Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-11
AN HUMBLE HERO.
Rv THOMAS p. MONTFORT-

anything. have II" Sam asked in turn.
"No, but you have found out some
thin. You wouldn't be a-comin out
yere to see him if you hadn't"
"Oh. we have little private busi
ness with him. Is he at homer
mo, he amt. What kind Of private
business can you have with that feller,
Sam Morgan, I'd like to know"
"Nothin much pertic'lar, l reckon.
Can you tell us whar he is?'
ITO be shore. But. my land, can't
fgger out no way how you'd come to
have no business with him. Reckon 1t
amt nothin bout them minerals he
says he's a-smellln round yere for, is
IT.?
"Not exactly"
81 lowed shore it couldn't be, cause
you all know thar amt enough min
eral in all this blame section to make
breakfast for chigger, an know
blame well that feller amt huntin for
no mineral nohow. You an Jason know
that as well as do. don't you, Sam"
"'Pears like he'd kind of be foolin
way his time." Sam replied cautiously.
But reckon that's his own business.
an long as he's satisfied we amt no
room to kick up no fuss. But you amt
told us nothin bout whar he is."
THAT'S so. guess amt. l meant
to, but it plumb slipped my mind.
Co'se if that feller wants to fool way
his time nosin round in the ground 1t
amt none Of our business. not If he
wears his nose plumb smack smooth
off up to his eyes at it, but at the same
time q body has right to think jest
what he doggone pleases. an in this
yere case he's got to think one of two
things"
What things is them. Mr.. Turner"
| zone of them things Is he's got to
b'lieve that feller q mis'able dad burn
fool. which be amt. an the other of
them things Is he's got to blieve that
Teller q mis'able dad burn rascal.
which | b'lieve he is. But what puz-
zles me is what in the nation you can
want Of him."
"Oh, it's nothin worth mentionin."
"Hain't. eh?"
Not particularly"
"Then it don't make much difference
whether you see him or not. | reckonT
"Waal. yes. we'd sorter like to see
him. But it looks right smart like
we amt a-goin to-"
"Why so?
"Cause it looks mougbtily like we
amt a-goin to find out whar he's at"
Lord a-massy, man. | can tell you
that. Yes. stree! l can tell you that
jest as slick as button"
But you don't do it,
Snakes an caterpillars. amt a-goin
TO tell you!"
81 dunno. I'm shore. Don't look much
like you're a-goin to. though"
Great possums an persimmons, l
never see nobody in sich pet an
stew as people have got to be. Amt
nobody got time to do nothin no more.
seems like A feller'll come a-ridin up
yere to the fence an ask a question.
Then if don't jest jump out an break
my neck a-answerin him be gifts all
riled up an lows amt never goin to
tell him nothin. Lord a-massy. | never
seed the like. an | reckon it'd be putty
hard to tell what the worlds a-comin
to anyhow
"I'm not impatient. Uncle Jonathan.
Sam replied. but | would kinder like
to know as soon as possible whar Mel.
wins at"
ITO be- shore you would, Sam. Lord,
l know that. 1t stan's to reason that
when you've come all the way over
yere to see him you'd want to know
whar to find him. That's nat'ral."
IAN you're a-goin to tell us, amt
you" :.
"Why, Lord a-massy. Sam, to be
| shore | am. But. as / was a-sayfn,
| can't make out what's ever got Into
folks. Now. thar was that Melvin.
Fust time he come yere he got all IN q
sweat an a swivet cause said a WORD
or two to him fore asked him In the
house. Then thar was that other young
Teller. that Waite. Reckon you uns
Amt seed nothin Of him over thar bout
Beckett's Mill. have you?
81 guess not. Who is he?"
"Lord a.massy. amt never goin to
tell you. He was all in a sweat an
swivet. too. an he wouldn't tell me
nothin. 'ceptin that his name was
Waite an he was down yere lookin
round for mineral. Reckon If Ia ask
people questions an pry into their busi-
ness I'd find out more bout 'em. but
somehow that's somethin | can't do.
You know that. Sam. you an Jason. too,
Jest as we'll as do"
"Shore," Sam replied. "But you know
whar Melvin is. so yon can tell US bout
that an jest let the other feller CO."
Reckon that's bout all you uns are
a-keerin for anyhow. amt it"
eyes, jest at present"
"Pears like you must be wantin to
see Melvin right smart bad"
care you goin to tell whar he's atT'
"Lord a-massy. amt l told you over
an over was? But to save my neck
can't max, out what thar can be so
pressin for you uns to see him about.
Guess mebby, though. you think that
amt blamed bit Of my business"