Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-04
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II going along all the time, and you've
got to be mighty respectful toward II,
tell you, for there's shotgun in ev-
cry house and a father or a brother
more than ready to pull both triggers
at once. That's right, 1 suppose; but
it does hamper a fellow nightly. Ever
in st. Louis? That's the place. Muslin
and soft goods everywhere and nine
chances to one there amt gun In the
house. Might be- you know, but there
is so much null and moriantique and
all that sort of thing that there amt
guns enough to go round, so you can
smile and nod on the street; but you
can't do it here. Here you've got to
have a three-ply, double and twisted
introduction before you can smile even
at cottonade I've been here week,
and hold about the most responsible
position in the town, and society hasn't
taken me up yet, but I reckon 1t Will
after a while. l reckon you could get
in all right. They have heard all about
your fight-know that you are game,
and nothing counts more than that,
for they have an idea that game fell
low is always gentleman"
Just then a boy came up and told him
that there was q call. 'Tll be there af-
ter while" the operator replied. 60
on back. I've been pitching horse
shoes with some fellows" he continued,
speaking to me, "and amt quite through
yet. I'll have to teach him so that
he will be able to tell them that I'm
busy when I'm not there. I've found
out that what we want in this life Is
leisure. People are getting too swift.
There's no need of half the telegraphing
that's done. Why don't they write and
save trouble and expense? There goes
a nice piece of calico. I must get ac-
quainted with it, too, I tell you. Well,
believe I'll stroll on back Come In
while you're here. The trial won't take
up much of your time. It's all pretty
much cut and dried, anyway"
At 10 o'clock the Aimes brothers were
brought before the bar. The jury was
already selected and the trial was
at once taken up. I was put upon the
stand and instructed to tell my story
without any fear of rejecting too much
credit upon myself. I could see that
they wanted thrilling recital and II
gave 1t to them. And when ALI fol-
lowed. he found them eager for more.
The prosecuting attorney made al
speech, as red as the fire that had
burned the school house: the lawyer
appointed for the defense made few
cool remarks, and the case was closed.
We were anxious to take the verdict
home with us, and we had made prep
arations to remain. over night, but
the jury came to an agreement without
leaving the box, so we had nothing tol
do but return home. The Aimes broth
ers were given term Of fifteen years
each in the penitentiary.
The sun was down when we got upon
the buck board, and over the road we
drove, under the stars, our stars, for
in sympathy they looked down upon
US. The moon was late, but we prefer
red the dark-it was sadder.
Il wonder how it's all going to end,
said All. "If we could only rip apart
that black thing down the road and
look into the future"
And if you could rip It," I replied,
'if you could and were about to do so,
I would grab your hand with harder
grip than gave the gun when caught
the hammers"
"Then you don't want to know?
You'd rather continue to writhe on
the gridiron than to turn over and fall
into the fire and end the matter?"
"Alf," said l, does it strike you that
we are a couple of as big fools as ever
drove along a county road?"
Whoa" he shouted, pulling upon
the reins and stopping the horse. And
then he laughed. Fools; why two
idiots are two Solomons compared
with us. Let's stop it; let's be sensi-
BILE; let's be men,"
I'm with you, Alf Shake hands"
To be Continued