Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-02-13

had only given his private note to these pco.
pie; andthe simple end OF the matter is, tha
he has failcd, and can't pay them. he ncedn'
have run awayA ought not to, for that matter
it lookssbad.psstt = 49,
But sof coprse; if be had staid he must
have given inp, all his property; and they can
take gsean't they?" she asked, speak
ing siillswith that strange calmness which de-
ceivod Squire Eatabrook utterly rs to- the
depth Of her emotion.
think he has no property" he answered
" He usel Ms own funds, without doubt, be-
fore those of other people"
Batthere is the p!acc-tlle handsonies!
place iastoTn. 1t is worth ten thousand dol
lars, at least"
." Butitsis not Mr.. Cromyns.n
He waited moment, watching the startled
look ossprprisc on her face; her diating
eyes; ber:hafids nervousiy cIulchcd together
Thrn Rswent on,
F" MoTe than year ago your father decided
the piqe to you, 8 ID the decd was put on re-
cord. T don't know why, unless to make
everything sure for you bef're be ran any
risks. was before be began any Of these
speculations. The property is yours, snug
and fast andiFno one can takc.it from you. u
MaThnnk God u she cried. drawing long
breath5ofre "'Thani God that it is in
my handsl How can it. be ,sQld to the best
advantage e.
Squire Estabrook looked at her with secret
curiosity. Did she bave some shrewd guess
as to where her father had gone, and mean To
turn tie property into money and follow him ?
Or was Cromyn's daugh'era hcruine2
/ f.iak, l could find a customer in a
week, ,She said, slowly. 81 know Of one or
two illsnswho would be glad to purchase it."
"SMit, then, as speedily as possible. to the
management
Aadh5W will you bavc the monc- in.
rested!?n heasled her, with cu;iors interest.
4" AreYou sure you caa do better with it than
justtokeep the place as it is, and let it a.
"Hsy % she crcd with n..sh;ns eyes. !" l.
it possible you judgecf me so mean'g as to
thinks sISwouid appropriate it in any, way but
one?H Every dollar of it must 90 toward
.payirs my laibers debls-rcdacing tue NUN
bar o&thoSe who suilarei BY hinl."
lei urder>taud you rightly, young LADY,
you I.cpnsc to bcggar yourself for the bene
tit 6fsyouy fither's creditors ?"
"Isprdpo;e to use rny G.ther's money in re
decntf,g, as il!r as possible, my fathers name
from disgrace. II you will not assist me, l
wl!l.g TO some OTHER law r. AS for beg
g;.r;as myself, will agree acTer to ask bread
al yoRr door
Sh3spoke ho,ly, and the lawyer watchcd
her k1inc, in his cuol, anglylica, fashion. to
see hsrface sparkle 81 with irdignation He
tegasso admire ard respect her both t,oE2 h
usual he was very Indifferent to women. He
smile at last, and spoke soothingly, as one
wouM.to an excited child
'.JE8il M mage it for yca, i! you are
detesained. only wanted you 10 think
twice.
afsbad 10 need % ihiuk al all" she an.
TEsn len siis % Sei aw!y .f5, lin 4s,,,e,
beginning TO realize, now tie iVnracdiatc need
Tor action was over, how raTless night hai
scttlrd down upon her life. She knew that Ia
give up this property was siGpy and Clearly
ght--ihe only way; but how hard it was.
She had lived in ease and luxury al hcr life !:
now she must earn her first dollar, every dol.
lar she was to Lave hereafter. She had loved
her ia,her, too with the tender Lore Of al
Only Child for an only parcnt-and now he
was gonc. And she could bear even that
bear never to see him again OF earth; better
than she could crdurr that he should have
fallen from lis nigh place in her es ccm. She
could love him, weep Tor hnI--bn. what it
s.c could meyer honor tim auy mere?
And then ;hare w., ii.r lpver! L was
strange that sn,. hal MT once ia lU.i, o.. n;,n
as help OF strength in ihis hoir'of her :''hc.
! thirk that ins;:.c.i:elv Sic ralc:stpi him
and kncw that h.s lore was something tha;
wo- Id flourish only-'in the sunsline. '"iS'
tic remembrance. ,oi him cAn:e,- also, the
rec lie tioa OF aohtr Gii1v u be 4i'.. Sile
inu.. write 10 him, and l.: him knJw
trg,b. She wro;e Il few sentences, ii'rg
lin tie s;ory h;i~l,.; and Hen aiding that
hey mast no lurger b, anything t.; each
Other. She way 100 iust 20 al!o~ bin 70
share her mi.f3r ires-ih i: "rays innss be
;;r.r; from herce,or b.
4 nob,er man ouli have loved her mo'a
than eyci: bit Charley. tsfe had it'll. iea!
grandeur ol soul. .us was used 20 Lrcn. b"
admired hcr; yet, in his inmnst nnart. he elt
s.crc. eiadness TIA. she had released him.
He snoii,.l ,n;.s l;er, he :aaw; bat th.r it
wou 4 not be 30 plYa.AHt to marry 'iin ''.nsh
Ter lf a ruined man; and Il p'ahless vie
wss . loxpry c was i!.a7'!ty' abb t. at! I'd
Still he weat 10 .ec her. AMI said a g'ea;
many tender ard graceful th''gs; even went
50 lar as - ask he: 50 reconsider her deter
mina;ion. But her great Sorr1T had cleared
her vision: she coull Sc now straish tbroag''
all shams-Caaricy Frye am ps Ehsm. ;
sent him away rc=olu:e s.; and II she wep
any tears attc.wari it was lar the lnss oi al
idol cat dom and broken, Of which this mgn
was but the fragments.
Four weeks after that she sat down alone 10
her room little room, which She had hired
in the house o: kindly, good tempered neigh
bor, whom she could trust to be neither intru
siye or unfeelng, and SIT herself to look her
new life IN the face. Father, nTer, home,
bright CREAMS happy spring-iime Of youth
nj, were gone. At eighteen she was utterly
alons in the world-alone, aud with A-r own
way 10 make. She reviewed her resources,
aud found only her needle, that one bright,
t;nv shaft, with which to fight her worlds
battle. She had given up all nov she Gaa
only 10 20 on! Wasi it so easy to- dn right
to be good, TO lvc truc NC Do sue us:u ~
think? How far back il the pas: that" used
to" seemed. y feeling OF utter deso)atlon,
against which she had struggled successfully
before, overcame her now, and she burst into
passion Of bitter tears.
The next morning found her feverish and
almost III. but she would hot give up. To her
brave, resilient nature, work, ,rshe felts would
he the best medicine. And she was not long
in finding it. She developed as genuine
talent for needle work as some other women
have shown for art and before six months
had passed no wardrobe in Rgeiiald was oon
sidered fashionably complete that WAS not o
her d, sgring. She took up her burden SC
bravcly and cheerfully that no one thought
of pity, or guessed that she needed it,. Nor
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