The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06

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Warren Smith seized one of his
hands and Briscoe the other. "What
does. it mean~ cried Warren. "It
means that you were nominated for
congress at five minutes after o'clock
Shis afternoon
AOn the second ballot" shouted the
audge, "Just as young F1sbee planned
1t weeks ago"
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It was one of the great crowds OF
Ca-ioy's history. Since noon an al
most unintermittent procession Of pc
uestrians and vehicles had been making
sts way to the station, and every wag-
on, blackboard, buggy and 'cut under"
lad It's flags or bunting or streamer Of
Gibbons tied to the whip. The excite
z3ent increased as the time grew short
e.. Everybody was struggling for q
Better position. The people in wagons
snd carriages stood upon the seats, and
the pedestrians besieged them, climbing
on the wheels or balancing recklessly
Nth feet on the hubs of opposite wag-
ons. Everybody was bound to see him.
When the whistle announced the COM
5sg Of the train the band began to play,
the cannon fred, horns blew and the
cheering echoed and re-echoed till heav-
ems vault resounded with the noise
lle people of Carlow were making.
There was one heart that almost
stopped beating. Helen was standing
On the front seat of the Briscoe buck
.,oard, with Minnie beside her. and at
sae commotion the horses pranced and
backed so that Lige Willetts ran to hold
them. But Helen did not notice the
frightened roans, nor did she know
that Minnie clutched her round the
waist to keep her from falling. Her
eyes were fixed intently on the smoke
Of the faraway engine, and her hand,
lifted to her face in an uncertain,
Sremulous fashion, as it was one day
"a circus tent, was laid against the
deepest blush that ever mantled girls
cheek. When the train reached the
platform size saw Briscoe and the 9th
ers rush into the bunting covered car,
and there ensued what was to her an
almost intolerable pause Of expecta-
son while the crowd assaulted the win
COWS of the smoker, leapihg up and
climbing on each others shoulders to
catch the first glimpse of him. Briscoe
md a red faced young man "a stranger
SO Plattville) came down the steps.
laughing like boys, and then Keating
and Bence, and then Warren Smith.
as the lawyer reached the platform he
turned toward the door of the car and
waved his hand as n welcome. "Here
BE is, boysrt' he shouted.
5 At that it was as if all the noise that
lad gone before had been mere leak
ageof pent up enthusiasm. A thousand
hons olared deafeningly; the whistle
Of the locomotive and that Of Hib-
rd's mill were added to the din; the
& arthouse bell was pealing out vel
s.me, and the church bells were ring
Ing: the cannon thundered. and then
cheer on cheer shock the air as John
EarkIess came out under the flags and
passed down the steps Of the car.
When Helen saw him over the heads
Of the people and through heaving tu-
nault of flags and hats and handker-
e;aiefs she suddenly gave frightened
SEance about her and jumped down
from ber high perch and sank into the
back seat of the blackboard, with her
egrning face turned from the station
aud her eyes fixed on the ground She
wanted to run away, as she had run
from him the first time she ever saw
rim, and then, as now, he came in tri-
urnph. hailed by the plaudits of his fell