The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-07
20 Three Bravo Men.

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Pretty Barbara Ferros would not marry.
Her mother was in CONSERVATION .'-an ssis, (,
"Why are you SO stubborn, Barbara"
she she asked, 5..'you have plenty, Of lovers, /
know
Shut they do not suit no." said Barbara,
cody. tying back her curls before the mirror.
:Why not ?" .=,,ttiN aal
81 want, when I marry, a man who. is brave,
equal to any emergency. If | give up my
liberty, l want TO- be taken caro- Of" ),
"Silly child! What is the matter with big
Barney, the blacksmith I? 10
i! "IIeis big, but 1 never learned that he was
bravc''B anr u y b. si:.s t.,t srItH Z.
| Sand you never heard that lie was not
What is tho matter with Earnest, the gun
smith ?" 'ti 4t@ Il,
'IIc's as placid as goats milk"
"That is no sign that he is a coward. There
is little Fritz, the tanner he is quarrclsomc
enough for you surely 7" ''. .ff IL
ellie is no bigger than bantam cock It
is little he could do 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." Il. rt,4.,8 III. AZ
Barbara turned her face before the mirror,
letting down one raven trcss aud looping up
another. @ ~
"1 will, mother" said she at last
That evening, Earnest, the gunsmith knock
ed early at.the'door. 49,
"You scut for Inc Barbara?" he said going
to the girl, who stood upon the hearth, coquet-
tishly warming one pretty foot and then the
other. ;ti',i5s4.'5 t,ll ifitH' u s,b
'Ycs, Earnest" she replied. aIve been
thinking Of what you said the other night
i ssi5n swSFs nero ) - -
T ''Wclls Barbara, sil -
Eprncst spoke. quietly, but his dark blue
eyes flashed, and he looked at her iutcntly. ),
II want to test you.''n ihiroA5 oir
.5isuow q" 1 = J. sg' rza,Hsl...n'ea. ., ''o
IL want to sec you dare do n very disa-
greeablc thing, i'.i',sa $50, .iia 4s a
/ ,"lVhat is it 7" f. l y.,-s Nv
s'Therc is an old coffin up stairs. 1t smells
Of mold. They say Redmond, tic murderer,
was buried in it; but the devil came for his
body aud left the coffin empty at the end Of
week; aud it was finally taken from tho tomb,
Il Is up stairs ia athesrOom my grahasifes die.
iii, and they say grandsire docs pQtrcst@ cas-
l'in'his grave for some reason, though that
know nothing about. !, Dare you make tllat
| colip your bed to-night?'" ,,-.. ~
g Earnest laughed.I a,r getrl
'Is that all? 1 will 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" II 1tap
81 shall sleep the soundcr I will send a
lad to, show you the chamber. If you stay un.
til morning" said imperious Miss lsafbara,
with. mod of her pretty head, II will marry
you"
| 'Y on vow it 2" o- J't.a ,ataa
Earnest turned straightway and followed
the lad in waiting through dim rooms and
passages, up cchoingstairs, along narrow, damp
ways, who're rats scatter before them, to low
chnmber. 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 in them, which were barred across.
lie remembered that old Grandsirc Fcrros had
becn insane for several years before his death,
so that this prccaution had bccd necessary for
the safety of himself and Others In the cen.
tire of the room stood coffin; beside it was
placed u chair. Tho room was otherwise pcr
fcctly empty. H 'si2. o'7el - ~.
Earnest stretched himself in tho coffin.
t1I}c Kind enough to tell Miss Barbara that
it's very good fit" he said.
i The boy went out aud shut the door, lcay-
Fms the young gunslnith alone in the,dark.
| Meanwhile, Barbara was talking with tho
big blacksmith in tho Keeping room. go
Barney" said she, pulling hor hands away
from his grasp when hc would have kissed
her, '"1've a test to put to you before give
| YOU any answer There ia n cornse lyinr i'm