Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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EDITION ;i Jpn L wlsh -^IVt Wilt* ai\ l#Avc' , l tMbimi. Folia a OuwH>i. MM, torl^mto Vincent!» Fnc. U4»K»»H »»I >»»< l»»l i BOM the window of Den eon Blrdsell'a house the bright rays of a lamp marked the foria of the country r*«4 Wlilob led to the right, past the old Quaker meeting house, and, to the ieft, through r Tillage call- only a year before by the new railroad, cluster of houses, a mush- unpainted boards. In- a blacksmith shop and welcome enough In Chair way, a tavern conducted on wide th{ . mm * of which had Jlty into gen- sral dlsreputei No one had diacovercd teward what goal It marked the half way paint, unless It was that goal of torment which la to# ending of »*t-rv career of Intemperate prodigady. la the dining room, which served Rke- ttoeaea sitting room, the deacon was itoMiinj gleaning stray scraps ef wis 4am from the columns of the Michigan Agriculturist, the silence of the boose disturbed only by the loud ticking ef the farm dock on the shelf in the cor nar and the busy dick of the knitting a the deft fingers of Mrs. It was characteristic of tha that he always postponed bis ■tady of The Agriculturist until after the harrset, when the Informattea be to be of to him. the dock tolled the A Uncaring long. It jcdVio^wot'a ilatiron 'dupklr’mn my jrnty em Crceedd before ah sgy nowyula.vs It keeps fsm. from wearln out »o quick/ 1 al« mest rffre him a piece of my mind bight then an there. 1 says: 'Joel Ulrd- i MO! An at your time in life too.* Hti < didn’t nay another word, but wont off Bp stairs that ashamed—an that very Bight was the first time in the 20 years he staid ont till after midnight!” Deacon Blrdsell clasped his long fin gers around his bony knee and bowed Ids head. "U I do pay It, I watched him from <Be Vlndew when he went out,” Mrs. Blfthell earnestly conttnuod, “an I seen him tramp straight off toward,the tavern. 'Twasn’t the Inst time Fre seen him either.” The deacon suddenly started up and Bnimped hlf.lift hard upon the-table. JJThem Lewdefis will get to prison yet!” he burst out with indignation. ** *Tweuld be a true religious act to set their cusbW dram shop on fir*! tU do It, too, ir’- Mrs. Blrdsell reached across the ta ble to place a restraining hand upon her husband's arm, but the tips of her Angers barely touched his shirt sleeve. “William,^ she said In a more com posed tone, “we mustn’t get excited. What we must do Is to ’tend to Joel’s Case. The lx)nl that Judges between the righteous an the unrighteous will ’tend to the Lowdeus himself.” - Before such au undeniable exposition of truth the farmer’s anger slowly sub sided. "You know the time Joel washed the buggy an went to townT” Mrs. Blrdsell went on. "lie didn't get back that night till a quarter past 12. an he took his boots off before be come Into the bo nee I know all about It because he dean forgot ’em au left 'em on the porch.” “You wouldfl’t call them things boots, would youT’ The deacon threw his IThole available fund of sarcasm Into ^Goiters, 1 mean.” corrected Mrs. rdtoll quickly. “An that's another Just to think ef a man takln to gaiters after boots has been good for him for bt) years! lt*e a j* — - - -. - — after, aa ifs high time 1-and the deacon. "DM the hack window e rt Aa Jeei-to mother, that’s the long an the shert of It Gaiters may be a small la themselves, but In Joel's case they help powerfq} to show what fast ITrla nn strung ’drink will do ouc* a gets goln in the wrong way." n started suddenly at the his own words. A spade had finally beta called a spade. Mrs. Blrdsell straightway began to sob ao dtttiy. while her huebnad eenrrhed at*- •Itortedly for hie handkerchief, which ha finally produced from the armhole xrs, ir moment “I f Joel.' he e,' Have you been Btok-la anything | mrtfcaW by her gireR ewmy day,” she antestneea, “aa tbs-worst part of K all is he’s gettto that braseu about it—to think, too, William, that he's year own brother!" The eoag be gan again la the chamber abova, tbli time eccompenled by the nrnalf kkblf saand ef shuffling feet “Just listen to that now,’* aba went SB, with mournful emphasis. "1 gueei you can hear It for yourself!" "Ye|, mother, you’re right’* pro nonuced the deacon reflectively, slowly his heed in the "Tbot’s Just one o/ your wotkme,” /eel “Poor Joel la certainly goln straight to the—I was almost goln to say devil, an here we are, you an oi* slttin with our hands folded, not dotn n Messed thing to put him right” “It didn’t get real bad till the middle of Jna»-4ea8twlae Joel didn’t take to gdln eut nights tUI then.” Mrs. Bird- neU squinted thoughtfully through her gUmca as if to look lute the paet..^T first auapldonad him'circus day over .to th* town, when bn spent all that for a beu of codaiu an them red " Jeel Blrde. ll AIM the piece of a sou not only In the be*rt* l>ut In the home of the dearnu and his wife Hack la the ftftlee. wh"a heavy timber still rev ered what la m>w Uh* rich, rulltng farm land of lower Michigan. Wtllmm Hlrd- l forth fnioj the ctrrum- of the iMiiureUmd in Ver- t to win a plac for hluihrlf In the world, with only s ><>ung wife sml hie grit to aid him llten Mk-htgaa sot the farmer's KJ Dura do it eft- ard came to be Rut the buusr in which be still lived was built, sod tb.-o Joel, the next younger by three years, was scut for to share the lucre**lug fortunes. IncMeotally to lend s helping hand In the ruuuing of the farm And Joel, be we* n shluiug exuiupie of New England stagnathMi Never In clined to marry, ale ay a ruoirut with s kind or heiphtaa dependence u|m>u Ida brother and slattf. wliu*c tiume had nut been brightened by tbe advent of ctill- drvo. he grew mure and mure to Iw the object of parental tudu-ltude to the farmer and hia wife a* the years passed by. Ur was aallafled wtlh his unique |nsltiou. and gredu:illy the hurl- son of his life came to be bounded hV tbe vlewa-utNl wlabcabf his fostec par Mrs. Blrdtcn wga the ffrsf (6 break the oppressive slletue. “William.” she Id. “tberes no use puttio If uff any longer. Supitose we call Joel down now —tbla very u|glit—an point out t^ him like—tell him-that Is to Kay. ask him" - She hesitated. The tn*k Mcen>- ed greater when framed In words ■8b!” The exclamation escaped the pair at tbe same Instant. In the rhainUT above the song began again. This time the words were loud and distinct, although the tunc way atlll dou'.dful. Silently th* couple fol lowed tbe tipea I ilrv.inttoM i ds«l( in tu.rblr nall*- Not a Word was uttered until the verse ended Mrs. Blrdsell was busy making a mental analysis of the meali ng o^thi orda. '^beir import seemed beyond a doubt. “it's a real gateblin bouse tune,” she tronounced. with assunrtice born of v conviction, although there was a trem- Hlng In her voice. “I’ve heard all About the infernal places; all marble'an an electric lights an polished work.” squeaking, heavy footsteps grew ©Oder. Tbe culprit was cerlninly com- ng down the stairs. Next the door Apeued, and he walked iuto the dining toom. Mrs. Blrdsell looked straight In “rOnt of her. Tbe deacon hastily snatch ed Tbe Agriculturist from tbe table. Joel appeared surprised to find tbe IHgt of tbe family keepiug late hours. “Still settin up?” be asked Innocently enough, but In tbe ears of tbe others tkovprds bad a guilty ring. From the corners of her eyes Mrs. waa taking a quiet Inventory ting evidence. There was necktie encircling tbe stand u\ that togged out In tired faahiot front. Tbe long tailed coat wai She wished slJe h&l bt to put on bei ■be knew that proper ’detect faint creaaes Is lug gray panta. At tbe noise on the stain told Ua own atory. ft guess TO walk out for a lit on, taking no notiev tntl "The aky’i have many • v:vmxv«»o h * T v **1' v/i. ’ v ty*-'" with astounding weight oil, - and bis wife. It was uotlc mtnral. Tist’s Just one of yor- i f I'o Wflllani.’*. Joel answered.,wi; i .. laugh. "Come imjw. night's si ;• good as day; ain’t itV Don’t fi>i altou. me. Judt leave the key tu tin* Ui.iii room drtof under the stone by the steps, an III get in all right” There was no reply. "An that reminds me.” the rul|»r;t went on, "the next Umo I go to town I’m goln to take that key along with me an have one made like it. No use talkln, a man ought to have a latch key.” This last worldly whim, more rigiiifl- cant than anything else, worse even than the reckless get up of * the eu; tuine, fell the farmer Ing loss than the limit of moral de pravity. In tbe hikUIoiiucss of the shock there was no chance for reply. Joel hesitated a moment, then picked up his hat and went out. The deacon and his wife remained seated, rigid with consternation, ijutll they beard him step off the Porch. Then with one accord they arose ami tiptoed to the parlor window. Peering out Into the darkness, they watched him walk through the yard to the gate and then turn Ids steps in the direc tion of the tavern, the lights of which tinkled dimly half a mile away down the left fork of the road. “The time’s come, Martha,” the dca con burst out. "Joel will hear from me the first thing tomorrow moFr.tn! He's got to be shut off his scand'lons. drunken ways Instanter or. by tbe Lord, he'll never stay another day un der my roof!'' Mrs. Blrdsell was fairly struck dumb before her husband's awful demincia tion. It was the first time to her mar ried life that he h4d so ruthi<- |j broken the third commandment, and she hvM herself down to broken sleep and troubled dreams. Tlje first gleam of tbe HsTnjr *tm ws* already painting gold and purple lines In the eastern sky when the deacon. slowly roused to the troubles of * oev> I slaiuly vruIkIks) day Quickly throwing on bis wurt.. g| clearly detinetL deities, be hastened to the foot of the stairs. • Joel.’ be cflilcO tu tbe u;*|M»r ehirn- bet. "JucL lie stinin! Tbe sun's OMm-'a ■ •'771 * n He could only yaup, "Min’ Cook;: you marry .Iflx’ Cook I" good man prided himself on the exer cise of a neat bit of strategy. • Further' more. It removed the most remote dan ger of Interruption. For some tlrfle the deacon sat In sl- his brother’s face. Then, when the suspense had begun to grow painful, he cleared his throat with evident ef fort and spoke, carefully weighing ev ery word. "Joel.” he said. “I’ve come down bore to talk to yon man to man. an I’m In earnest. It’s hard, but It’s got to be done. It’s been on my mind for a long time.’’ “1 hope there ain't any trouble. Wil liam.” The shadow of an ImpemtTng calamity had gradually formed l>efore Joel's eyes, and bis face wore a pale and anxious look. "Trouble? Yes. there Is trouble an plenty of It The truth la. I've been— mother an I've been — watchln you now this Inst six months, au what you've been doln Is ns clear to us as an open iKMvk." Instantly a sheepish, self conscious expression s|h-cuU itself over Joel's face, find his cyi*s sought ’he (hsjf In embar rassment. The dcfleoD not»*d tbe quick change, and his last lingering doubt In Ills course was now “Ym, Jnet.Tjc continued, with great er earnestness, “there's no use denylB It bow, Moitier an'me” - • * “I ain't iteuvIn nothin William.” Nvr answer came from above. “Joel.'" This time there was ao an grjr dug to the wool* And still no answer. • The deacon did ti**t call again, bef Started tiflskly for the stnblw. bis heavy lauut beeis making dark half rtrelcs tn tbe tight frost that covered the ground. He waa surprised again tl* bud the L a v > d»sUW IbsvMrw wide u|wn lot He mnnvtng twees* ■ IbMinds were laantug ft* *n wltbiu. ami as t,e puiHust be m-ard his brut tier Jurl • voter Ilf led Iti sntig I tie rhythm ptMt* tit kt*-4«ly “•wttobE—Afi ill out and sides of It { bis lip* wTT!» anger. Tbelust tin had anticlimteil wa* a frank ackimwl- cdgioetii of guilt If came ao nnex {wflU-dly that be harvlly knew hew to go on. yet be rv«IUe*| that the beat way to approach the crisis was by *u<-cm»ive Stej a The culprit exhibited ou furiher willing!)*** to sfirak to self defease, so tbe deart.n plunged In again. ' 1 bo. repealed; "wo’v# knowed all sImmii > •*** rigbl wi**wa. We auspi ctcoed you when you took to htak fan- gled Dolton* about stand up collars an • gay Decktlew We waa surer of It when I > >u gut to sneudto your money on tall 11u«i* au such, an then.'* dropping trra vote* to aa insinuating whisper aud | punctuating rack word wttB a pause, through. I got to goln there first when they was layln the tracks. Well, that was all right enough, an then”— “ThatTl do! Enough of that! I won’l hear It from your llpa." “An then”- “Stop, man! I say stop, in the nam« of what little regard for decency you’vt got left! I won’t hear from.you! 1 didn’t come out* here to listen to yout boastln an plumln yourself about yout reckless, senseless goln on.” * The deacon's bloodless lips trembled as he fairly thundered the couimand and shook his clinched list in unbridled wrath. “I won’t have It made anj worse by your goln Into all the detail! M what you did,” he went on hotly. “I wanted you to listen.to roasoh, an 1 wanted to talk to you like a brother. But there ain’t any reason left in you. It’s gone too far. au Martha an I’m too late. You’re proud of that broader life you talk about, are you? All right, then. Now listen to what I’ve got to say. The way’s still open for you t« “oriai. Tfiufi turn over a new leaf an come back an cllea Um^ersal be one of us as you was before the Lowdens an their tavern came to Quaker Church.. It’* got to be one of the other, aa you’ve got to decide righl now. Either you quit this new, broad er life that you’ve been barpln on ot you must get along without Martha an me from this day for’ard!” The deacon pronounced the sentence In excited, impassioned tones. “The way’s open. Which do yoO take?” he repeated, wiping away the beads of cold sweat that stood ont upon hi* brow. — ’ Joel’s flushed face turned pole at tbe deacon’s words. They cut him like a sharp knife, and his brother knew lb But quickly the scornful look returned, and he met tbe issue squarely half wny. Without n tremor be stepped close to hia brother and. placing bii hand gently on the other’s shoulder, exclaimed; “William. William. If It was the last thing on earth 1 didn’t expect this of you! If It waa anybody else. I'd ’a’ told he'd gone clean crazy. You an toother never did circulate much •round among the neighbors, but 1 never once bad an Idea either of yoo had anything against MU’ Cook. I cou't trident and It. In tt^t whole time abe's hat , I outside btrAtoOmd- l»'a goto l** U* I hard to tell her that ibia to our weddin I pnsent from you an Martha, hut 1 can do It. an I will. One thing haa be settled between you an me. ho ever." Here Joel'* word* became eiste and foreboding «*‘t*3lnC| stand op an listen to anybody miserable dun on the w untan gui t The Governor Gives Hid R asons for Issuing the Pardon. Col. Wm A. Nazi; the formeraupcrln- teudenl of the Hiate penitentiary who Waa convicted in J une last In the court of general sessions for RirtUand County, of tailme to turnover within thirty days to hia successor public funds in his hands and was sentenced to serve fpur months in the county-jail and pay a fine of #1,000, has been pardoned. The par dtoj^was not a surprise to the general pu^c in view of the remarkably strong petitions and letters that the Governor has been receiving'Jor the past week. When^Ccl. Neal 'was informed pf the action of the Governor he wept like a child. Boon afterwards, the man whose case has attracted the attention of the people of the Bute so much during the tbe past few months, took >he train for Anderson and went to his family circle, declaring that he has now to start out upon life anew and show the world that he could yet be a man, though he had gone through enough to kill an ordinary mortal. Thua ends a case that has ex comment, and one which has commanded the attention of the courts to a considerable degree Gov. McBweemy gave Use following statement in writing as to his reasons for granting tbe petitions in this case: “In addition to the petitions which were signed by gentlemen of tue highest reputation aua* standing in Hichland, An/erson. Greenville Spartanburg i’HKcns, Hock Hill and other countit-s an# cities where W. A Neal was known, I have received letters from pro/m *<mt men from allp trts of the State urging me to exercise executive clemency on the ground that the law hod been vindi cated and the defendant on account of the high position he once occupied had b been sufficiently humiliated and punish- 1 ed by his conviction and had paid to the 1 State prior to his conviction all the mon ey for which he waa otficia'ly liable A ! pardon was urged by theame tea *. nhis i official bond a* it only by their signatures ' to the petition hat also by letters aud personal interviews Tbe iietition stated that Neal bad paid the toll ainonut for which hia official bond was liable and one o’the smetits in a personal inter view assured me that they had pal i up a!! tMBMMjt demanded by tb fruai them and that they had be* n rt iuT buried fy BHl a short time’ afier •Ci- tliag with the (Hate and prior to hia trial for breacn of trust with fraudulent intent, upon which charge be was se lf in the jtdod opinion of Me fellOW CltlllBS ” , ' ; In a’ddltluB to this statenjent’be Got- / eraor banded to tty ne*epaoer men and corrfsuo.udeuls tbj* Urge batch of letters he had received from prominent men In differi u? PorriutStit at* BUtte urging the pa’-'ion of Col Nea’. Go J*a L Orr, of villr,.wrote th** Goveruur thus: ‘T -.voultl respect fully ask thwpardofrad W. A N( to, upon the gropnd that there Was not one scin tilla of lostimotiy showing any critniul intent to defraud the Sja!,'*, and 1 do not bo ievo that such Intent tVcr existed. I think tbo ends of jl-uice have been achieved, and the i.nj sly of the law vindic-ued, and that h) should be par doned.” GhairmaQ J. 0. Wiibdrn, of the State railroad commission, wrote as follows: “I desire to carnestlv request you to con sider the'petition to pardon ex rvuperin- ten lent W. A Neal mori favorably “The Sonvicbion of Col. Nea! in this matter was -entirely upon a technicality, in the matter of not having turned over within thirty days funds in h’s bands to his successor. He has paid to the Btate all that the legislative committee *aid he - was duo "Uol Neal did not tarn over this mon ey while the matter was still in-lhe hands of tho investigating committee, but as soon as the case was settled he did so. ‘ I truly hope yon cafn feel that it to consistent with your sense of high duty to pardon this citizen.” Rr« alt tu tfu* tir t*•!;*•* t.f iMlf n»l -Ml ui «• H (.* I t tif>-* buhl aud l.*train.- lo rslrh the •aw iUr you took iugb th to goto oat tot* bto I C'3*IUI U*n to lr*a ,|r ty one mmn It w as a *li. nirtng. ru unitoly |imr I, **«• 1*0*1 gRlnnt Rutn«> In th«* liitiut-*-nt iinmUuui • tplit tfir cut. >u(niir* (airs “M(Wtilit. \Y lllld Tho wn* (r<-»li rml * l»*H-rjr •urely Wi-ti with the languor lliat la sup|>uo**<l to fulluw r tii;t;< of (tutiaurbrry. Nju* *« you kiD«l uf overRlep' Must t*e yoo an tii.*th«-r Xi-pt late IwuinsT "T fn »«•’* one wayuy un migfir of know e*J buw lat** I .•urs luutber an me kept '• TIm* il<-u-ou'« anawer twlatled with harali instiin-.t'dn. hut It* waa all halt cn tin* entng ♦uu* iYlilatliiig aoftly tu toiti**“lf, be pM-ked U|ithe milk #>ail« again and atan,*d for the iMiua**. while ni ihii the finally at# •b*" I ulgt><a-” Itefurv *u«h a (SetH-v Jurl hung •tun chauC’-d I ra**ed ruiifu* while with itx runactoualy dr duaty torn fl.mc “Well, what of It. W'llltoaiT” he oak- led. with a faint smile. “What If you uf #a**r “What of Itr Tbe deacon repeated greeting th* ntmto. with angry aurprtae. n*>t ap<>- j "YeR, what of It! I don't see the goud of rmkla a fua* shout K. any way.” The deamo a wallowed aocnethlng that aceined to rtae to hia throat to choke bis wortlx “W'bat of It?" be rr- iwatrd again angrily. “Why. man. you h# r« gone clean mad * Can't you see that If you keep on It's goto to make your life a regular belt on carfbT* Even tbe unpieoaant prospect of Im mediate earthly perdition aectped to uiiM.laiiuo of evl i« ad Ilia eipreo- dly I rum emt«r guilty aaouraiKe. >-l of bto buot be un- parollei Horn oo the to the KSylulTT fit geucroua quatitit)’ of Iw* toddee tlirvw tioxn •» aweet aoieHIng rlwver to the tiVgUIng. LnipatU-nt l.ortwK below and then li-aned m<*di- tntlvcly u|tofi tlic fork Imiiilli* to ar range In his nuiHl the ndainiiltory talk which tie yrn-s uiori* certain than ever alone Inter' (-lied lK*tween hia brother aud lrredt-euinhleol»i.(imtlon. The momltm meal In the little farm house was not us eomfortable ns uaqul. particnlarly for the farmer and hia wife. It might have been noticed that the deaeon lingered long and fervently over the thanks which be Invariably offered up from his hoard. It might have been noticed also that appended to those fervent thanks was an earnest supplication that Divine Providence In alt seeing wisdom might not Judge atrshly the weaknesses of his erring chlblieu, all of which was lost on Joel, Inasmuch as It was w-ell known to be a part of the deacon’s religious philos ophy to regard all earthly beings as weak and sinful in tbe ey« of the Lord. As for the deacon, he was sur prised to note that Joel’s appetite seemed even better than Usual. Tbe meal finished, Mrs. Blrdsell arose and from force of habit began to eleai swag the dishes. “Joel,'’ the deacon said, trying to ap pear natnral and at ease, although In spite of himself there was a threaten ing ring In his voice, “supposln you walk down to the barn with me for a moment. I’ve got somethin I’d like to talk over with you this raornln.” Joel had picked up his hat and had started toward the door. “Better put It off till dinner time, WiHlam,” he re plied carelessly. “I’m an hour late now gettin t& the creamery, an”— "Then the creamery can wait! I want you should do what I say! D’you hear?” -• . “All right, then; mutt be somethin terrible pressiu. What’s on your mlndT Joel detected a stern look on his broth *r’«' face and sensibly concluded that argument was a waste of time. • The deacon did not wait to make fur ther reply, but started out of the house, motioning for bis brother to follow him. Silently leading tbe way, he Bought the aectuaton of tbe storeroom, where a j com to be my wtrr. not f'rwrj-srnr I own brother an a ih-a too to tbe ebur* I who oogtit to br al-u* -e such a tblug. 1 want ) o*i to no*.* r« txad that If t j Lowdvn boys «lt«: l. UlM ihdr tave j ficroee frosn brr buu-* r *he ain’t ri-»p»’ I atbie nor tbe woree f« -r It. An a* far | that place to rom-erm J. T hate It wor I than you do It * 1 Hurt ber proper 1 1 tfifHTItFOft ** Wedding bells oftn . ring out to tUH* 1 pected plat «**. lb* Ir Dole* are t Sweeter w two Urey ru >und above the d ef d 1 •cord In vain tbe dreron. |x pie led and coo fused. bto excited mil la • whirl, tried u * Interrupt Joe Words. Then be gat I and frm*pe*l ueakly ■ r# up tb# ftttt iii It the Object, be him for •up|*.rt II* • could uuly ge* “Mis’ Cook: you mar ry Mis’ Cook—ti 1 Vlduw Cook at tbe n “We’ve been thtol ■oeato—l-yuu"- kta It over ei I stoev the day the rtr trttft wms In ton | an tost night we fix* d It all up an i elded to hitch.“ “Lord save ns all! Joel P- It w too much for tbe deacon, aud 1 strenctb deerrted bln k Uta knees be beneath bto weicht* a off bto vulce drt j pad to an Inaudible v rhtoper. lie lea ed upon tbe sleigh and nibbed bto ey to list Ncii I trial and coavicliua w«rc regular and techhically prujwr bu*. pr ij ed h *• pardon apon thr gr mad that Lbe ta w* hot teo^laiAetoui 1 / vindicated by n.t cos vie* )oa and cucsrqaeat hunma- Uo». “I saw ao reMoa for wttbboidiag clca.e&cy meMnuch aa bto cosv trttos ami •« u'vbcc haw shown lUat^hs ** *i of u>c ir*a«gV*>*or to hard and the highaat *a «a’.ho loweat citixea to.aaaRs*b!e lu kW. « - uipriauauust under saah circar*- r* onnld nut add saythtag to U>« I'alioa of 'tt* who to** o-ru 'ted puaiUoas a* Nsol. hut c old oaiy r * *rf*>• aa t p*ia to Lna Site >e-i rra,and the tssretoe uf that c.Raa which I kin katti 'riMd and -r las itmtoa to «.a«rcaa uny ts lu« IM of fCMIptf OM (I GU !«> tod *4 Fire! Flrcl! Gray Hah . “ 1 have used Ayer’s Hair Vigor for over thirty years. • It has kept my scalp free from dandruff and has prevented my hair from turn- ng gray.”—Mrs. F. A. Soule, inings, Mont. There is this peculiar thing about Ayer s Hair Vigor—it is a hair food, not a dye. Your hair does not suddenly: turn black, look dead and lifeless. But gradujllythc old color t-bfich,—ail theiich. The hairstops falling, too. ttJIstoats, ai uf Jf A r> mmd u« ©n f OH ft bolt I of YUktf taff4 mm** m. you. HE YOUNOBLOOD COMPANY UMo 'EK At’GtrkTA. <JA. WT-rct* W <wm *A i asvrr K fa it | Ml* S IlkrdwaK H IN SB IX j LI’ HGIA i'INi N . AND 1HEU r >oii.t Ot . Macfeatd Business College covered and a accumutotloB of dost ot thoptore amtto broadened to a faint langh. Then be looked thoughtful and sold: "1 shouldn’t hardly think you’d like to say that. Willtotp.” "Bay It, man alive! Why. don’t 1 know It? Do you think I’ve been Uvln oil these years for nothin? Ain’t It al- waya that way?" The deacon spoke* the words In an angry treble, accompanied by an Im patient and deprecating gesture. “An besides. Joel,” be went on. bto voice, rising to a atlll higher key. "look at It this way, If it ain’t too late: You’ve got a little money pat up In the sav in’s bank, llow long do you suppose It’s goln to lost If you keep on?” To a financial consideration of tha question Joel made no Immediate an ewer. He aeeined to be actually reck oning up tbe costs. After meditating quietly for a little while ho composed ly replied: “Well, suppose It docs cost a UttW more? I guess it’s worth the differ ence.” • The calm reduction of moral dcprnv tty to a matter of dollars and cent; brought the deacon to his feet with ui impatient start ‘ T An your friends, your new friends!’ he exclaimed. “What do you supposi they’ll do when your money’s gone Are they goln to stand by you theu?” “Come, William, you talk as if I wa. goln to commit a crime Instead of jusl followln out a man’s natural way There ain't much dang# of starvir anyhow.” Joel’s Impatience, too, vraf beginning to show Itself. “If you’n goln to go hack on me now, well, 1 suppose there's other places I can g t to. I wasn’t expectin to stay in th, old li&gtoe much longer anyhow. But I’didn’t think this of you, William. 11 alu’t deserved for you to get mad.” „ “Tryin to play reproachful, elf? Just look back over the last'.*10 years oi more. Ain't I always been all a broth er could lie? Ain't Martha been more’i a flesh an blood sister could be? Ac bow about your borne? "Aui’t it beet: all a reasonable man could watt?” The. deacon's voice trembled a lltth aa be raiddly summed up the list o! unappreciated kindnesses. ""'’Well. William, 1 alu’t forgettln alii aa If <o bring hack hit scattered Then be suddenly found hto •gain, “la that the meantn of la that where yotl'vtf been goto i nut - INVESTMENT Otot t«> glon l)i* id*-Bd* ttiurungh. i-raftieal Uuai- ^ iHeughf J somethin, mail! Are you struck dumb?” . Tho scornful look had left face, and the * upgitt-Ktieti of a tri umphant smile played around the cor ners or tils mouth as he wgtetied th< successive Stages of his brother's col • lapse. But malice was not a part oi Joel Blrdsell'a make up. He answered the deacon's qm-sti< n within question “You ain't forgot,* William," be nsbec Seriously, “the day you an me signet the pledge back In Vermont? Well- I’ve kept my share of it to this h.iy but I never signed a pledge not to ge married.” ‘‘But you didn't tell ms.” “I didn’t have nothin for sure to tef till lr..-,t night. You know how courtii ls, William. A man don't l.te to wpe ii^ right put”— Once again the deacon fcwallowct something that seemed to choke I !.' wonls. “God btcfa you both!’’ he . 1 lr?TH his Voice trembled as be spoke Then he added quickly: “Perhaps you'll forget the hard things I-SuM" You see” - - “It's ju.-t the snnie as if you hadn't ever spoke em,” > Joel Interrupted. "‘At now perhaps there’s time yet to tii over to the creamery. Supposln yoi tell Martha about It while I’m gone.” The quavertug notes of a song awak ened the deacon from a deep brown study us he strode alone in the, middle of the storeroom- floor. Listening, hi caught the words until they were los In the rattle of the wagon wheels: Bet my money on the old !>*y mare. Somebody bet on the gray. The deacon did not stir until th« sound had died away In the distance. Then he-left (be-bnnt itml slmrlj^xvntk- ed up the path to the farmhouse. A) he reached the porch he hesitated a mopient. “•Darn my fool picture." In said to himself, ^ might have knowed lt, ’ But it‘h n good Joke oh mot bet anyhow!” Then he entered the kitchen, closing the door behind him. i ! enfeebling drains, bat it ht'als inflammation and ulcerations .ind cures female weak - ties*. It makes we'ak women strong and sick women well. * I (uffer-A kw four van until what f<K> r P^y- •ician* v>ronouncr«t ulfemlit.n *n4 prola'pMH *>f (he iiteru*. *- wnti * Mr* Adi hrooki-. of Kirbjr- ville. T*ney Co.. M* K> -o'iri "Al*, tnflmmwtioR of liljukit-r'an'l uriDira. My cm»» w«* chrunic *n<! comiilieated. Had *ev» ral good physician*, but kept setting worse. H*d tieen confine<t to my bed 5ve months when I wrote to you. I received your reply very *oon and then dis- missed my physlctan and bevna taking . Dr. Pierce"* me'iictnes. I took eiglit tiuttles of his ‘Favorite Prescription’ and ('.olden Medical DiiCosery.’ ami iKvaii to get heller nt once In two mouths I could sit up in a chair, and kept S etting better. In Tour months could do all my oust- work, including washing and sewing." Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Advtagr, Taper covers, is sent free oj^. receipt of 21 oue-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr, R, V. Pierce, Buffalq, N. Y. treet, Charleston, S.J’ TO 1*0 \i\ "ti fnnrtrg land*. Kxiy payiueuta CurrtuiPMt ns charvud Borrower pays a< 'u#! cost i I t-erfeeung ItVac Interest’-? per ce-it ui*. t-irording to seeuriy. ' - - 4 JIO.’B. PA! MEK A •' <v, —* ' olnnifc;*. s [Acfjal Business*” erfi rbvi Jhw ^^SCHOOl" SHORTHAND gAugo^t** Ga. B '-afd r/ ttruATiCh.s srcuaco. -r%( . 1TION8! POSITIONS 11 NO <JBJI K M >* cniis than we can |>o*8il>ly till. *• untfionf noKitii inw hur*to(>(] tjy JKCT- Gust- antee of positlonb baoked by 16H0U. Courses unmoc ed. Knter uny time. I'htaloime free AddrofS. COUL'MIHA BUtHNKKS OULbfiUE OirKpi* S. (. GREENVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. Location.;, California and Michigan grow large crops of radishes for seed. * Grange Judd Farmer reports a large nondescript collection of sleigh* and I * Lit oX. to. Bat what ti ■ i d.* t, u J,; out lu , rot? Who, u Tl? B. wbbu GREEHYILLH, S. C. s* Beautiful. Near the Blue Ridee. Unsurpassed Healthfulness 'loan tain water. No death since school was founded—forty-seven years. RllilHinaC Knlarged. Beautiful. Repainted. Elegant large new Library, Read ■ UUIlUIli^o ing-room. Parlor, Vocal Room. Dining Room, Study Hall, aiid Audi torium with seating capacity of 1,1U). Comfortahle Dormitory and Lecture Rooms. Bath Rooms—hot and cold water. Plirrirnllim Thorough work. Full collegiate courses. Music, Art, Elocution, v»Ul 11LU1U111, Physical Culture, Pedagogy, Stenography, Typewriting. Primary 1 epartment, Kindergarten. Expert teachers, selected for technical skill, moral worth, Christian J-.aLUl,iy. devo.tion and social excellence Conservatory of viueic headed by an erienced and distinguished director educated in America xml Germany. T C5 P For catalogue and particulars, write E. 0. JAMES, President! 1851 1901 FURMAN UNIVURSiry . . GRliENVILLE, S C. A. P MONT VGUF, Ph.D., LL. { >»., President. * , ; - Two courses are offered leading to tbe degrees of BschoW of \rt* ,R.A ) and Master of Arts (M.A.).. I.ihrary and Reading Room. Physical and Chemical Ubora tones. New I?nriy-Rot»ni Dormit *>ry. Expenses reduced to a minimum by the me* sy-Kem. Catalogue and ciiculan of information on rqijuest. Address, * Dli A. Pi «ONT AGUE,iGreenrilJe, 8. G. For roome apply to Poor H. T. CO"K r.reeJivitle, S. C * — " ** .i.l . —B——^ Cl Presbyterian College of South Carolina. Next Heaeion.opens 8t|>t.?8. 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