Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-12
lage. He was never known to start

on his homeWard journey SoDer.
Here it was that Kit proved himself
invaluable. Kit knew Uncle Billy
through and through. When, as in
variably happened, Uncle Billy slip
ped from Kits back on the homeward
trip and fell helplessly by the wayside
Kit would carefully disentangle him.
self from Uncle Billy and his bundles
and proceed to Craze contentedly
about until the old man had his sleep
out and was ready to continue the
journey.
1t happened therefore, that just as
the talk about DR.. Gunter and his ex-
perience with Amos Gregory's ghost
was beginning to die down, much to
the relief Of the doctor and his cham
pions, Uncle Billy came to town. He
disposed of his poultry and his pelts
first of all, as was his custom. Then
after he had secured his various bum
dies he strolled out on the porch
where the usual crowd was collected.
His first question awakened inter-
est.
kin eny Of you-uns tell me whar
that thar low, onery Dr. Gunter be?"
he asked.
"Why no Uncle Billy. we don't know
where he is just now," answered An
drew Aston, one of the leading cit
izens But what do you mean by
talking of DR.. Gunter in any such
manner as that?"
What does I mean?" repeated the
old man. What does 1 mean?" I
reckon you-uns would talk about him
wusser than that If he had treated
you-uns like he treated me-"
"Why, how did he treat you? What
has DR.. Gunter done to offend your"
whats he done? I'll tell you what
he done, and I'll tell him good deal
more'n that eff I gets my hands on
him."
The old man was working himself
into a passipn, rare thing for Uncle
Billy, who was usually the most
peaceful Of mortals. The interest Of
his listeners was at fever pitch now.
"I reckons 1 must Nv got leetle
bit too much rum the las time T. was
to town." the old fellow resumed, IAN
1 specks 1 must Nv drapped off Kit
som'ers about old Bethesda grave
yard. l wakes up along some time in
tn night an gets to wanderin' round
a-huntin' for er drink er water and
fer Kit.
II warn't right straight in my head
yet, howsomever an l s'pose l finds
my way into the graveyard some how
or other. Arter awhile I strikes ole
Amos Gregory's grave. 1 amt know
what it was then, casen l wuz still
sorter added in my head, but 1t was
soft and s'pose I jest drapped off to
sleep agin.
"Erlong in the night some time I
wakes up agin. The moon was shin
in bright then and thar in the road
wuz this here DR.. Gunter a-ridin' er-
long. He sees me jest as I sees him
an, thinkin' l s'pose that 1 wuz too
drunk to help myself, he takes and
shakes his ole fist at me and hollers,
Thar lies as foul er knave as ever
drawed the bref Of life!' Then, when
I jumps up and calls him a liar an
offers to fight him then and thar, he
ups and puts spurs to that leetle sor-
rel mare Of his and goes galloping
down the road lickety split it as hard
as he could go. I amt got no time
fer no sech low lifed cowardly ways,
an 1 specks to tell him what I thinks
on him the mex time / gets er
chance" -
There had been two opinions after
DR.. Gunter told his story; there was
but one when Uncle Billy had finished
his recital. There was really no oc-
casion for the doctor to be offended
at the twitting Of his friends. No
one thought the less Of him for hav-
ing fled the churchyard when he mis-
took poor old Uncle Billy for the dead
man whom he hated. Few. II any,
thought that he lacked courage. But
none could forbear the temptation to
smile at the young physicians ap-
proach; and laughter, to sensitive
souls is more fearsome than the can
mons mouth. DR.. Gunter could not
bear up against the ordeal He dis
posed Of his practice, and hied him.
self to a distant state.-News and Cou-
rier.