The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-06
.S1ATURD.A+Y z. Y I, MORNING.

day--three dpllars-but don't know where the
money is,to, come froui., + The coal is burnt up,
and pore must be ordered Oh, dear! I'm
discouraged. Every year fall Behind. This
winter did hope to get little in advance
but if forty dollar dresses are to be tho order
of the day, there's an end to that. dcyoutly to
be wished for oonsummation. Debt debt
How have shrunl from It but steadily now
it is closing its Briarian arms around me- and
my constructing chest labors in q respiration.
oh! if I could but disentangIc myself now,
while have the strength Of early manhood,
and the bonds that hold tilnne ARE weak. IF Ada
could see rs scc-if could make her under
stand rightly my position: Alas that is hope
less, fearn . lahlo .,I euaalcp M,
And Mr.. Whitman hurried his stepsl le,
cause his heart beat quicker and his thoughts
were -uunnY'luly excited. J.,
Net long time after Mr. Whitman left
home, the city postmainp delivered Il iticr" to
his address. The wife cxanliiicd the writing /
on'the envelope, which WAS in bold nasc,,-
line hand, andu she said to herself as she did
81 wonder who can this can be, from?"
Something more than curiosity moved her.
There intruded on her mind vague feeling Of
disquict, MS if the ,nissive bore unpleasant
ncws yor her 'husbund. The stamp showed it.
to be city. letter. a, few times of late, such
letters had como to his address, and she had
noticed that lie had read them hurriedly aud
thrust them without remark into his pocket
and became silent
''If the Thought Of Mrs. Whitman recuftcd
as Was natural, to the elegant silk dress Of
which she wns t0sbccome the owner uu that
days she did not feel the proud satisfaction her
vain heart experienced little while before
Something; of its beauty had faded
:s'If only knew what that letter contained"
she said lihlf ali hour after it came in, her
mind still feeling the pressure which hal cone
down upon it SO strangely, rs it seemed to her
She went to the mantle piece, took up the. let
ter, and examined the supcrscription. 1t gave
no light. Steadily it kept growing upon her
mind that the contents were Of nature to
trouble her husband,
Mrs. Whitman turned the letter over and
over again i'll her hand, ina thoughtful way,
and as She did so the of itcr lfusGant
sober faced and silent, as he had become for
most of the time of late, presented itself with
unusual vividness Sympathy stole into her
heart. isitu -iigG}i tG'{
"loor Charles" she said as til. feeling in.
crcascd: I'm afraid something is going wrong
with him"
Placing the letter on the mantle-piccc.
where he could see it. when he came 10 Mrs.
Whitman entered upon some household duties
but strange impression, rs Of weight, lay
upon Eer hoart-n sense of impending cv-a
vague feeling that all was not well with her
husband
lie has been a little mysterious of late" she
said to herself. The idea affected her very un-
pleasantly. "IIe grows more silent and re-
scrved," sho addcd, as though her mind under
kind of fcvcrish excitement became active in
new direction. "NIorc indrawn, as it were,
and less interested in what is going OH around
him. His coldncs chills nc at times, and his
irritation hurts me-"
She drew long deep sigh. Then with an
almost startling vividncss, came before hor
mind in contrast, her tender, loving cheerful
husband of three years before, and her quiet
silent, sober faced husband Of to-day.
Something is going wrong with him /" she
s''d aloud, as tho feeling grew stronger.
'What can it bc?"
The letter was in her hand.
"This MAY give mo light" And with care
ful fingers she opened the envelope, not break
ing the papcr, SO that she could seal it again if
she desired to do SO. There wus bill of sixty
dollars, and communication from the person
sending the bill Hc was jcwclcr
eff this is not settled at once" he wrote, 81
shall put the account in suit. 1t hns been
standing for over year, and am tired of
getting excuses instead Of my money"
The bill was for lady's watch, which Mrs.
Whitman had almost compelled her husband
to purchase. Not paid for? Is it possible 7"
Exclaimed the little woman, in blank astonisl
mcnt, while the blood mounted to her fore
head.
Thon she sat down to think. Light began