The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-23

SPARKS, the warrior bold. "LOrtl
Almighty, I've fit into many battle
whar men were Jest a-drappin all
round me SO thick that couldn't move
'thout steppin on lot Of 'em. My
land, l want skeered Of techin 'em, an
they never come back of nights to pes
ter round ha'ntin Of me, nuther."
1T want that away that time when
you went into Hicks cellar to whup
the battle. was it, Ebcnezer?" Jason
Roberts asked.
Ebenezer flashed angry.
"Doggone 1t all," he cried, "aln't
never goin to hear the last Of that dad
burned old cellar? Ever time l men,
tion any word bout when 1T into
the war some blame fool has got to 20
to work an drag that dod blasted old
cellar In"
"Waal, we want to show a intrust in
your war record, Ebcnezer, an that's
the only battle we ever see you fight In,
30 that's all we got to speak bout"
"Waal, you needn't poster bout
SHOWN no lntrust, then. I'd ruther
you wouldn't"
Say" Sam Morgan called, don't
you reckon Sim Banks has q hantW
"Of co'sc he has," Thorn replied, "an,
say, fcllcrs, l bet it posters him lest
awful"
ITO be Shore" Turner agreed.
"Speakin Of Sim Banks minds me Of
somcthin," Iii said. "Reckon amt
none Of you uns hcarn nothin of Sim
sence he went away"
Mary n word," Hicks answered.
"Quaire them officers don't find out
nothin bout him, amt it?'
"'Tis so. Guess they've hunted round
all over ever'whar most an they amt
found hair nor hide Of him."
"S'Dose he must a gone clean Off
somewhar."
Looks like 1T. You know he left
note for his woman sayin he war ago
In away an want never comm back no
morep
Il hearn he did"
"But she don't b'licve It."
Don't sheW
mot now. she don't. She b'lieved It
right smart ct fust, but Pap Samp-
son kept a-talkin till he got her to
change her mind"
pap still STAINS out that Sim never
killed that fellerT
LA, yes, wuss'n ever"
"Qualre he'd git that sorter notion,
amt it?"
"'Tls, shore. Pap's gln'rally putty
level headed. but he got his nose pint
ed wrong this time shorely."
"He thinks Sim'll come back, does
hep
"Jest knows he will"
"Waal, he'll be hung or sent up to
prison If he does come"
"Pap's got notion somethinll turn
up to clear Sim fore he gifts back"
Don't see how he goes bout maxim
that out"
II don't see nutheH but that's his
talk"
"How's Sims woman a.doinY
"Kinder porely, l guess. She amt
Twin here no more"
'"rhat soW
"Yes; she left the fust Of the week."
"Whard she goW
"Down to the county seat"
"Whats she 'lowin to do down thar"
"she reckoned she'd git into some
work Of some kind"
IAN Jest bout manage to go through
everything she's got''
"Shc amt got nothin."
"Ain't? Why, been hearin Sim left
her all the land an everything"
"He did, but she won't tech It,"
"Won't2 Why, say, what's the rea.
SOM"
";e2e lows it's his'n an she amt no
right to live 1t up. Says mebby some
time he'll need IT.
"Waal, I'll be Bmutchedw
"Thcn l guess she kinder wanted to
git away from here anyhow. That
bout her IN Melvin started good bit
Of talk, an reckon she found 1t want
none too pleasant a-stayin here"
NATURALLY. How'd she take 1t bout
Melvin bein killed2 Did sho carry on |
muchr
"Nary a bit that any of us seen.
Guess sho behaved plumb nice"
"Did she come to SEQ tho cawpso?"
Hicks hesitated for an Instant. Ho
knew from Pap Sampson about that
aight visit. but no had promised to