The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08


what hr dosgOnc plcascs, an in this
ycrc case he's got to think onc of two
things"
"What things is them, Mr. Turner"
"Onc of them things is he's got to
b'licvc that fcllor mis'able dad burn
fool, which he aiu't. an the other OF
them things is he's got to blieve that
fcllcr mis'ablr dad burn rascal,
which b'lcvc he is. But what puZ
Zlcs me is what in lhc nation YOU can
| want of him."
"Oh, it's nCthin worth mentionin"
"IIaint. chE"
"Not particularly"
Then it don't make much difference
whether YOU see him or not, reckonT"
"Waal, yes, we'd sOrtcr like to see
him. But 1t looks Il right smart like
we aln't agoin to-"
"Why SoT'
"'Cause it looks moughtily like we
amt a-goin to find out whar he's at"
Lord a-maSsy, man, | can tell you
that Yes sir-cc! can tell you that
| jest as slick as II button"
"But you don't do it,"
Snakes an catcrpllars. ain't a-gon
TO tell youf'
IL dunno, I'm shore. Don't look much
like you're a-goin to, though"
Great poSSumS IN pcrSimmCns, |
! never see nobody in Sich Il pet an
stew as people have got to be. Amt
nobody got time to do nothin no more,
seems like. \ fellcr'll come a-ridin up
we're to the fence an ask Il question.
Then if don't jest jump out an break
my neck a-answcrin him he gifts all
rilcd up an lows | ain't never gon 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, "Dut | would kinder like
to know rs soon as possible whar Mel
wins at"
"To be shore you would, Sam. Lord,
| know that. 1t STAINS to reason that
when you've come all the way over
ycre to see him you'd want to know
whar to find him That's nat'ral"
"An you're a.goin to tell us, amt
you?"
"Why, Lord a-massy, Sam, to be
shore | am. But, rs | was a-sayin,
can't make out what's ever got into
folks. Now, thar was that Melvin.
Fust time he come we're lie got all in Il
swcat an a swivct cause cid a word
or two to him fore asked him in the
house. Then thar was that other young
fcllcr, that Waite Reckon you uns
amt seed nothin of him over thar bout
Bcclictt's Mill, have you?"
81 guess not. Who is hc?'
''Lord a-massy, ain't never goin to
~ nj in n
swlvct, too, IN he wouldn't tell me
nothin, 'ccptin that his name was
Waite an he was down ycrc lOokin
round for mineral. Reckon If I'd ask
people questions an pry into their bust.
ness ia find out moro bout 'em, but
somehow that's Somcthin | can't do.
You know that, Sam, you an Jason, too,
jest as well rs do
"Shore," Sam replied. "But you know
whar Melvin is, SO YOU can tell us bout
that an jest let the other feler go"
'Rcckon that's bout all you uns are
a-kccrin for anyhow, amt it?"
'ics, jest ut present"
"Pcars like you must be wantln to
see Melvin right smart bad"
Are you goin to tell whar he's at?'
Lord a-massy, ain't | told you over
an over ! was? But TO save my neck
can't make out what thar can be so
prcssin for YOU uns to see him about
Guess mcbby, though, you think that
amt a blamed bit Of my business"
"Waal mcbby that's 500
"Then why didn't you say so at fust I?
But you want to know whar Melvin is.
don't you?"
"fcs, that's what we want to know"
"Wanl, In that case, Ill jest tell you.
He's over acroSt Coon Run"
over acroSt Coon Run!'
"Thcm the words | spoke"
YES, but whar'bouts over tharY
Lord a-masSy, | don't know
But YOU said yon could tell us whar
he's at"
"Waal, hain't Il"
Lord, that amt tcllin us nothin. He
mought be In thousan' places over
thar"
Guess that's so, but amt response
bic for that as can sec"
IAN that's all you can tell us?"
Ever spcck. Say, Sam, reckon YOU
amt hggcrn on tradn Melvin outcn
his hossl"
Sam turned about and started off.
IL.
no use foolin way no more time here"
"Whar you goin?' Jason asked, turn
Ing about also.
over acroSt Coon Run"
won't be no use" Jason grumDlcd.
"MouGht as well hunt for a flea in n 10
acre cornlicld as to hunt for anybody
over thar"
Nevertheless they rode on until they
were near Iii jenkins place, and as
they approached the house they saw
Old Ill sitting on the wood pile, with
his head resting on his hands.
"W"ll Jest ask old Iii if he's seed
anything of Melvin round here" Sam
said.
NO use to do that" jason replied.
"WhyT
Great land, Sam, can't you see he's
a-settin thar waitin for his agcr to
come onI'
Without another word they turned
ana rode back toward BcckcttS Mil.
In the meantime Melvin had been at
the Mill and gone again. 1t would
nave been better for him perhaps, and
better for Sim Banks certainly, if he