The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 22, 1907, Page THREE, Image 3
* BECKY A1
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^ By Mrs. Et
(Concluded.)
Kittfhin' hold of his britches in a
dainty way an' pullin' em' up a little
so as to show his purty red silk
sox, the wider gingerly sot his self
dov. it beside me, givin' me a side waze
look of inkwirc, which I returned
with interest. On a fino gilt edge
kyard ho writ his name an' address:
"J. T. B. , Atlanta, Ga., Dealer
in Keel Estate." I node he expected
me to do the same way, but I
didn't have no gilt edged kyards, so
I tore a leef outon mi memorandy
book an' writ mi name this way:
' "B. Annie Jones, Norwood, N. (V I
allers did think that "Becky Ann"
was the flattest an' hatofulest name
I ever hearn?an' so back?woodsy,
so fur that won time T percluded to
change it a little.
"B. Annie Jones," he red. Then
turnin' to me he sorter laffed an'
sod:
"Had you rather be Annie Jones
than he Annio sunibody else?"
"That's jest accordin," I ansered
sweetly. Sed he:
"May I be so impertinent as to axe
if you air a maid, wife or wider?"
"Why of corse you may, an thank
you fur yore interest," I returned.
Then while I was waitin' fur him to
axe me, I grappled conscience hi the
throle an flung her out ten the winder
an' left her on the (other side of
Little River, which we was jest a
crossin' tellin' her to stay there till
I got revenge on that male man fur
fool in' a sister woman.
"Which arc you?" ho axed. Then
I lade mi hand on mi hart an' rolled
| mi ize up tocrds heven (but they
^ never got no further than the eoalin
of that, kyar) an' whispered, in
thrillin' accents:
"A wider, a pore loncsum wider."
Then T placed mi handkersher over
mi face in sich a way that T cud stick
mi finger in mi i/.e and make the
tears cum, an' let won of mi hand*
drap on the seet. rite side of hisn.
"Oh, mi deer do forgive me, I'm sorry
I axed the question; but you no
it is dangerous fur a fellers peace ot
mind, sumtimcs, to he in the presence
of a unusuil charniin woman an' not
no jest where she stands. T 110 prc
1 zactly how to simpathi/.c with you,
fur I have lost a companion, too. Mi
hart jest akes (o find another eongenial
mate, an' longs to pore out its
wclth of affection at the foet of won
who would reciprokate the feelings,"
lie faltered.
"Me, too," T murmured. "When
I think how happy me an' mi deer
husbin used to, an' then realize that
it is all over, mi hart mitey ni bust.es
wide open. How l.andsum he was as
he sot on the piaster an' red the pa
per while T churned! And how purty
his orburti hare was as (he summer
breeze kissed it as he swung in the
hammuck, while I drawed waiter an'
warterd the cows an' hogs. Oh, I
miss him so much an' you make me
think of him more'n any body I eve.r
seen," I simpered, slidin mi hand
along till it touched hisn. Tie grabbed
it an' squeezed it sayin':
"Deer little woman, erth has no
sorrer that heven cannot heel. It will
all be rite in the sweet bi an' hi."
"That's all so," I ansered. "But
that aint much conscrlation to a lono
wider that is in good lieltli an' needin
sum won in the present world to manage
her bi/.ness. What use is a hole
lot of property to a criter that don't
110 how to manage it?" I axed.
"Ah, you are wclthy, then? and all
alone? About how much do you
own?"
I thought of the razer back hog,
the crippel won idc mule that Jeems
had tride so hard to trade, an' the
holler horn cow, an' ansered:
"Well, T don't 110 prezactly, an'
T don't want to be gilty of braggin'
or over estimating but I guess its
about, er?well, it may be less than
fifty thousand dollers."
"You deer little woman! No wonder
you feel the need of a help mate.
If I wernt afrade you wood think me
too fast, I wood axe you to take pity
011 me an' mi lonesumness an' let. us
travel the rest of lifes jurncy hand in
hand," squec/.in mi hand with emphasism.
T squeezed back an' stammered:
"Thank you for the compliment.
Do you raly mean it? cawsc if you
do I'd be obleeged to say yes, you
air so much like mi deer departed."
"Bless your little hart! But I never
could set 0:1 the piazer an let this
little hand do the work. Darlin; oh,
I wish we was outcn this blasted kyar
an' where I cud ?"
"Law, sakes. What air you say
$ <0> <$> Q
NN JONES. v t
o
l\ti Thomas. <?
?
in'? 1 reckin you mean this blessed ;
kyar, fur if it hadn't a been fur it
no tellin' whether we ever wood a
met," 1 interrupted.
"Yes, deerest, bless this kyar furever!
Now be sweet to mc an' tell
me when I may claim mi little bride?"
he pleaded.
"I'll have to study a little," sez
I, pot tin a little narvis.
"What's the use in waitin, baby?
You need me an' I need you. We can
I have the not tide soon as we get to
Columby, I cud go rile on home with
you an' settle yore bizness fur you
an' then take you rite on to your bewtiful
filter home in Atlanta." 1 never
seen a man that cud beet him a courtin'?not
even .Teems when lie was in
practice. I begun to tret skecred up
about rite, an' begun to make excuses.
"Why, deer, we ort to no more
about each other first. We air same
as perfect strangers," I ventered.
"Now little woman, if you doubt
mi honor an' veracity, I can take you
to at leest fifty men in Columby, that
will vouch fur me," he replide, as I
looked outen the winder an' seen with
stupefaction that we was in (he city.
I tritlo to change the subject hi exclaimin';
"Oh, T declare! we air plum to our
sloppin' place?wo air in Columby,
jail' it is mi lirst glimpse of the city."
j "Then I chime the plesure of lak-|
in' you to ride an' showin you the,
sites," he sod. ogerly. his hole conn'
tenance lit in' up with joyful antici-!
| pat in. 1
"Oh, thank you, sir, but I don't
slop here but two ours or sieh a matter,
an' I'd he skecred to go ridin'
fur fear I'd aret left." I sed.
"Well, what diffrunec wood that
make? You belong to me," lie ansercd.
j
"Well, I'll think about it." 1 j
sed, try in t<> put on a brave frunt, an'
we got outtcn the kyaiy an' went into
the purtiest wail in' room T ever
seen. An' oh, joy, I seen that thero
was a private wait in room fur the
ladies, an' it was all curtined off. I
drawed a long breath of relief fur I I
node T cud go in there an' mi wider
woodn'! dare to fuller. An' in there
T strafe way went, dodgin' him rs ho
was gelling' a drink of warier. Threw
the i art-Iris ! c.n1 *-00 him lookiti'
around sorter mistefidc an' uneasy
like an' T noil-; it wood n't be long till
i he . pi "op ! vhere about& I sot
| down in the remotest corner I cud
j find, an' tride to reed "By the Eternal."
Wonce in awhile T wood peep
1 outen then, nn'tins an' see that pesky
tliincr p.U'in' iip an' ds <vn, with grate
heads of p"*;iration nolin' down
faeo in ?rate c. ?vs of swot. 1 ;
1 ?*- :i 11 a our bad passed, pp' T seen a
! 1 it:!? iral par; tho c. -mi' cum in,
toting a grate big bunch < f purty
wiii;e roses. S!;e locked, around an'
uxod: "1* th.-re a lady 1 '. ere named
Mrs. Annie Ion.:?"
There was severil :a !ies in there
an' they all l'?vun 'o look around
at each other cnw :rri?ig1y No won
j spoke. I red on. T';.rtv soon she
spide mc set I in ' there t.f to won side,
an' she cum to me ai.' axed:
"Aint you tho won? If so, pesc
mam take these, so I'll get a duller
fur bringin' 'em," holdin' out the
flowers an' look in pleadingly into mi
face. T seen that she needed that doller,
an' I suddenly got curridgc to
take the bokay, an' I found a little
noto nestlin' in it.
"Stop a minit till I reed this, little
gal," sez I, pullin' it out with
about the same feelins I'd a had if
it had been a snake, an' here it is:
"Deerest, why are you treat-in' me
so cruel? You arc nearly killing mc.
Please cum out an' let me have a few
words with you before your trane
leves. Can it be possible that you
have won mi hart simply for the
pleasure of trampling it beneath yore
feet? T can't beleve it, I wont! Pity
Tiie, deerest, an' explano yore conduct,
if you have any pity in yore hart, or
care in the leest, for.
Yores Only,
j. T. R "
On the back of the note T writ:
"Will he out in a few minits, just
as sure as T love you." T told the
little gal to give it to him an get her
doiler, an' she went out happy. Then
T settled down to mi book agin. I
peeped threw the curt-ins, tho and
cotch a glimpse of that man as he red
mi message, an, law sakes! his face
was so lit up with hope agin, that it
niitey ni give me palporation of the
hart to look at him. Sez T to miself:
"If the Lord will jest, help me outen
this scrapo an' let me get back
homo to dooms, I'll hcucofovth walk
in (ho si rate an' nan or way, an' over
|H'v|\\ old wider can fool ovor dunce'
< 1 ;i v.'itnau in Ilio universe. fur all
wo.-d.''
W oil, alter while a old black main-j
my cum in there an sod mi trane was,
out there; 1 risj with mi hart in mi J
throte, grabbed mi reticule an' inn-.
blor, ail' rushed out rite into the arms i
of thai man. lie cawt- mi hands an'I
belt 'em in a deth grip, while ho ax- j
ed:
"Didn't you say you wood cum out
jest as sure as you loved me? and
why didn't you cuinf" I
'4Cawse-1 didn't love you, sir," I
ansored, lookin' him strate in thd
face. I felt like taw'.i.i' to him then,
an' I continuered:
"Old feller, as you sow so shall
you reep. You air now reepin' tho
harvest that you sowed totlier day
at that picknick. 1 hope when 1 tell
yu that 1 have got a man worth a cow
pen full of sicli as you, that you will
feel jest as bad as that pore gal did
that you treated so shameful." Willi
his i/.e a bulgin' he turned me loose
an' hissed:
"I'll see that vorc man no/.e of
this!"
"Do," 1 ansered sweetly. "It wood
tickle Jeems mitey ni to doth. I'm
a anticipatin' lots of pleasure in tollin'
him miself, an' if yu are anxious
to tell him too, why, all you've got
to do is to fro to Norwood An' inkwire
fur Jeems?ever body there nozc him
?an' I'll inshore you to got a warm
roseption." an' I bowed to him mi
politest, walked out an' loft him
standiu' there.
When I got homo an' told Jeems
The sale will b<
days. At the ex
our new store ro
corner above the
it is better to sac
fall merchandise
saving to you wil
goods bought.
MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING. '
$ 15,000 worth new fall clothing go- |
ing at a big sacrifice.
A big lot $15.50 suits going at $4.OS. '
A big lot $8.00 suits going at $(5.48. 1
A big lot $10.00 suits going at
$7.98.
A big Kit $12.50 suits going at $9.- |
48.
A big lot $15.00 suits going at
$11.98.
A big lot $18.00 suits going at
$13.98.
BOY'S KNEE PANTS.
50 boys' knee suits $1.75 kind, only
$1.25.
75 bovs' knee suits, $2.00 kind, only
$1.50.
100 boys' knee suits, $2.50 kind,
only $1.00.
00 boys' knee suits, $3.00 kind, only
$2.40.
75 boys' knee suits, $3.50 kind, only
$2.90.
100 boys' knee suits, $5.00 kind,
only $4.00.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
$12,000 worth of solid leather
shoes included in the big sale.
Men's $1.50 shoe, now only $1.25.
Men's $1.75 shoe, now only $1.40.
Men's $2.00 shoe, now only $1.69.
Men's $2.50 shoe, now only $1.98.
Men's $3.00 shoe, now only $2.45.
Men's $3.50 shoe, now only $2.00.
Men's $5.00 shoo, now only $4.00.
We have a complete line of little
gents and children's shoes for everyday
or Sunday at all popular prices.
A big lot ladies' $1.50 shoes, only
$1.15.
A big lot ladies' $1.75 shoes, only
$1.48.
A big,lot. ladies' $2.00 shoes, only
$1.65.
A big lot ladies $2.50 shoes, only
Yours for Bu
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about i.. lie sai ;u. did,,!'i,1(| |,u( VVl
'{ln't tiio peixeedins?J or(er
'1'"'vi:,' wit!, ;!u. ;lll m
'"i''> ' < >>!ii"!111v. t!;crol>i derivii
*' :'M i!: a? <|U;iiii( luce.
i.'iiicr. wo aii1 now loka
wl in Newberry, an' I'm skeero
miley ni u. tlolli, t'ur leer I 'II soc tlii
pesky man agin. Have been down I
the depo a (ow times?me an' v
darter, Sarv Ann Kli/.er?an' r tbin
of hiin ever time I see a (nine pullii
in. It I over sluul happen to mei
bim, ho can have the hole rode ai
weleutn.
Yores Trewly,
Becky Ann Jones.
Letters remaining in (he posto(Ti<
at Newberry, S. C., for week end in
October 12tli, 1007.
B Mr. 10. B. Brassy, Mr. Jas. J
Baton, Mr. J. A. Bowe, Mrs. S. 1
Boozer.
0 \\ . Arthur Counts.
I")?Hamnion Daily, B. S. Davei
port.
T* Mrs. William Fewcny.
C!?Hannah Ooldmoon, Mr. Albc
0 reai i bam.
11 Mr. Monroe Hamilton.
f?Louis Jolin.
Ii?Mr. C. B. Lh 'ingslone.
M?Mrs. Mai lie Miller, Mrs. En
ma Mcfolhim, Mr. J. T. MeGulioug
Mrs. 101 la Porter.
b-?Levi Sligh, Ran Singley, Mi;
Mat tie Spurlock.
T?Mrs. Keith M. Thompson.
W?Mt;ss Agnarniso William, M
C. S. Wilson, Cliannie Work, Mis
Mary Wood.
Arsons calling for these lcttei
will please say that they were adve
t-isod. ('has. J. Purcell, P. M.
/
3gin Saturday, (
piration of the t
oms just being
3 C. & G. S. Mov
:rifice in price oi
rather than ha
II be 20 to 25 p<
$1.00.
A big lot ladies' $3.00 shoes, on
$13.-10. '
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT
1 lore is whore we can save you son
money also.
HlOO yds. good Sea Island, (i l-<)
kind, for 5c. per yd.
1000 yds. good cheeked homespu
io. kind, for (5 l-4c. per yd.
~~)0 yds. extra good Checked Iiom
spun, S l-3e. kind, for 7 l-2c. per y
2000 yds. heavy white ITomespu
S l-3e. kind, for 7c. per yd.
1.>00 yds. <>ood checked ginghair
d I-2c. k.nd, for 5c. per yd.
1000 yds. extra good checked gin
hams, 8 l-3c. kind, for 7 l-2c. per y
Also a big lot dress ginghams
S 1-3, 10 and 1? cts. per yd.
1000 yds. good calico bought befo
the advance at 5c. per yd.
1500 yds. good bed ticking, 12 1-2
kind, for 10c. per yd.
.1000 yds. good ;\. /. A. bed tickin
10 2-3c. kind, for 12 l-2c. per yd.
J000 yds. best. A. C. A. bed tickin
2.)c. kind, for 1 Sc. per yd.
1200 yds. Newberry mills drillin
1 Oc. kind for Sc. per yd.
A hig lo( of LI. and D. K. pe
cales, at old price, S 1-3, 10 and .12 1
cents per yd.
FLANNELS AND FLANNELETTES.
At 10c. per yd. the best grade i
outing including all the neat checl
and stripes.
At 10c. per yd., plain colored on
ings, nice soft quality in pink, bin
red and white.
Al 10c. per yd., 50 pieces flannr
cites, all new patterns.
At S l-3c. per yd., 1000 yards fJa
nelette in remnants from 2 to J
yard lengths.
siness for ten D
^ELA!^
NEWBE!
/
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: Augusta, Ga., N
tii
l,k? Various Attractions
Round Trip Excursion T
Return from Points
vie
CHARLESTON AND VII
i: RAIL'
At Rate of One First Cla
(mimimum rat
" CONVENIENT SCHEDULE.
Tickets on sale November 2 t
to arrive in Augusta prior to 1.0
with final limit November 11, \c,
li.
Through Tickets on sale at all
For further information, apply
E. W MATTHEWS,
r- Commercial Agent,
Augusta, Ga.
i's ERNEST WILLIAMS
l~ Augusta, <
rr
October 12th, and
en days we expec
completed, in Mc
ver Co. So we ha\
n all the immensi
ve to move it. W(
3r cent on every d
iniBMHnHMBanaBHHHHBMMnnMnNi
BIG SALE DRESS GOODS AND
ly SILK?
We will offer positively the best
bargain* in dross goods over put boio
fore the Newberry public. This sale
| will include broadcloths, meltons,
c. pananias, voiles, Mohairs, novelty
checks, stripes, plaids and mixtures
n, in overy shade that's fasliionable..
Browns, blues, grays, reds, garnets
e- and greens.
d- A beautiful line of Taffeta Silks
n> Black and all shades at price 48c.,
74c., 08c., $1.25, also a beautiful line
ls> of ph;id silks at 50., R9c., 98c., and
$1.24 a yard.
BIG SALE LADIES' AND CHILll'
DREN'S CLOAKS.
$3,000 worth ladies' and children's
re clonks.
50 ladies' cloaks .worth $5.00, go;C
iug at $3.98.
40 ladies' cloaks worth $0.50, going
g, at $4.08.
00 ladies' cloaks worth $8.00, goS,
ing at $0.98.
75 ladies' cloaks worth $10.00, gog>
ing at $8/18.
05 ladies' cloaks worth $12.00, gor_
iug at $9.48.
"2 25 ladies' cloaks worth $15, going
at $11.48.
50 children cloaks worth $2.50, going
at $1.75.
I 75 children cloaks worth $3.50, gosling
at $2.75.
00 children cloaks worth $5.00, go1*
| ing nl $3.98.
lC> I 40 children cloaks worth $7.50, goj
iug a I $5.98.
1 ; SPECIAL VALUES IN OUTINGS,
n_ BED SPREADS, SHEETS, TOW- '
10 ELS, ETC.
$1.00 bed spreads now only 75c. <
ays at
JD BRO!
RRY, S. C.
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OV.4-9, 1907.'
i and Amusements
"ickets to Augusta and
in South Carolina
'ESTERN CAROLINA
kVAY
ss Fare, Plus 25 Cts.
Tf 50 cents)
FIRST CLASS SERVICE.
o 8, and for trains scheduled
0 p. m. November 9, 1907,
>07.
Ticket Agencies.
to your Ticket Agent, or
GEO. T. BRYAN,
General Agent,
Greenville, S. C.
, Gen. Pass. Agent,
Georgia.
vjitrrc a TPdP?ua? arcuvc pram v'jnr. r svcttKK
continue for ten
t to move into,
lin street, next
re decided that
e stock of new
3 guarantee the
ollai s worth of
.$1.25 bod spreads now only 90c.
.$1.50 hod spreads now only $1.20.
A lot of good size sheets lit 45c. t ...
A ln| ?r 72xf)0 sliools nl (i'J 1-2 ols.
A lot of S|\!M) best. slit'i'ls al 70c.
Very iniich cheaper llian yon can
hoy l iio shoot i ng.
Itig lot towels worth 5c., for 4o.
Big lot towels worth 12 l-2c., for
8 cents.
Big lot lowols worth 15c. for 11c.
Bin- lot towels worth 35c., for 22 1-2
cents.
UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY.
We can fill the entire shelving1 in
one side of our store with underwear
and hosiery.
A big lot men's undershirts @
25 each.
A big lot men's 50c. undershirts (fl)
37 1-2 cents each.
A big lot men's COc. undershirts @
45 cents each.
A hit; lot ladies' 35c. vest (o) 22 1-2
cents each.
A big lot ladies' 50c. vest (ri) 39
cents each.
A big lot ladies' 75c. vest @ 48
cents each.
A big lot men's and ladies wool
under .vear at cut prices.
150 do/, men's heavy gray sox 8 1-3
125 do/, ladies' heavy gray hoso
8 1 -3c.
100 doz. boy's and misses' hose 3
pair for 25 cents.
25 doz. men's sox, fancy, 10c. pr.
d0 doz. men's sox, fancy, 12 1.-2
Rents pair.
50 do/, men's sox, fancy, 22 1-2
cents pair.
.100 doz. Indies' I.use, 10c. kind only
7 1 -2c.
250 do/, ladies' hose, 12 l-2c. kind,
:>nly 8 l-3c.
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