The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, August 28, 1914, Page 7, Image 7
I A Sociological ];
I Exhibit
1 Josefa Followed Her Nose, as I
I Was to Be Expected. 1
| By MARTHA M'CULLOCH-WILLIAMS |
If Josefa had not had the Morris
nose things might have happened. The
Morris nose, understand, was more
than a feature?rather a hall mark of
sorts throughout Rabun county. Who
ever owned It was held bound not only
to follow It, but to keep It going in the
social lines marked out by Great-grnndfaher
Morris, a gentleman whose spirit
had been as high as his nose.
She was not high spirited, but instead
meek and lowly in mind, as became
her very moderate fortune. Her
mother, a born Morris, had married
badly. At least the family thought so
and had never scrupled to say that
poor Billy Clayton never did but one
sensible thing?namely, dying before
he had quite wasted his wife's dowry.
She had brought him land and money
?and the land remained, only a little
farm, to be sure, but big enough to
mnlntniu the widow and her child.
It would take managing, of course,
but the Widow Clayton, she that was
Anne Morris, was a born manager.
That was exact truth. In proof take
the fact that when Josefa was eighteen
she had been fairly educated, kept
always in wholesome comfort and had
hud all along clothes quite as good as
any of her richer cousins.
What wonder then that Cousin Anne,
who never whined or asked for anything?advice
least tjf all?was well
liked and wholly respected throughout
the whole fumily connection.
What wonder either tiint Cousin
Maria Dalton, also a born Morris, who,
having no children, was a chronic joiner
and daughter of whatever came
along, took a violent .fancy to Josefn.
Maria Dalton was mighty proud of the
Morris blood and doted especially upon
great-grandfather. She had a copy of
his portrait over the mautel in her
front parlor and had coaxed Lemuel
Morris, his eldest grandson, into giving
her his commission in the Continental
army. That, too, of course, was framed
and hung up beside the portrait.
Inevitably the next thing was to entertain
her fellow daughters upon the
occasion when state chapters foregather,
and that meant having Cousin
Anne and Josefn help in the entertaining,
notwithstanding neither of them
beloged to so much as one chapter.
There were reasons, Mrs. Dalton was
careful to explain to the visitors?
Cousin Anne was the greatest home
body, and Josefa, staying with her
dutifully, had no need of belonging.
"Yes; Josefa Is going'to be my heiress.
I believe so In blood," she confided
to the lady president. That person
pricked up her ears. Mrs. Dalton was'
rich, and the lady president had a son.
a lawyer, just starting to practice In
the county town. He needed a wife
badly, especially one with expectations
and family Influence, and he was right
on the spot, having come along with
the chapter, not only by way of escort,
but as speaker of the occasion. He
had seized upon it as a chance to show
his enthusiasm for local history. His
mother, Mrs. Melvln, was Inclined to
regard the fact in the light of a special
invTiucuce. sue uinnagea to speak
with him quietly, a little apart, before
he read his paper and was delighted to
hear him throw into the reading solid
chunks of enthusiasm for Rabun county
and Its glorious past.
Before the assembly broUfc he nnd
met Josefa and talked with her n good
half hour. Next week he called on her
and the next nnd the next. Mrs. Dnlton
was early taken into his confidence
and of course was his warm advocate.
"Yes, as you say, Josefa is a Morris
out and out, all but the name, and we'll
change that," she said, smiling at him.
"And, remember, you are goiug into
politics. I want you to be senator at
the very least. No matter how high
you go, Josefa '11 do you credit. But
don't you fool yourself thinking you
can get her just for asking. That is
not the way with girls of the Morris
blood. Court her like a man and don't
take 'No' if she gives it to yon the first
time."
Jack Melvin listened, yearning to grit
his teeth. He was not the least bit in
love. Josefa was not pretty for all she
was so fresh and wholesome, and he
craved beauty above evervthlnnr
Hides, there was Amelia Ware, but he
dared not let himself think of her.
Since they could not marry he raeaut
to marry this Josefa. I made him
laugh ouly to think of her saying "No"
to him. How could she when she knew
nobody else save a few awkward country
fellows?
Imagine his state of mind when Josefa
did say "No" the first time, the
second, the third and each time more
nnd more as though she meant it After
the third rejection he went to Mrs.
Daiton. She laughed a laugh of indulgent
pride when he had finished, but ?
said emphatically: "I don't blame Josey
?not a bit. You've got the name of
being a dreadful flirt. Whether or no |
you deserve it I am not saying. I'll go 1
over and stay all night with Cousin j
Anne tomorrow. You come out the 1
next day. I think you'll find things !
changed a bit." ;
Woman disposes; man proposes; 1
sometimes fate intervenes. Josefa
stood with fate in this particular wres- 1
tie. She said "No" again and in a way j
that told Jack Melvin at least the 1
game was op. But lira. Daiton held on j
stoutly to her plan. Cousin Anne had H
fallen In with It ardently. For all ber
thrift she had a whole lot of family
pride. Moreover, she wanted Josefa to
get the Daltou rtioney. So she joined ^
forces with her cousin, aud betweeu g
them they gave the prospective heiress
small peace. P
Obstinacy, pure and simple?that was ^
what ailed Josef*. So said her two h
elders in conclave. There could not p
possibly be anybody iu Melvin's way. ti
Josefa bad been sent to school, the v
strictest possible boarding school, wbeu 8
she was barely thirteen. Since she .
came back from It none of the youngBters
roundabout had done more than
speak civilly to' her. Not one had so
much an come to the house, except 1'
Clayton Trigg, who was a faroff cous- b
in and had come to buy yearlings and t;
fat lambs. In virtue equally of his ?
kinship and a sudden shower he had t
stayed to dinner and after it had shnk- g
en hands cordially with both the ladies
of the house. All he had said to Josefa a
was that if she happened to be at the *1
county fair next fall he hoped she tl
would look at his saddle horses. Mug- V
gins and Mill Boy, as he was sure they n
would win the blue ribbon.
At fair time, with Josefa still obdurate,
Mrs. Clayton had doubts as to ^
going, but Mrs. Dalton overruled the
doubts. Thus the three went together
in the Dalton barouche, and for the
best part of the day Josefa was handed
over to Melvih. Just how she managed
it she never knew, but toward 4 o'clock
she slipped nway from him and lost ?
herself in the crowd. It was a delicious
sensation. All tha lnt*? Wimmor
she had been telling herself she would y
run away if she had a chance, but how ^
could she when she had not so much
as a dollar of her own? She almost a
ran until she cnme to the farther side jy
of the amphitheater. At the foot of jr
the stairway she found herself stopped,
her hand strongly gripped and a frank, M
sunburned face with honest blue eyes
smiling down at her, but flushing in ir
spite of its sunburn. w
Mrs. Dalton was off with a knot of c<
the daughters. Mrs. Clayton stood rapt ti
in contemplation of prize patchwork. R
Each believed Josef a safe with the
other: also that Melvin was a further
guard. Therefore they smiled affably '
when the ringmaster shouted that
there was a new feature, a wedding in jr
the exhibit of Scroilsaw, Varnish & CJ
Co., the enterprising furnishing men. C)
A popular young couple had agreed to
be married in the parlor arranged by s(
the flrin. who niennt to show their ap- c<
preciation by making the newly wed a |bi
present of the suit. Mrs. Dalton said
to her next neighbor: "Oh. I reckon it's ai
somebody from the back country. It di
must be. Only bumpkins nnd their ?
sweethearts still tolerate parlor suits." f"
The neighbor nodded, but added:
"Let's go nnd see. I come to fairs
mostly to see that sort of people. They
are sociological exhibits, you knowbetter
worth while than anything tn
the ring."
"Do you think so? Then let's hurry."
Mrs. Dalton agreed, but somehow In .
spite of hurrying their progress was
slow. They came close enough at last
to hear without seeing. After the benediction
the crowd drew its breath,
and women in It whispered: "Why, did
you ever! The girl looked radiant and
quite the lady. And the fellow didn't
kiss her, although the squire bade him
do It."
"Here they comer* said others, falling
apart to make way. Mrs. Clayton
had somehow mef th?m MoiHn
across the way, with Amelia Ware, her !
eyes downcast, clinging to his arm.
Between them, bright eyed, head up,
walked Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Trigg.
Josefa went straight to her mother,
saying demurely, but with the least
hard drawn breath: "We're going on a R
little trip, mother, but It won't be ex- q
travagant The money for the parlor
suit?we sold it before we earned It?
will more than pay expenses. You ?
stay with Aunt Rla. please, till we get
back."
"And then we're going to take care
of you always." Clayton Trigg interrupted.
Mrs. Dalton was too stunned to
speak, but Mrs. Clayton said composedly:
"Well. Joe, I suppose you had to
follow your nose. The Morrises always
did have their own way."
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. J
Exercise.
The surroundings go a long
way toward making exercise | g
beneficial. That work at which
one wins his dally bread is tire- ?
some usually. It is restraint. He 1<
works because he must earn ! | Vj
money. And there is just as i
much physical unfitness among ^
workingmen as there is among e
business men.
Light exercise that is enjoyable ,
often does much more good than ^
heavy exercise that is forced. j1 a
That is why gumes which are 1 *.
founded on exercise do much
more good than the same time 1 ^
spent in bousecleaning, making y
baiTels or hauling lumber. O
Recreation is the first cousin of
exercise, and when the two are
I combined the results are always p
I more commendable. Bxerclse Q
i without mental response k IB I "
Impossibility. , 0
Exercise should embrace all
physical processes?circulation of
the blood, tearing down of worth- J
; less tissue, upbuilding of live
tissue, fresh air and all else that
goes to feed every portion of the ?
body and keep It healthy. And
work at the bench ofttlmes lacks
one, two or half a dozen essentials
and is therefore muscular
abuse rather than muscular use.
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[EJECTS PETITION
UNLESS IRBY SIGNS
There is a constant cry going up
y the friends and suporlers of Gov.
(lease that he is the friend of the
oor man and that he always sticks
y his promise. This is not true, for
e has promised that he will make
ardons when properly signed petiions
are presented. In accordance
nth this promise I secured a petition
igned by all the county officers, all
iirors, more than 2,500 men and more
han 100 women, asking the governor
o pardon my grandson, Parrott Miim.
He refused to grant the pardon
ecause W. C. Irby, ^r,, of this couny,
a candidate for governor on the
(lease ticket, refuses to sign the petiion.
I have been to see the governor
everal times in regard to the matter
nd he has given me good hopes that
he pardon will be granted, provided
he petition contains the signature of
V. Irby, Jr. I am now an old wolan,
83 years old. I want to ask:
5 u rignt tnat 1 should be denied this
ardon for my grandson because this
lease candidate will not sign the petion
?
(Signed) Mrs. Lizzie May.
Laurens, Route 3.
DR. McINTOSITS LETTER
tatement to W. R. Richey is Given
in Full.
Newberry, Aug. 16?Since the mat;r
of the recent interview between
iJ. R. Richey of Laurens and Dr. Jas.
[. Mcintosh of Columbia has been
lentioned in some of the newspapers
nd on the stump, the letter of Dr.
Iclntosh to Mr. Richey is given here
i full:
Newberry, S. C., Aug. 8, 1914.
Ir. W. R. Richey, Laurens, S. C.
Dear Sir: When you requested an
iterview with me, stating that you
ished to refresh my memory as to
;rtain matters pertaining to the conroversy
over the certificate in the
ichey case, I willingly consented to
te interview.
After hearing your earnest presenition
of the matter, and also your
tatement that you were resting uner
an imputation that was humiliatig
to you and to your family, I have
irefully tried to recall all the cirjmstances
surrounding the transacon,
and after mature reflection I am
:ill convinced that I did not sign the |
irf i fionfo i?"?o ^ "* A I
v.nvnvw ?v 1I1V.II nao icau Ul IIIC AU- I
eville and Columbia meetings.
It is due you for me to say that
fter hearing your statement and the
ata presented by you, that I believe
It Makes a
Great Difference
which undertaker you car)
into your hi-no?the careless
and haphazard or the capable
and proficient.
We have not onlyMiad
years of experience, but nave
coupled witn it years of actual
study.
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Undertakers
Main Street at Railroad Crossing. I
Phone 106.
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ffice upstairs, Opposite Hotel Union
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Having us submit our deigns
and prices assures you
f a wide assortment to sesct
from, prices that are
ased on finest quality marie
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advice.
Allow us to draw your atention
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ou to many examples of
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We will appreciate an op%
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r at your establishment.
BAILEY
UNDERTAKING CO.
T. H. MUNRO
Attorney at Law
UNION, S. C.
FFICE OPPOSITE POSTOFFIUE
that yoU thought the signature genuine
and that you acted under that
belief. I am,
Yours truly,
James H. Mcintosh,
Miss Elizabeth McNair, who has
been the guest of Miss Marguerite
Townsend, left Monday for the lower
part of the State to visit college
friends. She will return to Union
for a short visit before going to her
home.
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Jones sold his village lot,
To buy a motor car,
All the money that he got
Was not enough, by far.
Then he sold his family horse
And still the price was she
Now Jones was sorely at a 1<
That car; it must be bought
He put up all the cash he hac
For the balance, gave his n<
Of this deal, he was glad,
The salesman was the goat.
On Sunday morn, he rose at d
To take a joy ride.
When about a mile he'd gone
a Another car he spied.
Just to show what he could d
He throttled up too high,
About a thirty clip he flew,
Down the dusty way.
The other car was going too,
But Jones, to beat was bent
Ran like he was over-due,
Faster and faster went.
The Big Six began to slow.
To take an ugly curve,
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Little of the car was found.
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