The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-12

OF the festlyal Attifed in abtrobe,of
white Grape, with no other po.naihents
than her pearl, she looked the persohif.
cation Of joy. s'iaTi9 is;bfT al aoii
"Cousin Wlillie,1 shsGexclained; as
she saw her lilsorite cousin enter the
room: ..you have not bcch hete these
three days ~ audstlien, id d lower tone.
she added, "Who was the splendid Don
whiskerando with whom-f saw you walk.
ing yesterday r. Willie laid his finger
on his lip as atallifgurc emerged from
the crowd atst,e iestrance of the door.
Miss Lee allow me to present to- you
the most noble Court D'OrsayIRd The
blood mounted into sKatie's cheek as the
Count bowed lltwsoyerl the ,handl which
he hastened to secure for the next quad
rifle. There wtls -n,ischievous sparkle
in Willie's eye,and a deep and earnest
devoteducss iur,the strangers man r,cr;
which made her feelia little uhcomtortae
BILE, though she knew not why. ioa ~
"A single gl:tAce sufiieed to slow her
that the Count was attired in a nragnifi-
cent court suit with diamond bucklesrat
the knee, aud diamond band looping
up the elegant c1dpeaa-Jtus which eu-
numbered his arm. After some minutes
she ventured to look ut hin, more ycoar-
ageously. eFt su-l.
He was tall ard exceedingly we'll
shaped; his eyes were very bright, but
,he chief attraction was d beautiful
mouth, garnislled with tl,c most splendid
monstache that slyer graced au American
ball room. Katie was delighted. He
danced elesonflS not with the stiff awk
ward manner of an American, who al
ways secmhalf ashamed Of thcundisni-
fled part ne Is play ag, but with ii buoy
ancy OF step liia-r of 1notiUn pes4aeti
ily uhrivallesl. KMie was senel,apteel
le spike .s- llusllGalh Very well; d eligh.
German accent alone betrayed his for
cisn birth, aud Katie did not like him
the less for it. 1t is true she felt "a
little queer mhen shefound herself whirl
ing through the dance with an entire
stranger, and bearded lips upon lrer han,f
SHE placed her ina seat; but this was
only the freedom of foreign lnanneis.
The evening passed away like II dream.
an IL la. l.
ing cheeks and frame exhausted by
what she deemed pleasure She was too
much excited to sleep, and when she ap,
peared at her fathers breakfast table, IN
duty she never neglectcd,) it was with
such a pale check and heavy eye that lie
was seriously alarmed ''These late
hours will kill you, my child," said he,
as he kissed her forehead IL shall re-
turn at noun, and if you are still;so lam
guild l shall send for the Doctor
So saying he slept into his carriage
and drove to his counting room, where
immersed in business, he forgot Katie's
checks, until tile dinner hour Summoned
him from his diugy little Office to his
st. tely mansion
AS he entered the door, he recollectcd
her exhausted look. Poor child" mur
INJURED he, 81 wonder how she is ?'' A
low musical laugh struck on his car as
the servant opened the drawing room
door, the sight of her radiant couuten.
ance, looking more brilliant than ever. as
she sat bctween cousin Willie and the
Count, soon quoted his fears.
The colducss which ho s.li;,ltnd ,b.. mn
BILE Count; formed a ss;;s,;aing contrast to
the cordial warmth with which he
grasped the hand of his nephew. "Glad
to see you, William, couldn't speak to
you last night, you were surrounded by
SO many pretty girls. BY the way, boy"
drawing him aside, ''who is that fellow p"
"1hat is Count D'Orsay, uncle" 'lPray,
what is his business 7" Business !.
why his chief business is to receive the
revenues Of his principality" ''priuci-
pality fudge, a few barren acres, l sup
pose. 1t won't do, William, it won't do !
Kate deserves something better than
mouthful of moonshine What the deuce
did you bring him hear for? l don Il
think | can treat him with common
civility if it were NOT for your sake"
My dear Kat@, you have all your
whilns gratifed," said her father one
morning about two mouths after her ac-
auuintance with the Connt. ..Nnw vnn