The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-21

were both present.
! The Doctor l,ad2a bunch Of wild violcts and
'ta spray of helitrope in his button hole. Kate
was fond of wild ,yiolets, aud besides she want
4 ed to tarry her power oversthes Doctor, So
she admired tho violets, md asked him to give
them toll r. q isasgs,5 70 4gidsasa s.,sA4 sls
| He smiled gravelyss % Aiast ~ es 4 Li
I,amTvery sorry, to refuse a 2lady'srequest,, 2
he replied, "but brought these forr Miss Bar.
ing, You know that she came from the coin.
try-that she still is fondly attached TO It, and
thought these forest flowers would pleasant
4 ~ rcmind her of old home. Accept the hell-
troPe, if you please, and he laid. the purple
fragrant thing in her han1.r 4, i. .ei,5. =. i
! IF Kate had aobeyed the impulse Of hes
heart, sho would have flung down the, flower:
and tramplcd on it, but you know it is never
just the thing to- act as you feel. .,i.. '- (.
So she thanked hin, very sweetly. Put the
hellitrope away, in her boquet, and fell to hat
ing him with her SOUL ..g5fa , ,
After that, whenever ohc met DR.. Argenson
she was cold and formal, and he was fully her
equal in that respect. In fact they acted as
much like two spoiled children as grown peos
pie ever do. N s+'iar2a ss
a month aterward it was time to 30 the
country, and Mrs. Cassell went up to Rose
lawn-her country seat on Blue River.
| Nlrs. Casscl was leader of society, and
very fond of company, 80 as soon as she was
established at Roseawn, she sent invitations to
half score of friends to come up and spend
July with her. Il
Everybody knew what charming hostess
Mrs. Cassell was, and of course her invitations
were all accepted.
DR.. Argenson, Miss Barring and Kate Ayr
ton were Of the party
Roselawn was delightful A large roomy
house, with wide, shady polticoes, and vino
wreathed pazzas-just the very situation for
lovers-and then there were immense shade
trees and vine llarbors, and winding drives and
walks-to say nothing Of the charming coun-
try roads all round-the cool forests, the river
with, its.l s'laAss-ssra.. s.a
| which Trout Brook afforded.
Kate said to herself, when she learned that
| Argcnson was to be Of the party, that if she had
known it before she would not have gone her
self--but still she went
Argcnson was very attentive to Miss Bar
ing Toward Kate lie was kind aud polite, be-
cause he was thorough gentleman, and gentle
men never take any oi:cnsc at a ladys GOODNESS,
you know. y,e, .i .es
The Rosclawn party were extremely gay,
and enjoyed themselves wonderfully. And
for real enjoyment commend us to the month
of June or July-a large old country house
and carte blanche to do as We choose--casting
etiquette aside, and substituting common sense
in its place. r,s
Miss Ayrton was appropriated to Guy Hath
court, a young gentleman of wealth and talent
who resided in the ncighborhood.
! So it went on for couple of weeks, and
Kate grew colder aud colder toward the Doctor,
and he took it as coolly as if every beautiful
woman in the world was accustomed to change
herself into an icicle at his approach.
One delightful evening of stars and moon
light, and south winds, they went boating on
the river. A very little accident occurred.
The plank on which Miss Barring was about
leaving the boat, tilted, and the young lady
was precip!tated into tho water.
Every one screamed, and Dr. Argeusou
plunged in after her and brought her to tho
shore-wrappcd her in his great cloak and
kopt his arm round her all the way 10 Rose.
| lawn
And Kate went to bed that night angry
with everybody, and herself particularly.
She did not sleep all night, and rose in the
morning unrcfreshed, and exceedingly anxious
to do something desperate.
We all, at some time or other, have got into
that frame Of mind when We feel as if fate
were closing round us, and that the only relief
for the dull, binding ache caused by the pres
sure OF circumstances, would be found in doing
something desperate.
Of course, Kate did not put any of this into
words-into definite thoughts even, but she
felt it, nevertheless.
She went down to breakfast, with hot Ausl,
on her face, and thought she would take turn
or two up and down the piazza to cool the few.
or in her blood.
Going out there for that purrosc, she cn.
countored DR.. Argenson. He was locking u.