The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-03-21

Gney were at the table jeff s tongue
was running like a bell clapper, when
he noticed one of the ladies look at
another one and smile. Mr.. Hughes
thought to himself probably that's
not the way they do here aud maybe
I'm ost of order and had better hold
up little. Right here 1 will say
that this family consisted of the old
gentleman, old lady and two other
younger ladies, both of whom were
mature or of middle age. When Mr..
Hughes stopped talking call of sud
dem the older lady noticed it Gas
did the others) and she began 10
apologize or explain thus: Mr..
Hughes" said she, .Isee you noticed
that lady look at me and smile when
you were talking about Mack Abel.
She is Mack Abel's sister and am
his mother and we knew all about
what you we're talking, so you must
not think strange of our action"
Hero they began to rake up their
acquaintance and it seemed as il thair
trip was yet to end successfully.
They staid al night. and next
morning Mr.. Hughes hired Young
man on that place to move him and
his family up to Mack Abel's, some
twenty or thirty miles, with the un-
derstanding that he would give him
$40 rs soon ss he reached there.
They started soon and when ;hey
got to the place Mack had crowd
covering a barn and didn't notice d.! I
till he walked up and spoke 10 (, "a
Mr.. Abel looked at him and said.
''If that amt Jeff Hughes I'm mightv
badly deceived" Mr.. Hughes told
him he was the man and Mack come
down glad to see him and to know al
the news. He invited Mr.. Hughes
in the house but JEFF told h.m he
didn't know whether he MAS going IN
or not, and continued to tell hiru the
whole truth of the matter, and how
he came to be there and whrt had
happened on his trip to cause him TO
be without money, ets., etc, Finally
jeff told Mack what he was behind
and who to and said, "now if you can
advance the money, $35, 1 am out
and promised to pay I'll 60 in but If
not I'm going farther" Mack told
him he had the money and he could
foot the bill and would do 80. SO
Jef and his family went in and stayed
oil night and told all that had hap
pensd and what was up which Mack
already knew or knew'of' " "
In the run of their conversation
JEFF said, "Mack I'm dead broke and
| want you to tell me of the richest
man in your county or even the rich
est ono in the State for that matter
if you know him. I'm hunting
place to live and mar who
il able to help me to help myself"
Mack said, swell 1 believe Mr..
Casthsn is the richest man in this
county | know Of" Jeff says: "Take
me to him in the morning or tell me
how I can get there and I'll 90 my
self. So next morning Jeff told
isis" (Mrs. Hughes) to remain with
the children as he was going to hunt
. place to live at, and he wanted tp
find man who was able to help him
to help himself. No use to 90 to a
man as poor as he was, thought jeff
to himself.
By twelve o'clock next day Mr..
Hughes and Mr.. Abel were at Mr..
John Cauthen's, twenty miles from
MIR. Abel's home. jeff told Mr..
Cauthen his business and that he had
come purposely to see him for he had
learned that he was about the richest
(or among the richest :men) in the
county, and finally told Mack re
could return home and tell Sis that lie
(Jef) was going to stay all highland
look around. So Mack returned and
delivered the message for Mrs.
Hughes to. remain eontented and, jeff
would be in in day or two when he
made arrangements for some place
to live at. Next morniug Uncle
Johnnie as Mr.. Hughes called him)
told Jeff to 60 out on his farm and
pick him out the house he would
rather live in and examine tho farm
around it to see how he would like it
and they would have no trouble in
trading. So Jeff went and found his
house and farm and they. traded, sqd
jeff staid all night again after makjn4