The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-07
Three Brave Mem.

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Pretty Barbara Ferros would not marry
Her mother was in constcrnation. +kfm ,ois, a
"Why are you SO stubborn, Barbara3"
she she asked, "you have plenty, Of lovers, /
know,
"But they do not suit mo-" said barbara,
cody. tying back hcr curls before the mirror!
:Why not ?" -iFiiin al
II want when I marry, q man who is brave,
equal to any emergency. If give up my
liberty, want to, be taken care, Of ),
"Silly chld what is the matter with big
Barney, the blacksmith F.? s3
i "IIeis big, but I, never learned that he was
bravc."H 'tw1 ~ q g. 3aaH.a arrtI 4,
"And you never heard that he was was''an not.
What is tho matter with Earnest, the gun
smith ?" ' q. iN@ei IS
Hes as placid as goats milk" ILL.,.
"That is no sign that he is coward There
is little Fritz, the tanner he is quarrclsomc
enough for you surely 7"
Gle is no bigger than bantam cock. It
is little he could do if the house was set upon
by robbers" -----.-.---.-..-.--..--..--
cts not always strength that. wins a fight
my girl 1t takes brains as we'll as brawn.-
Come, now, Barbara, give these young fellows
fair trial" ,. .,l...rs .j
Barbara turned her face before the mirror,
letting down one raven trcss aud looping up
another Z.
sI will, mother said she at last.
That evening, Earnest, the guusnith knock
ed early at.the' door. s,ff t8G as
"You sent for Inc Barbara?' he said going
to the girl, who stood upon the hearth, coqulet-,
tishly warming one pretty foot and then the
other .sisitgSiiG fl! f}ta y A,n
'..Ycs. Earnest" she replied eve becll.
thinking Of what you said the other nisL sLtI
mere. 4 = ss'
ss Well Barbara" IS ~ ~
Earnest spoke, quietly, but his dark blue
eyes flashed, and he looked at her intcntly.
F, II want to test you.''9 iaraaa efr
s fIIow ?"% s5.3 81 F7a,''i, ,-,'nHSa = ~
IL want to see if you dare do n very dis,-
greeablc thing ',l@E. -''@ s.Ft az
| ,''iYhattis it! 7" ,I. Jg Mn ,a.s,. .i3.
"There is an old coffin up stairs 1t smells
Of mold They say Redmond, the murderer,
was buried in it; but the devil canlo for his
body and left the coffin empty at the end Of
week; aud it was finally taken from tho toI,b.
Il is up stairs iathesroomm my z grahasifes iiyy,,,
ii, aud they say grandsire does not rest cas-
in' his grave for some reason, though that /
know nothing about. Dare you make that
coffin your bed to.night.?" ...f1..,- i1f
Earnest hughed.r stsr ge;,4 j. .,.i
SIS that all? Twill that, and sleep sound,
/ ", Why, pretty one, did you think l. had
weak nerves?"
"Your nerves will have good proof if you
undertake it, Remember, no one sleeps in
that wing of the house" y ,qp
81 shall sleep the soundcr. l will send
lad to, show you the chamber. II you stay un-
til morning" said imperious Miss lsafbara,
witha nod Of her pretty head, Il will marry
you"
"You vow it?" l'ta2 .'t3" 5
~ Earnest turned .straightway and followed
the lad in waiting through dim rooms and
passages, up echoingstairs, along narrow, damp
""Jot nHoiC iutS oCuCGCT GuCnl, 10 Il low.
chamber. The boy looked pale and scared
and evidently wanted to hurry away; but
Earnest made him wait until he took survey
OF the room by the aid Of his lamp 1t
was very large and full of recesses, with high
windows i'll thcD which were barred across
Tic remembered that old Grandsire Ferros had
been insane for several years before his DEATH
SO that this precaution had beed necessary for
the safety OF himself and others In the CEN
tire Of the room stood coffin; beside it was
placed chair The room was otherwise per
tcctly empty. II 7sd"a airo4 - "'
Earnest stretched himself in the coffin
"'Be Kind enough to tell Miss Barbara that
it's very good ft:" hc said.
Tho, boy went out and shut the door, lcay-
ing tho young gunslnith alone in the,dark.
Meanwhile, Barbara was talking with tho
big blacksmith in the kecping-room. g., so.
Barney" said she, pulling hor hands away
from his grasp when ho would have kissed
her, "lve a test to put to you before L give
you any answer. There is a corpse lying in