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

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they gazed after her and then grinnet
to each other.
"Ay, Saml," said two or thre,
young men, as Saml Joined them be-
meath the town clock.
"Ay, Davit," replied Saml.
This group was composed of some o.
the sharpest wits In Thrums, and j
was not to be expected that they
would let this opportunity pass. Per.
haps when SamI Joined them he knew
what was in store for him.
Was ye lookin' for T'nowhead'.
Bell, Samr?" asked one.
"Or mebbe We was wantin' the min.
ister?" suggested another, the same
who had walked out twice with Chris.
ty Duff and not married her after all
Saml could not think Of q good re.
ply at the moment, so he laughed good
naturediy.
"Ondootedly she's a snod bit crit.
tur," said Davit, archly.
AN MIGHTY clever VII her fingers,
added jamie Deuchars.
Man, I've thoucht O. maxim up tc
Bell myself" said Pete Ogle. "Wi6
there be ony chance, think We, SamI?'
her first, Pete" replied Saml, In one
Of those happy flashes that come tc
some men, but there's nae sayin' bu,
what she micht tax ye to finish uI
VII"
The unexpectedness Of this sally
startled everyone. Though SamI die
Davit, II was notorious that he could
say a cutting thing once in way.
did We ever see Bell reddin' up?'
asked Pete, recovering from his over
throw. He was a mail who bore nc
malice.
Its a sicht," said samI, solemnly
Hoo will that be?" asked Jamie
Deuchars.
TITS weel worth yer while" sale
Pete. ito ging atower to the T'now.
head an see. Yell mind the closed.
in beds I the kitchen? Ay, we'll, they're
fell spoilt crew, T'nowhead's litlins
an no that easy to manage. TIL ithei
lasses Lisbeth's had a MIGHTY trouble
WI them. When they war / the mid.
die o. their reddin' up the barins vic
come tumblin' about the floor, but
sal, assure ye, Bell didna fash lans
WI them. Did she. SamI?"
"She did not" said Sam1, droppins
into q fine mode Of speech to ado
emphasis to his remark.
to the others. "She juist lifted up the
litlins, twa at a time, an flung then
into the coffin-beds. Syne she snib'
bit the doors on them, an keepit then
there till the floor was dry"
"Ay, man, did she so?" said Davit
admiringly.
Ive seen her dot myself" sale
Sam1.
There's not a lassie makes better
bannosks this side o. Fetter Lums,
continued Pete.
"Efer mother tocht her that" sale
Sam'l; "she was gran han at th'
bakin', Kitty Ogilvy."
I've heard say" remarked jamie
putting 1t this way so as not to til
himself down to anything, "at Belr'
scones is equal to Mag Lunan's."
$50 they are" said Saml, almos
flercely.
II ken she's a neat han at singein
hen," said Pete.
"An' wit a." said Davit. shes {
snod, canty bit stocky in her Sabbatl
claes."
IF onything, thick in the waist,
suggested Jamie. "
81 dinna see that" said Saml.
81 dina care for her hair either.
continued Jamie, who was very nic'
in his tastes; something mair vel
lowchy wild be an improvement"
"A'body kens," growled Saml, "a
black hairs the bonniest."
The others chuckled.
"Puir Saml!" Pete said.
Saml not being certain whethe
this should be received with smil
or a frown, opened his mouth wild
as a kind Of compromise. This wa
position one with him for thinking
things over.
| Few Auld Lichts, as have said
went the length Of choosing helpmat
| for themselves. One day younl
mans friends would see him mendin
the washing tub Of maiden's mother
They kept the joke until Saturda,
night, and then he learned from ther
what he had been after. 1t dazed hin
for q time, but in year or so he gre,
accustomed to the idea and they wer
then married. With little help h
fell in love just like other people.
SamI was going the way Of tn
others, but he found 1t difficult to com
to the point. He only went courtin
once a week and he never could TAX
up the running at the place where n
left Off the Saturday before. Thus .
had not, so far, made great headway
His method Of making up to Bell ha
been to drop in at T'nowhead on Sat
urday nights and talk with the farme
about the rinderpest.
The farm kitchen was Bells testi
monial. Its chairs. tables and stool
were secured by her to the whitnes
Of Rob Anguss saw mill boards, an
the muslin blind on the window wa
starched like a child's pinafore. Be
was brave too as we'll as energetic
Once Thrums had been overrun wit
thieves. It Is now thought that ther
may have been only one, but he ha
the wicked cleverness Of a gang. Sue
vas his repute that there were weaV
ers who spoke Of locking their door
when they went from home. He wa
not very skilful, however, being gen
orally caught, and when they sal
they knew he was a robber he CAV
them their things back and went ava!
II they had given him time there
not doubt that he would have gone o
with his plunder. One night he wer
to T'nowhead, and Bell, who slept |
the kitchen, was awakened by tn
noise. She knew who II would be,
she rose and dressed herself an
went to look for him with a candl
The thief had not known what to
when he got in, and as it was yer
lonely he was glad to see Bell. Sh
told him he ought to be ashamed {
himself, and would not let him out b
the door until he had taken of n
boots so as not to soil the carpet.
On this Saturday evening Sam'l stoo
his ground in the square, until by an
by he found himself alone. There wei
other groups there still, but his circI
had melted away. They went separate
ly, and no one said goodnight. Fac
took himself off slowly, backing out
the group until he was fairly star
ed.
SamI looked about him, and the
seeing that the others had gone, WALL
ed round the town house into the dart
mess of the brae that leads down an
then up to the farm of T'nowheao.
!, To get into the good graces
Lisbeth Fargus you had to know NJ
ways and humor them. Saml WI
was a student Of women, knew thi
and so, instead of pushing the ooe
open and walking in, he went tnroue
the rather ridiculous ceremony
knocking. Sanders Elshioner was a
so aware of this weakness OF Lisbeth
but though he often made up his mir
, to knock, the absurdity Of the thir
prevented his doing so when he reacf
ed the door. T'nowhead himself hs
, never got used to his wife's refine
. notions, and when anyone knocked