Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-08-04

exclaimed. | soothad her tcndery, aud al
ter while when she become cnimer, she told
me all That her rejected suitor, from mo.
tives of revenge, probably, was ondcavoring
| to draw Charley away from the home influ-
enccs. Il have tried to warn him. she said
but he is generous to fault, and will not be-
lieve IN the possibility of such an act Of treach-
cry tIc went to the club last night with
him, and WAS almost angry when tried gent
ly to demonstrate. Oh, what shall do +!
Ada was almost dcspairiug then, and it
was nearly beyond my power to encourage
her. at length, however, she arose, under.
standing that she alone could save him aud
determined to do everything in her power
That night Charley did not come home to
tea. know that Ada anticipated reception
of the last nights experience. l could not
| sleep, aud for dreary hours l could hear her
walking rcstlessly up and down in her room
Just at twelve Charley came home
with wisdom which few persons of more
| mature years seem to possess, she said moth
ing to him then. His voice Aoatcd in to me
somewhat huskily, aud | feared the worst
AN hour later my door was opened softly,
and Ada came in and threw herself down ON
the side of the bed, murmuring sndly:
ooh, Aunt Sophie, it is just as feared !;
Charley has been drinking. lie led him into
| tcm,totinn ,,l w;,l n,vn, ho s..;.G.II ,;I
| he leads him nm 70 rn;n In n.nn - ,ha
| door with Ghorlov 7 s,w In, ,;,;,,. 80
| s;a, tk;nl;,r norh.,,s ;, ,Lo.,,. - IT,.
md NV yrief Tikc ,h. I,di.n - ttn s,,i.o
hn,voyor 3 r s,,n,rns.,,I M i"o1" ~ '"o '''Ao'
.Yu have nrtcd wisely d,or aa, ro
plicd, soothnulv but don't dcsn,ir yct
| He has onlv inst cntcrea nnon RI. d,vn,.,rd
nath and vnn can s,vo l;n, ;r on, n,,,,I,,
| mower can
uJ wish ! cc,.ll th;rk G, clio ro,,rro,
| But if von had onlv knn,vn -, ,no,,,; J, ,,hnn
| he entered thn ronn an h,,r - L.
never t,nn.rcd viii ;mtovin.,,;,,s1 I;,.,a. 10
| , I'M. h,r .,g;,,nJ 80 ,mo.,,.S
pl.tcly, ~ y "'0" ''' 'o"'
! .E,,r LAM, ,;., s, !,
rccocctcd h.r ac,nrn;natinu ~ tt' .bn a"." S"d
are.a IN Gr:n Lana p"'. A. " 'fo y, uayi ana
precia,c her aronv.
.Not y word II rcnro,ch 70 no, Inch ,ra
came from, her Adu's !ips next DIV win
smilin, f,,o and oI.nrr,,l ,nlrI. j. 49,,
lin on ever, occ,sion, md wnuIa havs s,,n'
| cI tho most snnnv.ho,rt.a .,,,,ro :; ,i,
world. to ccnsu,i otsrrv'r r, w.. ,, =,
business day with him. therefore In had mn
occasion to leave home. | arose rrom thc tc:.
cable fi,st and as PISSED nm IN. s,ui,s him
ccd into Ad,'s sittiny. Ev.r,,,j,;,,,,
was arranged as only Adn's hand c,nl,l L,va
arranged it, neatly and .rocerul,v nna.r
stn,m tn. tencr care sin. h.l cmnl,ycd ana
hnp-d that the loving Wit. would rrc.;v. hes,
reward.
.Thcy,can up toyrther few momo,ts
later and since nv d,,r was m,r oouId Nom
every word. Ada opcned her ,,ouu.ut moln
deon aud proposed music. Charley hesit,tcd
aud at lenuth. told her tbut he h, RI nr,,u;sna
him-tbe man of whom + h,vn snrL.n--,,,
meet him down town on very imnnrt,nt Inns
ness There was n short pause. "Charlev'
-Adn's voice was trcmbliny-,I know w.,,
what he wants. Twice now has be ,ca von
Into temptation. Willy blindv follnw him
uuoin p
You arc unjust TO him s,;a rh,r,ov ,,f,
ily.
mo, Charley. 7 am not un;nst Rut
wond nv 1--we far v,u h, lao. ;rdo,ds;f r
we're silent when YOU were on thc road r.
ruin p
1T wasa hard strurole Ada nlo,dcd nil,
all the curuestness If truo wunun's Iovn
and prevailed nc leu,th. for hc,rI Him s,v :.
"Ada, my noble witn, with heavens help
and yours, will never go astr1y again.
There was slcepcss eyes and happy hearts
in Ada's home that night.
Months passed away, and Charley. awaken
| ed to tull sense of his danger, succeeded in
withdrawing himself wholly from the subtle
web that the temple, was weaving around