The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-30
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fishing house to write Il life OF one OF
England's great political leaders,
went to London and took apartments
where would be nearest the reference
Libraries should neej to consult. One
day while ! was on the street the city
was suddenly envclopcd in fog. 1t
was so dense that | could not see my
hand held eighteen inches from my
face. could hear the shouts of the
drivers IN the street. who at once be
gan TO creep along ana even at this |
pace came into frequent collision. l |
heard footballs about nc. and now anu
again some one. doubtless more used
10 fogS and not to be stopped by them.
brushed ag,-inst me- Suddenly felt
a light touch on the arm and hand
slid down 1t and grasped mine.
"Show you the way, sir?'
I caught ut the offer eagerly, for
there was confidence in the mans tone
Get me out of this" said, "and
will pay you we'll" Then 1 gave him
my street ana number
He moved off at pace that astoniSh
ed me. How he dared proceed at what
on a clear day would have considered
an ordinary gait / could not imagine.
Now and again above the confusion OF
noises | heard Il tapping as of some
one hitting the pavement with stick
Strange to say, we jostied no one, and
no one iostlcd us. but l could feel my
guide pull or push me to one side or
the other in order to avoid collision
".ire you stranger In London, sir?''
he asked
Eyes. an American"
"An American? Then I am conduct.
ing fellow countrymanT'
Indeed, How came you to be n fog
conductor i'm London|'
81 came here to find better literary
field than ours in America"
".And got strandcdY"
Eyes"
Il am literary man myself and am
here now doing literary work but |
have an order"
| you're fortunate. l had no orders.
| had some success at first but my
| wife sickcncd and died, and my ,laugii.
I ter became n confirmed invalid This
| reduced me to working OH potboilers.
and at last
Even they would not boil the pOt?"
| 'Thcy did till my daughter failed me
| as an amanucnsis'-
| ..IAt. this paamGnt .Mhether THE ,nlau's
by his misfortunes or through careless
ness, we were nearly knocked down by
some one proceeding more rapidly than
L Nt..,r - ~.
| conversation. AS to our location. had
| no knowledge of il whatever, but nv
| guide told me lie knew exactly where
| we were. In about an hour from our
| starting lie led me up to IL door. which
| he opened, and we stood in the hall of
| tenement house.
| This is not my lodging house" |
| said sharply, fearful that had been
| trickcd.
Forgive me-" said the man, who |
could now see was intellectual looking
but very shabby; Il live here. have
brought You to my home to show YOU
what can happen TO m American who
trusts himself on the literary sea OF
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