The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-04-10
CwhirrhS FOR THE oRASoEDuRo NEwa.
OUR WAGER
OR
MY FL1RTATION
WITH
MISS ILDERTON.
Gwhirrhs FOR THE oRAxaEDuRo xEwa. I

II
aud the one who was so ridiculous as to fall in
love or anything of that sort, was to be hearth
ly laughed at and to forfeit and pay the price
of the wagcr-a valuable present
Miss Lucy 1lderton and myself entered
into such an agreement during the third
or fourth evening of acquaintance as
delightful way of passing the few months that
! VIC wnnla bc together in the rillage .s I
badc her ndieu on tho occasion Of our enter.
ing upon the arranged firtaton, asked her
to walk with me the next afternoon, to which
she asscnted.
The next afternoon, delightful spring af-
tcrnoon, at about five O'clock, we descended
the steps Of her fathers residence for our
walk
She lookcd stylish and fashionable in her
walking dress and was doing my best to
make the walk as agreeable to her, ss knew
it would be. to myself
We issued out of the gate, and then hesita.
ted rs to which way to go.
'Shc looked at me and would have said.
Whore away ?"
anticipated and proposed, "Not dress
parade through the village but shady walk
in the woods, aud perhaps seat on log"
She agreed and We turned towards the
woods not to pick jessamincs or anthing ro-
mantle and tiresome, but to avoid the inter
rup.ion Of meeting acquaintances aud to pre-
vent the village gossip from interfering with
our arrangements.
We chatted until out of the village without
at all mentioning our proposed filtration.
AS soon as VIC entered little lonesome piccc
i =, woods, / said: -.
"M;ss lldcrton, you remember our arrange
mcut of last night, do you? ?"
oh: yes! certainly. Is it to go into opc,
ration at oncc!"
II suppose SO. Did you not understand i,
SOP"
"Oh yes, proceed"
And our Irritation began.
Miss llderton, do you know that think
that this arrangement will not provo as pleas.
ant as L thought when L first proposed it.
thought of it last night after got home and
have been thinking of it all the morning.
think that it is really trif1iug with feelings that
arc too pure and sacred to be lnadc toys and
playthings of-that it is counterfciting emo
tions that the higher law of our nature con
demns as unlawful aud dangerous | really
think that the counterfciting of these the
nublest and holiest instincts Of our nature, if
indulgcd in, will produce as great state of
moral confusion in the heart, in drprccatng
and rendering totally worthless the media
through which the expression of its graudsst
sentiments finds currency to the outer world
"a confusion and depreciation, 1 say as COM
plete and total ~ that which would be pro-
duccd in the financial world, if the counterfeit
ing OF the currency were not strictly forbidden
and severely punished. think that it is like
the impious monarch who held unholy fcsti-
val aud rcvelcd ani riotcd with the silver vcs-
sells and service of the temple of God. look
upon it ns a species of profanity taking in
vain of instincts and sentiments and emo
tions, for which we would not be held guilt
less"
iihHSiic u you eau ncr surprise NJ thlS ORA
ton OF mine. At first she laughed as though
she thought it r"se, ore Of the cards in our
new game, as proceeded the smile faded into
look of Intense curiosity, rs if perfectly at Il
lnss to understand nc, and before had con-
cluded, she looked more serious and conscious
than l thought her fashionable happy face
could look
Sine did look apprcciative and serious as she
replied
IL agree with you fully. 1t is wrong.
never thought OF it in that light L shall
never thus triAe with those feelings which are
the grandcst and holiest of NY nature"
had struck the right chord-it yibratod
aud responded to the touch. l had played u
trump card; was about winning the game by
tricks, certainly not by hpnors
saw her whole hand-hcr heart
continued to say:
Besides, Miss Lucy, after having acted a
part like this; after having mutually trifed
with our own and each others feelings, how
could either of us ever indulge those feelings
in their true and real action and spontaneous