Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-11
yov like one o7erjoyed and eager to

way like one overjoyed and eager to
be off. - y.
"God bless you; my boy! May 1t
buy for you the dearest wish of your
ftear:." :;
"Ha! hal" laughed the little TIN
soldier, for he knew the dearest Wish
Of the boy far better than the priest
knew II. S,>
Mr.. Singleton called soon after :Fa.
ther o'Neil had gone away.
..The top Of the morning to- your
he shouted, as 'rhe' came Into Bob's
room. r..
tits all right:top and bottom" Bob
answered. ,cheerfully. .. '..'"' -
us there anything I, can do foryona"
the minister went: on ''I'tns IA regular
Santa Claus this morning. I've got a
|. thousand dollars that iMr."Bing sent
ME. aIt'sfor any one i1liat'needs' help"
'r'we'n be all right {as soon as our
load of wood comes. 1t t;Sqlliibe here
tomorrow morning" said the shep-
herd. =" :.a:'R:;. sEsf.f!S,; : -. i:
.:"I,ll come and cut ,and split It with
you,' the minister: Proposed. I1The
e,sauence of the az; is better than
that of the tongue these days Mean
while I'm going to bring you q, little
jag in my ,wheelhnrEow. How about
heefsteak and bacon and eggs an and
all .that?" -: I. .-.,s.I :; ~
II guess we've got enough TO- eat,
thank: you, This WINS not quite true,
for Bob, thinking .of the sick, whose
people could not. so to market, was
inclined to hide his own hunger.
t.Ho; hoi" exclaimed Mr.. Bloggs, Tor
he knews;1ery well, that the boy isas
hiding his hunger. 80 p:
ny""Do you. call that q liea" tire: Shep:
herd asked SIS; soon as the minister
had$gone. :: - ,.S:..S Crit-ii; -:
.ar""Afuttle one i But In MY opinion IT
don'trceunt,P! said Mr. Bloggs. GU
thinking of those who need food
more than you and. that turns it square
around. Il calI itEa golden; IIe.;..I DO"
I The minister; had scarcely turned
the corner of the street, when: heImet
Hiram Blenkinsop. who was shiyering
along without an oyercoat, the dog
Christmas at his heels.
Mr.. Singleton stopped him.
why, mani Haven't you an over
coat?.' he asked. = -
mo, sir! It's hangin' on q peg: I'm a
nawnshop over in Hazelmead. t amt
dom the peg any good nor me
ueither !''%, ,.,5,;''5, ): {
"Well, sir, you come with me-" said
the minister. "It's about dinner time,
anyway, and r gpess you need lining
as well as covering Il. II.
The drdnkard looked into the face
Of the minister. ~ s::e.-%,r.,
"Say It ag'in," he muttered.
II wouldn't wonder If q little food
would make you feel better" Mr. Sin
,gleton added. -:-,. 60 ,z-a&''r: ,.
"a little, did you sayT Blenkinsop
asked. !. -. 1.,,? .,.:.j..,.> ~.
:'"Make It a ]ot--as much as you
can accommodated ::.Ss, - -, s,E:;;.&r :
"And do you mean that ye want me
Ito, go an, eat t,inlyer houseEa -: :,
/ !"4Yes, atrny table-why: not?" . -::f51a
1T wodldn't.bearespectable..:4ldon don't
want to be5too:particular, butsai tramp
must draw the. line somewhere"
: "rll be on my best behavior. ; Come
on" asaid the minister. :: n
;, The two men ahastened up the street
followed by the detected little yellow
dog, Christmas. -;
;: Mrs. Singleton and. her daughter
were out. with "a committee; Of the
children's helpers and the minister
..yas dining alope that day and, as
usual, at one O'clock, that being the
hour for dinner In the village OF B!ng-
vile. - ,,,...i =. 80,
Tell me about yourself" said the
minister as they sat down. at the ta-
BILE: -; - -
Myself you sayT Hiram Blen.
kinsop asked. as one Of his: feet crept
under his chair to: conceal It's dtsrepu-
table appearance, while his dog had
partly hidden himself under a serving
table where he seemed to be: shiyerlng
with apprehension as he :peered out,
with raised hackles, at the stag's head
over the mantel. ''
"Yes." .: - '
"I. amt got any ,.self,. sir; it's all
;gone,". said Blenkinsop, as he took a
swallow of water. 49,, ~ -.
"a man without. any, Self .is curl
GUS creature" the minister remarked.
"I'm as empty as owoodpecker's
hole in the winter time. The bird has
flown. / belongsto this 'ere dog. Hes
q poor, dog. I'm all he's got. II he
had to pay a license on me I'd have
to be killed. Hes kind to me. Hes
the only friend I've got."' ~,
Hlram Blenkinsop ,riveted his atten-
tIon upon an old war1ning.pan that
hung by the fireplace. He hardly looked
at the face Of the minister.
"How did you come to lose your
Self" the latter asked. @
Married :bad woman and took to
drink. A mans Self can stand cold
an hunger an shlpwreck an loss O.
friends an money an any quantity