The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-08-16

thar was Il lots o scrap iron an the
like lyin' around. an he made money
buyin' 1t up an shippln' it to iron
foundrics. Then he added wheat an
peas an corn rs Il side line, an one
fall when he had Il purity big stock Of
everything his shack tuck fire. a wind
was a-blowin' an things looked shaky.
n line o bucket passcrS was formed to
the highest well. an we was doin' pur-
ty fair work vixen Lib come lopin'
down the street. maxim noise like a
hoss full O water. When he seed what
we was doin' he got awful rattlad an
yelled for us to tote out the stun. /
wasn't nigh I'm, but BIZ Cover says
when some O. the crowd laid hold O.
the wheat sacks Lib yelled at 'em, Let
the wheat alone, it's insured; tote out
the scrap iron!
George laughed at this recital, but
Hanks simply swung his foot back and
forth and chewcd the end Of his un-
lighted cigar TO all appearances be
had not heard word Of what had
been suid.
1--WE put the shanty out" said Ken
! ner, "but Lib didn't help a bit He
was hoppin about like chicken with
its head Off doin' It's last dance. We
rally saved his life. l beiieve he'd
"a dropped dead In hts tracks Of he'd
a lost by that blaze that night"
"Ef thar's anybody that loves a
nickel moren you do" glunted tho
note shaver, "Id like to see i'm. I
never heard O. anybody glttin' anything
outn you"
Kcnncr laughed when fust
started out Ill admit I was purity close
Lib. iou know my daddy sold n lit1ie
farm O his when was twenty-one an
set me up in the retail grocery busi-
ness. He talked to Inc 50 much about
the dcadbehts lyln' IN wait fer suckers
that | suspicioned even the preacher
whar | attended mcetin'. He got be-
hind I'm his account once, an hauled
I'm up an told i'm the reason I wasn't
Rttcndln church more reglnr was be-
case he wasn't totin' fair, an that
ouldn't'-Kcnner laughed impulsive-
Iy-"git any speritual good listenin' to
man an wonderin' ef I'd ever git my
money. He paid up an quit me; but
I didn't care; my religion improved, an
when his term was out he went off
OWN brother Lampkin seventy-two
dollars nm odd cents. I4ampkln re-
fused to hep the heathens fer four
year afterwards"
IIillycr tlrned round in his chair md
smiled. His face had n healthier glow
and his eye a deeper twinkle than
usual. TO look at him ono would not
have suspected that he hnd passed
through Il storm the night before TINT
had almost shaken his soul ont OF his
body.
"I've always thought you'd insist on
your rights" he said to Kcnner. "An'
the truth Is it's the only way to get
on in business"
"Wo'l.' answered the cotton buyer,
Il had to hold folks down. Mr.. Hill
yer. I was green hand. but reckon
rpencd purity u,;irk. Thar wna q
young storckeeper next door to me,
Joe Gibbs. az sharp as n brier. He
could multiply four figures by four
figures in his head an give you tho
answer In minute. He used to tell
me who would do to credit an who
wouldn't, an l always relied on his
Judgment.
But Lord. cayn't set here telln'
yarns all day. Pm goin' to handle a
slght O cotton fore sundown: It's roll.
In In like circus parade
The days business had really begun.
Mountain men came in with samples
OF their cotton or grain. Bnscom
Truitt had an armful Of the snowy
dtaple. '"Thnr's Il whole gang o. ten
wagons from bcyant the Tennessee
line" he said to Kenner. "rhey want
to know what's yorc best figure"
Kenner pulled the wads apart at tho
window and answered.:
"Sevcn.c cighths Is the best kin do,
Bas. II they take my offer git 'em
to drive 1t up to tho side door I've
rented space fer 500 bales here.
hope they aint water packed or got
my dead nIggers slowed away In 'em.
Slavory's over. nm we never did buy
EN- by the pound nohow."
:! !Truitt smiled
They'll let you have st." he said.
they wnnt to tank up an 90 back
home."'
he was turning away when Hanks
detained him. "Thar's several in that
gang that owe me fer supplies" he
said, pnll!ns out his bunch OF notes,