Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-15
"stop thati w'yi You know better

otop thaCI W'yI You know better
-ayes"
How vigorously she stirred the fire
then.
Il can't return the complimentary
soul! how you've changed-ayes she
remarked.
u hope you amt fit no more, Bart.
can't bear to think o. you flyin' at
folks an pOundin Of 'em. Don't seem
right-nO, it don't"
"Why, Aunt Deel, what in the world
do you mean" l asked.
''It's Purvis' brain that does the
pOundin, l guess" said my uncle.
ITS kind O. got the habit. It's a reg
lar beetle brain. To hear him talk
ye'd think he an you could clean out
the hull Mexican natiOn-barrin' acct
dents. Why. anybody would suppose
that yer enemies go to climbin trees
as soon as they see ye comm an that
you pull the trees up by the roots to
git at EN-"
"a certain amount of such deviltry
is necessary to the comfort of Mr..
Purvis," l remarked. "If there is no.
body else to take the responsibility
for it he assumes it himself. His mag
inatiOn has an intense craving for
blood and violence. It's that type of
American who, egged on by the slave
power, is hurTying US into trouble
with Mexico"
PurviS came in presently with a
look in his face which betrayed his
knowledge of the fact that all the cob
webs spun by his fancy were now to
he brushed away. Still he enjoyed
them while they lasted and there was
IA kind of tacit claim In his manner
that they were subjects regarding
which no honest man could be expect
ed to tell the truth.
As we ate our dinner they told me
that an escaped slave had come into
neighboriing county and excited the
people with stories of the auction
block and of negroes driven like yoked
oxen on plantations in South Carolina
whence he had escaped on steam
boat.
Il b'lieve I'm gOin' to vote for abo-
lition," said Uncle Peabody. ~ won.
der what Sile Wright will say to that"
He'll probably advise against it; the
time isn't ripe for so greataa change"
was my answer. Gle thinks that the
whole matter should be left to the gla-
ctal action of times forces"
Indeed l had spoken the view of
the SOunder men of the North. The
subject filled them with dread alarm
But the attitude Of Uncle Peabody
was significant. The sentiment in fla.
Vor of change was growing. 1t was
now to be reckOnC1 with, for the abO.
liti0n party was aid to hold TIE bal.
ance of power ir New York and New
England and wa beh ring itself like
bull in a chin shop.
After dinner Z tri to put on some
of my old clothes, bit found that nv
nakedness had so expanded that they
would not cover it, so I hitched my
white mare on the spring wagon and
drove to the village for my trunk.
Every week day after that l worked
in the fields until the senator arrived
in Canton about the middle of August
On one OF those happy days l received
a letter from old Kate, dated, to my
surprise, in Saratoga It said:
'Dear Barton Buynes: l thought !
would let you know that my father is
dead. l have come here to rest and
have found some work to do. am bet.
ter now. Have seen Sally. She is very
beautiful and kind. She does not know
that l am the old witch, have changed
so. The others do not know-it is
better that way. I think it was the
Lord that brought me here. He has a
way of taking care of some people
my boy. Do you remember when I be
gan to call you my bOy-you were very
little. 1t is long, long ago since first
saw you in your fathers dOoryard-
you said you were going to mill on
buttertly's back. You looked just as
thought my boy would look. You gave
me a kiss. What a wonderful gift il
was to me then! I began to love you.
have no one else to think of now. |
hope you won't mind my thinking SO
much of you.
"GOd bless you,
KATE FULLERTON"