The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-08-02

that she kept totin' tales about town
In regard to his doin's in Rome fore
he moved here, an the upshot Of 1t
was that she has about busted Ills
chances with Halle Irwin. They say
he was awfully mad ut Mrs. DugGu.
Well, when he come to see the baby
several Of us lowed thard be some
fun. so we went over. the Inst one of
lis with n different remedy Of some
sort an dead londs o. advice. rho
fust thing Dr.. Jobe did was to drive
us all acrost the hall to the settin
room an begun to examine the baby
But Mrs. Dugan. bless yore sonl. &C.
cordm to her that was her house, an
she was Mary Hough's stay an sup
port, an she wcdged 'crse'f in the sick
room. Some of us went In the Kitchen
SO we could git look an henr what
tuck place. He told 'er in plain Eng
lish to git out, but she didn't bulge:
he ordered 'cr ag'in, but she only stood
the tirmer. don't think ! ever seed a
mndder man. His black eyes was Jest
blazln' an his hands shock so lie
could hardly mix his medicines. Then
the crash come.
Says he to her, Have you been
handlin' this bubyT An she says, Il
reckon It's hardly been out O. my Imp
| fer the last two days Then says he.
with Il satisfied grin. You'd better not
go out to the rest O. them hens IN the
other room. fer this chld's got scarlet
| fever Scarlet fever! yelled Mrs. Du-
gan, an she looked like she'd sink in
establishment. why, you don't mean
it, He told 'cr yes, that's what allied
the baby, an that he was goin' to re-
port II to the authorities an put up a
quarantine. Us women all scattered
like n flock O. scared blackbirds. but
we heard 'em jowcrin' clean out to the
fence Pm not a-goin' to stay cooped
up here that long Mrs. Dugan said.
| Yes you'll have to- we heard i'm say.
'Gaddin' about like you do. you'd scat
ter more microbes than Texas torno-
do After he went Off old DR.. Stone
passed along on his hoss, an she went
to the gate an called out to i'm an
tried to git I'm to contradict what DR..
Jobc had said about the disease, but he
jest sorter laughed an said it would
be contrary to professional etiquette
fer i'm to express an opinion. Furder
down the street he met Miss Cynthia
Gibbs an she hauled I'm In an nxcd
i'm what he thought .bout the case.
1t looked like lie thought it was pow
crful funny, fer he mighty nigh split
his sides a-laughin'. THE bnby's got
some'n',' he said, an that's all she
could git out'n i'm. The marshal come
up an put the red flag on the gate, an
the two women an the bnby'S housed
| up I'LL DR.. lobe lifts the quarantine.
was jest a-thinlin' me N Hortensc will
have Il rest. Mrs. Dugan would "a met
you at the gate to find out about But
I clean forgot to tell Mandy to put the
biscuit in the stove an warm over yorc
tatcr pies" And. with n little flush on
her face, Mrs. IIillyer rose and tripped
| from the room.
TIortcnsG Snowden turned from the
window, where she hnd been standing
wh!lc her aunt was talking. and stood
before her uncle.
"Gcorge Is In love with Lydia Gran
ston," she snid softly. "rhat's one rea-
son this is going 50 hard with him."
''Yes, l think he iS." replied the Old
man. "nn' l was jest wonderin' Of the
conviction would have any-you know
-eftcct on her"
II don't think he's ever spoken ono
word Of love to her." said Hortense.
'She Is the proudest, haughtiest crea-
| turc that ever lived and yet at the same
| time as simple and unaffected ns she
| can be. 1t seems like she gets the
| sweet side Of her nature from herself
and the other from her people. Uncle
they are just about the most arsto-
cratic family thut ever lived here"
"Oh, l know that. | don't think I
ever seed the major without his silk
hat, kid gloves and gold headed cane.
Somehow 1t srcms a pity George look
ed SO high. but. IIortie. the hoy Is jest
TINT way about everything; he will
have the best or n0tlin'. But l reckon
he knows about how the CranSions Will
look ut 1T say l reckon he knows
that, an that's what's made i'm SO low
spirited"
THAT must be 1t, uncle" And silence
fell between them. The sound Of the
'oflec mill came harshly in from the
Kitchen, and then they heard Mrs. Hill
YER singing hymn as she moved about
Il the adjoining dining room.