The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 15, 1892, Image 3
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CHAPTEK V,
an unconventional westerner was a uiiiig
^ of interest but an unconventional south
erner an abomination; "perhaps 1 bail
better not havs him here until we find
out more about him.
Oiacoeery of wait'd it uatl
led him. He described the aspect of the
place, its dark pine and redwood trees,
its nutHHee of gny rocks, its snow fed
pool, near which stood the ronifh slab
bnt which was once the I mie and the
prison of an outcast from bnmanity
As well as Ue was able he mads them
see the forlorn habitation and feel the
solitude of the place, the awful pathetic
loneliness of the wretched creature, tnf-
fering day after day, week after week,
without a human hand to aid him. a
human voice tv speak a word of cheer.
The language in which the tale was
told was rough and simple, almost pro
fane at times, bnt it did not grate on the
listeners, nor revolt them, as tt would
have done had the theme boon different
It seemed the natural setting of the
story, as the mountains, the forests and
the mighty solitude had been the settii
out more about him. I have asked the of^hr^ V^i^
Harveys and the Carrington, and Mary ^ ° f ,h * on,cast, " ,e an ''
Beverley to take tea with ns on fhiirs- | t waa ^ ^ reuioV ed from all they
day. 1 in very fond of Mary, and 1 waut fcne*., fryju a n ^ which they had been
to show her some attention, now that so j accostoiued, that they crowded aronnd
much of the land is gone and their cir- 1 him, plying him with questions, and
cumstances so altered. 1 thought of | making mucl of him in their interest in
asking Mr- Anthony also, because 1 the things he told them,
know Mary baa no feeling about his - - -
haring * ‘
will be—_ iv seemeo a | had been filled with the stir of large
pleasant thing for them to meet at once i events and the interest of strange hap-
and be quite friendly. But if he's a peuings. and in their unworldliness they
southern man, and common, perhaps envied him his eupcriencee far more
she wouldn't like to meet him. Indeed. .v.. •
l don't know that 1 shall myself."
The judge, who could not appreciate
To their old
, u,. >rciiug nuum ms fashioned country simplicity ho seemed
ing bought the place, and as they a wonderful creature, a man whose life
i be such near neighbors it seemed a ; had been Klloil «hi*' 1
aUi- * ■ *
“/ hope t/on don’t bear me any rrrudae for
buying the old place."
A rumor had gone abroa<l in the
neighborhood to the effect that the new
owner of two-thinis of the old Beverley
estate was a very wealthy man. It orig
inated with the lawyer, who, to be cau
tions and well within the limits of prob
ability. estimated his client's worth at
fifty thousand dollars. It did not stop
at that, of course, for every one told it
and added on ten thousand more at least
for the credit of the story. They never
grasped the actual snm, because os yet
the arithmetic of the south stops a good
way short of miliions, bnt they speedily
made out enough to know that they had
among them a rara avis in the shape of
a man with a great deal of money.
At first they talked about it among
themselves, and rolled the thousands
over in their minds and months to get
accustomed to the taste of the gold.
Then they began to call and to invite
him to their houses, for the aroma of
wealth is pleasant to the nostrils of
Puritans and Cavaliers alike, and they
togk to calling his plantation "Lower
Repton," to distinguish It from Rspfom
proper, which was still attached to the
Beverley name, and the overseer's house
they called "the cottage."
Anthony was not without a sense of
humor, and he enjoyed some quiet
chuckles over the turns of fortune. He
valued his money and he valued himself
—both more highly than either deserved !
—bnt he valued other things also. He '
liked to feel himself welcome and well
received among the gentry that had al- I
ways seemed to him the flower of the i
earth, because of its eiclnsivenesa, its ,
traditions aud the position of ias own 1
class in rega. d to it He made no effu
sive response to their kindly advances. -
bnt he was gratified by them; neither
did he haunt their houses, because of a ‘
subtle consciousness of difference, which j
oppressed him most in mterconrse with !
ladies, a shyness that had never afflicted
him in the society of women of a lower
grade. Still, the knowledge that he |
could mingle with cultured and conrte- |
ous women on tenns of outward equal
ity at least was flattering to his seif love, i
With men, this feeling rarely troubled :
him, for in his nomadic life he had been *
tlirown into intimate association with j
all grades, from gentlemen to “greas
ers," aud [Kissossed to the full his share
of American adaptability. He was
clever and observant, and shades of
coarseness in men are rarely conspicu
ously defined in their intercourse with
one another,
Hia sturdy self respect prevented any
approach to snobbishness; and if in his
soul he considered sense, or “smartness,"
as he called it, and ability in money get
ting a fair equivalent for birth, and the
bouquet of wealth as fine as that of old
time gentility, he refrained from overt
expression of his views, and did not
iwagger to any offensive extent.
His appearance was also in his favor,
for be was a handsome man, in the fieeh
snd blood style of the athlete who
bounds into the ring with a triple somer-
■anlt and rides four horses ebreast, and
from the high esteem in which "man
ners" are held among the common peo
ple of the south, Ned Anthony's could
pass master tolerably well They lacked
grace and euavity, certainly, but the
want was not more conspicuous in him
than It is in many men far better ac
credited.
On his retnrn from his initial call on
the new arrival, old Judge Wilmer sum
med him up to his wife with pith and
perspicuity:
"He's something of a gentleman, my
dear, bnt not quite so. In the new
school, 1 suppose, he would stand rather
above the middle of the class, but in the
old he would grade lower. There's good
metal in him, bnt a wonderful deni of
alloy mixed in. Among men he is a
shrewd, intelligent and rather agreea
ble fellow, quick and clever in conversa
tion on all practical subjects (which are
the only sort likely to be broached with
him), and not aggressively braggy, con
sidering that he can till up the bushel
measure aud shake it, while none of his
neighbors can conveniently even np the
qnart. but 1 think that when yon ladiee
come to try him on yonll find him •
misfit in a good many places."
Mrs. Wilmer, a picturesque old lady,
with soft faded bands on which were
quaint old red gold rings that had been
in her family many generations, looked
up from her knitting with a smile of
large indulgence on her iweet old face.
“He is a western man, you know,”she
said; “and that is the reason perhaps
that he appears somewhat different from
ua old fashioned folks who have lived in
one spot all our lives and carried on the
old traditions The new era is inaugu
rated now, my dear, and they say the
changes are fundamental We old fogy-
Ish people, who are too settled for pro
gression, should be at least indulgent
The west is very antrammeled, 1 have
beard."
The good latly's knowledge of the sub
ject of western ways was nebulous, bnt
■he felt that it was a large one, and not
amenable to rales applicable to Virginia.
She was a kindly woman by nature, and
lenient to outsiders, although strict
enough In regard to her own people,
which term of comse included all the
Inhabitants of her native state. When
■he spoke of Anthony'* origin a* “west-
ern," she established at once in her own
D ‘ind a reason for his roughness and also
an exense.
The judge poked the fire meditatively.
"He nses western Idioms,” he remarked,
"but it is along with those of other seo-
Hona. Ho used on# or two today that 1
oever heard except from people who
have lived among negroes. TTiey had
the time cotton and tobacco ring. And
>n the next sentence came Maine logging
terms. His language is cosmopolitan,
but the timbre of hia voice is southern,
end his intonations sounded mighty fa-
tniliar in my estf.”
na*!"eaid the old lady, to whom
_ trr-
the distinctions of locality in common
ness, and whose hospitality was pro
verbial, laughed outright. “There is
nothing the matter with the man. my
dear,” he explained. “You've flown off
at a tangent. He's quite presentable,
and if his grain ts a little coarse he won't
hurt us any. Invite him by all means,
and let’s be friendly with him. If we
turn our backs on settlers with gpod
money in their pockets how will the
country ever improve materially? Have
all the people; and let Anthony come
too, by all means; wv> have no marriage
able daughters."
The same familiarity of tone and in
tonation which had struck the judge *
comment,A ... ..-T I g ! evening was over.
than the success which was their prac
tical result A past so full of adventure,
of endurance, of achievement, of life
apjieared to the bucolic mind a richer
treasure than mere gold.
Then, before Anthony could grow
inflated with his victory, aud self a»
sertive and arrogant, aud so iqxiil it all
the tea bell rang aud changed the cur
rent of thought and conversation
"What do yon think of him. iny
dear?" Mrs. Wilmer found occasion to
whisper to Mary Beverley as they seated
themselves aronnd the table.
"He is interesting and original." Mary
replied at once. “He is a very strong
man; and he doesn't grate npon me
as ranch as I thought he would at first.”
He grated on her horribly before the
Mrs. Hector Beverley when the new
comer was introduced to her on the
Thursday evening in question, for the
original programme was carried ont in
spite of sundry misgivings on the part of
the hostees. He was a presentable man.
she was fain to acknowledge, well made
and weU dressed, and if he lacked a cer
tain fine bouquet of gentility she did
not. and having accepted him as her
guest she did the very best she could
for him, introdneing him to her other
guests with marked and gracious cour
tesy and bringing him finally to Mrs.
Beverley, to whose special care she com
mended him.
“Such near neighbors should know
each other and be friendly,” she said,
with a smile. “You may make it pleas
ant for each other."
Mrs. Beverley smiled also as she gave
Anthony her firm white hand and inti
mated by a slight gesture that he was at
liberty to take the seat beside her on the
sofa.
“I think that in coming to lie my
neighbor at Repton, Mr. Anthony, yon
are in some sense coming home." she re
marked pleasantly. “Your voice is very
southern. Perhaps we can claim you
by birth as well as adoption."
Anthony regarded the clear ent, tn-
tellectnal, but scarcely pretty face
turned toward him a trifie resentfully.
She was Mary Beverley, but not the one
whose memory had lived a solitary violet
amid the barrenness of his ambitious,
practical existence. He owed her a
grudge for being here in the real Mary's
place—for having deluded him, although
unconsciously, into the belief that the
real Mary lived and bad grown frort
fair, loyal childhood Kite a womanhood
as noble. And she was not even pretty
according to his standard Her fare
was colorless, except a dash of crimson
in the lips, of which the under one was
a trifle full. Her dark hair crowned her
head in coils that had shadows bnt no
lights; it waved slightly at the temples
where there were already lines of gray
and it was parted graciously over the
broad brow. Her eyes were handsome,
dark, and straightforwurd in their out
look. with no tricks of lid or lash, no
drooping* and upraisiugs. no pretty eo
qnetriesof glance. A womiai past her
first youth, a woman who seen in that
yonth had never been beautiful, and yet s
woman to be trusted, admired and
loved. .
Tim the man beside her vaguely felt
and it increased his unreasonable resent
ment. She was such a woman as the
child he had loved with unconscious
chivalry might have developed into, and
she waa only—Hector's widow.
Not being versed in social amenities
he let his resentment get uppermost and
replied to her courteous remark
brusquely:
"I'm not a Yankee, if that’s what yon
mean, and 1 wasn't born out west. 1 ve
lived out there for twenty years though,
so l suppose i can call myself as much
of a westerner as anythiug."
He was not ashamed of bis birth, and
being a Virginian he took a self satis
fied pride in his birthplace. Neithardid
he hold his father’s profession m con
tempt nor bis own position as a self
made man Of tho latter, on the con
trary, he was, as we have hinted, ex
tremely proud, holding it u proof of un
usual ability. It was not every imsu
that could show his record, from so poor
a start to so fine a finish. He was proud
of himself, of his money, of his shrewd
ness, of the knowledge he had acquired
by indomitable industry and in defiance
of adverse circumstances, and otf his gen
eral success in life. It was neither from
false pride nor from snobbishness that
he forbore to proclaim his origin, but
rather from a rough sense of humor, and
keen, if slightly malicious, enjoyment of
the situation. It seemed to him so good
a joke, this riding over Old Worid tradi
tions on the wave of financial success.
Mrs. Beverley, feeling that her first
venture had been a failure, changed
her subject and talked to him of
western scenes and life, the etirring
romance of mining camps and the
homely experiences of the frontier
where civilisation doffs her hat to nature
and rough humanity. Her knowledge,
gleaned from books, waa theoretical
and by no means accurate, but snch as
it was it sufficed to put Anthony on fa
miliar ground and make him t<xg*
himself. The subject interested him;
be was versed in .every detail and aat-
urated with information and exj*risnce
so that he forgot to be siiy or bold-his
two methods in dealing with women-
and talked well and cleverly, rising at
time# to a rude eloquent* of description
which delighted not only Mary, bnt also
the rest of the company, who had grad
ually ceased their own desultory talk
and gathered near to listen.
He was led on gradually to spoak or
sim^lf and of his own adventnree, and
before he realised it was telling them
the story of ths Prairie Dog mtee. He
told him of his luokleas prospecting, his
long failure and hia determination to
abMidon *o booties* an enterprise, in
spit* of the Instinct which urged him
^ With quaint humor he
When the comiutny
reassembled in the parlor after tea, he
sought her side once more, attracted in
spite of himself and of hi* already wan
ing resentment. A pretty young woman
with a very sweet voice bad gone to the
piano, and was playing softly. Tho rest
were gathered near, urging her to sing
and combating her objections, which
were couched in graceful language, hut
rested on a solid foundation, since her
supper was still almost in her throat
-Mary leaned back in the corner of the
sofa, watching the flames curl around
the great oak logs, and wondering idly
whether her little boys were in bed. and
whether Miss Cornelia had remembered
to make them wanh their hands and faces
and say their prayers properly liefore
going She usually attended to these
things herself, for Ran was still too
young to cope with either religion or
soap unaided, and sbe was a cureful
mother.
Anthony watched her from antler his
eyelids; he had a trick of drooping then
until pupil and iris were indistingnish
able In color or expression.
Suddenly ho bent forward and said tbe
thing be shonld not:
“1 hope yon don't tiear me any grudge
for buying the old place, Mrs. Beverley
1 know the old Families hold on to their
land like death, even when It isn't doing
them a cent's worth of good and is bring
ing them dollars in debt every year 1
know. too. that when yon can t hold ont
any longer and the land comes to the
hammer you think it's a devilish hard
case, and enrse the fellow that bnys it
for an interloping blackguard and
would crucify him U you could You
ought not to feel that way. yon know, it
isn't common sense, or the way to push
things and help your section. "
Mary, thus accused by Implication of
narrowmindedness and small, cun
temptible meanness was naturally in
dignant. They bad extended sufficient
courtesy to him. she thought, to have
exempted them from this indictment
Turning her dark eyes full npon him
she replied, quietly and coldly
"Yon do not understand us at all. Mr
Anthony, if you imagine us so cuuleuipti
bly small as that. We love our lands
of course, and it is a keen distress to
have to part with them: but we are not
so petty as to resent on an outsider what
is. after all. the result of actions oi
faults of our own. If our lands come in
to the market, they are open to any and
every purchaser, aud your opinion of os
must tie (>oor indeed if you think a
grudge against those tieconrng (Missessed
of them rankles in onr breasts ever aft
erward."
Anthony felt snubbed, without know
tug exactly wherefore. In his conscious
ness of their relative positions he had
seemed to himself to be putting in a pica
against all possible hard judgment, and
had rather despised himself for caring
how she felt about the matter It
seemed natural that she should feel sore
about the land, and he had simply depre
cated the soreness ami suggested that
any such feeling was unreasonable. Koi
the life of him he could sec nothing of
fensive in his remark,and yet sheclearly
was offended. He thought that for a
woman of her age and intelligence she
waa lacking In common sense.
On Mary the impression made was
deeper. She was annoyed by the tact
less bluntness of the speech aud tiy tbe
low estimate of human nature it showed
aud in addition it revealed a coarseness
of fiber that repelled her Women usual
ly form their estimates of humanity from
instinct or snbtiledivinatior.and Mary’s
Instincts were all antagonistic to the
man beside her. Ue might rough hew
great actions, bnt there was in him none
of that delicacy of touch, that fineness
of perception which make small actions
great
With distant rebound from what dia
pleased her, her mind returned to the
Impressions formed at the opening of
their intercourse, and the modification
of the time between was blotted out-
whicb was really an injustice to An
thony.
.Vie would hove fallen heavily If Hcetor’i
thouldtr hail not been in the right place.
Miss Cornelia Beverley bad reached
the age of sixty-three withont haring at
tained a modicum of tbe patience, self
control or gentleness inseparable from
.ill Mu* of a gracious, kindly autumn
1st of the liilipntian champions of sense
and instinct, the result of which had al
hired all hia future.
Then be told them of the mishap to
Indian cummer
Without being a clever woman,
deep thinker or a student of philosophy,
“ - . . • » i « X_
t een n* tom mem oi m* ~ , u _ u-s -„i Ta d bv sheer in-
Us broncho, and of /th* ftraaM wfldtlMMk BeTWhiy had armed ojismt
snnet at a ■enema oi me uia*. tut puns
materialism and uneonectoos exaltation
of the eternal selfhood, beggared all phi
losophy. The earth waa here, and the
inhabitants thereof—created for her
benefit, to minister to her whims and
wants in tbe ways she deemed befitting
Having been born into n world incom
plete nntil her coming, ahe had accom
plished all that conld reasonably be ex
pected of her. She had given creation a
center—herself; that was her merit, for
which ahe most be rewarded; if creation
failed to avail itself of the privilege of
going aronnd her, that v is its tin. for
which it most be punished.
In short. Mias Cornelia Beverley was a
silly and selfish woman, who, without
having ever read a line of Emerson in
her life, made ona of his maxims her
daily rale of conduct—the one which re
fers to t he soft side of existence being
the special perquisite of the cantauker
one and foolish.
It must not be understood that Miss
Cornelia was an anomaly, nnllke other
human beings and utterly intolerable
and destitute of redeeming qualities, for
snch was far from being the case. She
was extremely good natured when her
wants were properly attended to and she
was given the beet of everything, and
sbe was liberal in a way—that is, she
would lavishly bestow such favors as
were in her gift on the person who
happened to please her, and she never
said ill natured things of people behind
their backs unless she were unusually
angry. She possessed the negative vir
tue of being spiteful to their faces. It
wasa common saying among her kindred
that "the worst thing Cornelia ever says
about you she says to yonr face.”
Rerhaps those whose daily life and
conversation were tinctured with her
presence at times deplored this excel
lunce. and wonld have cheerfully sub
mitted to any amount of backbiting
could they have thereby esca|>ed the
many trials in which they were both
criminal and counsel for the defense
Still, so elastic is human nature, and so
noble in the main, even tbe people who
lived with Miss Cornelia fonnd many
excuses for her. She had had a great
deal of trouble In her youth, and some
very stem affliction, and in compassion
for her sorrow her family had gradually
learned to throw a mantle of charity
over her selfishness. Trouble like hers,
even when seif caused, carriee with it
an atmoephere that touches sympathy
so keenly as not nufrequeutly to disarm
judgment.
In her yonth Miss Cornelia had been a
handsome, high spirited girl, wayward
and passionate, bnt attractive enough to
have many admirers At eighteen she
became, with the consent and blessing
of both families, engaged to a young
man of the nni jhtiorhood. a Mr. Spota-
wood Carrington The courtship was a
stormy one, the engagement stormier
and the end total wreck. The lady in
sisted upon carrying on a foolish, willful
flirtation with another man for whom
she cared nothing, simply to demonstrate
to her lover that she would submit tone
interference or dictation. The gentle-
mao was violent in temper aud jealous
in disposition, and the termination of the
miserable affair was a fierce quarrel lie
tween tbe two men and a duel,which re
suited in the death of one and the maim
ing for life of tbe other
After the death of her lover Miss Bev
erley fell into a deep melancholy, alter
nated with wild gusts of remorseful
passion, which unsettled her brain to
such an extent that for years she re
quired strict attention and most careful
nursing The horror of publicity which
distinguished the old time gentry pro
vented her family from sending her to
an asylum, even when she waa at the
worst. Tender care and years of tran
qnillity finally restored her mind to its
tialance. but by the time she resumed
her place in the family her natural eel
tishness hud been fostered by unlimited
indulgence and developed by the consid
eration which had liecome the habit of
the house
She had some trifling property, derived
from her mother, sufficient for her sup
port in other people's houses, hut not
enough to enable her to have one of her
own. It was u standing grievance with
her that her brother Hector, her guardian
and trustee, had sold her land and invest
ed the proceeds in snch a way that the
principal was beyond her control. Her
nephew Hector had been equally faith
ful to her interests, so she drew her lit
tle income regularly, nnvexed by the
storms that tieset and finally stranded
the family property. Her home she
made principally with her nephew's
widow, to whom she was kind in a fitful
way. and spasmodically attached.
She preferred her old home and her
old rooms and familiar surroundings,
sbe said, hat the truth was that in other
houses she was forced to exercise a self
restraint that was irksome to her. She
went ahont among her kindred and
made long visits, during which Mary
and her hoys enjoyed themselves and
their immunity from blame: but always
sooner or later she returned to them.
This lady (as has already been more
than hinted) Ned Anthony had disliked
from his earliest boyhood. Once she
had accused him unjustly of trampling
down the tulips in the garden, and had
taken the word of a little negro boy,
who was really the guilty party, in pref
erence to his own. The race prejudice
between the poor whites and negroes of
the south is a thing of wonderful
strength, their mntual contempt im
mense: and to have a negro believed be
fore him, and that, too, when he was
speaking tbe truth and the negro was
lying, was an insult that was likely to
live and rankle.
The grudge was added to by a little
scene which occurred about two weeks
after Anthony’s introdnetion to Mrs.
Beverley He had called several times
and had established qnito an intimacy
with the boys, having some fondness for
children and a decided partiality for
those of his own sex. Miss Cornelia had
been absent or otherwise engaged at the
time of his visits; so that the pair had
never met since the tnlip episode, so
fresh in the memory of the one, so com
pletely obliterated from that of the
other.
They had all come out for a walk—
Mary, the boys and Miss Cornelia. A
splendid dam of sticks and stones and
mud had been constructed across the
creek in the ravine which separated the
two portions of the estate, and the little
engineers, wild over their first success,
had scampered to the house to entreat
their mother to come out and inspect it
In the hall they were joined by Miss
Cornelia, whom the children In their
glee invited to accompany them It was
Hector that proffered the invitation,
and as he waa the old lady's favorite she
readily consented.
Tbe party proceeded on their way
pleasantly, little Hector helping his
annt over all the rongh places, as his
mother had taught him. At the pond
made by the dammed np stream they
were joined by Anthony, who had seen
them from his window as they left the
yard.
Mary introdneed him to her annt, who
had heard of his wealth and was prepos
sessed by his appearance and therefore
disposed to be gracious to him. Hhe
even gave him her delicate old hand
to shake, although the nod and the slight
motion of the hand toward tbe bat with
which he had acknowledged the intro
duction was not the mode of salutation
to which toe had bqen accasfcmjwl She
talked to him also and mad* herself
pleasant, in apito of hia careless replies
and tbe fact that he addressed most of
his remark* to Mary sn l the boy*.
•The old girl's broken all to pieces.”
was Anthony's inward comment, “Nhe
used to be a good looking woman, l re
member, bnt 1'U be damned if she’s good
looking now; her nose is a regular par
rot’* beak. 1 wonder if she thinks I’m
fool enough to bother myself doing the
civil to an old squaw like her when there
is metal more attractive at my elbow. 1
don’t pan sorry grit when I can get pay-
ing rock."
He made himself agreeable to the chil
dren, however, showed them how to
strengthen their structure, promised to
oring a hatchet and some bit* of plank
the next day, and help them to secure it
against all possibility of the water's
washing it away, and finally suggested
getting a bucket of carp for them to
stock the little pond.
They ascended the side of the ravine
by a path ■ good deal higher up the
creek than the one they had used in
coming down, Mrs. Beverley walking
first, with Anthony close beside her, and
feeling a trifle annoyed because of his
neglect of the proper observances and
the knowledge she had that Mias Cor
nelia was being slighted and most prob
ably growing resentful. Had she been
sure of the man beside her she would
have bidden him remain behind and
help her annt; but she was not sure of
him.
As likely as not he would have de
clared that the old lady was as well able
to mount the slope unassisted as any of
them—which wonld have been the
truth, since Miss Cornelia was a hale
and singularly healthy woman for her
age, in spite of the complaints she con
tinually made of untold suffering from
mysterious maladies, and her assump
tion, upon occasion, of the airs of in
validism. Or, if he should d» her t>e-
hest, it might be in a fashion that would
complicate matters further. Mary was
afraid to take the risk, and wui 1 >".i
gravely, scarcely answering him I.
more than monosyllables, which, how
ever, proved in no way disconcerting, for
Anthony was full of the new house he
was about to build, and quite willing to
do the talking.
Half way np the side of tho elope a
branch from one of the trees had fallen
across the path, obstructing it a little.
Most men wonld have kicked it aside, or
else have tendered some assistance
Anthony did neither, from the simple
fact that neither occurred to him. He
stepped over the branch and went on
talking, letting Mary step over it as he
did. A few steps further on Mary
turned instinctively to see that her little
boys performed their devoir, and An
thony turned with her. Ran had laid
hold of the branch to drag it aside, and
Hector stood ready with his hand. All
wonld have gone well if Miss Cornelia
wonld have waited, but she was nettled
and impatient, so she told Ran testily to
let it alone, and stepped forward just as
the little fellow gave it a final jerk; her
heel caught, she stumbled, and would
have fallen heavily if Hector's shoulder
had not been in the rigid place at ex
actly the right moment and saved her
Mary gave a quick little cry. and An
thony—laughed aloud.
It was funny. Miss Cornelia was
stout, and her face, from exertion and
anger, had become the color of a peony
She had an old flapping straw hat on her
head that was lined with faded blue
muslin and had ends of ribbon stream
ing down behind; her dress was hooked
np fantastically by the twigs of the
brantfii, the end of which Ran still held
and her two fat hands on Hector's bend
ing shoulders gave her the appearance
of being about to take a flying leap over
tho toy's back Surely, if it is ever ex
cusable to laugh at another’s mister
tunes, Anthony was excnsable then.
Bnt Mary did not think so She was
so angry with him that she could hardly
speak, and would not look at him at all.
Retracing her steps she drew her aunt's
hand firmly through her arm, with a
few quirk words of sympathy, and call
ing to the toys to follow led the morti
tied and now trembling old lady down
the iKith again and around by the other
way to the house, leaving Anthony
standing where she had forsaken him
astonished and indignant.
He was at a loss to know what conld
possibly be the matter. Ho always
laughed at people when they fell; they
looked so ridiculous that he could not
help it If they hurt themselves very
badly he would help them and be bandy
and considerate after his laugh was
over. Had Miss Cornelia rolled to the
bottom of the slope ami broken her leg.
he would have gone for a shutter and
have helped to lay her upon it and to
bear her home with more care and effi
ciency than most men, but ho would
have laughed at the grotesque figure she
ent during the tumble. But she had
not hurt herself at all, and because of
his natural appreciation of the absurdity
of her aspect Mrs. Beverley had treated
him in a way which, if ho did not quite
comprehend, he disliked intensely. The
old lady was as inimical to him now as
ever, he told himself morosely, and in
stead of blaming himself he blamed her
and detested her more than ever.
[COimSTED.J
From the Piney Woods.
Of the North to the Everglades
of the South, druggists are be
sieged by people with every
shade of Rheumatism, inquir
ing about Dr. Drummond’s
Remedy. “Will it cure me?’’
And the druggust points to the
fact that the Drummond Medi
cine Co., 48 50 Maiden Lane,
New York, offer a reward of
*5 0 for a case their remedy
will not cure. That kind of an
swer is satisfying, and the suf
ferer planks down five dollars
and goes home and is cured.
Not only relieved ! but 4 cured.
Agents wanted.
Edna—What do you suppose
makes Tom w'rite such awfully
gushing letters ? Kate—Oh, I
suppose he uses a fountain pen.
—Chicago Inter Ooean
Bucklen s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world
for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents
r box. For sale at Willcox &
o’s drugstore.
Desirable Lot For Sals.
WE olter for sale 'lie lot of the late
Mrs. A. A. Baker in the Town of Dar-:
lington PADI. WHIPPLE,
J. OR 80(4 McCALb,
J. E. SETTLES,
Executors.
Ap 81—tf
LAW CAROS.
PETER BOWLES
TV)KS first-class House and Sign
Painting; Kaieomine Work a
specialty.
In addition to n y other work,
I am now prepared to do
PAPER HANOI TO, etc.
WHe solicits ths patronage of
Darlington.
R. W. BOYD. GKO. W. BROWX
BOYD & BROWN-
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Office iu brick building south of
the Bank of Darlington.
DARLINGTOS C. B., & 0.
PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO
ALL BUSINESS.
TSBmM
I XTARTSVILLE RAILROAD.
Xi In effect Get. 2. 1892.
DAILY MIXED TRAUi
Leave Hartoville 5.55 a m
For Sale.
7 pj^k/-v hard plneUuage shingles,
at • vrrv Inwprioe.
J. H. EARLY.
THE WHIT'] DEEfi !
See the beautiful ai imal at
J. M. JAMES’
when you come to town.
Sep 29—tf.
TOBACCO SUED FREE.
—a in'—
All About Growing Tobacco.
If y«o mnt to try thli Monti Making Crag,
•rlta ta—
SOUTHERN TO IACC0 10URNAL,
Wlnalon, N. C.
G. W, UARGAN. H. T. THOMPSON.
DARGAN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys at Law,
Office, Hewitt building (up
stairs) north side of the Public
Square.
Darlington. S. C *
T. H. SPAIN.
Attorney at I aw,
DARLINGTON, C. H., S. C-
Will practice in Circuit Court* and
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
Prompt attention given to all busl-
ne**, and special attention given col
lect ions.
K. O. WOODS.
Misses A, & I. Founlain,
Desire to announce to their friends
and customers t tat they have
just opened tl eir stock of
Fall aii Kr Milliner;!
Which they have se ected with their
usual care, with a view to securing
the very
Latest Styles
in that department.
IWA continuation of their past
patronage is solicit) d, and no effort
will be spared to pU ise their custom
ers.
Sep 22—3m
To the Fublic:
HEN you ar! in the city don’t,
fail to call it the
1. J. WARD.
WARD & WOODS.
Attorneys & Counselors at Law,
DARIJXQTON, S. C.
; Will practice in tbe State and Federal
Courts
Special attention paid to all matters
pertaining to the baying, selling,
renting or leasing of real estate. Any
partv having business in this line
would do well to call ou the firm, who
have control of some of the most de
sirable property in the town and
county.
J. K. NKTTLK8. 0. 8. NKTTLB8.
Nettles & Nettles,
Attorneys A Counselors at Law,
DHrlillKloia (’. II., K. <’.
Will practice in all the State and Fed
eral Courts. Prompt personal at
tention given to the collection of
Claims.
w
Enterprise Hotel Barber Shop
It Is the only first class shop in the
city. Fashionable hair cuts, first-
class shaves and the
M Mu !igg Ship.
Four polite Barbs s always on hand
to wait on you.
Kixon & Harllee,
Proprietors.
Un ler Enterprise Hotel, South s'de
Public Square.
Gibn & Wools,
P. Bishop Parrott,
Stenographer and Typewriter,
tyOffice with Ward Ai Woods MF1
LEGAL AND OTHER COPYING
SOLICITED.
Testimony reported in short-hand
and type-written transcript of same
furnished at reasonable rates.
Good Spelling, Correct Punctuation
and Neat Work Guaranteed.
Jan. 8-lvr.
Cheap Wrapping Paper.
Old newspapers, annwerln^r exceed
Ingly well tor the purpoeeof wrapping
paper, for salt* at Thk Darlinuton
Nkws offloe at 20 cents a hundred.
.IT IS A DITTY ton owe yonmrlf nml fam
ily to set the b«‘Mt value for your money*
Krononiize In your footwear by purrhaalnff
W. L. Rouglnn t*hoe*, which reprenent the
will UUif fOT pricr * a * thouMtmiu
$3.00
$2.50
$2.00
FOR LADIES
$2.00
$1.75
TOR BOYS
L75
Jovann
Floyd’s
7.10 am
Darlington....,
Palmetto
9.25 a m
Arrive Florence
9.50 a m
Leave Florence
2.00 p in
Palmetto
Darlington
Floyd's
Jovann
i Arrrive Hartsville
J y DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
/CHARLESTON. SUMTER AND
v -' NORTHERN RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver.
In Effect Oct. 2,
1892
NORTH.
SOUTH.
1
2
A. M. A.M.
6.50 Charleston
10.80
8.00 Pregnall’s
.905
10 15 Sumter
6.54
11.06 Lamar
5.58
11.20 Syracuse
5.44
11.84 Darlington
6.80
11.49 Mont Clare
6 15
12.00 Robin's Neck
5.05
12.15 Mandeville
4.50
12.80 Bennettsville
4.35
1.00 Gibson
4.05
P. M. P. M.
Close connection is made at Gibson
for all points reached by
or via the
Seaboard Air Line System ; ut Ben-
nettsville for all points via C. F, Si Y.
V. R R.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
AN A D. and C. A S. RAILROADS.
ly. In effect Oct. 2,189'-'.
Leave Wades boro
... 4 40 a m
Bennett's
... 5.01 a m
Morven’s
5 11 a m
McFarland
6 27 a m
Cheraw
... 6.05 a m
Cash's
.... 0 17 ,i m
Society Hill
... 6.32 a m
Dove’s
Floyd’s
Darlington
Palmetto
Arrive Florence
7 37 am
Leave Florence
Palmetto
Darlington
9.23 pm
Floyd's
Dove’s
Society Hill
Cash’s
Cheraw
... 10.31 (* m
McFarland
.. 11 04 p m
Morven's
.. 11.10 pm
Bennett’s
Arrive Wadesboro
... 11.59 a m
Freight Train
Leave Florence
Arrive Darlington
Leave Darlington
Arrive Florence
... 5.00 pm
A. F. RAVEN EL,
i’resi .ent.
ItoTORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
LN In effect Oct. 2,
1892
SOUTH BOUND.
N<>. 27.
Io*ave Florence
Kingstree
Lanes
... 2.50 a m
Arrive Charleston
... 5.00 a in
No. 23.
Leave Florence
8.05 a m
Kingstree
.... 9.30 am
lanes
Arrive Charleston
11.59 a m
No. 53.
Leave Lanes
... 8 45 p m
i Arrive Charleston
... 10.20 p m
Train on C. A 1). R. R.
connects at
Florence with No. 23 Train.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 78.
laave Charleston
..... 100am
lanes
... 3.25 am
Kingstree
I Arrive Florence
No. 14.
laave Charleston
... 5.16 p m
Lanes
Kingstree
.... 7.24 p m
Arrive Florence
No. 62.
Leave Charleston
... C 50 a m
Arrive lanes
- — FIRE —
Insurance Agents, |
Represent some < f the strongest
companies in the world, such
as THE HOME of New York,
and THE HERTFORD of
Hartford, Com .
:o
General Agents for
THE MUTUAL LIFE
Insurance Company
Cf New York,
For the Counties of Darlington,
Sumter am Marion.
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE cENfftV*.
THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MOHEY.
OTHEIt HPKClAIsTIKH In footwear ore of
the same high grade, and represent a money value
: far beyond the prices charged. Bee that name and
price arc stamped on bottom of each shoo.
. TAKK NOHUBNTITJ7TK.
W. L. Douglas, ISrocktou, Jtlasa* Bold b*
No. 52 runs through to Columbia
via Central R. R. of W. C.
Nos. 7« aud 14 run solid to Wilming
ton, N O., making close connection
with W. & W. K. K. for all points
North.
vv
J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Sopt.
1LMINWTON, rol.l , 1A i
AUGUSTA RALROAD.
In effect October2 1892.
^‘For Sale by A. J. Broom,
Darlington S. C,
For Sale.
<& e; n n n WORTH of the Darling
•piJ£ 0n (cotton) Manufac
turing Company's stock at 90. Apply
to Thk Dahi.inuton Nkws oftioe.
Isq—8t.
Prompt pers< nal
given to all busi jess
to them.
June 9—lyr
attention
entrusted
BANK OF DARLINGTON,
DARLINGTON, 8. C.,
Capital, — — $100,000
Surplus and Undivi
ded Profits, — $45,973.80'
DIRECTORS :*
W. C.
R. W.
E. R.
Coker,
Boyd,
Mcl\
ver,
J. L Coker,
J. J. Ward.
A. Nachman,
( 8UUAR COATED) 4
Haydock’s New Liver Pills.
> A wonderful and wtiraordinary combination of oonoen>
trxted medicine. Tho Victories of P.cienoi»—Blectrie
T ilegrtphs, s • a m and Printing—revolutionised the
whisle system of the globe, «nd made mankind wiser and
Bright Widiamson)
Transacts a General Banking
Busin iss.
he globe,
ugh there »re ommtloim Pills used for
disease, and claiming much an to their merit, the re-
nerkable discovery of Dr. 1 lay dock has eclipsed them
all, and has founded a
NEW MEDICAL SYSTEM.
The Doctors, whose vast doses of four or fire plIU. en
feeble the stomach and paralyze the bowels, mast gir<
way to the man who restores health and appetite with
one or two of hie extraordinary Vegetable Pills. One or
twooi DR. HaYDoTK’H NEW LIVER PILLS mfficee
to place the stomach in perfect order, rreetoe an appe
tite, and renders the spirit light and buoyant. If the
Liver is affected its functions are restored, and if tbe
Nervous By stem, ie enfeebled, it is in vigors ted snd sue
Savings Department.
Deposits of $ 1 and upwards 1
received.
Interest allow sd at rate of 5
per cent, per an mm from date
of deposit—payable quarterly
on the first da r of January,
April, July and October.
8TMPT0XS OF BIUOISKKSS.
L Tbe pavient complains of a fullneee of the
1 L-ietension of the bowels by wind.
t k feeling ef weariness, sleepiness after
A bad taste In the mouth, end faired tongue.
C QpneUpstion, with an occasional diarrhoea.
7. Headache in front ef heed.
A Depression of spirits and great lassitude.
All of tho above svmptoms go to show functions!
nent of the Liver: and n
dersi
hnj
now comes the great
>f tb*
any error made at to the condition oi.
ill ent. He should immediately provide himself with a
[YKR STIMULANT, the most common form of which
a Pin. DaUj experience shows that this, when ths Pill
snd promoting
rsllod -i. I h i
pounding a PIT
as a Batons **
pr- .p-r !y, is the readiest mode of lasting
For further information
ply at the Bank.
ap-
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 23.
Leave Wilmington > 25 p in
Marion 9.85 p in
Arrive Florence ln.25 p m
No. 50.
Leave Florence 8.20 a in
Sumter 4.35 a in
Arrive Columbia 0.15 a m
No. 27.
Leave'Wilmliigton Ui.lOp m
Marion 12.40 am
Arrive Florence 1.20 am
No. 52.
Leave Sumter '*.48 a in
Arrive Columbia 10.56 a in
No. 58.
Leave Florence 7.57 a m
Sumter 9 20 a m
Arrive Columbia
No. 52 runs through from I liarles-
tou via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 8,32 a m, Manning 9 09 m.
Train on C. and D. Kalin id con
nects at Florence with No. 58.
NORTH bound.
No. 51.
Leave Columbia 10.46 p m
Sumter 12.04 a m
J Arrive Florence 1.15 a in
No. 78.
Leave Florence 5.00 & in
Marion 5.44 a in
Arrive Wilmington 8.55 a in
No. 59.
Leave Columbia
Sumter 7.30 p iu
Arrive Florence 8.40 p in
No. 53.
Leave Columbia (1.10 pin
Arrive Sumter 7.30 p in
No. 14.
Leave Florence 8 50 p in
Marion 9.85 pm
Arrive Wilmington 12.20 a m
No 53 runs (through to charleston
| via Central Railroad, arriving Mau-
[ ning 8.00 p m Lanes 8.40 p m,
charleston 10.30 a m.
I No. 59 connects at Florence with c.
& D. train from cheraw and Wades-
boro.
Nos. 78 and 14 make close connec
tion at Wilmington with W. A W.
Railroad for all {mints North.
Trains on Florence Railroad leave
Pee Dee daily except Sunday 8 36 a
m, arrive Rowland 11.40 a m. Return
ing leave Rowland 12.16 p m, arrivs
Pee Dee 4.00 p in.
Trains on Manchester Si Augusta
Railroad leave Sumter daily except
Sunday 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 j9
a m. Returning leave Rimini 12.30p.
m, arrive Sumter 1.40 p, m.
J. F. DIVINE.Gen Hnpt -
When Biiby was sick, wo gave her Castorfa.
When she woe a Child, she cried for Ceetorie.
When ahe b.*cunie Mu**, Fhe clung to CantoriA.
When she hod Children, site gave theta CantoriA.
Accounts in both Depart
ments solicited and will be
given careful attention.
Haydock’s New Liver PUL
They are 'd>« true grains and essence of health, and the
greatest bleaaing that Science haa giron to ihe world. %
For Nervoca Pro*tration, Weakneea, Oeoerai I^aaL
tade. Want of Appetite aad Sick Headache, Dr. Bag- WW
dgek^ New User Fills will be found aa Effectual j n( ]
Lumber! Lumber!!
Each rial ©outelrs Twemty PlUa.
Cents. “ • ‘
Price Twentf-lre
A^J^r^^MraU SKIT HIM KRE*
_ for cash, six car loads of rough
ind dressed lumber, such as Fram
ing, Flooring, Ceiling and Weather
Boardng, at
EARLY’S LUMBER YARD,
on line C. S. & N. K. R.
Mch 24—tf.