Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-10

said the older girl, half tauntingly
and yet with the light Of admiration
in her eyes.
I'm brave enough to put a hole
through him." the boy replied, shak-
ing his head; "and when 1 get big
I'm going to do it, whether he blows
his breath at my cows Or not"
IF you shoot at him." said the
smaller girl, he'll catch the powder
and throw it back at you"
The boy shouted. "Ho, catch the
powder! Whoever heard Of catching
powder! Girls don't know thing, dc
they, Mister? Ho, catch the powder
You mean bullet"
WELL" she said, 'it don't make
any difference what he would catch
he'd catch it just the same, and he'd
throw it back at you and kill you
with it."
How long since Brother Crance
over there broke out?" the Governor
asked, nodding at the rag-ruffian. The
younger girl looked at the older one
as if this were an important matter
and should be answered after due de-
liberation.
yesterday" said the older girl
Some visitors came, and while we
were talking to 'em, we heard a
screamin' and a loud below, and
when we ran in here, the old Bad
Man had choked Mollie and Jennie
nearly to death and had pulled Lilies
hair till she was blue in the face. II
was all we could do to get him out,
and as soon as we shut him up, he
said he wanted a sheep to eat, great,
dig, whole sheep; but we wouldn't
give him a poor sheep that never did
anybody any harm, so he's hungry
yet, and we don't care If he starves
to death"
On the opposite side of the street,
not far away, there was a refresh
ment booth presided over by a fat
German. The Governor asked the
children If they would like to go over
with him and eat ice cream. The boy
tumbled off the fence, and the faces
of the girls frightened. They went
with him, the girls hanging to his
arms, and the boy proudly marching
In front as If he had inspired the ex-
pedition. When they sat down at a
table the Governor told them that the
entire establishment was theirs II
they wanted it. They had liked him
at first; now they were enchanted by
hin. The smaller girl gazed into his
eyes and said that they were like her
own grandpa's, always trying to laugh
at something.
What is your name?" the older
girl asked.
my name" said the Governor,
with his eye on the proprietor, now
bestirring himself in the execution of
an order, why you may call me Mr..
Oldfellow."
What a funny name," cried the
younger girl. But you amt funny.
You are the bestest sort Of man,
and I'm going to think of you when
you are not here, and when my uncle
is Governor in place Of the bad man
that's there now, I'm goin' to make
him give you big dinner and all the
people will be there and you'll be
glad"
Your uncle?" said the Governor
What is his name? Not-er, Ma
jor Reynolds?"
"Ah, ha. He's my uncle, and when
he's Governor"
Let us have all the different kinds
of cake you have" said the Govern
or, breaking in upon her as the pro-
prietor came near. Yes, bring us
everything you've got Cover the ta-
ble."
"Ain't he good!' cried the older
girl.
The proprietor shrugged his heavy
shoulders. Il would say he vos. Und
you don'd know who vas doin' all
deese, hah? 1t vas nod everybody
dat had ice cream und cake bought
by de Gof-"
The Carpetbagger lifted his hand
Don't" he said.
The proprietor understood and
bowed as he went back to where his
wife stood wiping dishes. "A man
vot can ketch de leetle ones, like dot
he remarked, cant be so bat in de
heart"