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

any way in which they could be ot
service lin taking care of that crazy
man: ''Oh no. they replied, he
will be all right directly. He hs,
the spells often and this is one Of
his worst" SO they got away with
out any further trouble and ali had !.
good laugh when they got out Of
sight.
In few days afterwards they had
another similar experience but jeff
did not sscceed with his ruse as he
did in the first. They met up with
a fellow and he began to questio,
them about where they were going
and why and wherefore they were
travelling in that way and thousand
other questions they didn't care to
answer direct. Here jeff thought
hs would get rid of the intruder in
much the same way as the one to
which 1 have just alluded. So taking
on one of his msniscAl airs Jeff began
to grit his teeth, wall bis eyes and
look vieiously At the stranger and
make other movements that demon
strated that trouble WAS brewing.
Some of his swn party said: "Boys,
Jef is about to take another of bis
bad spells, don't let him get to that
man for he might hurt him." By
this time one of them grabbed JEFF
and bid him behave himself and told
hin that that man didn't intend doing
him any injury, he was their friend
and all that. The fellow kept eye
ing JEFF and siding round just like
be didn't mach care what happened.
He vas Of the heavy set, log-wagon
kind Of build and to all appearances
''nuch of . man" both in strength
and courage. JEFF had sized him up
and knew that it would take an un-
usual bluff to get rid of him. So he
went into all kind of ecstacies, jump
ing up, slappiDg his hands and crack
ing his heels together. He would
repeat . great many meaningless
phrases, such as 'I'm a hosses' titty,
skin . mule, shave his tail and stack
tho hair" and such jargon. The
fellow stood quietly looking on and
while JEFF, like an enraged lion, was
trying to got to him he placed him
self squarely on the defensive and
with his brawny muscles drew back
his sledge hammer fist and looking
jeff sqssrely in the eye with an oath
said: "Let him come if I don't
settle him right here" Jeff said that
was sufficient. His spell passed of
very soon after that. These two in
eidents are the only ones of this kind
l will mention here or in this con-
nsction.
l left of my narrative, chapter
three, just ~ Mr.. Hughes and his
family reached the home of an un-
known friend whom providence had
placed in their pathway, and here I
propose to take him up and proceed.
1t was getting late in the afternoon
when they stopped and Mr.. Hughes
things were unloadod in front of
this good Samaritan's house and
the WAGNER turned TO 20 back to Jef-
fsrson. Mr.. Hughes paid him S25
with tho money he had just borrowed
from this old gentleman. Turning to
his benefactor, tho old man, Mr..
Hughes said: my friend, they say
that one good turn deserved another
(if both don't como the same wsy)
and now rs you have helped me out
in this case l would be glad to know
If you esn take care Of me and nv
family till morning or until I cen
mako arrangements to 20 farther. -
'It,was . big job jeff said to s.k
another favor on top of what he had
already dene him. But it was the
best he could do and oil he could do.
The old gentleman told him he sup
posed he could and sooa they we're
all in the house and enjoying them
selves tho best they knew how under
the circumstances.