The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-28
COUSIN PERCY ARRIVES.

Corp. Kerr, OF GreenVllle otfeet,
has been looking for Cousin Percy
since before Christmas, but the look
ed-for kinsman did not arrive until
Thursday night. The reason was
that Cousin Percy was, waiting until
Mrs. Miller drew her dividend on her
C. & o. stock so he could borrow the
money to make the trip.
Cousin Percy came by way of At
lanta. He wanted to get used to paw
ed streets where there is much trav-
cling before hitting Greenville Street.
He was due to get here Thursday al
ternoon on No. S, as we were told by
the Corp, but he didn't make it. The
reason was that Cousin Percy was
talking with friend who had shown
him a quart he stored away before
Mr.. Volstead got in his work. AS soon
as he saw the quart Cousin Percy sat
down beside it, and there he stayed
until three minutes before leaving
time. This didn't give him much
chance to catch the train, but he
would have made it, he admits him
self, if he hadn't been like Lots
wife-he just couldn't help but look
back at the quart, and once, they do
say, he went back to see show it
really did look. This is the real rea-
SON he did not arrive on No. S. But
the reason he gave the people of
Greenville Street was that he did not
like, after living in New York as long
as he has, to ride on a train with a
small number like 5. so he waited
9nd came in on 1s.
Well, anyway, he got here at 1920.
He got off the train and looked about
the station for the Corp. thinking
that he would come down in the She
dam. But the Corp. was not there.
He was firing the new furnace in the
Dutch Kolone. He said he wanted to
show Cousin Percy a real heating
plant, so he cooked the furnace for
a temperature of 10 and by the time
the train arrived, it was ready to
shoot.
And so was Cousin Percy when he
got off the train in the slcet and
snow and didn't find anyone to meet
him. After looking about for awhile
he discovered Tom Cosby's three
seated Ford, gathered together from
an old carriage. running gear, Ford
Engine and a Mitchell wagon body.
Cousin Percy took the front sea; Il!
the Omnibus and told the driver TO
take him up to Mr.. Kerr'S. 81 ain't
never heerd of no stitch of a man.
said the driver. He said he didn't
know man by the name of either
Kerr or Carr, and he didn't think any
such animal lived in this city. what
street do he Slive on?" the driver
asked. That is where Cousin Percy
thought he would shine. ''On Green
vile Street. he said. 81 don't know
whar that street is" the driver said,
"but I know what heap of streets
in Atlanta u.s." he added. "Well, what
in the has Atlanta got to do
with it, Cousin Percy asked. "Well,
boss, l knowed you come from At
lanta or Calhoun Falls one, cause l
smelt your breff, and 1 didn't see no
mud on your feet and kl WED you
amt bin to Calhoun Falls"
Well finally Cousin Percy reached
the Dutch Kolone. He found the
Corp still firing the furnace and it
was almost as hot as the visitor. And
he. hasn't done much but hunt fresh
air since he got here. Early this
morning he told one of the Green
vile Street men who work, when
he was seen on the front porch of
the Kolone, that he was getting
fresh air still, "and that is about all
l see any promise of getting around
this place anytime soon, not soul is