Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-25

MOI heau, MuttoFln8 through set teeth: {:
"When Jerusha Kay finds herself
stranded and in trouble she need not
hope for help from me-"
Apparently that day did not dawn.
Miss Jerusha's pilgrimage went
through with bells on-if one may
speak thus Of q thing so solemn as
adventuring abroad. She stayed the
full six months, came back something
thinner but with a, healthy color and
new twinkle in her eyes that had
never been solemn. Came alone.
Allie had stayed behind in New York.
A marvel all but equal to the going
away Of the pair-Allle was Of the
soft type, adorably cuddly and cling
ing, not In the least likely to yearn
FOR a career. But beyond saying
thet the child was "all right, mighty
buay and mighty happy" Miss Jerusha
would not explain. Neither would
sho give any bill Of particulars as to
the wonders she had seen or missed,
the hardships she had encountered or
the adventures that had sprung up in
her path.
Thus throughout q month she stimu-
lated Hampton's curiosity until II was
at fever heat. Meantime she cleaned
house, after the real gaudy fashion
OF the elder time. Walls, rugs. floors.
windows, curtains, all movables, the
most part Of immovables, got a puri.
fication to remember. In addition now
the express, now parcels post, brought
things curlously varied In shane. size
and weight. judging by the outer looks
Of them. Heaped unopened in the
big dining room, the first place to un-
dergo cleaning, they made a curious
show. But nobody got word as to
what was inside-or another word as
to when those things would becoms
visible.
Then like an avalanche, or earth.
quake came invitations-Miss Jerusha
Ray, at home upon Thursday after
noon. The cards fell like rain upon
the 1ust and the unjust-result a.
heterogeneous crowd that jammed the
wide hall. the big parlors and library,
and overfowed the wide stone steps
beside quitting q remnant fringe into
the frost-bltten garden.
A stunned crowd that could hardly
move for seeing, hardly speak for
amazement. Not postcardl Instead,
such array Of, pictures, books, drap.
cries, "articles Of bigotry a1d virtue"
as quite put out Of court all previous
collections from foreign tours. Best
of all, everything plainly labeled with
day, date and place Of purchase, also
price-whlch was in many cases as
tonishingly small. Miss Jerusha stood
smiling affably, waving greeting to
rich and poor, answering easily and
specially each importunate inquirer.
She had able assistance from q tall,
smiling young fellow, who seemed to
have more than the usual complement
Of hands, feet and eyes. Apparently,
he knew all about everythIng--and
told what he knew more than we'll.
Skiliful shepherding landed the human
stream In the back yard, where. under
huge marker, were heaps and mounds
and rivers Of surprising things to eat
and drink.
When they had been duly disposed
Of, Miss Jerusha stood upon hassock,
the toll fellow steadylng her. and said
clearly: Listen, foIksl I'm going to
tell everybody why I went abroad. It
was to protect myself-as long as I
had not been, everybody that had felt
a coll to come and tell me all about 1t
and show me their postcards. got
tired-dead tired-of it-always did
hate monotony. SO went myself
you've seen the proof Of 1t. l saw
everything on show, religiously-and
seeing 1t has made me surer than
ever that these United States are the
best place on earth for real white
folks to live In. II may lnck 'atmos-
phere'-but my II has got such
plenty Of clean. fresh air to make up
for the lack My collection may be
trumpery-I won't quarrel with you.
But they show l was there-which Is
the main use Of collections. Copies
come ChpQp yOu kuaw-aSpnrtulIv "