The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 26, 1903, Image 8
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Wiixiam S. Hall, Jk. ,i amks a. Willis.
HALL & WILLIS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
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Dr. D. P. THOMSON,;
Dentist.
(y Office over Cherokee Drug Co. j
Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB,:
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Office in Star Theatre Building.
Phone No. 20.
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By MARY WINTHRC?
[Copyright. 1302. by Mary Winthrop.]
RASTER I’EYTON wns ;i stranger
|J in a strange land. Tile fact was
^ E most unpleasantly brought home
to him at every opportunity by
the good people of Oreville.
lie was a sweet tempered fellow, and
it disturbed him mightily when his ef
forts at sociability wore ignored. “How
can 1 help it that '.here was trouble at
J. F. GARRETT,
Dentist.
Office Over The Battery.
the works and that my predecessor
was firedV" he exclaimed ruefully to j 8 0 f a sameness in turkeys.
tome in person. When it was tethered
to a stake in the back yard. Maria
could not but declare that it was the
lluest turkey she had ever seen, inrt-
mt y finer than any belonging to the
house next door.
But. alas, there was no chance fra-
comparison. Others besides Marion bad
evidently watched the growth of her
turkeys and took an interest, a proprie
tary interest, in them. The next morn
ing her turkey house was empty.
Marion cried. Here it was only two
Jays to Thanksgiving dinner and her
father's long expected visit, and there
was a dearth of turkeys in Oreville.
She was at an upper window gazing
disconsolately toward the empty poul
try house when her glance happened
to stray to the yard of her neighbor.
She saw the turkey tethered to the
post. Instantly she thought she recog
nized it as her favorite gobbler. It was
a case of mistaken identity, but there
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Maria. "1 didn't know it when I ac
cepted tiie position of superintendent.”
Maria sniffed. She had her opinion
f people who failed in appreciation of
! er young master. Had she not come
all these weary hundred mileg for the
sake of Ids sunny smile?
But Maria did not know that most of
Jasper's irritation was caused by the
liou.se next door. No, not the house. It
was a pretty littl^ frame dwelling, em
bowered in vines and banked In scarlet
sage. It was the girl. She had a scorn
ful mouth, an nggravatingly tilted nose
and a pair of dark eyes.
He found out that her mouth was
scornful when he met iter outside the
gate on the second day after his ar
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JUNE H CARR.
625 .Limestone St.
’Phone 176-1
Residence 171
HE BAD SCAIiCELY FINISHED WHEN THE
AVALANCHE FELL.
Save Money
byfbuying goods from I. M.
Peeler. I am now making
a run on Shoes and will save
you money on them.
I have just received a lot
of the best inserted Steel
axes, see them before buy
ing. *••$!
^Groceries and all other
goods at bottom prices.
k Give me a call.
1. M. P e e 1 e r.
Building and Plastering Lime
Goal, and Plaster Hair.
Plaster Parts
Shingles,
Portland Cement,
Dynamite,
Blasting Powder, Fuse
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CARROLL ft CO., Lessees.
Telephone
Look Out (or Old Man Manes*.
He ts'comlng and don’t you forget It. We are
In the swim—come swim with us. Just let us
tell you good ladles, what we have got to
eat: Fresh Pork, Picnic. Armour ana Gold
Brand Hams. Dried Beef, Bologna and all
other kinds of Sausage, pure Pork Sausage
when called for. Hogshead cheese, pressed
Pig’s Feet, Sliced Ham, tresh Fish every day
in the week, and Beef to heat the world, cut
just to suit you. We also carry a full line of
Heavy xnd Fancy Groceries; Fruits anti
Vegetables of all kinds. Oysters most any
day you want them. Don’t forget the place.
Just call telephone No. 23 and the old man
Maness will answer quick and deliver goods
E aptly. We want one thousand dozen
t at. once: also green Hides Will pay the
ost price, rash. Don’t forget the old man
Maness. next door to I. M. Peeler and Carroll.
Carpenter & Byers’ Grocery store. The old
ell&ble meat cutter,
W. J. MANESS,
Proprietor.
rival. She was so undoubtedly pretty
that his neighborly “good morning” had
unusual fervor.
And the girl—there was a contemptu-
ous curl on her tip, and her eyes Hash
ed before she lowered her long lashes.
Site passed on without a word.
Jasper stared after her iu astouish-
ment and then cursed the custom that
some small towns have of aping city
conventionalities. Later he found out
his mistake. The girl’s name was Carl
ton. and tier father.was the man whose
dismissal had made room for Jasper.
There was a llush on the young man’s
cheek as he realized that the girl held i° n S lashes
him accountable for the change of fam
ily fortunes.
By dint of carefully veiled iuquiry
he found out much more. Mr. Carl
ton. it seemed, had obtained an in
ferior position in a town fifty miles
farther south. But as he hoped for a
better opening in the near future lie
had delayed moving the family goods
and chattels. There wao much not
often included in the latter terms -
rosebushes coaxed to splendid size ami
bloom through untoward frosts and
protracted drought, turtledoves that
whirred and cooed and sunned them
selves on the flat roof of the lean-to.
and the fine flock of turkeys. Marion
Carlton refused to part with one of
these. Had she not triumphantly
reared the entire hatching when the
spring winds, pip, ruts and other ene
mies of turkeykind had dashed the
hopes of neighboring raisers? If any
one was to feast on fat turkeys, lying
peacefully 011 snowy pillows of mashed
potatoes with garlands of parsley
round their necks, it should he the
Carlton family. And as the Carlton
family had hut two members. Marion's
will was generally law.
The frost had turned the scarlet sage
to black, and the vines no longer
screened the house next door. But
every falling leaf seemed only to add
to the rampart that the girl’s pride had
raised. She was evidently a favorite
In the town, for In the evening the
young folks trooped to her door, and
through the partition walls came
bursts of laughter and snatches of mu
sic. That they all followed Marion’s
example in leaving him strictly alone
was partly Jasper’s fufilL After the
first few rebuffs bis free and easy
manner changed to one of aloofness.
Marla sighed as she noted the
change. “And it's the hard hearts
you’re nil after havin’.” she said as she
■at In her kitchen and listened to the
laughter from the house next door.
Just then Jasper dashed into the
room, crying Joyfully: “Hurrah. Maria’
We’re in luck: Here’s Aunt Jane writ
ing that she wants to he sure that we
have a fine Thanksgiving turkey, and
so site is sending us a live one. 1 can
just fancy how good he will taste with
some of your prime dressing.”
Maria beamed She was proud of
her cooking.
Jasper went to the freight office the
next evening and escorted tin* turkey
Ah, so he was the thief! But where
were the otiters? Doubtless he had
made way with them. Here her tears
flowed again. It was a melancholy sat
isfaction to think how perfectly she
had diagnosed the stranger’s character
at that chance meeting so many weeks
before, but It was not a material com-
. fort.
Meanwhile there was equal distress
In the house of Peyton. Maria's sister
w’as ill. and she must come at once.
She had departed with many tears and
lamentations.
Jasper after seeing her off had re
turned home in a melancholy frame of
mind. No Thanksgiving dinner for him
now. lie must eat at the hotel. And
the turkey?
Just then a most brilliant idea came
to him. He had heard of Miss Can-
ton’s loss. Why not give her his tur
key?
But a very astouished face met him
next door. Was his conscience already
troubling him? Marion’s cheeks were
scarlet with auger as the unconscious
young man presented the turkey in his
most polite manner.
He had scarcely finished when the
avalanche fell. His turkey! For how
long had it been bis turkey? Since last
night. It was adding insult to injury
to return as a gift what he had previ
ously stolen.
Jasper’s bewilderment bad changed
to auger.
“Y’ou accuse me—me?” be exclaimed
incredulously. “But it is only on a par
with your previous actions. Permit me,
madam, to inform you that the turkey
arrived by express last night You can
get the express agent to verify my
words. I can only hope that you will
enjoy my turkey as much as if it had
been one of your own.” And before the
girl could speak he had bowed ironical
ly and was gone.
It was the next evening that there
came a timid tap at Jasper’s door. It
was the girl from the next house. Her
long lashes hid the dark eyes and the
scornful mouth trembled. Only the
nose still tilted aggruvatiugly. “1 have
come.” site said in a very small voice,
“to say that I am sorry. The express
agent told me how your aunt had sent
it They have caught the thieves who
stole my turkeys.”
Jasper was silent it was undoubt
edly cruel of him. but he bad suffered
much.
The girl went on bravely, though
there wus a choke in her voice: “And-
and—I’ve come to ask you whether you
won’t come over and have some of your
turkey with us tomorrow. Father will
be home, and I know he will be glad
to meet you. Won’t you come?”
Jasper saw tears shining behind the
His heart beat strangely
as he took her outstretched hand. ”1
shall be glad to come,” he said quietly.
But it took Maria a long time to get
used to the new state of affairs.
how
pro-
IR a-gittin’ cool ami coolah.
Frost, a-coinin' in de night,
llicka’nuts an' wa’nuts failin’,
Possum keepin’ out o' sight.
Tu'key struttln' in do ba'nya'd,
Nary sit p so proud t/. his;
Keep on stnittin', Mistah Tu’key,
Yo' do' know what time it is.
Cidah press commence a-squeakin',
Katin' apples sto'c-d away;
Chilian swa'inin' roun’ Ink ho’nets.
Huntin’ atgs errnung de hay.
Mistah Tu'key keep on gobblin'
At de geese a-flvin' souf;
Oomph! Dat bird do’ know what's
coinin';
Ef he did he'd shot his inouf.
Pumpkin gittin' good an' yallah
Mek me open up my eyes;
Seems lak it's a-lookin' at me,
Jes’ a la'in dah sayin’, “Pies.”
Tu’key gobbler gwine 'roun' Mowin',
Gwine roun' gibbin' sass an' slack;
Keep on talkin'. Mistah Tu’key,
You ain’t seed no almanac.
Have just received a lot of up-to-dste open
and top Buggies and are making some very
attractive prices for cash. ^
They have also just gotten in a car of Ba* b
Wire Nails at good prices.
Gaffney, S. C., Oct. 20, 1 903.
Gaffney Savings Bank
is authorized to act as Administrator, Executor and
Guardian without cost of bond. We pay 4 per cent,
on deposits of $1.00 or more. Deposit your money in
this Bank and avoid the risk of losing it or having it
stolen.
F. G. STACY, President,
D. C. ROSS, Cashier.
The Merchants Planters Bank
OF GAFFNEY, S. C.
RECEIVES DEPOSITS
LENDS MONEY
MAKES COLLECTIONS
ISSUES EXCHANGE
j in fad, performs faithfully, courteously and promptly, all of the duties of a Rank
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A. N. WOOD, R. R. BROWN,
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C. M. SMITH,
Cashier.
$6.50 Saved on a Suit
MADE TO ORDER BY
HYEAHs DAT TU KEY UOliHLEU HKAUGIN
Fa'mer walkin' th'o de ba’nya’d
Stein' h<>w t'ings is cornin' on;
Sees ef all de fowls is fatt’nin’;
Good times cumin’s, sho's you bo'n.
Hyealis dat tu'key gobbler braggin’;
Den his face break in a smile;
Nebbah min', you sassy rascal,
He's gwine nab you alter w’ile.
Choppin' suet in de kitchen.
Stonin’ raisins in dc hall;
Beef a-cookin’ fu' de mince meat,
Spices grown’; 1 smell ’em all.
Look.hycah, tu’key, stop dat gobblin’;
You a in’ In tied dc sense o’ feah;
You ole fool, yo' naik's in dangah.
Do' you know Thanksgibbin's hyeah?
-Paul Laurence Dunbar in “Lyrics of
Lowly Life.”
The International Tailoring Co,,
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
A Tbnnkatclvlng Fable.
A gay young Gobbler, seeing
Melancholy the Turkeys were,
pounded A Conundrum.
“Why are Turkeys the Drum Corps
of the Fowl Creation? Give it up?
Because they all carry Drumsticks.
O-u-c-h!” He dodged A blow from the
Patriarch of the Flock who Overheard
him.
“Spare Me." said the young Fellow,
assuming the Defeusive. “1 can give
you A Better one. Why do Turkeys
have No Hereafter?"
The Patriarch blustered Around and
dragged hD Wings, looking very
Fierce. He knew lie ought to kuow,
but couldn’t for tbe Life of Him re
member. So lie Glowered at the Cul
prit and asked Severely:
“Well, Sir. why do Turkeys have No
Hereafter?”
“Because they have their Necks
Twirled in This.”
“Pooh!” said the Patriarch Con-
templuouslj. “That was around on
Crutches when Adam wore Kilts.
Now. here is Something new that I
Caught on the Wing. We are All to i
be Dry Picked this Year."
“What!” Shrieked A giddy Blond
with a pink Crest. "Not on Your life?”
“No, Silly, but as Soon as It Is Over, i
It Is tbe old Way of Turkey Under
taking and The pnly Way. In Phila
delphia, where I Chipped Into tbe
World. Dry Picking was tbe Correct |
Thing. All tbe old families held to It
That gives Turkey Feathers the chance
of their Lives. Turkey Tails for Fans
—1 am told tiie Aborigines quite Dote
on Them.”—Chicago Record-Herald.
Tbe TLunkNjciviiiK 1'uiupkin.
It is the lady pumpkin that is inva
riably chosen for the honor of the
Thanksgiving menu.
For the benefit of those who are un
versed in the mysteries it must he said
that tiie lady in the ease betrays her
sex by a marked delicacy.
The outer skin is absolutely smooth.
No little knots or blisters, such as be
long to tiie male pumpkin, disturb its
surface.
The tlesli within will be found of un
usually fine grain, and the “stringi-
noss" so much disapproved of by the
pie maker will bo entirely lacking.—
Ft. Louis Koptlblio.
Great Reductions on
Fall and Winter Styles
You cannot duplicate these bargains anywhere in town. Our own guar
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SPICE FOR THE FEAST.
Turk IJp lu Date.
The Gobbler—In this age of the
horseless carriage let me suggest a
turkey less Tha nksgiving.—Life.
Very Probable.
“Wtmt are tiie probabilities for to
morrow V" asked the star boarder of
the drug clerk, who was looking over
the paper.
Tiie drug clerk turned to the weather
pace and. seemingly tinconscious that
the landlady was behind him. read.
“For tomorrow and Saturday hash,
followed by turkey soup and cro
quettes.”—J udge.
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A Hu jtpy ThouKht.
First Poor Boy—Let’s go rouud
the? Astorbilts’ for Thanksgiving.
Second Poor Boy—What for?
First Poor Boy—Their dining room’s
fixed so’s we can see ’em cat—Life.
A Tender Eplaode.
“Bring home a turkey; don’t forglt.
And praties, Pat; wo need ’em.”
“Ah, Biddy, if you asked for it
I’d get the Bird of Freedom.”
“The eagle! Sure he’d be enough
To keep os from starvation,
But wouldn’t he be rather tough?
He’s oulder than the nation.”
"He tough! Bedad, you're oft the track;
Columbia—heaven defend her!—
Puts him upon the dollar’s back,
And then he's legal tender.”
—Munsey’s Weekly.
Thanks.
How can I count thy mercies up?
What boisiemus seas hast thou made
calm?
What sail sighs changed to joyous
psalm.
And what rich wine has filled my cup!
My day ami night, my work and rest.
Even my sorrows, thou hast blessed.
Thou guvesl. and I took my share
Of pain and trouble, grief and tears.
But ever through the stormiest years
My peace was greater than my care.
Unworthy I! And yet I pray,
O Lord, accept my thanks today.
—Marianna Farnlnsham.
Knew His Geography Lesson.
Freddy—We had one of the famous
Rhode Island turkeys for our Thanks
givln’ dinner.
Teddy—Huh! So did we. I heard
grandpa thank Providence fer it!-
Puck.
No Celebration.
Uncle Rnstus—Pze afenrd I ain’t go
In’ ter hah no turkey fer mab Thanks-
glvlu’ dls year.
Hooks-Why not. Uncle Rastus? Are
the prices too high for yon?
Uncle Hnstus—No, sah, but de fences
is.—Life.
And Still They Come.
The bargains referred to last week have been arriving almost daily, “and still
they come.” There’s no end to the good values I have for my friends and cos
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My line of Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ Clothing is unsurpassed, both in quality
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Shoes and Hats to fit and please all.
Dress Goods in Flannels, Zibelins, Shark Skin and Jother styles, 25c and up.
Fleeced Waistings and Tricot Flannels, at 25c per yard.
Red, White and Blue Flannels 4 to 15c per yard.
Ladies’ Skirts from $1.00 to $5.00.
Jackets $1.00 and up.
Quilts from 75c to $1.50 each.
Blankets from 75c to $5.00 per pair.
Lap Robes from $1.50 to $6.00 each.
Horse Blankets $1.00 to $2.50 each.
Biggest line of Trunks, Dress-suit Cases, Telescopes and Satchels to be found in
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For a few days only I will offer my entire stock of Buggies at cost to close out.
If in need of a Stylish Rig now is the time and this is the place to get it st «
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I am also prepared to give you a bargain in Harness and all other leather goods.
Disc Harrows to prepare your land for grain.
Bagging and Ties as low as can be sold anywhere.
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