The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-21
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fious, if you can, for five. minutes. Pray,
pray, cease this triaings which is but
cruel playing with my feelings, and let
us.treat this subject as it deserves: sober
ly and seriously.D,lsa a@sa g s-vs,>, q,
@Well, there then r cried the laugh
ing, blackeyed girl 20 whom Charles West
erly spoke. "There, then, is that grave
egaugl,2 y See, sthe corners of my mouth
down, aud my eyes rolled up, aud ann
asssoser ssNa patient ,%so has caught
sight Of the dentists instrument Do
suit Won so o,possAs3s ,S - sssessss sai 81 g
"You suit me anyhow, aud you know
it well. you witch r. cried Charles, gag
ing with a ssmile ut the pretty face puck
cred upin It's eaffeetation of occurrences
But he was not to be driven from his
point, as he resumed gravely, after. a
pause -seThe time has come, Susy, when
l feel / have right to demand an ex-
plicit answer to my suit. You have
triaed with my earnest feelings long
enough. have grown restless under
my fetters." A
''Shake them off, then Charley!" in-
terrupted the saucy girl, with defiant
:. tosSsof her head, which said,7..I defy you
tGdo.it..''' 80. @
II cannot, Susy, and you 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
chem hurt you
The young man turned away, and
walked Up and down the room, evidently
tretting and filming internally Susy,
meantime, looke.l out of the window aud
,yawned- Charles continued his moody
walk.
oh" what beautiful bird is on the
ailac tree" cried susy, suddenly. "Do
you come and see it,"
Charles mechanically approached the
ssitiadw 'siid SlooiSed out. s7s s ~
+Bdn't you thifk, Charley" said Susy
aa5fag her hand ON his arm, aud locking
Zip eagerly in his face; don 7 you think
you could manage To-"
What, susy p asked Charles, all his
tenderness awakened by her mauner
"What z" ts
.eDrop pinch of salt on his back p
returned the provoking girl, with an af-
fecta,ion of simplicity for then, YOU
know. you could easily catch it Y''
His answer wa: to turn angrily away
His walk this time wns longer than
before, aud his cegitations were more
earnest; for be did not Aeed aay of.Susy s
aTtfully artless devices to allure hfs NO
tice. AT last he stepped abruptly before
her, and said: Fh p
s"Stsy, for three long years without
either confession of love-or promise of
marriage on your part, Often as i have
dsmanded 90 know urseRtimouts co.
wards me, yor have always coquelishly
refused me an answer. This state of
things must cease. I love you better
than my life; but / will no longer be
yopr plaything. Tomorrow you are
going away, to be absent for months, and
it you cannot; this very day, throw
aside your coquetry, and give me an
Aore4- yes for au answer, shall oon-
slider that have received mo- and act
'scpofdingly."
.sstA'ud how would that be ? What
wotld you do!" asked Miss susy, GU
Eiously. q
~Begin by tearing your false, worth
dss6nsge from my Aeart !" cried Charles,
ahriously. s
"It would be curious piece of 'busi-
ness, Charley and you would not sue
ceed either" said Susy.
sf"I should aud would sacceed," saiG
CHARLES, .as you will see, if you wish,
cruel, henrtless girl !"
"But I,dou't wish, Charley, dear-I
love derrly TO have you love me, said
Susy. Is
"Why, then" cried the foolish youth,
quite won over again, why then, dearest
'Susy, will you not eonsent,?"
'Rewembeps ! said Il liked to. be
loved" replied susy; ] did mot say any
thing about loving. But pray, how long,
didyou say you had been courting me,
an that pretty little speech of yours ?"
"Thsee long years." replied Charles,