The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15

BruIIdsTF II00Isad at bis we; anu sae.
said, -:.s.ss;sz5si=sz ss;5ss.sssss
.4Goin ter work on the job, amt
yer
Again Bruder looked at his wife, and
again she said, Yes
sseWell Pm right glad ter see YER
said the unconscionable diplomat ef-
fusively. tell yer, we've been haEln,
geeat COINS on aroun' here
Again Broxer. looked at his wife, and
again she said Yes softly and press
ed a little closer under the shelter OF
his mighty thigh.
Between you and me, continued
the willy Smith, .'these wood dchoppers-.
81 mean the Beaver Meadow feAers. :.
he hastened to explain as slight con-
traction Of Bruder's forehead warned
him that any slur upon the craft would
not be welco don't know when
they're well off 2
He paused, and Bruder looked at his.
wife. but she remained silent.
sOf course i amt got sno,hin, against
these men here, and it may not sound
well comm from me, me bein' In the.
employ .of. this corporation, as ain'tsup-5
posed ter show-no parhality. but seems
ter me these men is q little unreason-.
able. Yer see., he went on as neither;
Bruder nor his wife spoke, times have.
been pretty hard around here, with.
crops failin' and good deal OF sick
ness il the neighborh orhood, and 8 think.
these men ought to been glad.-to get
STEADY employment OF course they
really in the power OF the company,
COS they amt got no money, and the
officers knows it and SO they cuts
s down theirswages Now, some OF 'em.
finds ont that the big feIers is maxim
dead loads of money, and SO they
makes as big kick and goes on strike
Sosthe companysj Jest shuts down..an.d
heard the super1nte say as that
they was goin' to start process OF
sstarYati ion. OF course don't want
that:to gono further. 8
sssDid the company treat the men.
fair?,' asked Mrs. Bruder.
.tof course it did 3 said Smith quick
We ii they got q right TO pay their.
smoney out any way they ldke2sC Couldn't
these men pick up and leave II they
didn't likesit??
ost of these. men has their own
homes. hasn't they y asked Mrs. Bru-. Bru
der
Yes, they has, said Smith butn
they keeps on this way they won't.
haven one in heir homes. Then.
he addedas he walked toward thesof-.
ice: ssYe'd better come in and sit.
down. Harris team may not be here
for an hour YET. They generally comes.
ter meet the down train. Big -Four is
waitfin' here fer ter pass
;s He adroidy halted the couple in
front Of the open door OF the freight,
room, and instantly the maternalseye.
:of Mrs. Bruder caught the little coffin
Whose is thai? she asked
That's Cy Selden's baby. 2 said
Smith lying heroic cally.
MIS-. Bruder looked at her husband.
then back to Smith hat allied II? y
she asked. Cholera morbus? y
Smith drew closer and lowered his4
voice bit. That's what they give.
out, he said, but between you and
me it didn't have enough ter eat. :
Just thensSmith found sudden busi-'
,,oes s., t1,e ticket Office. where he re-
NAMED until he heard the booming OF.
the down train. when he went out on
to the platform to pass up the mails.
He fingered for a moment and watch
ed Big Four pull out from the SD
ing: then he looked all around. There
was no one in sight.
How'd yer do it. Bill ?" asked Jack.
LEndy that night. while ashalf dozen
strikers smoked and listened.
81 didn't do nothin,. and5.I don't
know nothin'. = snapped Smith. esThey.
come. and they've gone, amt they2"
And then to modify therebuke the. good
soul continued in tone that smacked
suspiciously Of tenderness as ne pufed
his pipe redecuyely in the darkness:
Strange: / used to know those folks
years ago-didn't know it till terday-
they was good deal younger then
Just married. guess-they We're pret-
ty poor-had a little baby that died-l
don't know, but folks aroun' there said
the. little thing died-cos it didn't
get-enough-ter eat. .
a Pretty Big Tiger.
Old Dickey S.. a very wealthy but
very illiterate East India merchant IN
London, took pair Of compasses and
set about examining a large map OF
India. the margin of which was illus
hated with drawings Of the wild and
domestic animals OF the country.
Suddenly Dickey dropped the com
pass in amazement. 1T can't be! 1t
amt in the horder Of nature that it