The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-15
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NUMB.EiiI j j, 90

Jou uee.ioy NY naPPy ureani, auu VI hueh y
my hopes in their insipiency, by sayi1g
you could wishH gwe@had .nsyer
met aaf aG4eg .'esao51 esfsswEss
81 could wish tllat, Mrs insten, :"
Eliza, resumed, abeeause !. has heenthe
| means aa nj s Of inspiring you With a passion
that eau meyer; attair. f fraition My life
has long since been decided and many
bright, goldon hopes rpthlessly. shatter-
ed and 1 beg that You dismiss The idea
of myself iron, your mind, and remem-
Der me only as friend.' ~ g.
Eliza here got up and started se-
treat, but was intercepted BY Arthur,
who threw himself between her aud they
door.
II was easily seen seen that she feared to,
remain longer in Che room, lest her.
heart should prove too weak to resist
the siege brought against it BY Arthur:
And he was smart enough to see this.
He knew that the s.swoman that deliber-.
ates is lost" and that IL She could only
succeed in OBTAINING her for a short.
while, the tender chords of sympathy
that vibratcd in her bosom towards him.,
might yield to the touch of his master
hand, and his love find its reward.
60, Grmiy planted between ElizasanB
the door, Arthur passs aatelylexnlaimed :
"For Heavens sake hearslne sfsirther >
just one momentl more 4 eatreat youc
oh /. Eliza. if you do not love me now,
say at least that you DO not hate me; and
that you will not teae6 your heart to re-
sist the passion | fain would eikindie In
your precious bosom. g If it IS tunk hoan
to love, let mine be'the happy iotfoteach
you its divine lore. 1 leave pte,night,.
II / 60 with no hope from you, shall
remote legion, where ] shall seek to.
lrown my SORROWS in scenes unlike those.
around you" se.9
"Mr. Anstons' Eliza said, iii a b6ne
whose tremor' betrayed ,hes4 feelings,
''eveu if inclined to- LISTEN to- sRour
declaration, you could, not expect me to
give you an answer now. Remember
that L never met you before Inst evening,
and |, therefore, ask you ngain to leave
me-" ~ 27sps aosgeS sss
Arthur, more encouraged than ever,
SAW now that she was either terrible
coqpette. or loved him. The formershe'
knew she was not, and summoning 10 his.
aid all the cloquence he could command,
he renewed his siege. y 2 = S'is
"Ikuow Eliza" he resumed, s'tKat my
declaration is a hnsty one, aud that I
never met you before lust night !, but
then We are not strangers in. the strict,
sense of the term. L have resided
hero for over two years. Your faith.
er and brothers know me, ana through
them | know you have learned that
am gentleman. But if you will con.
sent to be reasonable, you shall cknowSof
mo yourself. If you will not repei the,
pleadings of heart yet unskilled in the.
art of deception; one that would spurn.
the idea of trifing with female delioacy,
you shall learn all of me that you want
to know Oh my dear, sweet Eliza,
think that it ie W. ne u 3 =. ......s ID YOUR
hands. Can YOU consign it to misery,
and sorrow, and darkness forever? Yeu,
my adorcd one, are the tribunal that
shall pronounce judgment upon my
heart and the love it has for you. < i
await your sentence"
Authur here caught Eliza passionatelv
by the hand, and looked her in the face.
full of painful aud uncertain anxiety
Like prisoner convicted of some
awful crime, standing at the bar Of JUS
tice,s pale, motionless, aud flied with
strange and conflicting emotions of 8ears
awaiting the sentence OF death to, be-
passed upon him, Arthur Ainstoni
stood, before his gentle, adored Eliza,