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

noT, that sought death In every tOrmI Oh ]!
Kate, do not turn away from mo. Only let
me nope one day to gain your love ;-only tell
mo that you wi remember! me sometimes.
CAN you over teach your,,heart to love me,
Kate Z" An eager light, look of deep pas;
sionate love rested on his. facc, 80 -
q ,:ColoncI Willis, I have. not thought of this.
My soul has been stepped in deepest wloe-T
was tfiable TO HfinEa for e.dayaa md syAeks7
9phel iigKt7of haylifetwas Suddenly 1futout; and
/ was left to mourn, and grope in darkness: Il Ii ::
l fOh Kato, do not tell me that you love
another, ! can not give up all hope I will.
serve, like Jacob of old, glad to be near the
idol of MY dreams, The guiding star of my
life. You do not love another, Kate ?'
"No, do not love another, 1 alluded to my
brother" tirt II .lae - h.
"Thcn, Kate, 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 hoad-achc, md retired to her room.
Mrs. Raymond and the Colonel sat downt that day
without DR.. Rutland He had gone out on u
toar.of inspection" he termed it, and would
be absent several days. The Yankees had car
ried off 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 the ncccssarics of life
a belt OF. country, twenty-five miles in length,
and only ten i'll breadth, had not been rui1ca.
From that source, I-- was to draw supplies,
until the next crop was made; aud it was in
that section that DIR. Rutland had gone
Soon after dinner, Mrs. Raymond and Colo
mel Willis were talking. Suddenly, he came
aud sat down at her feet, and said, 'Oh Mrs.
Raymond, / am SO weary Of this dull, aud care
less world" zls ..,..,
i. Poor boy am sorry for you. What is
your sorrow. Tell me, will listen to your
griefs. 20. So -''s, '9',a .''''SH f ~ !
He. laid his head on herlap, md told her Of
his life,-of tho many sorrows, that had
clouded it;-and then confessed to her his love
for Kate.
Docs she.luvo youSin rcturn,r Cartor,?''
do not know ;irbut olii HRS! Raymond,
what is life to me without hcr9ioye? A,dreary,
dark night.--a blnuk !"D
"Cartcr, Kutc is very young yet She is
only eighteen, and hus seen but little of the
world. I know she loves no tl ono else. The
death of her. brother has cast dark gloom
over her life. Wuit for year, dear friosna
then como to US again. The Keen agony Of
her first sorrow will be soothcd by time" "'4@
Mrs. Raymond had learned to love the quiet,
patient man. lie reminded her little of her
dead boy; 8. In his gentle, dofercntial manner,
wasBfoug baek to mild TIC DAYS of Her. Her Son rs
STAY ofi eartdliI.e rtdliIeiioU coosm dqiebdSH fc yneot
Hsr i Heart aclea With fgfief, as 'sho listened ia
tA h g.. 'ss!s tSaachihfgg ggsa way! ls=
Kate did not come into the parlor, until near
tca-tilnc. For the first time since Douglass
died, did q smile play around her lip. Twas
saddensd, 'tis true, and but a ghost; "A shadow
of the merry laugh, that had formed part of
Katc'sfexistcncc.' A glow lighted,up the face
Of Colonel Willis. He prcsagcd aefayorablc
rcp}y,T,a happy termination Of his love suit.
The eye'nj evening worc. away; and each retired
to dream Of events past and to come, Noed
we say that ,l lbrgght-gsarlandcd g sril4and dreams fit
9qsbtb floves's cowqqh w need We tell you,
fur resderss that Kate was angelic in his
dreamlapdSg 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 as full Of joyous anticipations, as were
those of Carter Willis and IdDto Raymond.
"Comins event" tbs said scast their shad-
ows before" and so it was with our moor.
crushed nation. The fall Of Charleston, Co.
lumbia, Wilmington and lastly Richmond,
crushed the brave defenders. A nation of
heroes werc reduced to slavery and ruin. And,
ere tho conyalescent Colonel thought Of turn
ing homcward, there was no moro tConfcdc-
rate States" Iii duo 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 tdings Mrs.
Raymond impaired Of his love for Kate
The bravo old man gave him a 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