The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-07

remainder of his life for he was n
cripple. Year after year his name was
on the ballots at every election and
he was not opposed after the first
year.
Another man had made the race
against him the first time lie was a
candidate for the office, and it was
salu that his opponent did not receive
Il single vote No other candidate for
the place could be found after that.
and nobody but Micaiah Bolean
wanted She office.
lie knows nothing but Justice" the
strangers used to be told NHe sent
his own boy to Jail once. and the un-
grateful little wretch ran away from
home and never came back"
The office of the justice Of the peace
was over grocery store and his home
was on quiet street where his wife.
sad faced woman with streais OF
gray in her brown hair busted her
self all day with her household duties.
1t was plain that some great sorrow
had Dctallen her ut some time in her
life
There was no trace of sorrow on the
face of the justice of the peace.
especially when he had once turned il
an the direction of his home. He had
always said that he knew right FROM
wrong. and when he stated that any
thing was right nothing OH earth could
change him. He was as firm as
rock. He had been firm the day he
sentenced his own son to Jail. and
that tirmness was with him still.
The boy had contended that he was
innocent of the charge against him
that lie had been fighting in sclr-de-
1"nSe-Dut the firm old magistrate be-
Aevcd the evidence of other witnesses
ana would not listen to him. He had
MADE up his mind and refused to
chahSe it. The boy threatened that
IL MS rather sent him to Jail he would
leaVe home and never return. and the
threat had some bearing on the case. |
1t was true that he had been a good
boy and gave promise of being good
man. Even his stern father was
forced TO make that admission when he
argued Yin himself and tried to
juStify/liis action
= I'm the Office of the Justice of the
peace there was an old table Uttered |
with books and papers, and over all |
tne dust of years had settled. when |
law suit WAS tried there. at long !
intervals. the dust was brushed away
by the use that was made of the tables.
Dut the books and papers were not dis.
turOed.
The edges Of the papers were fraycd
and ragged. and they were all yellow
with age. Sometimes the pile was
moved Il little by some one Shining
Il sheet of foolScap out to make
memorandum. On the table was
copy Of the revised statutes with one
or the covers torn off and many Of
Ihe pages missing. In the corner stood
The stove, from which the ashes leaked
the whole year through. III summer it
was the receptacle for trash, and the
lower section was always n Spittoon.
The bench was represented by the
long table. behind which the justice
sat and in front of him had been
cleared Il small space among the aged.
dust covered papers.
In the pigeon holes OF the tall case
that stood against the wall were
papers that human eyes had not seen
for twenty years parts Of the record
in forgotten law suits. and unpaid fee
DhlS Ol CaSCS III Wnlcu lnc lltlSantS !
were long since dead The window
shades were iraycd at the lower end
ana could not be moved up or down.
when IT was desired to keep the sun
lght out newspapers were pinned
across 'he "'h"oWS
It was III 'Er Oh wall case, among
thr papers mat ma" heen touched ana !
tuFteu yelIoW by the hand OF time,
mat Ml'aJAh bo,'ah found while
searching one Gay Tor lost document.
tN' picture OF " boy, ne looked at it
Cu'''uS'E Ut "'>l, lor ms SISht was |
ul''' anu ne "'" not recognize IT. |
"rh ne 'urh'H 1T toward tn" light |
"h" P"Sn'u d." SP'c'acieS UP on his
ho'''
p"r 'A"h''h, u" S'"o" iherP uh-
moved SUSTAINED ny 'hr itnhHSS mat