The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-03-26


it. What make him dream bout de
goole SO much /; if taint cause he bit by
de goole-bugF Ise heetd bout dem goole-
bugs fore dis.''
"But how do you know he dreams
about gold?" .t
GLOW know! why cause he talk
about it in he sleep-dat's how nose"
"Well, Jup, perhaps you are right; /;
but to what fortunate circumstance am /
to attribute the honor of visit from
you to-day7"
"What de matter, massa ?"
"Did you bring any message from Mr..
Legrand ?''
"No, massa, bring dis here pissel !"
and here Jupiter handed me note
which ran thus:
My DEAR
Why have 1 not seen you for SO long
a time 1 hope you have not been SO
foolish as to take offence at any little
brusquerie of mine but no, that is i'm.
probable.
Since / saw you have had great
cacse for anxiety. / have something to
tell you, yet scarcely know how to tell it,
or whether l should tell it all.
1 have not been quite we'll for some
days past. and poor old Jup aunoys me,
almost beyond endurance, by his we'll
meant attentions. Would you believe
1.-THE had prepared huge stick, the
other day, with which to chastise me for
giving him the slip, and spending the
day, sotus, among the hills on the main
land. l verify believe that my i'll locks
alone saved ME fogging.
l have made no addition to my cabi-
net since we met.
If you can, in any way, make it con-
venient, come over with Jupiter. DO
come L wish to see you so-aight. upon
business of importance. 1 assure you
that it is Of the highest Importance.
Ever yours,
WILLIAM LEGRAND.
here was something in the tone of
this note which gave me great uneasi-
ness. Its whole style differed materially
from that Of Legrand What could he
be dreaming OF? What new crochet
possessed his excitable brain? What
business of the high + Importance"
could he possibly have to transactP Ju-
piter's account of him bodel no good. 1
dreaded lest the continued pressure of
misfortune had, at length, fairly unsettled
the reason of my friend. Without a
moments hesitation, therefore, I pre-
pared to accompany the negro.
Upon reaching the wharf, noticed q
scythe and three spades, all apparently
new, lying in the bottom of the boat in
which we were to embark.
"What is the meaning of all this
Jup?" inquired.
Him syfe, massa, and spade"
"Very true; but what are they doing
here ?'
Him de syfe and de spade what
Massa Will sis pom my buying for him
in de Town, and de debbils own lot of
money had t. glib for en-"
"But what, in the name of all tnat is
mysterious, is your "Massa Will going
to do with scythes and spades ?"
"Dat's more dan know, and dcbbil
take me if don't blieve 'tis more dan
he know, too But it's NIL cum ob de
bug"
Finding that 40 satisfaction was to be
obtained of Jupiter, whose whole intel
lect seemed to be absorbed by ode bug -
1 now stepped into the boat and made
sail. With q fair and strong breeze we
soon ran into the little cove to the north
ward Of Fort Moultrie, and walk of
some two miles brought us to the hut.
1t was about three in the afternoon when
we arrived. Legrand had been awaiting
us IN eager expectation. He grasped
my hand with a nervous empressen.e,.t
which alarmed me and strengthened the
suspicion already entertained.-His
countenance was pale even to ghastliness,
and his deep-set eyes glared with un-
natural lustre. After some inquiries
respecting his health. asked him, not
knowing what better to say, if he had
yet obtained the scaraboeus from Lieu
tenant c..
ooh, yes" he replied, coloring violen-
tly, 81 got it from him the next morning.