The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-13

over the heads o. most OF sc Ter years.
Ye said harm O. me. though, NJ, didn't
ye lie? This man ain't done no more.
What's In yer book bout that? Reat,
It! 1e're liars ye'selves. He lied be.
cause he's iiar III ilis blood, but he
didn't lie to harm.
Jim Scott's honest, and he never
harmed man in his life. let alone a
woman. fe uns can't say that, fer
ye've done yer best TO harm her an me,
an ye want to jedge him.
He thundere1 that.
"Where'd ye git the right? Jim
Scott's clean. He kin look all O. We In
the faces an count on his flngers where
yer liars IN wus'n that. Tom Mum.
ford. where's that 500 ye owe me an
ye promised to pay it every year for 20
years? jim 2loxum, Zed Mallett,
George Bircll'-
Captain Jim never finished his
speech. for Uncle Tom and the others
named rose and cried out:
"Cap'n Jim. ye mint II the church. church
an yc ain't any rights here. We be
the trustees Of this church, an we say
that Ed Mailett's expelled. Hear it?"
Captain Jim did not answer, for the
door burst open just then, and Eds
wife. her beautiful hair falling about
her, passed up the aisle and turned
upon the people with blazing eyes, and
they stared at iier wonderingIy. Then
she poured out her anger upon them.
you're cowards," she said. includ-
Ing all OF them in a sweeping gesture,
f,,I<
Her voice broke.
I'm only woman. an I'm q fool,
like oil OF US women. This mans my
husband. an he's a liar Just as you say.
Hes Elnned, but he sinned against me,
not you. 1t don't make no difference
who am. I'm not one OF you. You
wouldn't have me because I couldn't
be so tarnel ugly as you are. Why
did I marry him? loved him, On +!
nad 10 have somebody to love. He told
me when he courted me that he was q
life saver. I was saved from a ship
IN don't know word Of who am
or where came from. I believed him.
an thought he was good an noble.
II knowcd he'd lied like fool be-
fore I'd been here a week. But he's
only fool, an he can't help 1t any
more than you can belp being the mar
row minded, hard hearted people that
you are. Yet who judges you? Not
us. Dus the God that'll judge my man
too. Leave It to him."
She raised her hand to heaven and
paused moment breathless. In the
interval Captain Jim slap2ed his leg
and swore. Then the woman spoke
again.
"Haye asked you to punish him for
me?" she asked. "Do want It?
Haven't suffered a-lookin into the
face of liar every time saw my
husbands eyes? Haven't I? One day
you said l was q sinner, an you
wouldn't look at me. The next day
you knowed he'd lied, an you wouldn't
look ut him. wonder If God'lmighty
will want to look at you when the
judgment comes! If there's any judg-
In to be done, leave 1t to him."
"Amen," shouted q woman in far
corner. and the trustees, who had stood
trembling fer sheer helplesaness, were
dumfOunded.
Amen" shouted another woman,
and the trustees sat down. Some one
started hymn, and Uncle Tom stamp.
ed out and ovec the hills to his home.
While the music swelled Ed sat ST.
lently weeping. It ended, and by q
common impulse oil of them, even
Captain Jim. fell upon their knees, and
prayers from dozen mouths went up
In unison for Ed. the liar. and then for
the Door weak sinner: who had pre.
sumed to judge when they had been
hidden by him to whom they prayed to
'judge not"
Thus ended the trial of Ed. He never
was expelled.
What penance he did for bis sins
other than standing the ordeal Of his
trial matters not, but from that day on
he has worked as other men, and more
he has made restitution to his bene-
factor. SO much for the generous
heart and devious ways Of Captain
Jim."-New York Sun.