The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-10-07

Correspondence Of the Neic Fork Commercipl
Adrertiser.
CONGRESS HALL. SARATOGA, J
August 20, 1871.
The other day, at the suggestion of
several wags at Congress Hall, who
couldn't live without their daily joke,
| put the following in my Commercial
correspondence from here:
sCANDAL.
"The two great scandals at the Clar-
endon, are finally out. Two married
ladies are mixed up, and several aristo-
cratic families are compromised. I can
not promise full particulars till to.mor-
row"
Heavens. what commotion those
seven little lines caused in Saratoga.
Every gossip was on the gui vive. The
great hotels resolved themselves into
Investigating Committees. Everybody
became suspicious, and society was gen.
orally upset. At the Clarendon it fell
like moral earthquake among the un-
happy guests. Everybody was looked
upon with suspicion, and that great
social Congress resolved itself into two
partics-the watchers and the watched.
Each lady Looked upon the other with
distrust. People communicated in sub
dued whispers. Wives kept close to
their husbands, and sweethearts never
for once left the conspicuous glare Of
the front balcony seats. Old bachelors,
who heretofore had been tolerated as an
object of pity By young and pretty mar
riel ladies, were cut dead Even their
bouquets were refused, and everybody
behaved with a rroprietvs as stiff and
p.i'n i, taurcn urTwIn. room. t5...
Jones read the paragraph aud whispered
something about Mrs Green Mrs
Green had suspicion of Mrs. Jones, but
she tod Jones to watch Mrs. Smith
The c!iqucs drew closer together, and
every body watched breathlessly for the
Commercials developments
THE JoKEA SUCCESS
Hardly had finished my break fast
and the Saratogian the next morning.
before received a note from the Char
cndon. 1t was written Oh heavy tinted
cream paper, surmounted by a beautiful
monogram, the letters A j. c. tAmcri-
can Jockey Club being beautifully
interviewer. 1t read thus:
Mr.. Lon-, Compress NN:-I
notice the paragraph in the Commercial
1t is to be hoped you will not use names.
| am an old, grey-haired man. | have
lived a life of usciulncss and have been
long honored rs member of the open
Board of Brokers in New York. II
have been indiscreet in thoughtl.ss
moment, beg of you not to ruin every
thing by using my name in connection
with any developments which you pro-
pose to make. Come and see me.
will remain in my room all day.
Yours, H. u. ID.
Clarendon, August 10"
| went to my room to read this letter,
but had hardly finished it when rat I.
tat :! ta,.! came at my door, and IL
servant handed me the following:
".Mr. Lon--, Respected SIR AS
God is my witness. you have been
wrongly informed if you have heard
anything detrimental to my character.
| have been Vcsiryman of Grace
Church for fifteen years 7 am incapable
of any such actions; besides, have u
devoted wife, and We are very fond of
each other | gave $4,000 to the
Duelcy Observatory and $4,000 to Cor
nell University and have been a sub
scrihcr to the Commercial tor seventeen
years. | am incapable Of such ndis.
cretion. Whatever other church mem
bcrs do, am as pure as y new born
babe. Come and see ne. am almost
always at church on the balcony with
my wife.
Very rcspcctfuIlo, c. Y. S.
Clarendon, August ~"
| had hardly finished reading the
above when Judg X, of The Su,
prcmc Court, entered my room unan-
nounccd. lie looked confused. His
eyes wandered around the room while
he twisted his whiskers and bit Oft the
ends
Have you granted the injunction in
the case Of tho twcnty-scven ladies OF