The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-07-03
VOLUME 3.
! The Disguised Heiress.

window plunged in deep thought. This
need not be wondered at, for the question
upon which she. was pondering affected
. her deeply
She was an heiress, having come into
possession, at her majority, of fifty thou
sand dollars. She was prepossessing in
her appearance, and this, as was natural
added to the report of her wealth, which.
as usual was considerably exaggerated,
. brought her suffers in plenty. Among
them she made choice of William Winsor,
and in few weeks they were to be mar
ried. 49,
j. William was engaged in the wholesale
clothing business, and had the reputation
fTofbeing q sharpand active man of business.
He was of good appearance, and as far as
could be Judged, was good match even
for the heiress. Nothing to his preju-
dice had come to her ears until the day
before. A poor woman had come to the
door in evident poverty, and asked for
relief On being questioned, she said
she'had been employed making shirts at
twelve cents apiece for wholesale deal
ers-that after making dozen and car
Fyiag them to the store, she had been
roughly told that they were spoiled and
chat nothing would be paid her for her
work; but she might have some more if
she would agree to make them better.
She added that this was one of the ways
IN which the firm made money out of
poor work women, by pretending thut
the work was unsatisfactory done when
i really nc fault could be reasonably found
with it.
- The sum, small rs it was, of which she
had been dcfraudcd, was all important to
her as it represented nearly weeks
work.
qr,"Only a dollar and forty y-four cents for
weeks work, )" exclaimed Miss Vernon
in disnlay.
sss9ssThass s;ii,sIne poarssgmaa,zs=s~
2 SHOW then, do you live
'It can hardly be called living. It's
just barely keeping body and soul to-
gcther." said the poor old woman.
Sand who is this cxtortiuncr that first
offers you starvation wages, aud then de-
4 frauds you even of them ?" asked Miss
Vernon Indignantly.
"William Wiusor."
''Who?" demanded Miss Vernon.
quickly.
''William Winsor."
II can hardly believe this. l know
the gentleman"
"lt is true, and you will fluid it to be
Bo.'
81 will investigate the matter Here
is FIVE dollars for your present needs.
Come here tomorrow at this time and |
may have some work for you to do"
The poor woman departed invoking
blessings upon the heiress.
81 will look into this" said Margaret
Vernon rcsolutely, "and if it proves true
the engagement between William Winsor
and myself shall be broken. l will not
give myself to such man."
"Nancy," said Miss Vernon the next
morning to the chambermaid, "have you
an old dress and shabby cloak and bon
not you can lend ME 2"
81 have got some that are SO poor that
am not going to wear them again."
said Nancy, surprised at such an inqu-
ry.
& "Will you lend them to me ?"
g "Of course, Miss; but what would the
likes of you want of such old clothes 2"
- ga little fun, that is ALL" said Miss
Vernon. 81 am going to disguise my
self, and see if l can't deceive some,
body"
With this explanation Nancy was CON
tent and produced the clothes. Miss
Vernon put them on, and in addition
borrowed from another of the SER
wants, thick green veil, somewhat the
worse for wear, and then set out on her
mission. No one ia her disguise would
have recognised the usually elegantly
dressed heiress, Miss Margaret Vernon
Miss Vernon slipped out of the base
mont door and took her way to large
store, on which was inscribed the name
William Winson in large gilt letters.
She entered and after awhile clerk
spoke TO her in rough voice:
well, what do you want ?"