Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-04
AN HUMBLE HERO.
THOMAS p. MONTFORT.

ence to me what kind Of tune you sing,
nary a particle on earth. I'd jest as
lief you'd sing this kind as the other,
an don't know If l wouldn't liefer
But seems like you've changed heap
"S'pose have? Is 1t any sign cause
body's a fool once they're goin to
allus be fool? An was fool then
Sim Banks. a plumb downright idiot
fool. II hadn't "a been, I'd never a
thought that loved the likes of such
a mis'able thing as you. Lord, you
make me plumb sick with your foo
clingin to Loueesy's skirts when shes
doin her very best to kick you of. You
amt got as much sense nor as much
backbone as fshworm."
A fash of anger swept over Sim.
"Mary Manu." he said, with some
spirit, "what do Is my own business
an as long as don't step on your corns
YOU amt got no cause to squeal. NJ
matter what | do nor what LoueesJ
does. it amt takin no hide off OF youl
back, as | kin see, so I reckon yor
mought jist as we'll save your brea' 4
for some other purpose"
"Humph! I reckon you mean to say
that it amt none Of my business"
81 do, Mis'us Mann; mean Jest ths;
exactly"
"Waal, mebby it amt my business
but, for all that, Sim Banks. I'm bound
to say that you're fool an that ev'
er'body knows you are"
"Waal. If am it's the Lords doin's
He made me that Away, an | can,
help it. If you got any quarrel tc
make about it. you better 60 'on tc
him."
you're sich sot an determined
fool" Mrs. Mann said, ignoring Sims
last remarks. that you wouldn't be
lieve a thing ag'in Loueesy If you see
It with your own eyes. Them words
told you are the truth. the plumb Cos
pei truth, an I'd be willin to sw'ar to
'em with my hand lifted up to heaven
an the Bible open before my eyes"
II don't b'lieve nary word Of it.
Mis'us Mann. an. wouldn't b'lleve
nary a word of it if you was to stan
up here an sw'ar to it till you drapped
in your tracks. It's ever speck a mis-,
able lie"'
Tts ever speck the Gods truth"
'I say it's lie!'
Mrs. Mann was silent for a little
while, but hers was not the silence OF
the vanquished. She was only pre-,
pairing to deal a harder blow. AS she
stood with her eyes fixed on Sim she
marveled at the change that had come
over her. She thought of how dearly
she had once loved that man and of
how thoroughly she now despised him,
of how once she had longed to make
him happy and of how now she delight
ed in making him suffer. OF a truth
"hell has no fury like that Of woman
scorned." Truer words were never ut
tered, nor ever was there woman to
whom they more perfectly applied than
they did to Mary Mann.
Calmly. far more calmly. than she
felt. she said:
81 reckon you know Sam Morgan
Sim?"
Sim glanced up in surprise.
ME know Sam Morgan" he eX-
claimed. Land. what a question to
ask! Amt l knowed Sam Morgan
from the day he was borned?'
"An, KNOWN him that away, want
to ask if you ever knowed him to tell a
lie!"
81 never did. Sam Morgan amt no
liar, no matter what else you can say
bout him."
"Then if he was to tell you anything
you'd b'lieve it?"
Sim began to suspect to what Mrs
Mann's questions were leading, and q
sensation Of fear came over him. How
ever, after a little hesitation he an
swered.
Eyes. If Sam Morgan was to tell me
anything for Bible truth, I'd blieve
him."
Even If it was them words | spoke
to you bout Loueesy an that Mr.. Mel
vin|'
Sims face blanched to deadly
whiteness. end a dreadful trembling
seized him. If Sam Morgan said those
things, he couldn't doubt them, and in
spite of himself. in spite Of all his ear
nest desires. he would have to believe
all Mary Mann had told him. 1t was
hard however, to relinquish the last
vestige of the fond faith he had in his
wife, and, beaten back to the last
ditch, he made final stand in her de-
| fenSe.
"Sam Morgan won't soy no sich
wordsv' he cried in tones half pleading,
half defiant "Sam Morgan won't nev-
or do itp'
"de will" Mrs. Mann persisted, with
unrelenting cruelty. "He has said 'em
already. an he'll say 'em ag'in."
81 don't believe it. Sam won't lie."
"Sam won't lie, but he'll say them
words"
"How do you know he will?"
"Cause he has already said 'em, an
he won't never take back his words.
1t was him that seen the meetin be-
tween Loueesy an Melvin, an it was
him that heard them two talkin love.
If you want q fool, Sim Banks, q
| n1un,b censaIess idiot VOu0 know