The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-09-01
From tie Sunday Times.
ASSAULTED BY RUFFIANS,
Dl MARY KYLE DALLAS.


-ernnt. | was sitting alone on the vcran-
dan, feeling very lonesome and very cross,
for the children had gone TO the city TO
visit brother Tom and sister-n law, and
l'saIter and John were off on Il fishing
excursion with Il party of friends, and did
not expect any Of them home for sew
cral days. Besides, could not make up
my mind whether to be angry at l'>;tl,cr
Tor leaving me So long alone, or TO be
worried about liiln-a"cidcnts 50 trc.
1uently hap! cn at fishing parties, You
know and, between the two feelings,
was much more uncomfortable than ii
could have INDUCED either unintcrruptcdy
rs every one who has ever been in Tic same
situation must admit
had Just made up my mind to 90 up
stairs and lay down and have a good cry,
when the stage, which ran through the
village twice II day, ratified up TO our gate,
stopped, and finally Deposited safely in the
garden path a young lady, Il travelling bag,
and brown paper parcel. The lady
was nv friend. Mis- Rosa Wells, and the
travelling bag and brown paper parcel plain
" told that she intended TO make me :,
visit. l was delighted at the thought.
Nothing was ever more orporturc. and !
was always charmed TO see Rosa. Ny low
spirits had entirely LETT me in the sLor,
space of half an hour.
While Hosa was arranging her hair AMI
changing her travclinr.,lrc,s. ran down
stairs to give Il.r>:ha some directions.
found that demscl hald ut vol, 1T
the ironing table. and in a tcrribl. Stat,
Of curiosity.
80 we've got comnanv - was her
first saiutatiou. .Citv folks. reckon >
YES answered. Miss Wells is from
the city,
j thouni,. So was ,I,n ,ci,;n,I,.rs c;.v
folks gowns alters stick out 50 nice. ry.
ironed up tie best rulllvd pillow ca~cs ans!
busted the spar. lr,.roo;n, Mis-. J,,uI;cr,
and mixed uu some fu.t.ratc cake. anJ
/ reckon shell find on, how, wc kin hes.
rood yc,uaIs in the co;;u.rr v,.,.v.r !,
is. There .;n'. .oi.o.]y l;i,. l,.a, p,c =, cal.
and sass
saw that NV domestic dir,,,iv WAS sof;.
in the hands uf jl,,,jba. and knew ,,.a,
she would not fail to produce the !,cS, sup.
per circumstances -, ;,i,, .,!.n:. Of. 50
I went up stairs, w:;!i Il liind rs free from
all anxiety as Tia. Of Il school !,cv il raca-
ton.
i;osa wa2 cutie dressed. a::l sc T.. t:,wi
and had II LONG chat .hou, everything anil
everybody. Rosa revealed to NE. us a
great secret, tla. She was engaged, and
answered that hoped she would be as
happy as was, never once remembering
the unpIcasan: feeling I llal been nduIg-
ing in about that fishing party only IN hour
before.
We'll, aftc: 4 while, wien my friend WAS
thoroughly rested, I proposed walk
and, rs the sun had nearly gone down
and we were sure to meet no one, we start.
cd, lust rs We were, without our bonnct,,
and went down toward the water.
side.
Rosa could not praise the l.,ace croucl,
It was San earthly raradjsc.' sin. said ,
suot which s,,oo]I 10 consccr,,c1 :, nm.
s;c love and frcpdsh;n, sho o,n,o1
Nooro 8 Scou or,, Dvror and vo,ro,l ,,a,
she cou)J live anil ii. & u,o worl, c,ro..
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