The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-12-31

One litsIe aet.o saiteaass win some-
tiuaes 5Ave tie say e FORTUNE and pres
fsrmsut ,rlio Following sketch illus
stfates this fact
a sailor, fopghiy gasbed was stroll
ling through the streets Of Now 0fIeans.
,lep ina rather damp candis;onS from
recent RAIN and the rise of the tide. 1
IITQipipg Tie corner of 1 much freqush-
+ ted and nartOss he observed
young lady standing in petplexity appssy
emily measuring tlie depth Of tho muddy
watar bstweea llss aud the opposite side.
walk with no vary satisfied eaantenance
he saiIorS paused for he was 4 great
|! slmirer Of beauty aud certaiuly thc Fair
lAce char peeRed out from under the !
/ little chip hat, and the arbarp curlsa
hangiiIg mud and ugcopsa Sd aver
her niasliiil dress, might tempt curioas
torIan adMiring glance Eerpiessd the
lady put forth one little foot, rleen she
sailor, y go
claimed That prssty foot. lady,
should not BE- soilea with the filth Of
this lane; wait for a n,oSsat only, and
and Will make sap a path.
So srringing past her into cafpen !.
ter's shop opposite, he B4sgaincd fora
plaAk board that stood in tho doorway,
and coming back to the siniliag girl,.
ho wus. just coquctish. enough to accept
! the services of.Ae hanasahc youth saii-
.lcr he bfidgcd the, narrow Black stream,
and she tripped across @ieh Il ,nisfry
Thank yon. and a rognisil smile, iTak-
ling her eyes as dssaiing us they could
Abs our yoarg sailor WAS perfectly
charmed. What else would make him
catch up and thonlder the plank, and
follow the little witch through tho Shiny
streets to her home she twice perform
Ling tho ccriuiony Of walking the plank,
and each time thanking him with one OF,
her eloquent smiles
.rgseoti & hhE aiero saw tho young lady
trip up the marble steps Of a palace of a
house and disappear within its rosewood
cntrance. For full minute he stood
loohing at the door, and then with a
wonderful sigh, turned away, disposed of
his drawbtidsc and wendell lis Path
back to his slip.
The next day he whs astouishod with
an order of promotion from the Captain
Poor Jack was speecllltss with amaze
nIent; he had no droam of being exalted
to The dignity of a second mates Office
on board one of the most splendid ships
that sailed out OF New Orleans. He
knew he was competent, for instead of
spending his ;aoney for amusement,
visiting theatres and bowling alleys on
his return from sea, he purchased books
aid had become quite student; but he
expected years to intervene before his
ambitious hopes would be realized.
His superior officers sccmed to look
upon him with considerable lcnicncy,
aud gave him many lair opportunity
To gathct marine knowledge; aud in a
year the handsome, scmtlcmanly young
mate hao acquired unusual favor in the
eyes of the purity commander, Captain
Hume, who had first taken the smart
little black eyed fellow, with his neat
tarpauiin, aud tidy hunllS, as his cabin
boy.
One night the youg man with all the
other ofliccrs was invited to an entertain
ment at the Captains hausc. lie went
and to his astunishmcnt mounted the
Identical steps that, two years before the
brightest vision he had ever seen passed
over-a vision he had never forgotten
Thump, thump, went his brave heart as
he was ushered into the parlor, and like
a sledge.hammer it beat again when
Captain Hume brought forward his blue
eyed daughter, and with pleasant smile;
said
This young lady was once indebted to
your kindness for a safe aud dry walk
home
His eyes were all ablazc, and his
brown cheeks flushed hastily us the
noble Captain sauDtered away, leaving
Grace Hume at his side. And in all
that assembly was not so handsome a
couple as the gallant sailor aud the
pretty lady
1t wds only a ydat from that time that
the second mate trod the quarter deck,