The Delta independent., 1900-07-13
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In his .yout,, my Uncle David. accord
i.s to my EIoihar. WIS Il flower q
beauty. !!c may have sh,en. but when
lie came to live with US he had fadel
aEi was short. thick man of 10. wifi
scorchsd eyes. TIE whites being strcah x
cd yel!oyTish brown. a kno;ty face aIl1
woodsa hand strapped to his riglx
wrist. But. rs lie had done well. On
the sea. he WIS s,ill beautiful As d
was his heir prcsumptve. was ilk
wise assistn.,t custodian Of i.in. 10
my mother was ever che TO gtiird h(|
treasures. r.
Ny dsty was to go abroad with hIM
and see to IL that 10 woman In
private conversation with him. my 4
structions being. II they cndeayoreL
do 50. to hurry him home. .rcso:tIn;
II ncceasaiy. to pretended cramps. L
sickness to which ] was p,'esiispose
And my office was not an easy ou3
for he had In his day been quitc B
blade and bal never lost his edge. ar
the vigilance had to exercise to keG31
lin from harm would have saved i
congregation OF ordinary sinners. ~
would always wink lbs scorched eye
~ thc girls we met and occasionaIIt
stop to speak with them. despite -
tugging at his coat and Having, cramps
All his transgr,sssiciis would rcpogf
al boulc. Gnsl my mother would thu|
blnckol. the characters Of the young
dies iu question to degree that sata
himself would not have Gssoc;ate
with them without wearing an nnlui4k
By these and similar means we sav1[
Iiim Cor year. cnd might have sAv64
him 70 the day of his death lad M
been taken dawn with any ,Ssrst i1u11
affair md become cOrrcspoEdiuksy
mushy. How true II - that lovers nrc
the tenpins of the gods. Being nushy.
! fell 10 plying his isolation from feIni-
nine Charms and was thereby led. on
the 1fth or \ February. TO sending him
n vaIentln.4;i pair or plump rel
hearts spittcsl on u golden arrow. 1t
duly posted. and later II was delivered
10 him. That evening. being Wedncs-
day. my, mother went. rs was her In
violate custom. to prayer meeting. lenv-
ing ne on guard. As the door closed
behind her. Uncle David got out OF his
chair mud went 10 the window.
..She's ntonrd. ."-he said. ipeeriDg out
There's light on her port eide"
~ what:.' said-.I. knowing ! must
report the remark. 4s 9i ;-sar
He made go reply. but came baci; to
his chair
'Ecnnic." lie said presently. did you
ever. ref n y:ilpfitirpt's -
mo. SIR. said family. "Did your
He did NOT answer. n.
do you know when you are going 10
wear watcli?'' lie asked suddenly.
WAS going to say when he died. but
thought better of It,. -st ..
II do lac went on: tomorrow. 1t
is in my chest. II doesn't CO. but when
you want 10 know the time you can run
home aud find cut
"Of course" exclaimed Ioyfully.
"Why not:'
Answer yourself he said ITO
morrow II Is yours. Tonight we are
going out. Fetch me my feathers"
! got between him ans! the door.
''Come to think" be said. cying me
sharply. "thc watch does go. and there
is chain to It,
Eve got only an apple. What wouId
she have done for n wnichy Without
word ! brought him his hest suit
which lie always spoke Of as his
feathers. frum the press in my moth
cr's room and where she was keeping
II against his funeral.
''You can't get them on" said
hopefully. noting their size.
NO more have for 20 years. he
answered. '.but ! cnD pull In. n you
hear me ripping. look sharp and turn
me the other way. There Is n charm
to the chain
He shouldn't have mentioned the
charm. for the rapIdIty with which
got him into his clothing damaged his
wind. but when | had him crowded
into them he lcok~d fine l,nrriny
aiarming symptoms of suddenly com
ing out cf them. at all po.nt-.- A.
soou as hr was dressed We started.
taking n'o:g his great coat. to We used
IN cssc-of arcidrnf.
a square down the street we stop,
i,ed. Thch nv iarn beat cosnforfsbiy. I
II was Miss Hannah l.1xtcr's house.
and did not consider Miss Hannah
at all dangerous. she being my moth
crs bosom fslcDd and with q rcputa-
ton as a man i.Hfrr, having once IN
public mecfin9 prayed for the savfng
- uea. W0sm she desiknated - -
thrsDed aBvsoar II response to ny
uscis's ksssh, AiD Hannah oreasd
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