The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-23

| Qlu uOL go u tuc 4SilS. AHe ivy
Pierre is there tonight. But come, IA
ther; your supper Of chicken, eggs and
coffee is ready. You must be very
hungry after driving so far and wait
ing so long"
THANK you. Valsin. have an ap-
petite, you may lie sure, although am
not impatient. for, you know, I am
practiced in fasting"
AS the priest rose to follow his host
to the supper table voice came from
without, calling:
"uello, Talsin! Hello. Uello!'
The dogs Of the yard set up furious
barking.
Both men stopped. and Valsin, step
ping out on the veranda Of his house.
responded:
"Hello yourself! Who is it? Come
inw
81 can't until you call your dogs off,"
"Wa;t; | will be there in minute.
Here, you rascal. Jacques; get away!
And you, Rosa; go off! Do you want
me to kick you? Now, sir, they won't
bite. They know am here. Who is it
7 see"
"Oakfell, Valsin. have to claim
shelter of you"
"Why, bless MY heart, Mr.. Horace!
How do you do? am glad to see you,
sir. Come right in." And he grasped
Oakfelps hand and shook it warmly.
"What's happened? Where's your bug
gy?'
"Neycr mind the buggy, Valsin. Let
US get out of this rain and mud" said
Oakfell, "and then I will tell you what
has happened"
ITO be sure. to be sure" said valsin.
"How foolish Of me to keep you here
at the gate to tell me about it when
you can just as we'll come inside and
get dry and comfortable and then tell
me and take your own time" And he
led his unexpected guest into the house.
Father Grhe gave Oakfell an afec-
tionate greeting, but, observing that his
face was scratched and his clothing
torn and smeared with mud, manifest
ed anxiety and asked with an air Of
concern:
"Why, my son, you have met with an
accident. Are you hurt"
'eNo, believe I have sustained not
ing beyond rude shaking up. l ar
rived on the Red Queen at Fort De
Roussy this afternoon and, stopping for
a short time at my Office in Marksville,
concluded to drive to my plantation this
evening. The big black which was re-
Gently sent me from Cincinnati had
been stabbed in town since left for
Baton Rouge in the early part Of the
session. l lad him put to the buggy to-
day. Just as I was getting out of the
gully beyond Talsin's field the horse
took fright at the upright shafts Of an
OK cart tilted on end in front OF old
Grineau's house, which in the dark
did not see. Before I was aware he
bounded to the left, leaped up the bank
and started on dead run into the Mag
nolia hills. l braced myself to hold
him in. but he was beyond control. and,
positively, expected to be killed. Had
he got as far as the woods he surely
would have dashed my brains out
against tree; but, fortunately, at the
edge Of the field the left wheel Of the
buggy struck thorn stump, and every
thing went to pieces. The buggy, l
suppose, has been broken into thou
| sand fragments. was thrown violent
ly to the ground, the reins left my
grasp, and the horse has gone dashing
through the hills like some mad crea'
ture. So here I am, all that is left OF
the cortege that started out so bravely
from Marksville, and ! may thank my
stars that there is this much left sound
and unb-ollen."
"The kind God be thanked, it is IL:
best part which has been saved" SAID
the priest fervently.
Eyes, yes" Yalsin added, "we could
not afford to lose such one as Mr..
Horace, and we must take the best Of
care of what God has been good enough
to preserve to u.s."
He hurried Oakfell into another room,
calling to his aid the old negro AloEZc,
and the two, after delving into various
cypress chests and armors and bus
ting about like busy housewives, short
ly returned him to the fireside dry and
comfortably clad in a suit Of Ealsin's
homemade and clean Attakapas cotton
ade, his feet incaseG in pair OF soft
moccasins Of deerskin. The garments
were indeed a scanty fit, but they be-
slowed the desired comfort, and, 70
women being present. slight impor
tance was attached to mere appear
ancc.
Valsin urged lis guests to the meal
that was awaiting them. and after
grace by the priest the three played at
knife and fork in the manner Of men
blessed with good health and quiet con-
| sciences.
"Who else Of Aroyelles came on the
boat, Mr.. Horace?" inquired Valsir.
"Dr. De Roux, Constant Quillcbert
and Leondas Latiolais.'
Constant. l hear. has carried to the
supreme court that unhappy lawsuit
between himself and Latiolais," said
Father Grhe. st is great pity that
such disputes should arise between
neighbors and a greater pity that they
should be prolonged
"It is deplorable," said Oakfelk that
in a Christian country the very posi-
bility Of such dispute as that should
exist, but there is GO longer any law
suit between those two neishbors. It
was settled last night Il a manner both
unique and impressive" He described
how the price OF . human life had been
liquidated by the hazard Of cards IN
der the Inspiration OF whisky.
"Mcst lamentably un-Christ!an,' sad
Father Crhe. Il am especially sorry
| that Leon!las Latioiais was q party to
c,,cb an act He is q good man at