The sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1906-1909, July 16, 1908, Image 6
8 "SNARLEY."
BY mSS AUGUSTA V. HUBBARD.
There was once a man who
was so very ill-tempered that
people called4 him "Sn1irley."9
The children . of the town in
which he lived always got out
of the way when they saw him
cominig, and eveni the grown
People wer'e afraid of him.
One night vlenl "Snarley"
went to bed something stuck his
feet into a pair of shoes that
were very large and queer
looking, and the instant these
shoes were securely on his feet
he began to walk, and try as
hard as he might. he could not
Stop. He caught at the bed and
held to Ole railing Of the stairs,
but on he went. He had to hold
to the knob of the front door
and1(] made a grab at the gate
post as he passed out, but the
shoes carried him on at a. rapid
rate.
On he et' through the towvn
Ima into the connitry. As the
town disa-ppeared beiind him he
began to be greatly alarmed and
tried to turn back, but the shoes
took him straight on. He be
gan to vonder where they were
taking him. for he vas now at
the e(dg(e of a. (b'lse fonSt., that
looked so) gloomy aid dark that
Sle'lIvy tremb1ill ded with fear
as he ('nterd- it.
Just. tlen a little hoev-bee
lew pIst him ancl ried inl a
shrill voie:
"Oh l r."$narley, " this surly
is now:v
You'll s,)o I be cooking ill the
gianit's stew." r
less ith Surprise, for never he
re in all his life had 11 hei'ant
a hee talk, aind he tiied to turn'11
and go back lionte. bult tle shoes
pin 'lied I his fe ' and Irried himln
farther ino i hl foirest.
He bIld go l\ on I short, dis
tilnece 11eiI toald hOpped -I(rsS
his path iind1, stopping ai ill
stant, looked impertinently up
and croaked:
"Oh, Mr. "Snar11'ley, this is
truly you:
Y~ou 'Il soon be cooked in the
giant's stew."'
"Snarley" wvas angry now as
well as frightened, for he had
never before heard a toad speak,
and that the ugly creature
should lanigh at him and speak
to him in such pert tones anger
ed him greatly, and he tried to
kick it out of the way, but the
s'ion 4)n the foot with which he
kicked only gave the other foot
a severe blow with its heavy
heel, which caused him to writhe
with pain as hie was hurried
along.
"Snar'ley" was exceedingly
t iredl and very thirsty, and as
he wvas about to cross a beauti
ful stream that rippled over cool
stones and among ferns he tried
t~o stop and drink some of the
cool, sweet water, but the shoes
gave his feet a ter'rib~le pinch and
walked him through the water'
and on to the 'opposite bank,
where a little mud-turtle was
sitting on some moss. The tur
tle poked its head leisuerly from
its shell and called out in a droll
Voice:
"Oh. Mr. "Snarley," this really
is nice;
You'll soon be0 boIling with the
giant's rice."
"Snar'ley" ground his teeth
with rage as he answered, "I'll
crush that shell on your ugly
back and grind you into sausage
wvith my heel," and he tried to
do as he said, -but the shoes
pinched his feet all the harder
At last he came to a large
house in the very darkest and
loneliest part of the forest. It
was the strangest place "Snar
Iey" had ever seen. A great
flight of stone steps led up to a
large door, and a kitten was
sitting on the lowest step licking
its paws and rubbing its face.
When the kitten saw "Snar
ley" it (luit rubbing its face,
and said1:
"Oh, Mr. "Snarley," you are
, better than mice;
When the giant cooks you he'll
give me a slice."
"Snarley"' struck at the cat,
but was startled by a very loud,
harsh voice calling his name in
a threatening manner. Look
ing up he saw -what made his
blood curdle with fright. In the
d ior at the top of the stePs stood
a great giant wh<.se head looked
like a balloon. His eyes were
as large as b ise-balls and hisi
teeth were like oyster shells,
and when lie opened his large
mouth they looked as if they
could grin d 1 man up ory eas
ily. His hands were immense,
and in one of them he held a
knife that was as long as a
svord and as sharp as a, razor.
"Snarley" had been surprised
when the little animals spoke to
him, for it was such an unnat
uMal thing for them to do, and
he was so vexed at what they
had said aiitl the sarcastic way
in which they had said it, that
he was shaking with rage.
Now when this awful giant
s)oke he' grew chill with frightl
and began to t'eible with fear.
Sl.Li&ytintorun away,
for the sho( pinched his feet
harder than they had ever done
1)eore, and took him1 up the
steps ) the giant, who grasped
him roughly by the arm and
gave him a push that sent him
down a long hall and hurled
him against a door, wiich flew
open, ld there he stood in a
large kitchen, where an im
mnCse caldron was boiling and
bubbling over a big fire which
burned in a large fireplace.
Two giantesses stood at a ta
ble near rolling out dough and
throwing it into the caldron.
They looked as terrible a's did
the giant, and they laughed
loudly when they saw "Snar
icy's" fright.
The giant, who had followved
"Snarley" from the door, grasp
ed him by the head and the feet
and threw him upon a table,
saying to the women:
"Here 1s some meat for your
stew.
The giant then picked up the
knife and felt its edge, all the
while rolling his red eyes and
licking his ugly lips with his
long tongue. . He raised the
knife, and was about to begin
cutting his victim to pieces,
when "Snarley" awoke from
his horrid dream, and so glad
was he that it was a dream and
not reality that ever afterward
his temper was'less violent and
he was kind to all children and
polite to every one, and people
ceased to call him "Snarley."
One (1) vacancy in the State
scholarships in the South Caro-'
lina Militaty Academy, to be
filled by competitive examina
tion exists in Pickens county.
Application blanks may be ob
tained by applying to the County
Superintendent of Education, or
to the Superintendent, Citadel,
Charleston, S. C. These appli
cations carefully filled out must
be received by the .Superintend
ent at the Citadel .by .August
1st, 1908. 45-8t .
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A
OUR
And You Wi
By culling on us before buy
lisk Flour (and another shir
Tobacco, Molasses, etc.
Bring us your Corn, Pease,
you the very top of the mark
If you'haven't tried our Dr
Healing Powder, and Heave
11 size packages from the 25
Our personal guarantee go
We also want to sell you y
Perfect" Fence. Prices from
Our motto is Honest Weig
ONB F
For ever'
spend you ge
/l
an investmen
.:: TW
Beginning Friday
/ Extra Pants at Tmenty
6 for CASH. ONLY and
and whe i we offer then
$ro.oo Suits now
12-50 "
15.00 " "
18.oo " " .
20.00 "
25.00 "'"'
30.00 " -
SManhattan a
reduction.
SAll Panama
Al]
Sm
Corner Main and W:
To Break in New Shoes Aiway Use
Allen's Foot-Ease, a piwder. It pr
vents Tightness and Blisterink, cur
swvollen, Sweating feet. At all Dru
gists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample ma
ed FREE~. AddrEss, A. 8. Olmsted.1
Troy, N.Y4 feb20w4.
*Winthrop College
Cohohribip anl httauoi linatiiQ
The exa-aination for the award of
cant .Scholarships in Winthrop Colle
an-l for- the- admission of new studer
will be held at the county court hot
on Friday, July 8, at 9 a. m. A pplicar
rnust I.e not less than 15 years of aj
WV hen scholarships are vacant after Ju
8, they wvill bie awarded to those makii
the highest average at this examinatic
provided they meet, the conditions gc
erning ti-e award. A ppi cants for sohb
arabips should write to President Joli
son before the examination for schob
ship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and fi
tuition. TVho next session will open Se
temnber 16. 1008. For further inforrr
tion anil catalogna,~ addr~ss Pesident
3 Jonsnn Rook Hill, 8. 0.
RE RIG-lT
Prices are right
Weights are rig
Treatment is ri
11 Do RIGHT
'ing your spring supplies. We have;
>ment that will be h,!re in a few days)
Beans and in fact any kind of saleal
et for everything.
.Hess Stock and Poultry Food, Lot
Powder, you should do so at once.
-. box to the ioo pound sacks.
es with every package.
our wire fencing. We are agents for
40C. per rod up. Any height and w
hts and Good Goods." Come in and
Lc R Ieh
lURH
r Seventy-Five CenI
a Dollars worth ot C
.t that yields immens
ENTY=FIVE PER CE
morning July 3rd, we offer all Men's
Five Per cent. Discount, Or 1-4 off r
no Alterations. Our goods are marl
i at a discount you know just what yo
- - $ 7.50 $3.00 Pants no%
- - 9.38 350 "
- - 1 1.25 4.00 ""
- - 1 3-50 5.00 "
- - 15.00 6.oo " "
- - s18.75 7.00 "
- - 22.50 7.50 ""
nd Earle & Wilson SI
Hats at Half Price.
other Straw Hats Or
ith & Bristc
ashington Streets. 4
About That New Wa
You want the best wagon you
you pay; in other words, you v~
worth. You get it here. W
you about it. We sell the Th
And .About Tha
aeWe sell th'e Woodruff Hay Pr<
It oon hay press, we will take pl
ifs some of the good pints about
rg We sell the Moniltor Ga~soline
Makes ironing easy. You shi
And we sell everything else k<
. are store, and 4t reasonable
E. LIBERTY HARDWARE
ht
ght
i nice lot of Ballard's Obe
,Sugar; Coffee, Lard, Salt,
>le produc.. We will give
se Killer, Worm Powder,
'he Stock Food comes in
the celebrated "Pittsburgh
eight you want.
see us.
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1~You no'.0r v
'ILOTHIIN,
3 return of
NT
ind Boys Suits and f
gtdar marked Prices 1
ced in -plain figures
i are getting.
- - - $2. 25
- - - . 2.65
--- - 3.00o
-- - - 3.75, ~
-- - - 4,.50'
- - - - 5.25 I
- - - - 5.68, /
iirts at great
L-Third Off.
agon You Want
can get for the money
iant your full money's
e would like to talk to.
arnhill wagon.
t Hlay Press
iss, and if you need a
easure in showing you
the Woodruff.
Self-H~eatling Fiat Iron
ould (all and see it.
~pt in a first>-clas; hard;-,
nrmas too.