The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-03-16
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1867.

WIZ 10 awaiting Ills TCIuTH.
cha, Assir!" replied Hophin, started from
lis rcvcric; then adding in tone of assumed
tranquility, "my wife, good Assir, is passing
the evening by the bedside Of my niece, Raeh4.
cl, who is dangerously i'll" l
"And. doubtless: you are now going to con-
duct to her home your fair stouscY At least
you will not dcputc that pleasing duty to the
orphan whom you adopted five years ago at the
FEAST of the nUTs! Z!
can act Of humanity" replied IIophin.
cvasvcly.
"Backclhy the moving entrcatics Of your
young wife" furtivcly snce:cai the L!.,sn priest
"How could !. do c::i,crwisc?" continued
l.,phin, with gathering gloom. ''Thc Feast
Of ;ae Hms,' ms you well know, is celebrated to
bless the produce of the earth and to return
thanksgiving to the DIVINE DONOR IIuts
formed of branches are raised before our doors
In these we cat in common during tho festival
1t was ut this feast that Ammiel came to our
hut. How could [ refuse hospitality to fam
ished child? for Ammiel was then but child"
"But is so no longer" observed Assir with
studied Indifference.
"It is exactly five years from this day." went
on IIophin; ~ was. coming from the bath,
when Ezcla met me with her eyes glstcning
with tears, :Oh !,my lord she exclaimed, "a
chill-a poor orphan is at your gate. No
home, no friend, no refuge! Bless the first
year of our union with good work, and let
the feast we now celebrating he to your
wife memorial Of her husbands generous
bounty. Ezcla was beautiful at this mo-
mcnt that promised to adopt the boy. took
him by the hand seated him ut my table, and
called him SON l hope never had reason to
repent my conduct"
Il hope so, toe" replied -tssir mystcriously.
What mean you? Your voice sounds
omnously:' ~ said lloplin, whose usually pale
cheek rcddcncd mp with burning flusli
Nay, speak in my wonted tone, ,, replied
the priest. ,-=.--'-es -s...--5 -----
II know thee for my enemy sharply re-
joined lI"phin.
Your rival once. but your enemy never.
The Lily of Hebron inflan.c,l nc with Il pas
sion such AS few can feel You were preferred
to ne; and. i'll the first moments OF nv ,lcs-
pair, owed you, perhaps, no very great good
will; but nou-poh! no more of this. Ezcl.,
is about twenty. | believe, and you arc fifty,
Ilophin?"
That is my age this very day. replied the
husband Of Ezcla.
"Ezcla is beautiful, mild afftctionatc, but
young and tl,ouyh.lcss."
Assir.''
IL have a nephew at home, fine stripping
like your adopted son .\mmic Now had ii
wife SO young, so beautiful as Ezcla why-wo-
men ~W make comparisons. and they seldom
decide i'll favor of gray hairs"
The priests words were arrows. Ills looks
poisoned the barbs.
wretch, be SILENT" at length burs: forth
llophin. ''Ezcla is ~ pure as the SHOWS Of
llcrmon."
"And who has said to the contrary, my good
llophin. As for mc, | have not the slightest
doubt of it; hut other people say they have
seen and licar,l-"
''Whaty' roarcd EIophin trembling in every
nerve, and pcrspiiiiS at every porc-''what
have they heard what have they scou =
Only the gentle conversation and private
meetings of .lmuicl and Ezcla upon the ter
race"
Serpent or demon" replied IIophin, hiss
ing with the suppressed fury Of both, III this
be false, your life would be but as Il drop in the
cup Of my revenge; but it rrc-truc.-God
of Israel, where am !? My reason wandcrs .
Assir. l"r mcrcyS sake rctract your words
Pluck from my mind. these dreadful suspicious .
say that Ezcla is true, or, by my fathers
gravc-
Ezcla's truth and love can be easily and sure
y proved, calmly interrupted Assir
Glow saspcd lIophin.
"By one Of our pious ceremonies now obso-
lctc; but which on this OCCASION would wish
to revive"
What ceremony"
81 will explain it to you as VIC 90 aloug.
Come said Assir, familiarly passing his arm
under Hopkins. The night advances, and
l;xcla is not yet at home"
CHAP. little TERRACE
II was late at night when IIophin, striding
rapidly through the principal streets of .Jcru-
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