The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-03-14

sometimes JeH was waking on ahead,
then with the wagon and sometimes
behind them studying all the time
how he was to manage to get the
money. He believed when he
reached Mack Abel, his brother-in-
law, he would get it from him until
he cesld make ii. Sometimes the
WAGNER would be walking with him
and they would be talking and the
wagnoner would say, "Im mighty
fearful that fellow can't pay me
= cent when I get there" Jeff
said he (the uagoner) didn't know
that he Jeff hadn't cent to pay
him with either. On the third day
after leaving Jefferson jeff began to
make enquiries about his brother-in
law, Mack Abel, and finally, late in
the evening he met man who knew
Mack and he told Jeff that Abel
lived sixteen miles north of Paris
This knocked up Jeff's calculation
somewhat and he told the WAGNER
that he wanted to 60 sixteen miles
north of Paris, as the man he was
wanting to find lived there and not
in Paris as he thought first.
The WAGNER said he couldn't 90
any further than Paris. as his time
would be out and he must return
from that point. 1t was a fought
time with Jeff. He knew it would
never do to 60 into town with his
family and no money to take care of
them with. He had better stop be-
fore he got to Paris and make some
other arrangement. Looking away
ahead he saw fine white house about
three miles off but on the prarie it
didn't seen so far. He walked on
as fast as possible and got some dis
tance before the wagons thinking he
might reach that house and before the
wagons come up find some way out of
his delimma. By the time he reached
the house the wagons were fully
mile behind. Walking up to the
gate he saw an old gentleman
standing in the piazza. Taking off
his hat and placing it under his arm
jeff made as polite bow as he knew
how and said: "Sir, I am from
South Carolina, my name is Hughes.
am no beggar, neither am l
tramp or dead beat. 1 have been
unfortunate since left my native
State, in that 1 have lost 1886 by
pick-pockets. 1 am going with my
family to where my brother-in-law,
Mack Abel, lives who l now un-
derstand lives sixteen miles north of
Paris. 1 hired this gentleman to
take my family and effects to Paris
and expected to get the money
from Mr.. Abel to pay him when we
got there. He tells me he can 90
no fart her than Paris which he agreed
to do for $25. Now sir, l am a
stranger, and this is my true condi-
ton, if you can loan me $25 1 will
pay him and let him return. 1 don t
wish to take my family into town
when have no money to take care
of them with. l can provide for them
much better in the country. have
told you the whole story of my case
truthfully and if you can accommo-
date me 1 assure you it will be ap-
preciated. Besides l will return it
promptly when 1 reach the end of
nay journey. promised to pay him
$25. l need that much only. Can
you let me have it?'' Without re-
turning word the old man turned
round and walked back into the
house. and jeff could hear them
mumbling something but could not
tell word that was being said. He
stood there and waited at the door
until the wagons got nearly up to the
house when the old gentleman re-
turned and handed him $25 without
a word. The wagons by this time
came up and JEFF said to the man:
"You say, my friend, you can't take
me any farther than Paris?" eyes
sir, that's my limit, and | must 60
no farther, must return from there /"
! jeff replied, 81 don't care to 60
there and you may stop right here. -
The wagon stopped and they began
to unload, and after the things were
taken out the wagon turned round
and the fellow started back when
jeff called to him and said: "Don't
you want your pay? And pulling
out the $25 his newly made friend