The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-12

now, that sought death in every torm7 Oh
Kate, do not turn away from mo. Only let
me hope one day to gain your love only tell
mo that! you will remember me sometimes
Can you ever teach your,cheurt to love me,
Katc.T. An eager light, q look of deep pas;
sionato love rested on his, face, ~ s7's
':Coloncl Willis, I have not thought of this.
My soul has been stepped in deepest woc-I
swas, ,hotHable to ,thinkefor days. and. oweeksq
Phc ightsof hnylifoIwas sdddenly Ifitout; and
L was left to mourn, and gropc in darkness. III
"Oh! Katp, do not tell me that you love
another, I can not give up all hope will
serve, like Jacob of old, glad to be near tho
idol Of my dreams, the guiding star of my
life You do not love another, Kate Z"
'sNo, 10 not love another, l alluded to my
brothor" aHs . l ~
"Thcn, Kate, I may hope, that in time you
will learn to love me-"
Kate and Colonel Willis reached tho house,
not long before the dinner bell sounded Kate
pleaded a headache, and retired to her room.
Mrs. Raymond and the Colonel sat downfall day
without Dr. Rutland. lie had gone out Oh Il
tonrsof 'inspoction," he termed it, aud would
be absent several days. The Yankees had car
ried of all Of Mrs. Raymond's horses and
mules. Very little was left fer them to subslst
on, and the old Doctor had gone out in the
country (walking) to get tho ncccssarics of life
a belt OF. country, twenty-five miles in length,
and only ten in breadth, had not been yui,lcd.
From that source; L. was to draw supplies,
until the next crop was made; and it was in
that section that DIR. Rutland had gone.
Soon after dinner, Mrs. Raymond md Colo
mel Willis were talking Suddenly, he came
and sat down at her feet, and said, sOh Mrs
Raymond, am SO weary Of this dull, aud care
less world .er.qa
Door boy am sorry for you. What is
your sorrow. Tell me, will listen to your
griefs -
He laid his head on her lap, md told her of
his lifc,-of the many SORROWS that had
clouded it ;-and then confessed to her his love
for Kate.
Docs she,ldvc youAin return, Carter %
81 do not know but oh! Mrs. Raymond,
what is life to me without lcr2loye7 A dreary,
dark night,--a bluuk I"
"Cartcr, Kutc is very young yet She is
only eighteen, and has seen but little of the
world I know she loves mo 5't, one else: The
death of her brother has cast dark gloom
over her life. Wait for year, dear friend !;
then come to us again The Keen agony of
her first sorrow will be soothcd by time"
Mrs. Raymond had learned to love the quiet
patient man. lie reminded her a little of her
dead boy; In his gentle, defcrcntal manner,
Was Bfoug gt back td midt1 tile DAYS Of icr9 son,
STAG SoHii 6artII. Too H'aaaM dqiofnsH q ynaot
fIsr heart acled with igfief, as ,shoc listsencl
tb fis ssd story, tod ii his touching way is
Kate did not come into the parlor, until near
tca-timc For the first time since Douglass
died, did smile play around hor lip. Twas
saddened, 'tis true, and but a ghost, a shadow
of tho merry laugh, that had formed part Of
Katc'slcxistcncc. A glow lighted.up the face
Of Colonel Willis. He prcsagcd favorable
rcp)y,7-a happy termination of his love suit
The evening wore. away; and each retired
to dream of events past and to come Noed
we say that brlght-Sarlandcd dreams fit
d'egbtt tho blovsrrs couch 3; need VIC tell you
fur readers, that Kato was angelic in his
dreamlPslpdS? No; the hearts Of all truo maid
ems have been touched in like manner the
dreams Of my readers of the stcrner sex have
been ms full Of joyous anticiputions, as were
those Of Carter Willis and Kate Raymond.
"Colning events" tbs said "cast their shad
ows bcforc;" and SO it was with our poor.
crushed nation. The fall Of Charleston, Co.
lumbia, Wilmington, and lastly Richmond
crushed the brave defenders A nation Of
heroes were reduced to slavery and ruin And,
ere tho conyalcscent Colonel thought of turn
ing hoinoward, there was no more "Confcdc-
rate States" In due course of time General
Raymond came home. News from L had
long before reached him, and he was prepared
to greet the wounded Colonel Willis but he
was little prepared to receive the tidings Mrs
Raymond impaired of his love for Kate
The bravo old man gave him soldiers
greeting, and with it his consent to win his
only child. When, at length, Carter turned
him homcward, he was soon to return to make
his home among his new-found and loving