The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 08, 1907, Page 2, Image 2
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A POOR MOUNTAIN BOY. <i?
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An Original Story by Spartan Goodktt ^ "
can't go to Sunday-school because on
vc no shoes or coat. The other yc
would laugh at inc." he
hnny Jones was a handsome lad at he
ecu summers. It was in the year ed
, just after the "surrender," Johnfather
and elder brother had come hi
e from the war. The little farm rti
the Blue Ridge was all that they if
in worldly possessions, save a few In
:r dollars and climes that were hid- Si
away when the war bqgan. Everyy
wore home-spun clothes, but n
nny did not have a full suit of that, it
ii, because his elder brother and e
i sisters? had to be dressed first. So a
:n the afternoon Sunday-school was c
aimed at the mountain school House t;
inny could not go because he .had li
coat or shoes. V I
lyron llrown, a neighbor boy, wis t
I so unfortunate as Johnny; he lnd a
>es and two coats, and when le a
rued the reason why Johnny <kl j
t go to Sunday-school lie offered 1> i
in liiui a coat, and he himself wouM j
to Sunday-school barefooted. Johm
reluctantly agreed to the proposw
in and 011 the next Sunday he went 1
> Brown's home and put his coat on
id they went to Sunday-school tcf
;ther. As they walked along the road,
hnny insisted on staying behind tl ;
owd of large boys and girls, for 1
is ashamed of his big bare feet.
The school house was crowded wlic
K\v got there and Johnny was ashaqaj
' g'<> nwde hare-footed; and he $tre
that everybody would know he ,d
n ,lvro" s c?at. Byron led the tv
nd. us they had to step over the et I
I'd ieg> of a dozen men before t ;y I
cached a seat. Johnny was blush g I
"d trembling fearfully, and when V
at tloun he stuck his feet under tl
one slab bench.
Jun llardx. a young man just honl
rnm t,llc war- "car Johnny and bJ
Jim led the singing. He learne.
while he was in the armv an.
1? )vas 5>r"i;,i this nccomplishmen
>tu-;i singing had never been heard i
tat settlement before. Jim Hard
:r.4". ,7/ an
' curing th.. ,llv moth
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l'u,"ar "r w'cr<
am! y ?
'"i .1.0 ,te,r
J,,'?"ny wore |'vr,
' b,,t alwa"V.T' CVVry S??
; C"""' >'onm "Th'r ,V,K"
a Kra.,,1 SunUa,,.^1'^ ???
nn in August and Johnny determined
> have a suit <>i clothes and a pair <>!
iocs for the occasion; so, after the
ops were laid by he went down b>
e creek and peeled the bark off the
aple trees and boiled it and made a
e. Then he put some sheep wool
id cotton in the dye and let it stand
r several days. Then he washed the
>o! and dried it in the sunshine. Johncould
card and spin, but his sisters
Id him if he would card the wool and
tton they would spin the thread and
ave the cloth. Of course Johnny ex:ted
some help from his mother and
ters at this stage and he was deiited
at their offer to help him. He
n had a big stack of rools carded
1 bis sisters kept the spinning wheel :
ng, and in a few days the cloth was
dy to be cut. Johnny's mother was I
tailor, and he was a happy boy as
watched her cut the cloth and sew
ogether.
[ow Johnny must have a pair of
es. The cobbler told Johnny to
ig the leather and he would make
shoes. But no leather was to be , :
Johnny's father had a pair of!
y shoes that were given him when \
vas on his way home from Appo- J
tox, and he carried them to the '
>ler and had them ripped to pieces
made smaller. And this is how s
pit his shoes.
dinny had a straw hat that he made ^
>elf, and when he put on his new ^
lies he looked quite respectable.
looked awkward in his big shoes, a
he went to the Sunday-school ccleion,
and when the school formed r
e at the school house to march to
>ig brush arbor that had been made ai
the occasion, Johnny was in the nl
t ranks, near Jim Hardy, the
?r. A
to
ere had not > c ? *
n ouiiuayscnool cj,
ration in that settlement since the ex
he Kan, and this was the first opm;
inity the boys and girls had of
ng since the war and getting acted,
and they were there from a
distance, in every direction. A
C girl smiled at Johnny when she
lim with his fine clothes and it coi
ened him so had he came near ma
; in his tracks. frc
speaking of it afterwards, Johnny me
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:1ared that he had the finest time of
ybody that was at the celebration,
fohnny attended the district school
ring the winter months and worked
i his father's farm the rest of the j
ar. When he was sixteen years old
joined the Baptist church, and when
was eighteen years old he was elect!
superintendent of the Snndayhool.
The office was thrust upon
m, and he said if that was the best
icy could do, he would do his bes?,
e was full of the spirit and ere long
: was the acknowledged leader in
unday-school and church. Preachers
ere scarce in those days, and it was
ot often that a sermon was preached
i the little meeting house. A preachr
could be had only by making one,
nd the church gave Johnny Jones liense
to preach, when he became tweny-one
years old. Johnny read the re
igious paper that came every week,
de has been a successful minister of
he gospel for more than thirty years
md he declares that he got his sermons
ind education by reading one religious
>aper. He advises his churches to I
read The Baptist Press if they want to
?et a religious education.
- Tinker Creek Entertainment.
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' Quite a large crowd was present,
Saturday night to enjoy the entertainment
given by the pupils of Tinker
Creek school. The following program
was carried out:
i. A recitation, "Welcome."?Eva
Adams.
"'2. Song. "Washington."?School.
.V A dialogue, "Washington."?
Five boys.
4. A recitation. "The School House
Flag."?Lois Gregory.
5. A recitation, "My Flag."?Fred
Foster.
6. A recitation, "Washington's
Birth month."?Gilliam Bratton.
7. A recitation, "thir Flag."?Inez
1 Foster.
1 S. A recitation. "The Little Soldier."
[i?James Bratton.
ill). Song. "Yankee Poodle."?School.
trfoo- A recitation. "A Little Boy's
ylSfcch."?Victor ?Iregorv.
(tyi i. A recitation. "How to Tell tin
.1 1 he."?1".-telle Gregory.
i 1. A recitation. "When the Min
s istei Come- to Tea."?James Bra it on
s l.; A recitation. "Jesus. Lover o
' \ t ,. ' I.V., \,t>n,c
a u>vhi!
1 roii. i.m?- S'?? Nwr l"'K
Mite."?Belle Gregory. ,
~ i?. Song, "Come Home Fathe .
, School. vi." \ nl:
c?>. "On Twehth Nig it. 1
Wpl-rrr^-. &a AfliV
. tiny Henry Fost
^farry Gilliam Bratt<
i Clyde Charlie l)ix<
j George I.onzo Fost<
Friends oi Adam.
Marie I.etha Gregor
Nina Estellc Gregor
Grace Mamie Gregry
Ella Lois Gregor
Friends oi Eve..
Betsy, Eve's Maid .... Janie Foste
Sambo, Adam's Valet
Aiter the above program was carriet
out refreshments were Served on tin
grounds.
I'he proceeds amounted to ?iS.oS
with which books for a library wii
be bought at once.
Much of the sucess was due to then
faithful teacher, Miss Lillie Adams,
who spared no pains in training tin
children.
Tb.. - -
> wisncs to thank the
public for their liberality and good behavior
during all the performances.
To Hang March 29.
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Tom Harris, charged with killing
Mrs. Hortensia Morgan, in Cherokee
:ounty, was last week found guilty and
condemned to hang on March 29th.
The crime was one of the most atro:ious
ones recorded in recent years.
Death of William Dilmus Going.
William Dilmus Going, the invalid
on of Mr. John Going, died at his faler's
home on the 27th of February,
om epilepsy. He had been afflicted
ith this disease for twenty-three years
lit his sufferings became more intense
bout three weeks ago, and it could be
;Cn that the end was near at hand
om the beginning. He was the only
rother of Rev. J. T. Going, of Mon ch.
About ten years ago he lost his
ind and from that time until his death 1
; scarcely knew anything or anybody, j
11 of his life he was a constant care 1
1 his parents, being as helpless as aj'
lild. The father and mother wish to ,
.press their sincere thanks to the 1
any friends who administered their '
J during his sickness. (
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Legislature to Protect flag. ;
Washington, Mar. 4.?The supreme \
urt decided today that the States s
ly legislate to protect the flag j,
>m being used as an advertise- p
:nt. 11
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