The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-31
PlUnkoft' Sk0tf0r
,.,o. ,or The Weekly constitution)

written for The Weekly Constitution-)
To start at the beginning. 1 wouid haFe
to go back to the hills from whence
flows the SaIuda river. in GreenVihe couh-
~ South Carolina. to period OF over
twenty years ago.
About this time there lived some ten
or twelve miles from the village OF Green
~ Family. recently moved into our
ao.,,,,,,,,,itv to await the starting Of the
George W. Scott factory. Their home IN
South Carolina was not 50 humble as me
ono tbev now occupy. nor were their cir
o,,-,,+arces SO distressed. The truth -
that u iz n family who were doing wei
on n little farm on the Saluda river Dut
caught the mania for going to town anu
have beon working ut the factories N
GreenviIle village Of recent years IN a.
Loot tbov have come to Georgia seeking
work and think with regret Of the nome
thew left. and find il monstrous hard p
keen their. sitter going while the Scott
factory Is being: made ready for woTk
A. their home on tho Saluda. one DARK
oo17 NIGHT there came n man in q Wild
stote ~ doliriurn The stranger had
lost his hat. had torn his clothes ana.
all together. were in forloih c''i'''-'
from n protractcd spree. but bore every
mark Of a gentlemen ana or u man WIN
plenty when at himself
Pc that rs II nav. he was taken IN and
kindly cared for by the family. one Or the
bows. rs dark and cold as = was. mount
/ inc his horse and riding three miles Tor
a doctor. This stranger remained sew
I eraI DAYS ct this home on the SaInda- u
I dey-olopfne- IN the meantime that he had
/ but little money on HIS person us
made no difference with the 1ar"ili'A
/ countrvman. but when tho time came lot
/ the stranger N depart the counfrFFnan
/ rirgod No tho best conveyance he had
ard Tho Oldest boy carried the stranger
/ to GreenviIle village.
/ There comes the story. Tho stranger
would have tho boy receive q fne coax
that he himsclr wore. a genuine broad
cloth f. was. tailor made. ard no such
T coat had been worn before by Joy YouHE
I man alone tho Sa-uda river That cont
/ has done service i'm tho Coun tryInans ram
/ flv for many years. until recently u haa
/ boen hung uuon "a nail iu the shodronfn
never 70 be worn again. it was Thought
This uresent Christmas found this coun-
+ try family in a bad WV. between NOV
/ FMS. ~ Gc0rgi7 aud waiting. ont ~ WORK.
fr the Scott mills TO start II = n0-
I necessary for TO 70 state that the coilrl-
4 TRUMAN Of SalU1a river was Verv elt-
+ Ferant man from the factory operative
i fbat he IS now. He has grown old and
1 feeble and SO hae that good vile. an
/ they together live wien n widowed daust-
+ ter where there are several little grand
I children. who have already learned tnst
/ riro Il n STRUGGLE and who expected not g
thing Il, come their way IN che nature o
i Christmas cheer.
1t was fust tho natural thing FOR TIE
-rsfH 70
I provide some present for her favortts
/ grandson. Tt was "a happy thouEnt
. think that caused her to decide 70 ger
down the old coat and undertake n MAKE
/ q small Jacket for the grandson CUT oT
. what was yet sound
II was ChristUlas eve morning Wnen 1ns
I Grandmother set herself 10 work 70 pro
y-fda This Jacket. She sit by q snail Ia
BILE while tho now feeble CountryTna1 sa-
/ IN cha corner and fully understood Tla-
[ II was his part 60 keep td9 fire punci1a-
up. think that both these cld Poop
had heavy hearts when tho first r-p Yaa
made unon the old coat One sleeve was
ripped from Its socket ana the oid nan
leaned over and watched as the grand
mother ri0-ea that down Go the cur and
/ then ruo5thed it cut on the table IH9
other sleeve was soo1 out and treated IL
tho same manner.
Then came Tho work OF carefully riD-
ping out tho lining. As this proceeded y
was discovered that one pocket had been
riprad sometime or other. and the grand
r71thor h-a some remarks about It's be-
sr- =o~eI since 10 Ell come into their
. famiI. with white factory thread she
di6u.t IKE the white thread hut she knew
# was le- own daughter who had done
Il end sLc ripped along
'rWhat IS ta'se" suddenly holding I'D a
tfece OF white PAPER. which had evidently
worked through the hole in the pocket
before &c came into t1lir possession Ene
old man soon had on his speeEs and reli
lit IVES simply @ piece or old letter n-a1'