The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-12-16
A Louisville Romance.

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lowing improbable story -. ri
There lived on ---- street, in an
unPretending' esta tablshment, surrounded
by trees aud fowcrsss d voting lady who
was celebrated for her beauty and ac-
complishments. She vas blonde, with
blue eyes, white tcoth, and heavenly
smile, had the prettiest hand and foot
that ever was seen, and was tall, 1.-THE
and elegant Her wit was elegant,
pointed and sparkling, and her mind as
superior as her feet, and her suffers
were as importunnte, ST not as many as
Penelope, like whom she was continu-
ally wooea and never yet won. In the
midst of her success came the war, the
end Of which found her frmily' impov-
erished and herself reduced to want for
the heccssaries of life.
But she was still the same proud, i'm
perious mistress of hearts as before. and
she refused in quick succession the many
offers of matraSe that were now made
to her. She had not Thought of matri-
mopy MS n resource, but had other aud
totally different prospects in view. She
proposed, in fact, to teach school.
A fellow towusman, gentleman of
wealth and position, aud a bachelor,
had long been silent worshipper at
her shrine. He had hotrcs and lands,
estates in the country, and dlots in the
city, stocks, interests and Investments
wherever they would pay, and his dri-
,ate cstabiishment on--strect was
simply paatial. Seeing how the case
stood with hel whom he loved with his
whole soul, hercsolvcd, after many self
comniunings and much reflection to ask
her to be his wife.
Sir. said she, in answer to his pro.
posal. Il do not love you; and / cannot
you.
Think the matter over, my dear
said he, sand in one week from TO day
give me your answer. -, -.-
Upon his return, on the day set, she
said to him: Ss
'Slr, you have wealth dnd Tam poor,
you live ina p ,lacet and l. as you see.
in a cottage; you are dcsirous of having
MY hand. aul Would HE very much to
be ficli. | will make ydu proposition.
| viii throw the dice with you--my
hand againsta hundred thousand dol
lars !! Is it Il bargain ?
1T is, said he And thercupon they
pledged to each other their words to
bidc the hazard:
1t was arranged that but three per-
sons should be let into the secret: that
each should select friend and that
! the two selected friends were to select
third. Miss named the Rev MIR.
-pastor of the fashionable church on
street, as her friend; Mr-chose
the Hon Mia prominent member
of the bar as his; aud these two made
choice of Dr. -, an eminent proies-
sor OF the Medical College, the friend Of
both parties, BY these gentlemen the
prehmiraries were arranged, and the
programme was this:
The Doctor was to give party at his
house on Il certain specified Friday eve
ming at which were to be present all the
best people oi i.ouisvliiej ,no non. iur.
WAS to have n license in blank ready
to fill at Il moments Warming, and, was
to hold Mrs check for $1,000 ,UUO;
and the Rcv-@was to he iu waiting
to perform the ceremony, if called on so
to do. The aicc were to be thrown in
Hon. Mr.--'s study whence the quin-
tcttc were TO proceed to the party,
where if ,Nss--lost they were to cele-
bratc the wedding, aud il she won, they
were to minsEe with the guests without
remark.
AT precisely 9 o'clock on the evcutful
evening the players AMI their friends
met in the Hon Mr.. --'s study
BY agreement of the parties themselves
they were 10 throw poker dice; and t.
cut cards for the first throw. The gen.
tleman cut Queen and the lady Jack
and now came the tug of war. He was
cool, calm and pale; she was s.atucsquc
impcrious and collected. His lips were
compressed hers were formed into an
extended arc, spanning the whole mouth
and completing the bow. The twain
sat on opposite sides of small table
and the umpirc stood overlooking them