The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-11-21

a smith at his forge.
"NIv good man." said, "1'm followed |
by gucrrillas. They'll be in the town |
in q few minutes. Can't you give me
YOUR clothes and let mo take your place
mt the forgc?'
He stood with his hand on the han
die of the bellows looking at me while
what said was slowly making its way
through his skull.
"WCCl, MOO" he said al last.
"Scotch-I knew it. I'll be taken be- |
fore can make him understand Then |
to him, "Do YOU want to save me from |
death by gurrrillaST'
"Ccrtain, mon"
"Thcn take Oft that apron and give 1t
to me at once. Not n moment to lose"
At this iunCtUrc the desperate posi-
tion was ia entered his brain, and he
worked quickly enough once he real
izcd what was wanted. | saw Il wool
ell shirt, we'll hogrimcd. hanging on a
nail and. SoiHing il. put it ON. Then |
took the smiths apron, rolled UP my
sleeves, Smcarcd my arms with cndcrs
and looked into Il bit Of broken mirror
resting against the wooden wall to OBJ
serve the effect. | was disappointed 10
see that my face hclicd my calling.
"Your razor" | exclaimed TO the
blacksmith.
lie went through a door leading from
the shop to his dwelling and returned
with razor, soap ana hot water. In
five minutes | had shorn my beard
leaving Il dark stubhlr; then, scizing a
Il
fined linrampnt Taking another look
at myself, was pleased to see that my
own mother would not know me. SriH.
ING thr handle of thc brlluNvs hr-an
TO blow yicorO,lSlv.
"Wcel, wcrl." LAUGHED The hlHrk-
smith, we max n better lo'kin smith
than gccntcmnn."
"rlay your own part Wrll,' | replied,
"and have SuuClhinG nice for yOU at
the end Of the performance.
1t was fully l. minutes after we
reached the hamlet before there were
any signs "l the EN"ffiiIaS, ana tlioh |
lhrrc OF loNr f"uc lill" Ill" loNn ana
ASKED Tor our party. llad lhrE seen
us: W men way had we gone: ana "'il-
ef QUESTIONS. winch TN" few people th"y
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man, Ar 20 &oin ter put that shoe
OH "l'h nary trimming:
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ness! cried, brlStli!g. 81 was only
httin It,"
With that | seized q X, irc onI ho.on
to cut. But was too excited to pare
the hoof even ii had been an expert,
ana IN another moment the man yelled
again, "Ef yo' cut that critters hoof
OIL III brain yo'"'
Here, Sandy" ! cried to the black.
S,,',.n s.i,. ",,h'n, come Shoe this mans
1i''ei' he thinks he knows more'n l
~ ,r 'pou. shoem.'
,.inc inc o'acksmlth finished the job,
,an "n''I j. pre'endlng to be greatly rr-
1''eu' "'S s'ao TO escape into his |
u"e'i'ns houSe' Gong TO front win
ooW an" cropping curtain SO Chat l
co''io IooN il''o 'he road withouS being
,, Suen' l 'ook view OF the sitEsation.
= ne sueri'''"s were scattered ah9nt the
huntino for nc othon, ai,.,, ''' ouSeS