Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-29

Surprisingly enough, these two like
wise are discussing Sam Graham. At
least can deduce nothing else from
Hiram's first words, though their sub ..
ject is for the moment nameless.
Yes, sir: he's the poorest man in
this town."
Yes" Watty quavers-'yes, l guess
he be-"
And he's got no more business sense
into him than God give a goose"
No; guess he amt"
why, look at the way things has
run down at his store since Margaret
died. She kept things a-runnin' while
she was alive"
Yes; she was a fine woman, Marga-
ret Bohun was"
And, they amt no doubt about IT.,
Sam had money into the bank when
she died. But ever sinst then it's been
all go out and no come in with him.
He keeps fussin' and fussin' with them
inventions of his, but no one ever
heard tell of his gettin' anything out
of EN-"
And whatd he do with all the mon
ey he had when Margaret died?"
Spent it, what he didn't lend and
give away and lose indorsn' notes for
his friends and then havin' to pay 'em.
And, speakin' of notes, 1 heard Roland
Barnette say t'other day that old Sam
had a note comm due to the bank an
Blinky wasn't goin' to renew it any
more"
Course Sam can't pay it."
Certainly he can't. I was in his
store day before yestiddy, and they
wasn't nobody come in for nothin'
while I was there. He don't do no
business to speak Of"
How long was you there, HIP"
From 9 o'clock to noon."
What doin'?"
"Nuthin'-jes' settin' round"
II seen him today goin' into the
bank Guess he must 'ev gone to see
Lockwood bout that note"
We'll, I don't envy him his call on
Blnky Lockwood none"
"Mebbe he went in to deposit his
coupons" Watty chuckled.
Hiram snorted, and there was silence
while he filled and lit his pipe.
II hearn tell this mornin'," he re-
sumed, that Josie Lockwood's goin
to give a party next week"
Yes: l hearn it too. Angie Tuthill
was talkin' bout it to Name Garrison
up to Leonard G. Calls. She said
they was goin' to have the biggest time
this town ever see-goin' to decyrate
the grounds with lanterns and have ice
cream sent from Phillydelphy, and
cakes too. Can't make out what's
come into Blinky to let that gal of his
waste money like that"
II figger," says Hiram after d sa-
pient pause, "she must be gettin' il
up for that New York dood."
Duncan"
huh"
"I didn't know he was quainted with
the Lockwoods."
Il didn't know he was 'quainted with
nobody"
Nobody 'ceptin' Homer Littlejohr
and Hetty Carpenter. and they don't
seem to know much about him. l cal
him darn Gurus. Hetty says he's allus
a-settin' in his room a-studyin' and a
studyin' and a-studyin'."
He goes walkin' mornin's. Hetty
told me-"
WAL. he don't come downtown
much. Nobody hardly ever sees hin
cept to church"
Hiram ponders this profoundly, final
ly delivering himself of an opinion
which he has never forsaken. Il claim
he's s'picious character"
Don't look to me as though he knew
'nOugh to be much of anything"
WAL. now. if he's real student anC
they amt no out 'buot him. what ir
tarnation's he doin' here? That's jest
what I'd like to have somebody tel
me. Watty."
"Hetty sez he seq he wants a Quie
place to study"
Hiram snOrts with scorn. "Oh, fid'
die. You don't catch no Moo Yorl
young feller a-settin' down in Radvill'
unless he's crazy or somethin' worse"
"'Tain't no use tellin' Hetty Carpen'
ter that"
No. If anybody sez word agir
him she shets 'em right up"
"Tain't only Hetty, but all the vim
minis on his side"