The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-10

HOHOTdDie all yOIe pa . AoANS NN -
ways been. away back as fur as any
body could trace an how hard you
was strivin to live the disgrace down
they all got together an writ an sign
ed Il paper-AIr. Hillyer's got it-testl-
fyiu under oath that yore pa WASH
naturally dishonest man. They say.
Georgian Mr.. Hillyer says nell put
Il through right aw"y-that they "re
| a-goin, to git the legislature to eXhon-
)rate yOre pa.
"Judge Moore was in the warehouse
as come by, talkin' to Mr.. Hillyer, an
no come out an tuck me by the hand,
an saws he. Mrs. Buckley, me n them
twelve men made a awful mistake.
| AM saws he. EFF case like that had
come I'D in community whar doctors
| an lawyers was up to the latest notch
in new discoveries plea of insanity
would "a been made an sustained.
Rut.' saws he, the twelve jurors VIII
sign paper with me, an yore nus
bands name will be cleared On
George, it mighty. nigh breaks my
heart. | lowed all them years that
yore pa was jest mean an stubborn an
had old Nick in i'm, while the truth
| was he couldn't help hissef It's goln
to be in all the newspapers tomorrow
Are you glad to hear it, George
more than anything" was the reply
in a low, husky tone.
~ hain't through yet went on the
old woman, wiping her eyes. lhey
all read Mr.. Hillyer's letter to me ABOUT
how Won refused the combination 10
the safe. preferrin' to die ruther imam
give in, because you wanted 10 slo"
the world you was honest, an now you
was shot down an lay hoverin betwlXt
tbis life an the next, an l never seed
a Set a. men more anxious to be klnd 10
woman in affliction. They got the
idea we was needy, an started IN 10
collect a lot o. money, but | stopped
EN-. / TOD EN- you wouldn't Ike tnat.
mo. wouldn't" said George; "put
am glad they wanted to do it..
"When l got to yore pa he was TOO
fur gone to know me" went on MIS-
Buckley. 81. jest wish he had. was
so sorry fer him when l seed now thlll
an, wasted he was with the prints on
his pore ankles whar-
She broke down and began to SOD.
George Buckley sat up more erectly
"Its the way God, Providence or what
ever it is that rules over all has OF
managing matters" he said, his eyes
flashing rebelliously, "and, for my part
I'm tired trying to do right. WhatS
the use? Why should that poor mar
fall from his wagon while honestly en-
deavoring to earn living for his ram
ily. and through that accident END MS
life in a prison? That's his fate, whli'
such men as Teifare"-
Don't, don't, George! The on
woman dried her eyes. 1T may al
seem wrong, but it hain't-it hahn I
NV faith in my heavenly father i
brighter AN it ever was. l don't know
exactly what it I'D be fer, but fee
like drappin' on my knees an thankln
i'm at this minute. My heart is 1ul
O. sadness of a certain sort, but thar
another feelin' that l can't describe
AS | was comm on in the train l go
to imaginin' seem yore pore pa up Il
heaven. Whar | know lie Is, an the ran
cy struck me that our Saviour Eeit th
highest place up thar, beca Sc he SUI
fered the most to help others along, al
then the thought come that maybe u
thar with Their keen, spiritual eyes III
angels had seed all the good that
growed out O. yore pas suifer!n, al
was givin' i'm credit fer his lie 90"
p here Thar's no tellin' what the goo
NAV be- Yore pas trouble is at tn
e bottom of all Mr.. Hillyers done fe
4 YOU. all the kindness O them men a
4 the prison an the sympathy that
d foodfn' this town right now, beca $
: one man was so wrongly judged Wh!
i. George, it may make the courts MOI
- careful in the future, 1t may max
doctors study diseases better, an
It will make some folks ashamed fer
n fer ever sneerin at the brave son
IL such a man. George, thar's one heal
n in this town that's flowin' over wit
It ioy-ef the news has reached her
ID "Do you think so, motherY
lie "Oh. know it, George know
I'd give anything to see her face whe
Is it's told to 'er She's led by them foil
N O. her'n to some extent, but below
es that she's jest good, strong, sufferi
:" woman"
George made no answer. They wei
both silent for several minutes, the
= Mrs. Buckley rose to leave. Il wal
- to go out home" she said. 1T Will
- sad, too, lookin' round the old pla'
- whar he used to be. Now he's gon
~ don't seem to remember anythir
- but the good, sweet things he used
do an say before his affiiction. He
y buried up thar, George, but after he
INDICATED, Wen bring him down he
-, an put i'm away whar he belongs.