The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-09-11

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Office, in narrow street in Richmond,
the very place where the letter Of Mr..
Black, attorney for the estate of hisl
uncle, reached him, bringing tidings of
his great good fortune. His spirits, that
had been weighed down by the sad
changes nistortunes had wrought, now
sprang up with the elastic rebound natu-
raj to youth and joy.
ga parting visit to Fan ~ he cried
gaily, "and then for New York aud plea
sure !" ., 4
That evening found him seated by
Fannys side, in her mothers parlor,
talking grandly of his possessions, his
schemes aud pleasures. She listened at
first, with a bounding pulse and kin
ding fac, for the happiness that had just
been awaiting turn in fortunes wheel,
would surely be theirs now. But as he
went ON with his airy braggadocio, it
suddenly struck her, like blow, that he
had not once included her in any of his
plans. 1t had been--"I will do this :"
and, ~ will do that" with selfish
oblivion of her dearest hopes. When
this thought came to her, her hands
ceased their happy, nervous auttering,
aud tho flush died from her face. She
sat by him very still, her lips never
moviug-just her heart crying out, in its
great agony, IF God had but given this
wealth to me, how freely, how gladly. l
would have laid it all in his, hand" And
hcs utterly selfish, ratified OIL, unhceding
the ftr,e warfare that love aud pride
were waging in that gentle bosom. At
last, no rvse to go. "Well, Fan, rather
patronizingly, IL suppose you will hear
from me while am in New York"
Fan raised her eycs-how tender and
sad they were!
IL do nut know why. SHOULD, Mr..
Graham"
MIR. Graham" who had always been
Paul" before, had never started at tho
slfriek of passing shell, as @l,e did q. a.
panelSss solucthing in that low, even
tone.
'Why, Fam, he cried sin the name
of all that's wonderful, what is the mat
ter with you?"
81 have been dreaming" said the girl,
"and have just awakened. hope L, did
not startle you'll"
"By tho gods you did, though! Bcon
dreaming, eh What about 2"
"About a great possession, that
thought was mine. / dreamed that you
loved ME, Paul"
$50 do, my angel. So do"
sfou do not" she answered, calmly.
"Iou love but two things on the face of
the ealth-yourself and your money"
tsYou arc wrong, my dear little Fanny,
for l love you; and you must not be so
hard on fellow, whose greatest fault is,
that he wants to enjoy himself a little
before settling down"
."Thcre was a time" said she, "when
you swore your chief JOY was to be near
me. But all this wealth has changed
you. / was foolish not to know It. For
give me, Paul, that did not release YOU
at once"
She spoke without any passion, and
he looked sharply at her, to see if she
could be in earnest, but there was no
smile on the glowing lip, and no light in
the fearful eyes.
"Why, Fan, you abominaSle jilt r he
exclaimed, lightly 'you do not think /
am going to give you up, do you? No,
You are to be my truo princess always,
and after n little while we will be mar.
risd, aud, as the story books say, live
happily together ever after"
But she only shook her head, and said,
'No, Paul you are free. 1t is better so.
know it is.
And he, not fully persuaded that she
was ss.:vDg, did not entreat with the
warmth and passion he would have
eyinccd before his fortunate windfall;
for he, silly fellow, thinking half mil
lion would buy everything he could pos
sibly want, with the trifing ingredient
of happiness thrown in, left her stand
ing there with her frm denial and
hreaking heart. "She'll come round"
thought hej ''and if she don't, why, by
tho powers, there are plenty more. Pick