The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-01

| 90 wy ~ =, iilip tDtin tuat tUGv
were all IA pack of FOOLS for .'takin in
a stranger SO free and easy.''
why, amt paid no more attention
to the man n II he'd "a been preach
er, = said Sam Blevlock .Seemss if
thar amt no harm to him.
Hes very God fcarin man, " said
Eliza softly. IAN q powerful reader O.
the Bible .
IF you'll take my say so. you'll sit
quit O him, said Dick Oscar
He's got such beautiful TASTE said
Mother Bleylock. Its as goods goin
to the city to look II his things -
see he's a-Gressin you up, said
oscar with 4 sncer at the new ribbons
'he Elris wore round their nctks
.ancy sprang up Her f,cc re,ldenna.
In an instant sir bad torn 6iT the rib.
! bon and stamped her foot On it. "That's
! how much care for him III Iii, rib.
+ bons!' She cried
! Don't fly quitc OF the handle" said
/ Nr. Oscar rouI.v.
Poor .';sncy. She lad hon,d 10 please
her i'Nnr ~ .l.r sc..,l d. tiir ra;l,lor's
gilt, hut Size MA~ co,ii;1s tn the crncl,-
'i0n i.iat ne Wa~ = i.ugi n.n to please.
Sle W2s lAissionate yuG- animal,
ana Sic hau thrown lel-all into MS
trnis with = readiness tina In'.iry hsl-
self ot nrr @i;,ro>. lie Like. iGsiili.i:il,l
strohe ~: alternately :.l.i lyu- n:son. aa
1isiil'iactn.y Il lover 4, a.ia' unl...
,inNe j'Dnd ~ tie Con-, riAnl i.c
-ha lihsd hir. saw N!ih ia O..
ti.nn.slt with his t!iauglts Naturally
sbe turned against the isa.uleY, aru
iron this 'inln s2thrr:,!f watch hin,.
That harmless yrurg ilan II q
'icaniilne was doing what l.c could. IL
wandered about the country, selling
Eucii littlc things IS The people could
buy. 'prmpinS' the I'll oviocli boys ami
making love to the Bl.y:ocll girls. Tho
pumping process was rewarded with
about as much success rs would attend
fishing for II soul through the cyc IF ::
skeleton. Iii the lovcniasin,, thore was
moro hone
! .ianry was accessible 70 flat,cly and
encouraged him with little looks of
fire. But there was something in her
eyes ho did not trust. and lie was
wary man. the pcd,ller Besides, sho
slapped his face when ho tried to kiss
her. Bnt he soon grew to believe that
Eliza-simple. unsuspicious. serious
would bc as clay III his hands.
Chance favored Miss .Janey. She was
bathing one warm day in the creek that
ran out from the spring when she saw
Eliza a:ld tne peddlcr coming, like Jack
and Jill, 60 fetch il pail Of water. Be
ing naked, .Jancy could not get away,
but she slid along to Il coal 'nlct over
hung with tree branches and 50 hidden
waited for them to do their crraud. Of
course they stopped to talk
''That pink l,i,bnn becomes your
black hair niyhtliyN - said the pnddler.
Eliza hlushod ''Wc're gust country
girls, you know, SIR Pond \Vo don't
havo "inny pretty things Seems lis if
the boys don have amy '.'inry left after
buyin the sugar Ill :!uur. All lnuussus
all things"
"Meat. s'pose, " sai'? tho practical
peddler.
"No; we raise our own ,.aas. Pa has
a powerful lot O hogs"
"So!'
'But 1 expect you dom take much
intercs5 lii country life MI I'nnd:''
"Why, my acar'--i.,i Mr. Pond
slipped his ARR, aI..ini Elza-"rd
like the best III thr wcylh tnsrt tic down
i'll Il country Just likn 'hi+. a fellow
gifts tired trariiin u, ,,u'i. But I'd
want two things tn ,i.si.c no happy"
Eliza louErl ac hi,l ..ii utrpy con-
fidencc
First, !: liltl" W'fe tnat WAS gentle
III her ways. an e.r' religious girl,
All one with I'iaris '.i. ~ >ct off tho
pink ribbiliH i q 'l. isr, an "a fleet
foOt IN Il rc'i innl,.i
Htre Mr. Pcnu .ei,a - IL full stop
will! Il kiss
"An the either .hil,s:' With q bright
blush
The ped,llcr q. 4 practical again
"Well, its nu,hin nui:. II ..0.uo way to
make a livin .,ow sav ,narried a
sweet girl up thu Ininp,,land nn made
= little crop !,'>; ;ii.. ~ tn Kit il to
market might tnrn il into whisky
but lately gov lnrni turned meddler
all is ahrtmkin stills rinht all left
through tho corntry
''They dc hidu 'ei.l something's" said
Eliza in Il half whisper. $50 It "a
bloodhound could hardly scent 'em An
very good buslncss is is, an tho hogs
1.-Two on the mash. .
"Do you know o. any such stills. my
littln darlin:'
But she drew bncl, little .'Ef do
know O. any, sho said, .'l'vo promised
not to tell O em. -
"Not to Ike man IS is Snin to be your
husband?'
'sNot to him until ho is my hus-
band" And bnshing. brt resolute
Eliza filled her pail and started for the
house.
! Under the water Jnney clinched her
hands. "Dick was right" she thought,
"an l see his game. He's spy, an
! Eliza 8 fool
She knew that she had heard enough
to justify hor lover i'll his suspicious,
enough to put them all OH their guard.
| A passionate exultation fired her blood
as she thought of tho service sho should
render Dick Oscar. his praise. tho re-
! ward of his rude kisses
But, alas for Janeyl Something had
ruffled her sweethcart's temper when
ehny next met Rnforo sho con1d op-