Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-30
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coward"
Lord, Mis'us Sparks, we don't need
to do nary sich thing as that" Pap
Sampson replied promptly. "Ebene,
zer has done made that all out as plain
as the nose on your face hisself. Yes,
Stree"
"Guess EbeneZer an Sim Banks haa
done showed Jest how br: We they are u
Jason Roberts observed, with laugh
zone of 'em a-hidin In q cellar an the
other'n tearin down the road lippety'
clippety, an all on account Of a drove
of old COWS. Say. bet the ward soon
be fit If they uns had whack at It,"
"Lord! Wouldn't it. thought" Pap
said. with a chuckle. "Why. It'd jes,
be whipped all to frazzles In no time
Then everybody laughed-everybody
except Sparks and Banks and their
wives. The two first hung their heads
In shame, Mrs. Sparks brlstled up In
her husbands defense, while Mrs
Banks gave her husband look full OF
disgust and coolly turned her back on
him.
Mrs. Mann noticed the conduct OF
Mrs. Banks and promptly called atten
ton to It by saying:
"Iord. Loueesy. you ain't nigh sc
quick to stand up for your husband as
Betty Sparks is for her'n. You acts FOL
all the world jest like you Is plumt
ashamed of Sim"
81 am," Mrs. Banks replied fatty
"Who could help being ashamed OF
coward. Id like to know"
Sim looked up at his wife, a pained
expression In his eyes and his face very
red.
"Loueesy." he gasped, "you dast te
talk that away about me an we uns
Jest been married yearT
81 dare to speak the TRUTH" Mrs
Banks replied cuttingly, her lips curl
ing with scorn. 'I'm plumb ashamed
Of you"
"Then you don't love me none" Sim
whimpered broken heartedly. "a wife
what loves her old man amt goin tt
run him down afore other folks. Lou
eesy, you don't love me; you don't love
mer'
Mrs. Banks, instead Of being touched
gave her husband one scornful glance
and turned and walked away.
With her utter want Of tact Mrs
Mann said:
81 guess, Sim Banks, Loueesy's beer
a-contrastin you with that Mr.. Melvin
an l reckon she thinks you aln't much
shakes compared with him."
Sims eyes flashed fire in an instant
and. trembling with anger. he cried:
"You are a-lyin, Mrs. Mann. Wher
you say any sich a thing as that, an II
you was a man I'd whup you till your
hide wouldn't hold shucks. Hain't no.
body got no call to speak nary a word
ag'in Loueesy, an I amt goin to stand
still an let no sich a word be spoke
That's Jest what got to say, an
mean It,"
Mrs. Mann shifted contemptuously.
"Sim Banks" she said, "you kin jest
stand up for Loueesy all you pleases
but T. mind she didn't stand up for you
none. an my notion is she hain't goin
to stand up for you, no matter what
anybody says. I've got eyes, an what
l see see. Loueesy was plumb struck
with that man, an you mark my words,
Sim Banks, If she ever gifts to know
him she'll learn to love his little finger
better than she'll ever love your whole
body. You jest bear them words In
mind. Sim Banks, an II you live you
will find that they are the gospel truth
Mrs. Mann, though actuated by a
selfish interest and Influenced by that
feeling of bitter enmity which a won
an has for a successful rival In the af'
fectIons Of the man she loves, spoke
nearer the truth than any Of her hear
ers dreamed-nearer even than she her
self supposed.
TO BE CONTINUED,