd like
4 say admire Dick Oscars TASTE"
80 the pcidler with an admiring
RA1ce.
e Jauty responded with, "Oh, you
II; sa" and toss of her head, and old
81 e .lcr I'leylocli said, "Tho boys most
ho.ally always raid Janey "a good
~ o attention."
Sac possessed Il bold prettincss, this
$uGt.in pink. Brown skinned, black
'Sfa red Tipped and {, way Of dropping
- head on her swelling neck and look
s$& mutiny from under her heavy
sfws. Eliza was thin slip Of a girl,
33 til demCTc but vacant look in her
:ze eyes, and shy, nervous manner.
s Ill tell you the truth, ma 'am." re-
E.aed tho peddlcr to the mother, "you
~ - take these girls o yourn to Nusi1-
ie' an people i'll the streets would fol-
ssf them for their good looks. An
@ heaven's own truth. All yo' fam
Ssh Lor no; I've got three boys"
M All at homo farmin, s'pose?"
z1 Yaas. /"
Now, bout these goods O. mine,"
'f tho rrdAicr "If you could put me
ics u few days, we might make a
;'13}e. Sa3 I'm IS tired IS a lame horse, an
HI I want nuthin bottcr'n to rest
Fl here "
# IA like nuthin better'n to take you.
$50 IN amt no use sayin word till
si's home. He amt no hand fur
3ngers.' -
well, won't be q stranger lopger'n
sssa help, said the agreeable peddler.
names Pond-Marcus Pond
nville boy, but a rollin stone, you
tvo peddled books an sewing
|S l'nes an no end O o lot of traps
'a'y Fond Of travel, you see, but
steady rs old time. Never drink
fA | travel. Promised my mother I
ant."
rs good thing" said Mother
M 'oc;, with energy. 81 do despise
f d iuddlcd man. Whisky amt fit
t'a'Aln but 60 fatten hogs on.
Sa liner Bleylock came homo and be-
4 stare and a silent nod took little
GO OF tbs pcddler. He was tall
'nln. taciturn and yellow, and
neck so small that his head pro-
'io appearance Of being stuck on
pin.
' lshted his pipe, and after sooth-
interval of smoking. "Peddler ID
=" stop over period" said his
s' puff. Don't see no objection.
lPf. puff.
,t tond. as he had promised, soon
10 DO stranger. The old man
utsed Oh the grievances Of taxes,
.ue Old woman, after the manner
O'"'rs. talked about her daughters.
~ gals is eddicated," she would
oeen over to Cookville months
u,ns xu a-schoolin. But lor, thar
'o'1S You can't weed the badness
: an Janey's spitfire, she is.
: sn DICK Oscar wants to have her,
s acts kinder curious about it
~E not, blow cold. Dnnnn. Now.