Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-01

a woman Of sixty, and a red-headed
girl with one eye, of the name Of
.Feathcrstraw, both Of whom served
the opulcnt Bings Some Of these
hired girls ate With the "fanily-save
on special occasions when city folk
we're prcsent.G Mrs. Collins and the
Gllligans seemed to epjoy this privi-
lesc, but Susan Crowder, having had
al ancestor who had fought in the
Revolutionary war, couldn't stand 1t,
and Martha Teatherstraw preferred to
eat il tta kitchen. Indeed there was
some warrant for this remarkable sit
anton. The GilIigan sisters had
brother who was magistrate In
large city and Mrs. Collins had a son
who was q successful and popular
butcher in the growing city of Hazel
mead.
That part Of the Village known as
ITishtown and q settlement Of Poles
and Italians furnished the man help in
the mill, and its SONS, were also seen
more or less in the fields and gardens.
Ambition and education had Been
working In the minds of the young In
ind about Bingville for, two genera
riOns The sons and daughters of
farmers and ditch-diggers had read
Virgil and Horace and plodded into the
mysteries Of higher mathematics. The
,best of them had gone into learned
professions; others had enlisted in the
business Of great cities; still others
had gone IN for teaching or stenos-
raphy.
Their success had wrought q curl
ouS devastation in the village and
countryside. The young moved out
heading for the paths Of glory. Many
Il sturdy, stupid person who might
have mnde an excellent plumber, or
carpenter, or farmer, or cook, armed
with university degree and sense
of superiority, had gone forth in quest
of fame and fortune. prepared for
nothing in particular and achieving
firm possession Of it. Somehow the
elective system had enabled them ito
gnt by in state of"mind that re-
Scmhled the NIoiave desert. If they
''I hot care for Latin or mathematics
.hcy could take coursh in Hierology
Or in The Tanning Of the Wild Chick
| adee or in some such easy skating.
Bin:yiila was like many places. The
yuun:, had fled from the irksome tasks
which Lad roughcned the hands and
hcnt the backs Of their parents. That,
briefly. accounts for the fewlfess and
il!r Sniii'incss above referred to.
Fairly in 191T, the village was
shaken by alarming and astonishing
news. True, the sinking Of the Lusi-
| tanin and our own enlistment in the
! World war and the German successes
on the ituSsan frorticr had. in way,
! prepared The heart and intellect OF
! Eingvi!r for shocking events. Still,
these disasters had been remote. The
G::ct that the Gilligan sisters had left
lh2 'CrooIcrs and accepted an offer OF
| nna hundred and Grty dollars month
rom tie wealthy NiX0ns Of Hazel.
mead WIS an event close to the foot.
,i:ht$ 50 To speak. IT caused the news
III 'atlles to take its rlghtful place in
IL" distant background. Men talked
II this event in stores and on tile
street corners; it WAS the subject OF
COMPENSATION in sewing circles and the
Hhio!nHthi%n Literary club. That
day, ll!c I'ngS whispered about it 1T
fl:r dinner table between courses Until
:;nSan Cru",irr sent in Il summons by
Martina FcallicrSt";iw with the apple
pic. she would be Glad to see Mrs. J.
Patterson Bin@ in the Kitchen imme-
1l#l@iy after dinner. There WAS Il mo-
lnrnt Dr silence in The midst of which
N;r. Bing winl:Cb Knowingly at his
wife. who turned pale rs she put dnwn
her pie fnri; with Il l0ak Of tl"tGrnsi?H
linn and rnS" and went into he k!ic!i-
cn. Mrs. frnwtlcr regretted that $!rc
and MHrthH would have 10 look for
another family Um,csS tii"ir Wa;s's
w"r" raiSr': frnm oEr hundred to one
hEnt,rrd and City dollars 4 %0ntl.
Bat, Susan, We nil mad" III agr"a-
mtrI Tor a year" sail Mr.. b;i".
Mrs. Crnwilrr w:s sorry. hi: $hn
anu t:artl!a cou!,l H.: mTkr ont on the
wares; they yer" "r,';n:--c""t!-ih:n=
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