The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-16

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Nov skat rvs proved to - that
ueont what I said. I reckon We can
neke . peace thatn endure . spell.
eont wsf-
5; An1 Anse answered: "Milt, I've
- hopin' We could ever since the
dag W watched for the felier that
o1nosd 70 burn down the school"
+ ohAprgR XXI.
| Inst spring new buildings went mp
q NJ school apd brave rows Of now.
ere aDpsared b the garden.
~ 0rst her college had been Q kin
G0oartsa n slRsut. bat now a Juani.
- ooood o. ne porch at recess abe
vup6orod e any o1hsr schoolmistress
- ever drawn about her such Q
oe59nge assortment Of pupils. There
voro nttle tots n bright calico. glory.
- - be bown of cotton hairsibbon
~ submitttng grudEingly to the
oogobing q the hair they sought 70
o1G11. TAsrS were larger boys and
gkA too. end svsn u hAlf-dosen men
~ now pitching horssshoes and
nmpking Ddpss-snd they also were
1oasnimg - read and write.
n the afternoons women rode IN on
mules on4 horsee or came On foot, and
Juan1ta taught item not ,nly letters
an1 1gurees but leelloub looking TO
. oDoonoe and moro healthful cabins.
? Nav came with smiles and songs In
eAaGhy 6om sunrise 10 sunset and IN
90 voo1A who're thB moisture rose
- tonoW green's wsre sending out
tAeR hpDoful shoots, the Wild flowers
unDooo4 tAemselves. Then Juanita
3o4and end Anse Hasey would 70 to-
|. Oothee ~ - tAe TidGs ana watch the
U0t awakouing acrosl, the brown and
G11 hul1De oe the hillss and under
IN - VA . carpet Of slowing
= Anss Hassy h~d, nsvsr had such .
ooDDon1nnan1k anA ht1dsn things be-
onnsto, vokoA - hin. ,,a
!, - vAM Gbe GOOD there With the
Qu19 oo3opo- ooDo1I1lte tho our4ins
oG11flh dtSl1es seentlst. ana blowing
~ onG1nm Gkfx4 about her ulim
enhlesy an4 pointed Oh. smiling. 20 his
hosse. hes dropped his head In mock
s0nIy The castle moodily sloomed
~ Nso1x apart" she quoted In accu.
|4nt1on. and the man laughed boyishly.
u reckon 70 haven't peen the caatle
heolys~ he said. "Ye wouldn't hardly
m0w H. It's gettin' al cleaned up an
nAde civilised. The eagles nest is
tusnin' into . surssnough bird cage"
Who's changing nowi" shs ban
tsfsd. ~Am ] ctvilising you or--her
syeo danced with baAhags-"are you
: urtpaying 70 get marriedf"
He fAoe nushed and then became
almost suS1y.
Whoa nauy nsf' he savagsly de-
nanded.
Tn sues I don't know" shs teased.
W1oo have you sskedf"
H bent . little forward and said
slowly:
s0nes - told me I was wsstins nv
youth- Ye lowed I ought 70 b captain
Of my scul II I found woman that
wanted and shs wouldn't have me-
what ought ! 70 Do about it?"
There are two courses prescribed
h al The corr~ypo .dencs schools. ana
bo(A afe psrfsctly ample" she an.
nouncsd with mock gravity. zone n
simply % take the lady flrst and AJAX
her aftRwsrd. The other n even
easier; Get another siri."
SOh." hs said. He was hurt becau.a
sns had either not seen or had pre-
tended not 70 zee his meaning. She
had NOT grasped the presumptuous
dream and effrontsry Of his heart.
He voice TOR . moment became
snigmatical - he added: Sometimes
! think ye'vs played hell in these
mountains."
That spring silent forces vsre n,
work In the hills; a. silent and lass
'bsnencent than the stirring SAP and
the brewing OF showers.
Three men In the mountains war.
now fully convinced that what the
world needs the world will have. and
they were trying TO ind q solution 10
the question which might make their
own people shsrers In the gain, In.
stead Of Victims. These three were
Anse and Milt and Jeb, and their first
step was the effort to hold landowners
IN check. and make them slow TO sell
and guarded in their bargaining.
! Jim Fletcher. . mountain man who
had for years drifted between Tribula-
tion and. Winchester trading In cattle
and timber. made Q Journey through
the hills that spring. and was every
whore received 90 home folks" For