The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-19

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iipsin the single word sssd ding 2';sy as '
are good ssass gnessor, said ii my faif
friend ittis am Invitation to,thes mar
fiago andt eeeption of. my lovely little apet;.
N nipis 6rtony whom, you met here the other
evening gnna admired so muchss ~ She was born
IN thusi0 0ld Dominio ion, and cli1gs Efondlytoi
olleotiontofI our glorious 9old mother
State. @ ;i;sl rs years she has devoted herself
leaeasi TO relieving the necessities pf; tho
lonlttfeaerats ltf prisoners, and nursing the sick
and wounded n the hospitals hore Listen to
What she says in q note accqp, ying
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Bring Your my yysterious and Agreeable
friend, Mr.. w g with you on the 18th al
though he will not tell Us the nature Of his
mission here, because he has the absurd idea
that q woman cannot keep q secret, yet I; know,
lit is somethiug connectedW the welfare Of;
my beloved South 1.-The land of Jackson and.
Lee. is hearty cordial tones and dear old.
accent re music TO my ear; will you not ask
him grace MY wedding with his presence sec
'ss.I shall be only TOO happy 70 accept, said
/; that note falls like balm upon my heart;
none but dear little Virginia girl could have
written 9sucb. hope the man OF her choice
ia WORTH of the gem he has gained.' Y
81 Oh, he siisa noblefellow ?'if returned ;my:
hostessF and the entrance Of the break fastsputs
amend to the conversation
Tho evehtful q day arrived, and, arrayed:i I'M
the regulation dress on ;suck an occesion glos.
81 black immaculate chok ker and irreproachable
fitting Kids costume in which i was some
what puzzled to3makc my acquaintance ], i took
my seat in the carriage beside Mrs. b., and
was rapid whirIsd to the sceneo of enlivenment.l
We did not attend the ceremony which took
place in the church. I; therefore upon our arriv
al, tho bride of an hour had already received
the cong Of her friends upon her ac-
cessions to new dignity lIntering the drawing
room, from which the idayli had been care
fully alilled, yee f1vero
plss tho lenddid array sofs beau
y, ffastion and aellth tkered there; md, for
some moments, imagined that had bcen
4 transported 70 fairy slands g was, however,
awakened from ance, by ap exc clamation
Of delig ght from my comp and found my.
self standing before an imperaonation of grade
aud beauty, clad ;Aiu white satin, orange blosss
SONS, Illusions, and "a dozen other airy nothings,
with which the fair sex arm themselves to stay
theiri nnssspecting victims !sl3 ..y IS
llecting my scattered senses, r soon settled
down to g sspeaces basis" and paying my de-
yciiss with tolerable comp posaro TO the happy
couple, gave place to the eager throng behind
me: Refusing for various reasons, the en-.
treaties Of my friends to be introduced to sun sun
dry danaals Of her acquaintance who were,
pretty and so rich, Z retired to a corner,
from which observation I became an amused
and interested alooker on in Vienna IS -
MY dyc royed over The brilliant soene. 4
Thc,fashing of towels, thcyfutter Of 1acess
And odors Of of'tropichlimask; ~ fEssi
.s Men and womon, Most beautiful faces,
And eyes Of tropical dusk.
mingling with the ~sitching blue ii tiie North
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