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

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the sermon many Of the congrega'
ton did not notice him, and those
who did put the matter by in theil
minds for future investigation. Sam
however, could not take 1t 80 coolly
From his seat In the gallery he saw
Sanders disappear, and his mind mis-
gave him. With the true lovers In
stinct he understood 1t all. Sanders
had been struck by the fine turnout
in the T'nowhead pew. Bell was alone
at the farm. What an opportunity tc
work ones way up to a proposal
Tnowhead was so over-run with chill
dren that such q chance seldom oc'
CURED, except on a Sabbath. San
ders, doubtless, was on to propose, ar
he, Saml, was left behind.
The suspense was terrible. Sam
J and Sanders had both known all alonf
that Bell would take the first Of thu
two who asked her. Even those wht
thought her proud admitted that shs
was modest. Bitterly the weaver re.
pented having waited so long. Now II
was too late. In ten minutes Sanders
would be at T'nowhead; in an hour al
would be over. Saml rose to his feet
in daze. His mother pulled him
down by the coat-tail. and his father
shook him, thinking he was walking
In his sleep. He tottered past them
however, hurried up the aisle, which
was so narrow that Danl Ross could
only reach his seat by walking side
ways, and was gone before the minis
ter could do no more than stop In the
middle Of q whirl and cape In horror
after him.
A number Of the congregation felt
that day the advantage Of sitting In
the laft. What was mystery to those
downstairs was revealed to them
From the gallery windows they had q
fine open view to the south; and az
Sam1 tool: the common, which was q
short cut through a steep ascent, to
T'nowhead, he was never out Of their
line Of vision. Sanders was not to be
seen, but they guessed rightly the rea-
son why. Thinking he had ample time
he had gone round by, the main road
to save his boots-perhaps a little
scared by what wis coming. Saml
design was to forestall him by taking
the shorter path over the burn and up
the common. . g.e sE
It was race for wife, and sew
eral onlookers in the gallery braved
the minister's displeasure to see who
won. Those who favored SamIs suit
exultantly saw him leap the stream.
while the friends of Sanders fixed
their eyes on the top Of the common
where 1t ran into the road. Sanders
must come into sight there and the
one who reached this point first would
get Bell.
AS Auld Lichts do not walk abroad
on the Sabbath, Sanders would prob
hA lnln
were in his favor. Had 1t been any
other day in the week 'Sam1 might
have run. So some of the congrega-
tion in the gallery were thinking,
when suddenly they saw him bend
low and then take to his heels. he
had caught sight Of Sanders head
bobbing over the hedge that separat-
ed the road from the common, and
feared that Sanders might see him
The congregation who could crane
their necks sufficiently saw black
object, which they guessed to be the
carter's hat, crawling along the hedge
top. For q moment It was motion
less, and then 1t shot ahead. The riv-
ais had seen each other. It was now
q hot race. Saml, assembling no
longer, clattered up the common, be-
coming smaller and smaller to the on
than one person in the gallery almost
rose to their feet in their excitement
Samr had 1t. No, Sanders was In
front. Then the two figures disap-
peared from view. They seemed to
run into each other at the top Of the
brae, and no one could say who was
first. The congregation looked at one
another. Some Of them perspired
But the minister held on his course.
Saml had Just been in tine to cut
Sanders out It was the weaver's saw
ing that Sanders saw this when his RI
val turned the corner; for Sarn1 was
sadly blown. Sanders took In the Sit.
uation and gave in at once. The last
hundred yards Of the distance he COW
cred at his leisure, and when he ar
rived at his destination he did not &c
in. It was q fine afternoon for the
time of year, and he went round tc
have a look at the pig, about which
|Tnowhead was q little sinfully puffed
up. .... a.....-... 4..L
"Ay," said Sanders, digging his fin.
gers critically into the grunting anil
NAL; quite So" .-u". .
"Grumph," said the pig, getting re.
luctantly to his feet. q, .v 3
"ou, az; yes" said Sanders
Then he sat down on the edge OF
the sty and looked long and silently
an empty bucket. But whether his
thoughts were Of T'nowhead's Bell
whom he had lost forever, or Of the
food the farmer fed his pig on Is moi
known. .l.-. .... ...
Lord preserves! Are ye no at the
kirk" cried Bell, nearly dropping the
baby as Saml broke into the room.
Co
Then T'nowhead's Bell knew thal
her hour had come.
"Samr," she faltered.
"Will you hae's, Bell?" demanded
Saml glaring at her sheepishly.
"Ay," answered Bell.
SamI fell into a chair.
Brings q drink O. water, Bell" NJ
said. But Bell thought the occasion
required milk, and there was none II
the kitchen. She went out to the byre
still with the baby in her arms. ant
saw Sanders Elshioner sitting gloom
lily on the pig sty.
"Weel, Bell" said Sanders.
II thocht ye'd been at the kirk
Sanders" said Bell.
Then there was q silence betweer
them.
HAS SamI speired ye, Bell?" asked
SdHu0TS SlOliuly.
"Ay," said Bell again, and this time
there was a tear in her eye. Sander
was a little better than an "orra man,
and Samr was a weaver, and yet
but 1t was too late now. Sanders gav'
the pig q vicious poke with stick
and when 1t had ceased to grunt Bel
was back in the kitchen. She had for
gotten about the milk however, ant
Sam'l only got water after all.
In after days, when the story o.
Bells wooing was told, there wer'
some who held that the circumstance
would have almost justified the lassi'
in giving Sam'l the go-by. But thes,
perhaps forgot that her other love
was in the same predicament as tn,
accepted one-that Of the two, indeed
he was the more to blame, for he Sc
off to Tnowhead on the Sabbath o
his own accord, while Saml only raj
after him. And then there Is no on,
to say for certain whether Bell heart
Of her suitor's delinquencies until Lis
beth's return from the kirk. Sam
could never remember whether h,
told her, and Bell was not sure wheth
er If he did, she took 1t in. Sander
was greatly in demand for weeks af
ter to tell what he knew Of the affair
but though he was twice asked to tel
to the manse among the trees, ant
subjected thereafter to ministeria