The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-01-06
EVERY SOUTHERN FARME
Southern AqI
PUBLIS-a AT NASH
Copyright. 1.-ss.-,a Hurpsr . -es
CHAPTER '.

III at The side Of the warehouse
IL was filed with mountain wag-
ons. Those which contained
chestnuts. ginseng, fruit chickens.
eggs. butter or smoke cured bacon had
white canvas covers over them. the 9th
ers were cotton wagons. upon which
the great. bullying bales were heaped.
The years crop was abundant. and lit
re Of the product had been stained IN
the boil, for the ripening period had
been dry aud blessed with sunshine.
A. Hijlyer was about to enter the
front door OF the warehouse after
breakfast Baseom Truitt slouched to-
ward him from group around little
campfire between two cotton wagons.
Jerking his long thumb over his shout
der, and hitching up his suspendcr-
less trousers at the waist, he drew the
merchant to one side.
=. Heard Hillhouse say you was out
lookin' fer George last night" he be-
gan awkYardIg, Fan ] lowed thar'd
Be no harm in havin' word with ycu.
That's all right 'twixt ne n George
squire, He told me jest.now he ney ar
knowed what he was about an that
he's sorry. Shucks! he never hurt me,
Mr.. Hillyer. Besides, I'D let that chap
maui me In the face as much as le
likes after the friend he's been to JET.
III he's done my boy one favor he his
a hundred. Ny wife feels jest like
do about George, an ef she was to hear
I'd got I'm IN trouble over a little thing
like that last night she'd quit me-
Nso thar won't be no charge agin
i'm, then7" said Hillyer in relief.
g. mot Bit said the mountaineer, un
consciously stroking the jaw Georgt
buckley had bruised the night before
ssThe MARSHAL come to me jest now !. n
hxed me ef I wanted to make case
an / told i'm he was crazy, that me n
George was Jest playin', an some
them dern niggers lowed we was rus
hin'n
Gym glad you feel that way. Truitt.
Maid HiIlyer, and he went into the OF
ace, sat down at his desk and began
10 read bis mail.
Two cltizetis Of barley made th
warehouse their business headquarters
using the desks without pay. Henri.
Hanks, tail, hank. married man abou
xisty-flve years Of age, had q desk
me corner of the Office. He wore
long brown beard, was dyspeptic. We
low skinned and neryous,s He was
Confederate veteran who had. after tn
war. developed surprising capacit
Tor making money out Of the unfortt
mate section he had bravely fought TO
He was a well to do note shaver, an
uold farmers their yearly supplies
an enormous profit. Anything from
hooking stove TO a yoke Of oxen wa
considered good security when once q
acribed In the "iron CLAD mortgae
note OF which he was the inventor Il
never wore vest and the pockets
his thin coat were always bullying VIII
notes ana accounts which he carried
his person to have them ready at m
ment's notice when he ran across q q
lin0uent. The other citizen was jill
Kenner. iovlal cotton buyer bac
sror apout rory.nve years OF age, wi
was the very life Of the little circl
when be had business to transact
could be as long faced and serious
my one else; but even then his hum'
was apt to bubble up and burst az y
very moment no one was expecting
His chief amusement was In teasiI
Hnnks. whom he sarcastically CALI
nOld Iiberality," or lib" for shol
he spoke with whine that aiwa'
ended in d rasping laugh that was We
INFECTIOUS. Hanks had never be-
known to smile, and yet close onser
er would have seen that, In his ov
way. he seemed to enjoy all his ass
ciate,s leyity. 1t was ckslly day o.
thsre was a good fire in the long wo
slave and the two men bent over
George Buckley sat on his hign sts
al his desk at work on his big ledger
s.sav George whined Kenners as
threw cigar stump under the $40
4 Is and leaned back in his chair. did y
aver hear that tale Bill Cover Is ate
n MI an Lib. about his burn out when
used 10 be In the junk businessy'
George smiled indulgently and "a
without looking round, that he D
not.
s 4Iib made his start in the junk br
ness down at the fur end q the stree
said Kenner. "Jest after the surrent
thar was a lots O. scrap iron an !
IKE lyin' around. an he made MOI
buvin' 1t ND an shippin' 1t to II
e.,,,,dr,oo Then he added wheat