Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

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get on sair WI the wife himself"
i $50 they do" cried Saml, with
sinking at the heart.
i've been telt," Sanders went on
at gin We can get the upper han Q
the wife for q while at first, there
the mair chance o. a harmonious ex
Ieestence."
j "Bell's no the lassie," said sam'l ap
lpealingly, ito thwart her man."
Il Sanders smiled.
n Dye think she is, Sanders?"
i ''Weel, Sam'l, dina want to fustel
.lye, but she's been over lang WI Lis
beth Fargus no to hae learnt hel M
ways. An a'body kens what liz
II IT'nowhead has WI her"
| "Guidsake, Sanders, hoo did ye M
speak o. this afore?"
j Il thocht We kent OF, Sarn1."
il They had now reached the square
A and the U. p. kirk was coming out
The Aud LIGHT kirk would be half al
hour yet.
"But Sanders" said sam'l. bright
ening up, we was on ye way to spef
Iher herself"
IT was, samr," said Sanders, "ant
Gamma but be thankful ye was owel
Il quick for's." .t. g
Clint hadna been you," said Sam
II wild never hae thocht OF.
I'm sayin' naething again Bell,
pursued the other, "but, man, Sam
LEI boy should be mair deliberate In
thing o. the kind" :.
1T was MIGHTY hurried" said Saml
Iwoiully.
"It's a serious thing to speir las.
Isle" said Sanders a.
iIrs an awfu' thing" said Saml.
But we'll hope for the best" added
Sanders in a hopeless voice.
They were close to the Tenents
now, and Sam'l looked as II he were
ION his way to be hanged.
"SamI!"
"Ay, Sanders" r,- =
Did ye-did ye kiss her' sami"
ma" .....
4 HOOP"
There was vera little time. San
iders."
Half an 'oor," said Sanders.
WAS there? Man, Sanders, to tel
ye the truth, I never thocht OF"
Then the soul Of Sanders ElshoineI
| was filled with contempt for Sam
4 Dickie.
i The scandal blew over. At first y
i vas expected that the minister would
4 Interfere to prevent the union, but
4 beyond intimating from the pulpit that
4 the souls Of Sabbath breakers were be-
\ yond praying for, and then praying
| for Sam'l and Sanders at great length
with a word thrown in for Bell, he lei
things take their course. Some said II
4 was because he was always frightened
1 lest his young men should intermarry
with other denominations, but Sanders
explained It differently to Saml.
tI hav'na word to say agin the
minister" he said; they're gran
prayers. but, saml, he's a mairit man
himself"
.S.He's a. the better for that, Sanders
isna he?"
I"Do We no see," asked Sanders COM
i passionately, ."at he's trim to max
/ the best o't?"
V"oh, Sanders, mani" said Sam1.
/ lf"Cheer up, Sam'l," said Sanders, It'll
i sune be over"
q Their having been rival suitors had
/ not interfered with their friendship
\ On the contrary, while they had hither-
/ to been mere acquaintances, they be-
came inseparable as the wedding day
drew near. It was noticed that they
had much to say to each other anc
that when they could not get a room
to themselves they wandered about
/ together In the churchyard. When
sarl'l had anything to tell Bell he sent
/ Sanders to tell It, and Sanders did as
\ he was bid. There was nothing tina,
i ne would not have done for Saml.
4 ~ The more obliging Sanders was
Il however, the sadder Sarn'l grew. he
/ never laughed now on Saturdays, ane
\ sometimes his loom was silent hall
4 the day. Samr felt that Sanders,
Il Kindness was the kindness OF a friend
i for q dying man.
i II was to be a penny wedding and
Lisbeth Fargus said It was delicacJ
i that made SamI superintend the fittins
lrp of the barn by deputy. Once ht
came to see 1t In person, but ne LOOKED
so Ill that Sanders had to see hin
i home. This was on the Thursday
afternoon and the wedding was fix
ed for Friday. fr.
Sanders, Sanders" said Saml in 6
voice strangely unlike his own, it'll
/ be over by this time the morn"
1T will" said Sanders.
IF had only kent her LANCER" con-
tinued Sam1.
TT wild hae been safer" said San
ders.
Ibid We see the yallow floor II
\ Bells bonnet?" asked the accepted
swain.
"Ay," said Sanders reluctantly.
I'm dootin'-Im sair dootin' she!
but fiichty, light hearted crittel
after a."
7 had ay my suspeechions OF" sale
Sanders.
aye hae kent her LANCER than me-
said SamI.
yes" said Sanders, but there's nat
gettin' at the heart o. women. Maj
Saml, they're desperate cunntn'.
"Tm dootin'; I'm sair dootin'."
It'll be a warnin' to ye, Sam'l, no t
be in sic hurry T. the futur'," sait
Sanders.
Saml groaned.
yell be gaein' up to the manse t
arrange WI the minister the morn'
mornin'," continued Sanders, In sub
dued voice.
| SamT looked wistfully at his friend
j II Gamma dot, Sanders" he said, =
Gamma dot"
"Ye maun," said Sanders.
IT'S easy to speak," retorted Sam
bitterly.
"We have a. oor troubles, Saml,
said Sanders soothingly, AN ever!
man maun bear his ain burdens. John
ny Davies wife's dead, an he's NJ
repinin'."
ii "Ay," said Saml, but deaths no
maritch. We hae haen deaths In oul
family too"
|. TT may a. be for the best" adde'
Sanders, "an' there wild be a micht!
tulk T. the hale country side gin y,
didna ging to the minister like man.
T maun hae LANCER to think o't'
said Saml.
Il BELLS mairitch is the morn," salt
!, Sanders decisively.
SamI glanced up with wild look II
!, his eyes"
"Sanders!" he cried.
: "Sam'l!"
, "Ye hae been a guild friend to me
Sanders, in this sair aff1iction."
Nothing ava" said Sanders; "doun
mention'd."
But, Sanders, ye Gamma deny 6u
, what your runnin, oot o the klrk ina
awfu' day was at the bottom cd a."
1T was So" said Sanders bravely.
AN We used to be fond O. Bell, San
, ders"
II dinna deny't."
J, Sanders, laddie." said Saml. bendinl
/. forward and speaking In a wheedlinl
voice, Il aye thocht 1t was you sh
| likit" -.
II had some sic idea myself" sail
Sanders. 49,