The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-15
! 'sss ssssATURDA < G., yULYsl5, 1871

ia favorable spouse from you will
forever bless this d. Il ia thelifeof .ssssr
fotirS q aARTHIl + AINSToN,1!
stoAfter reading shix note over, he rang
for a servant. Wssh few directions
he placed thelittle billet IN the walters
hand, andshutted tfo door. .e =,
s. iIfhis mind was tsoubled,by the sum-
mons he got few fi9nrs before, to re-
turn homo, tho susIp Ipnao mat his pres
cut situation placed him in, ,occasioned
n torture ten fold shysgiersto bear up un-
der. ,k;s5 SIS - ~ so sss
: lie knew acomp.sa .sativelyi nothing of
the girl to whom he had written, ex-
cepa her name, aud That she was proud
aud naughty in her fnaunerss IN = p,,l
{ In this mood of mind he paced the
room up and down. during the cutire
absence of the servants sl .za
Presently a rap was heard at the door.
Almost afraid to meet the waiter, ard
still more afraid TO fistd the note, if he
should have enc, ~ thur approached
the door, opened it, and to his delight,
mingled with many g.ains of fear, lest it
should contain something to wound his
feel gs, received tho response to his
note. 1t was ncatlysincased in a bcauti-
full envelope 'f.'f
lie closed the door,sand fell upon the
side of the bed, in saframe of mind not
at all cnyiable. ,s
His wAolc life appeared to be ccntcrcd
in the one grand thought of his exist
encc, and that thousht.Y of Eliza
Foyer.
Like the man who hid invested his last
dollar in large lottery scheme, and de-
peaded up'n its rcsul. Iof.the success of
his future life, 50 Is Arthur regnrd
his love for Eliza. ae was fostudasc,
49, s.-s ....l.r.. ,,
if unfortunate, disgrace and misery were
inevitable.
Thus with Arthur Ains,on. All OF
his hopes, his aspirations. and his reso-
.iutions to one day distinguish himself,
were merged in the one iGca OF alternate
hope aud fear, and depended for their
.snereSs upon the revelation which lie
would soou learn hnin the ucte in hi,
possession.
RAISING ur aud stnding before the
mirror, hc said:
"Can my nerves be so terribly affected
by the beauty 6 woman who perhaps
cares nothing for me- 1t is child.lkc
/ weakness in me, and l will brave the re-
suit like a mnn, be it, even worse than |
expect. | have her answer, and will
read it.
Here Arthur opened the note, which
was written upon gilt-edgcd paper, in a
beautiful and graceful hand, and read
Miss Eliza Boyer will see Mr. Ain
ston in the parlor this afternoon at 4
o'clock
These were the only words the note
contained.
How strange they appeared to Ar
thnr. lie could not understand how,
if she would consent to permit him to
visit her in her own parlor, she could
write to him SO vaguely and indcti
uiteIy
i:..,, nv argued, II have her per-
MISSION to visit her and should not com.
plan OF meeting with bad luck. Indeed,
my star of success must be in the asccn
dancy for, by George, | did not dream
two hours ago of any such good fortune
won't it be grand" he continued,
s,il instead OF making amends for the
Insult already given, / should repeal it
under her own roof? III can only
avoid the piercing slances of her dark
eyes, | may be tempted to do it,
So saying Arthur pulled the note