The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 02, 1899, Image 8
THREADS OF Fil
By MAETEA M'OULLOCH WILLIAMS.
[Copyright, 1806, by the Author.]
"It do seem like a pity, but I s'pose
lt must be did."
Aunt Clarissy Hughes held her step
son's brand new "store breeches'' be
tween her and the light and looked crit
ically at their flat, firm seams and their
general excellence of finish. Stephen
bought them Saturday, wore them to
As bury meeting Sunday, folded them
with nicest care and laid them away in
his drawer against the bran dance. It
was to come off Friday at the Sulphur
Spring. This was Monday morning.
Since daybreak he had been afield with
the negroes. 2\ow it was 10 o'clock.
His stepmother felt in each pocket of
the garment, scratched her head with a
needle from the knitting she had just
laid down, pinched the cloth reflective
ly, sighed and repeated plaintively: "It
do seem like a pity, but Melony's his
own aunt, and it won't do to make her
mad. Lemme see! What does she say?"
With that abe unfolded a crumpled
strip of paper, evidently torn from an
old letter, and read for the fifth time:
DEAR SISTER CLARISSY-Please loand me the
patrons of Stephen's new breeches. Them my
William McKendree seen or iiim at Asbury
meetin house yesterday. He say he must have
a pair like them and his pa have gone to town
after tho cloth. .No more at present. Your
affectionate sister, MELONY TAYLOR.
Aunt Clarissy laid it down with an
other sigh, then stepped to the back
door and called shrilly, "Reuben!" A
small black boy in white cotton shirt
and trousers popped out of the kitchen
door and half strangled himself trying
to say "Ma'am !" with his mouth full
of watermelon. Aunt Clarissy looked at
him a half minnie, then said apolo
getically: "Yon'il have to wait awhile,
fieuben. When yon git done eating, go
round to the horse block, git your mule
and put him in the stable. Be sure you
give him plenty to eat. Then you play
about till I call you, but don't you go
near the parster. The bull is loose to
day, and don't you git hurt anywhere, "
adding, apparently to the air, "Brother
Dan'l thinks as much of his niggers as
he does of William McKendree. If any
. thing happened to one of 'em hese, I
reckon he'd turn Squire Hughes right
oat of the Asbury church. ' ' Then after
a little undecided pause she called,
"Jane, are you busy?"
"Yes'm; shellin peas," came in a
thick, throaty voice from the kitchen's
gloomy depths.
"Where's Ann?"
"Here, but she's got er powerful mis
ery in de spine of her back. "
"Dear me alive! Tell her to go home
and let me send her a mustard plaster
to put on it. What is Laura doing?"
"Ain't dis waush day? You oughter
know she done gone ter de creek wtd
Mammy and Lon. "
"Well, I d chire! She had no busi
ness to go. I mean to tell Stephen to
put her in *he field for it Where are
Rachel and Silvy?"
An inarticulate smother of con
temptuous laughter preceded the reply.
"Kache is er projickin soiaewhars
arter blackberries, I spect. I done sent
Silvy down ter de big bottom arter
rcas'in ears. De gyarden com is all
gone, and de boys tells me de's er God's
plentv on 'em down in dat forrard
fieL"
"Yes, and Stephen said that wasn't
to be touched, he sent way off for the
seed-you know he did. I'll tell him
just as soon as he comes to dinner. "
A mountain of dark flesh covered with
white Osnabur rolled into the doorway
and said with abroad, judicial gravity:
"Miss Clarissy, you'se er church mem
ber. Ef I was you, I wouldn't say things
whatJF. knowed I wasn't gwine do.
Whut's de matter? How come "you
wan tin ever'body all ter once?"
Aunt Clarissy got pink to the tips of
her ears. She was a small, apologetic
looking woman, with mild black eyes
set deep in a white, wrinkled face, al
together a striking contrast to the stur
dy figure that fronted her across 20
yards of sunlit space. Steadying herself
on the doorpost and half turning about,
she said peevishly: "No, I won't tell
him. I hate a fuss, and you all know
it and impose on me. I just wanted
somebody to help me, but I reckon I can
do the work myself."
"Dat'll be de shorest way," Jane
said, nodding her blue turban. Then
relenting, she added as she disappeared
within, "I'll send Silvy des soon as she
fetches de corn and shucks it for de
pot."
Aunt Clarissy heard nothing of the
postulate. Breeches and scissors in
hand, she was making her way to the
company bedroom, where Stephen never
set foot. Sitting down by the north
window, she began carefully to rip
apart one leg of the fated gannent,
murmuring to herself as she did it, "I
know 'most Stephen wou't like it, but
Melony wants the patron, and how else j
can she get it?"
An hour before sundown Reuben and .
his mule were rrottiug home. The rider j
sat perched on a big bag of watermelons j
and gripped with his right hand a roll ;
of cut newspaper tied about with a blue
yara string.
About the same hour next day Aunt !
Clarissy was saying to Silvy: "There
isn't so very much to do, .Silvy. I've
fixed the pocket and the front piece and
sewed on the buttons. The leg is ali
basted UD, and be sur-4 you sew it before
Friday. "
"Yessum, I wiH,"said Silvy,adding !
as her mistress walked away, '"but i'll j
take inypledgur time "bout doin ir, sho' i
es I'm cv nigger."
In rho vernacular of middle Tennes
see, Squire Hughes was very "well "fr'.'*
He had six sons, 50negroes, a thousand
acres of rich lund and money at inter
est in the county town. He had the shell
of a house, unplastered within, un
painted without. The only books in it
were the big Bible and Wesley's ser
mons: the only pictures, a profile of
the first Mrs. Hughes, cut after h<-r
death from the widower's description
hence not startlingly lifelike-and a
blue green r. :." .* ' .? * .<-- T
amen te*fl the door of a 'Conn**jticut
clock. There had heen a few school
books, too. but as the elder boys mar
ried and set np homes of their own the
dog careel readers, arithmetics and so
on were scrupulously handed over to
them, along with the feather bed and
furniture, the cow and calf, pair of
horses, gun, clothes and a year's supply
j of meat and cora. That, in Squire
Hughes' estimation, furnished ' 'a good
start."
Each son was set free at 16 and given
! a stout young negro, with tho use of all
! the land both could cultivate. With
any sort of industry it was easy to lay
up $500 a year. If the youngster pre
: ferred spending to saving, let him feel
I the pinch of it when he came to want a
! wife. So far none of them had felt it.
I John, Thomas, Joseph and Daniel were
men much after their father's pattern,
who saved and thrived and kept their
families in spare abundance. Whatever
the land supplied was used without
stint. Luxuries from outside cos t money,
so were reserved for high days and hoii
I days. Piety, too, ran in the family. The
; Hughes boy? "got religion" and joined
the Methodist church as regularly as
they married. Indeed, it was a sort of
condition precedent to the holy estate.
Both happened before the subject of
them was one and twenty. Consequently
there was a mild surprise through the
Asb ry neighborhood that Stephen, at
23, was still single and a sinner. A sin
ner, too, of deepest dye, as the "people
called Methodist" reckoned such things.
]j e knew several games at cards, owned
the best quarter horse in the county,
was suspected of having been to more
than one cock fight-above all was a
dancer of renown. And dancing was in
Squire Hughes' eyes the abomination of
desolation. He knew it only by hearsay.
It was his proudest boast that he had
never been nearer than 1*00 yards to
''such carryins on." Notwithstanding,
he said no word to Stephen. His boys
once set free were free, he was wont to
remark. But on his own plantation he
was master. Once, when Stephen went
across the yard whistling "Old Dan
Tucker," t is father called him indoors
and asked the circuit rider who hap
pened to be visiting them to "hold
prayers" in behalf of this especial sin
and sinner. Stephen knelt through it in
outward calm, in inward fury. His an
swer to it was a bran dance in the grove
adjoining his father'3 farthest outlying
lands. That was three years back. Ev
ery summer since the dance had been
repeated, with Stephen's name heading
the list of managers. In fact, it came
to be a recognized social event and di
vided honors fairly with the other great
occasion-As bury protracted meeting.
The two assemblies indeed fairly marked
the line of social cleavage betwixt goats
and sheep. The young folk, left to
themselves, would have been nobly im
parital. Few pious elders, however, had
Squire Hughes* habit of letting children j
go their own gait. There were many j
freethinking followers. of Tom Paine
among the settlers, who came thither
from Virginia and the Carolinas. Danc
ing was their chosen pastime, and came
to be to their pious neighbors symbolic
of unbelief.
That was a busy week for Stephen.
Besides his own crop, he had charge of
the plantation. Work was pressing on
every hand. In addition, the bran dance
was nearly ail on his shoulders, and
that meant at least three days out of the
crop. He rose early and lay down late
and by dint cf doing two men's work
himself got affairs in such shape that
the most critical could not say he had
not time to go a-pieasuring. The strain
made him only intensely happy. His
heart was in it all, and he had much
ado to keep reels and breakdowns from
bubbling constantly over his.lips. There
was very much more in it than a day's
merrymaking. Until two month.; back
he had never seen a girl that could
make his heart beat faster. One look at
Nancy Eton sent him head over ears in
love with her. She lived ten miles
away, but Stephen managed to cross
them at least once a week. In reward,
he saw Nancy, sat opposite her at table,
maybe exchanged a dozen words with
her. The rest of the time Major Eton
held the floor. He was Nancy's uncle
and guardian and had no other thought
than that Stephen came solely fer the
benefit of his understanding through tho
major's elegant conversation. If Nancy
herself was wiser, she made no sign cf
it. She was a bit of round, dark, rosy,
dimpled prettiness, with a small,
sprightly wit and full of gay good hu
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"Jlino tr 'most Stephen won't Uhr it."
mor. Ic did not need a f rin and negroes
in her own right to make her a wond< r
fully taking young person. Stephen
would have spoken long before but for
lack of opportunity, Go when or how
he would, there was always tnt- major.
Judge, then, bis happiness in th.;
knowledge that he was to have her to
himself a whole day, with a ten mile
rete-a-tet" at either end of it, for she
had agreed that he might fetch and
carry her upon th. - fateful Friday. That
meant getting ni long before day, but
in such a cause what was sleep?
Stephen got barely au hour "f it. of
course chere was v> !>*. a barbecue for
dinner. Thc dancing crowd had given
' 0 pigs and Iambs: These were brought
to the ground at sundown the day be
forehand, slaughtered, dressed, cul each
in half ana laid up<-n clean sticks over
an earthen tror h 2 feet deep and as
many wide, with a bed of hard wood
coals glowing dusky red at the bott
To cook it properly requires about
hours, so by 1 o'clock at the latest
must be over the fire. Eternal vigila
is the price of barbecue quite as ni
as of liberty. As the coals die out fi
oues are added from the log fire bl az
at one side. About every ten mini
the meat is basted with salt water,
the last hour's cooking "dipney" ta
its place-a wonderful compound
sweet lard, strong vinegar and stron
pepper. That part Stephen knew
could trust to Uncle Si, the head t
becuer. Getting it all tinder w
though, kept him out of bed until 2
the morning. To shave and dress fe
momentous occasion by light of a can
that just makes darkness visible is
small ordeal. Stephen managed it fail
though his trousers seemed to him to
less comfortably than at first. He co
not stop to worry over it, though,
was due at Major Eton's breakfast
ble, and it would never do to have
horses blown before Nancy got sight
them. His passion for her had cost h
a new buggy and a set of double h
ness. This was the first trip in the n
rig. If he came back from it engage
he would count the 500 the lucki
investment of his life.
It was a fair world indeed that S
phen drove over-one in full flush
summer greenery. White mists ]
folded athwart the billowy tree to
dawn winds blew fresh and cool in 1
face. Birds sang strong and clear fr<
hedgerows dripping dew, cornfields
silk and tassel gave out a fine, faint f:
granee. In the bottoms morning gi or
overran them and hung, bells of wh
and blue, and pink, and purple, a
.scarlet, in wreathy vistas or made a ci
pet over the rich dark mold. Breadt
of clover were all a-shimmer with gr
dew, the scent of grapes and peaci
came keen and sweet to the nostri
rabbits ran and partridges piped in t
yellow wheat stubble, and over ail 1
the tender, tremulous shining of ear
est day.
Bran dances are peculiar there, an ot
growth of pioneer times that lags sup
fluous to our own. The first settlers h
vivid memories of assemblies and cou
ty balls in the seaboard states. Lackii
ballrooms, they built big bush arbc
in some grove beside a spring, beat t
earthen floor hard and smooth, cover
it an inch deep in bran or sawdust, s
the fiddlers and the prompter high
one side, made rough tables for the ba
becue dinner and asked all the conn
to come and be merry. Dancing begi
as early in the morning as enoug
dancers could be got together and last
throughout the day. Waltzes were u:
known, the cotillon even looked ;
askance, but the good company gave i
whole heart and mind and feet to tl
qr adrille and the Virginia reel. St
phen's bran dance had a few modei
improvements, notably in the musi
which was to be made by a full strir
band of much local renown. The]
would be broiled chicken, boiled han
cake, ice cream and fruit of all sorts i
supplement the barbecue, not to mei
tion tea and coffee, lemonade and fres
sweet cider. Then, too, the invitatior
were simply gorgeous-printed in co
ored ink upon cream laid embossed p<
per. Only ladies received them. An
man of good soical standing was free t
come if he pleased. If an objectionabl
one appeared, he was promptly warne
off thc grounds by the floor manage?
who upon this occasion was to bedec
himself with a sash and a badge worth
the chief of a militia parade.
It was agreed upon all sides tba
Stephen had "laid himself out,:'ove
{ the affair. His heart swelled wit]
pride as he drove slowly past and fcum
everything going exactly as he wouL
have it. It was a good omen, quite gnoi
enough, in fact, to banish his super
stitious feeling over being forced to tel
his love Friday, notoriously the day o
ba -Juck. About three hours later hi
i stood on Major Eton's piazza the hap
piest young fellow in the county. Hi
had come, seen, conquered-at least h<
had reason to think so. Nancy had re
i ceived him with unconcealed empresse
j ment, fed him upon smiles, broilec
chicken and waffles-all were equally
I adorable. Now she was beside him al
I in vapory white, with a red rose at hei
belt and another in her hat, critical!}
i admiring the turnout which stood al
; tho steps ready to receive her. Majoi
Eton walked slowly around eying it al
all points. Virginia bred, berated him
self as an expert in matters of equipage.
Stephen was all impatience to be off,
but it stood him in hand to bo in the
major's good graces; so he dared not
hurry him. After the third round the
! major pulled off his hat, wiped his fore
head reflectively with his red silk hand
kerchief and said patronizingly, "Pret
ty fair, Steve, pretty fair; very well in
deed for a young fellow's buying. I
could have done better, of course, but
. I'll know more about it after I've tried
it. Jump in, you two, and let's be off!"
I Stephen stood aghast. Could it be
i possible that the major meant to trust
his 200 pounds to the light, narrow
vehicle that he had counted would put
him in such delicious proxnnitv to Nan
\ cy? Desperately affecting to misunder
stand, he said: 4 "It is time to go. Come,
Miss Nancy I Good morning to you,
major. Toni, let 'cm go"-this last to
he black boy who stood at thc heads of
the champing, fiery, silver roans.
Major Eton put on all his Virginia
gentleman's dignity to say, "I hope,
Mr. Hughes, thai I misunderstand you.
My nicer accepted your invitation for
us both. Wc go or stay togther."
"Certainly, certainly-glad to have
yon. I didn't hear. Let me help you
in," Stephen said breathlessly, Lut
through set teeth ami with eyes of
smothered fury. It was not so much the
spoiling of his ride with Nancy as thc
ridiculous figure he would cut driving
up before thc crowd in such a plight
that moved Irita to wrath of th'1 deepest
dye. What if Tom Beasley, thc rival
j be most dreaded; should overtake them
! on thc road! That, at least, should not
; happen. With scant ceremony Stephen
i bundled tin- major in. handed Nancy
into the narrow space beside hin:, clam
bered np, braced himself against thc
edge of the scat which alone was visi
ble between them, and sent thc silver
roans away ata slapping pace. The road
ran straight over a region of long, un
dulant swells. His span could take over
twice the weight now behind them
at top speed. Go they must and should
even if they had to breast ruinous
steeps.
Go they did. The first mile was cov
ered at such a rate that Major Eton
could only sit breathless and silent,
while Nancy, pale to the lips, clung
openly to Stephen's arm. But neither
war, pestilence nor earthquake could
long stop the major's tongue. Reaching
forward, he laid a hand on the reins
and said, with his usual serene patron
Ile sprang out and rushed away.
age : 4 'A very pretty spurt, my boy.
Your cattle are speedy, truly, but rein
them in a bit. We do not want to be the
first arrivals. Let the common herd
gather before we come oa the festal
scene, "
"I can't; I'm manager," Stephen
said laconically, giving the nigh horse
a little flick of the whip. The sound set
the me't'ed creatures off again ata rate
that made the buggy groan and sway in
most unorthodox fashion. Major Eton
began to fret. "Really," he said, twist
ing his bulk about, "this is a remark
ably uncomfortable vehicle. I don't
seem to have elbow room. ' '
"It was meant to carry two," Nancy
said demurely, while Stephen shut his
teeth on an oath. The major went on
affably: "Doubtless, doubtless. Buggies
are a low bred, democratic sort of con
veyance anyway. You should have seen
my grandfather's carriage-chariot, I
had better say.- It held a dozen with
comfort-a round dozen-not counting
coachman, footmen and outriders. Yes,
a coach and six is the truly genteel way
of traveling. Couldn't you," to Stephen,
"manage to give me a little room by
sitting on the floor?' '
By this they were at the creek, only
a mile from the arbor. Stephen was
reckless with blind rage. Without
checking the horses he slid down on his
knees, steadied himself against the
dashboard and said, "Get away, lads."
The roans knew what that meant
go for all that was in them. They tere
along the wide, dusty road, raising such
a cloud as fairly hid them from all eyes.
It was in fact a dusty whirlwind,
out of which came now and again the
flash of paint and gilding, the rattle of
chains, the quick thud of hoofs. The
road was fairly thronged with other
comers, but all gave Stephen room and
to spare. "Must be going for ihe doctor
or his marriage license," Tom Beaseley
said as the swish of a long silver tail let
him know wiro it was that was flashing
past. After a minute he added,
"Thought I heard old Bee-Martin's pipe
in there, but sho'ly Stephen wouldn't
put up with him in place o' Nancy, and
it's a dead moral certainty that one
buggy can't hold 'em all."
At last Stephen had a ray cf hope.
He had distanced the rest in spite of the
major. When they came abreast tho
barbecue pit, he would excuse himself
upon the plea that he must stop there,
give the reins to Nancy and by taking a
short cut across the creek be at the ar
bor in time to receive and welcome
her. To face her, he sank to a half sit
ting posture. He had just opened his
lips when "Cr-a-s-sh!" came the sound
of breaking thread. Aunt Clarissy's
basting was most substantial, but could
not stand the play of Stephen's vigorous
muscles. Evidently Silvy's "pledger
time" was later in coming than the
bran dance, and Stephen must face his
ladylove with a gaping slit from pocket
to knee. The horror of it made him
dumb. After one downward glance he
crowded the reins into the major's
hands, spraug out and rushed away
with Nancy's soft, cruel laughter ring
ing in his ears and Major Eton chorus
ing, "Next time, young man, don't be
in such a hurry that your mother won't
have time to get your breeches done."
Stephen easily got home and was
made whole as to his raiment. The
wound to his affections never healed.
Nancy tried hard to "lure the tassel
gentle back again," but that thought
less laugh cost her an excellent hus
band. For Stephen joined the church
that fall and at Christmas married the
circuit rider's daughter and kept her in
cotton wool the rest of her life. It was
only two years, but to this good day
her husband keeps faith with the mem
ory of thc woman who caught his heart
"in the rebound. "
TUE END.
Iteinar cable Eighteen Letter Names.
Did you ever step to think that: there
is anything remarkable in a name of lb
letters where they compose both the
given name and the surname? Note the
following remarkable list: Lucius Domi
nus N< re, Nicholas Copernicus, Wil
liam Shakespeare, Emanuel Sweden
borg and Napoleon Bonaparte. By
.spelling the name of thc discoverer of
Ann rica as. the Italians de, Colombo,
it, wi;h tin- Christopher, makes another
name <>i' is Jitters. The above six,
each with lsl'trer names, ar ' among
lae best known persons of history.-St.
Louis Republic.
Easily Fixed.
"Remember, boys," said the teacher,
?'that in tiii" bright lexicon ot* yoi th
there's no such word as faiL"
After a few moments a boy raised
his hand.
"Well, what is it. my lad?" asked the
master.
"I was merely going to suggest," re
plied tia- youngster, "that it' such is the
, case it would be advisable to write to
the publishers of that lexicon and call
their attention to the omission."
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ville and all Florida Paints.
FRANK S. GANNON. J. M. CUL?,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr.. Trailic Manager,
Washington, D. C. Wasliington, D. C.
GEORGE B. ALLEN,
Div. Pass. Agt..
Charleston, S. C.
W. A. TURK. S. H. HA RDWICK.
Gen'i Pass. Agt. Asst. Gor. l Pass. Agt.
Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga.
LANDS WANTED,
PERSONS WITH LANDS FOR SALE
ate reqa?sted to put :hem in my hsnds
tor ?a!e. I nm in constant receipt of sc aranv
lot ter? cf enquiry about lands from Northern
and Western parties, ti at I may be able to
tfiect sales for those who will give me accu
rate detailed descriptions of wbs.t they have.
No charge will be made unless satisfactory
sales are made. Descriptions must be sucb
a3 can be guaranteed ase must give:
No. of acree, location, charecter cf land,
proximity to railroads, poet offices, schools,
churches and tov. ns, kind of hr prove ents.
Communications strictly con deot, when
so desired.
JAMES G. GIBBFS,
State Land Agent,
Nov. 10. Cc'cmbia, SC
BOARDING
HAVING TAKEN the House on Main
Street second door soutb of the Nixon
House, I am prepared to accommodate a lew
regular boarders, and also lodging and meals
to transient customers.
Terms reasonable.
MRS. W. B. SMITE.
Sept. 8
NEW M N IN TOWN.
Blacksmith and
Wheelwright.
IHAVE OPENED ON LIBERTY Stree j
near corner of Harvio Street, and soiici ;
any work in my line and guarantee satisfec- !
tioa. j
Horses Shod for 30c. all round, if :
Horse is ia good condition- -Cash or
Equivalent.
G -niral rep 'ir work of all kitd; done at
j correspondingly low pricts.
I hr. ve rtft-rer.ces frOu Lcit people of M*;rs- j
viL'e where I wjikfd the past vear and 'rem ;
j Camden, where did business tor i 7 y firs, j
J Special promptness giver, to work or ?
I physicians and enst-s of urgency.
W. T. HALL,
Wheelwright r.d Blacksmith
Feb 2[-:
OSBORNE'S
Ans ** a.. Ga. Actual Business. No Text Books. ;
Short time. Cheap board. Semi for Catalogue.
Line M
Company of M Carolina. j
CONDENSED SCHEDULE,
Io affect November 20th, 1898.
SOUTHBOUND.
" No. 35 i No bli
LT Darlington, 8 02 ac
Lv Elliott, 8 45 arc
Ar Sumter, 9 25 an
Lv Sumter, '4 29 am
Ar Creston, 5 17 am
Lv Crestgn. 5 45 am
Ar Pregnails, 9 15 as:
Ar Orangebsrg, 5 40 am
Ar Denmark. , 6 12 am
NORTHBOUND.
No. 32 No. 5Gj
Lv Denmark, 4 17 pm
Lv Oraugeburg, 4 00 pm
Lv Pregnails, 10 00 am
Ar Creston, 3 50 ps
Lv Crecton, 5 13 pm
Ar Sumter, 6 03 pm
Lv Sumter, 6 40 prc
Ar Elliott, 7 20 pc
Ar Darlington, 8 05 pru
jDaily escept Sunday.
Trains 82 and 35 carry through Pullman
Palace Buffet Sleeping cars between New
York aod Macon via Augusta.
T. M EMERSON, H. M. EMEESON,
Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agi.
J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Macsger.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
North-Eastern R. R. of S. C
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH
Dated No. No. No.
ApL 17, '99 35* 23 53*_
am pm
Le Florence 3 25 7 45
Le Kingstree 8 55
Ar Lanes 4 33 9 13 pm
Le Lanes 4 33 9 13 6 20
Ar Charleston ? 03 10 50 8 0
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. No. No.
78* 32 ; 52*
am pm am
Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00
Ar Lanes 8 03 6 14 8 32
Le Lanes 8 63 6 14
Le Kicg8tree 8 20
Ar Florence 9 20 7 20
am p in s m
?Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 52 rans through to Columbia via Cen
tral R. R. of S. C.
Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and
Fayetteville-Short Line-acd make close
connection for all points North.
Trains on C. k D. R. R. leave Floren
daily except Sunday 9 50 a m, arrive Darling;
ton 10 15 am, Hartsville 9 15 am, Cberaw
ll 30 a rn, Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Leave
Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p m, ar
rive Darlington 8 20 p m, Bennettsville 9 17
p m, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Florence
Sunday only 9 30 am. arrive Darlington
10 05 a m
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 GO
a m, Bennettsville 7 00 a m, arrive Darling
ton 8 00 a rn, leave Darlington 8 50 a m, ar
ri Te Florence 3 15 am. Leave Wadesborc
daily except Sunday 3 CO pm, Cheraw 4 45
p m, Har svi e 7 00 a m, Darlington 6 9
p rn, arrive Florence 7 CO p m. Leave Dar
lington Sunday only 8 50 a rn, arrive Flor
ence 9 15 a m.
J. P. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIYINS,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Scp't
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
H. M EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent
Atlantic Coast Line,
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND A?
GUSTA RAILROAD.
Condensed Schedule.
Dated April 17, 1893.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 55 No. 35
p. m.
Leave Wilmington *3 45
Leave Marion 'Js 34
Arrive Florence 7 15
p. OJ a. m.
Leave Florence 7 45 *3 26
Arrive Sumter 8 il 4 29
No. 12
Leave Sumter 8 57 *9 40
Arrive Columbia 10 20 11 00
No. 52 runs through from Charleston T'
Central R. R , leading Charleston 7 a. n:..
Laces 8 34 a rn, Manning 9 08 a m
TKAINS GOING NORTH.
No. 54 No. 53
a. m. p. m.
Leave Columbia *6 40 4 CO
Arrive Sumter 8 05 5 13
No. 22
s>. m pm.
Leave Sumter 8 05 *6 06
Arrive Florence "9 20 7 20
a. m.
Leave Florence 9 50
Leave Marica 10 30
Arrive Wilmingtor 1 15
?Daily. |Da;!y ercept Sunday.
No 5 3 runs through to Charleston, S. C.
-ia Central R. R., arriving .Mann.eg 5 41 p
ru. Lares G 17 p tr, Cbarkston 8 00 p m.
T:-air soo Conway Bracea leave Chaocourn
5 30 p ii , arrive Con v.ay 7 40 pm, ^turn
ing leave Ccnwey 8 30 a rn, arrive CheC
b tirri 1! 20 am, leave Cbt-drcnrn ll 50 a m,
arrive Hub 12 25 p rn, returning eave Eab
3 CO p m, nrrive Cbadbcurn 3 35 a rn, Dai'.y
escept Sunday.
J R KENLY, Gen'l Manager
7 M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
fi. M. EMERSON. Gr;."! PA S Agent
l?Q5BUY$AS3.50S f
3,000 CELEBRATED '.KASTV.EAROIT''doable
Wt snddeobte knee. KepuUr J>$.50 BOT ' 2
Fiefe Knee Pant Suit poins at St.95.
A NEW si lt FREE foran? of the:*? suits
which don't give satisfactory wear.
Send No Money.cw w* w
1 ana scud to us,
.tai e ncc cr boy andsay x\ hether larye or
EmaU for aere, ar.d we v iii send you the
suit by cx;>re>s.CO.P.. subject to examin
ation. i< it can exanr.r.e it at your express
o ice and if fonnd perfectly "satisfactory
and eqi:at to snits sold in yonr town for
3.50, pay your express acent ocr pec a5
offer price, |.gs *n.1 exr-ro chartres.
THESE K EE-PANT SUITS art for
boj from 4 If ii years of act , and ar.' retailed
everywhere nt f't. a. Made with double seat
and knees, latent l>99s:y!o .->.<: illustrated,
made from a special vTo r-rosisticjr, beavj
weisht, ALL-WOO!. Oakwell cassimere, neat, handsome pat
tern, tine serge lining. Clayton paten ; interlining:,pad.
ding.staying ;ir.d reinforcing, s !k ar.d linen sewing,aar
tailor-made tbronshoot, a slit anv hov or parent would
bo proud of. MIK FREE CLOTH SAMPLES ct Hov*" Oloihin
(suits, overcoats or ulsters), for boys 4 TO 19 YEARS,
write for Sample Book So. SOC, contains fashion plates,
tape measure and full instructions how to order.
J en'o Sait and Overcoats madt- to order from Si.CO cp.
Samples sent tree on application. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Inc.), Chicago, Uh
* CSe rs, So bn * * Co. are t*oroc cJT reUatle.-Editor.}