The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-21
Shs Impprompta mar rriiase,

HR8EA Acu5 VI y Soukcse cuoJftuOss be oc-
rioas,i if you can. for Eve ninateS. Pray
pray, cease this trifing which is but,
cruel playing with my feelings, and let
us treat this subject as it deserves. sober
ly and serionsly. .Ya8 ass es ssssl>,.f ss
ssweu,s there, thsn!e cried the laugh
ing, blackeyed girl to whom Charles West
erly spoke. "There, then, is that grave
epaHgh2 See, ,Vthe cornersof my mouth
doyh aud my eyes rolled up, aud am
as sober Al p patient Who has caught
sight Of. the dentist 'sg instrument Do L
suit YOU 80 ?''Ssiss "a : fs s;''sAsesss cd ~ 2
"You suit me apyhow, aud you know
1t well, you witch !" cried Charles, gas-
ingswiith . smilo at the pretty face puck
cred upvih its affectation of occurrences
But he was not 70 be driven from his
point, as he resumed gravely, aft. n.
pause The time has come, Susy, when
feel I have right ito demand an ex-
plicit answer to my suit: = You have
triied with my earnest feelings long
enough. l have grown restless under
my letters" %4A
asShake them of, then GlIuFleyw itl-
terrupted the saucy girl, with a defiant.
. tossVof her head, (which said FL defy you
todoi it. as .. ' e .
1.sIscaniiof, Susy, and fyou know it,
replied the hapless lover impaticntly.
..'That being. the case,' said Susy
take my adyice-wear them gracefully
aud don't pull and jerk SO, it only makes
them hurt you Sc s-ee.asea@
The young man turned away, and
walked up and down tlIe room, evidently
aretting and ialpipg internally. Susy,
sneantime, lsuke.l .out of the window aud
,ya@ned- Charles continued his moody
walk "a sFs ee
oh" what beautiful bird is on the
ailac tree" cried susy, suddenly. 'Do
you come aud see it," 81
Charles ateohani.slly approached the
srilia6W aud 4ldoked out. ~. es ~
.-Bdnt you tatirrk, Charley" said Susy
aaying iier hand on his arm, and locking
up eagerly IN his face; don't you think
youcouid manage to--2--'i,ts, -s.g a.5s
What, sussy I" asked Charles, all his
tenderness awakened by her manner,
"Wiiaf ?' Us
.sDrup. a pinch of salt on his back p
returned the provoking girl, with an af-
fectationS of simplicity; for then, ynu
know, you could easily catch IL ~
His answer wa to turn angrily away
His walk this time was longer than
before, aud his csgitations were more
earnest; for he did not @seedaay ofSusy's
ATtfully artless devices to allure hfs ne
tice. At last he stepped abruptly before
her, aud said saae>'a4@ r. ee'-s ~
s"Stey, for three long years without
either confession of losevor promise of
marriage on your part. Often as ! have
demanded toknow yourseatimeats 60
wards me, you have always coqueuishly
refused me an answer This state of
thipgs must cease. love you better
than' iay iifag but ] viii no longer be
yoar plaything Tomorrow you are
going away, to be absent for months, and
r it you cannot; thissvery day, throw
aside your coquetry, and give me an
hores. yes for an answer, l shah CON
pider that have received mo- and act
'accordipgly.' -.
- AID show would that be- What
would you DOR asked Miss susy, Gu
rionsly.A : a.
"Begin by tearing your false, worth
aassnuge from my Aeart,. ,.' cried Charles,
Easintal$ 6 y sinus
st would be curious piece of busi-
ness, Charley; and you would not sue
ceed either" said Susy.
es"Ishould aud would succeed" said
Charles, eas you viii see, if you wish,
dIrgal,4 heartlcss girl r ~ s
aBnt T. don't wish, Charley, dear-I
love dcsrly 80 have you love me-" said
Susy. Is ses
why, tlen," cried tho foolish youth,
quite won over again, "why then, dearest
'Susy, viii you not eonsent.?"
"RewenEbeVs ! snid II liked to-. be
loved" replied 'Susy; ] did not say any
thing shout loving. Bui pray, how long,
sdid.you say sou had been courting me,
an that pretty little speech of yours?"
THREE long years" replied Charles.