The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-12-16
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"A Louisville (Kentucky) certcston-.
dent of q California paper tells the, fol :
lowing inprobable story osaa4ta''i
There lived on -----7- w; street, in, an
unpretending' establishments, surrounded
by trees aud fowerssaE syoang ladyswbo
was celebrated for hef beauty and ac-
oomplishments. She vas blonde, with
blue eyes, white teeth, and heavenly
smile. had the prettiest' hand and foot
that ever was seen, and was tail, 1.-THE
and elegant, Her wit was elegant,
pointed and sparkling, and her mind as
superior as her feet, anu il hef or suffers
wero as importunate, ST not as many as
Penciopa, like whom she was continu-
ally wooed and never yet won. In the
midst Of her success came the war, the
end Of which found her family iinpoy-
erished and herself reduced to want for
the .haccssaties of life.
But she was still the same proud, i'm
iperious mistress of2hearts as. before. and
she refused in quick succession the many
offers of matriage that were now made
to her. She had not thought of matri-
mony MS resource, but had other and
totally different prospects in view. She
proposed, in fac, Ito teach o school.
A fellow towusman, gentleman of
wealth and position, and bachelor,
had long been silent worshipper at
her shrinc. He had houses and lands,
estates ip the country, and Ilots in the
city, stocks, tin,ercsts and Investments
wherever they would pay, and his dri-
vate cstablishment on-strect was
simply palatial. Seeing how the case
stood with hei whom he loved with his
! Whole soul, helrcsolved, & after many self
comnunings- aud much reflection to ask
her to be his wife.
Sir said she, in answer to his pro-
possl. .a.Il do aioa love you; and I cannot
you.
Think the matter over, my dear, ;
said he, 'and in one week from to day
give me your answer. '-'-~----'---r---,-s--.-
pom his return, on the. day set, she
said to hini: q b gFgfSH
| 'slr, you have wstlth dnd fam poor,
you live ina p ,laces sad \, as you see,
in cottage; you are desirous Of having
my hand, and | Would HE very much to
be fitl. | will make ydu proposition
| will throw the dice with you--my
hand againsta hundred thousand dol
lars Is it bargain p
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 aud that
4 the two selected friends were to select a
third. Miss named the Rev. Mr..
-pastor of the fashionable church on
-strcct, as her friend; Mr.-chose
the Hon. Mia prominent member
of the bar, as his; and these two made
choice of DR.. -, an eminent profes-
sor Of the Medical College, the friend of
both parties. BY these gentlemen the
prelimiraries were arranged, and the
programme was this:
The Doctor was to give party at his
house on certain specified Friday eve
"'"" Mt which were to be present all the
best people OF Louisville; the Ison. Mr.
WAS to have license in blank ready
to fill at moments warning. and, was
to hold Mrs check for $1,000, 900;
and the Rcv.--=was to be in waiting
to perform the cerehiony, if called on SO
to do The dice were to be thrown in
II Ion. Mr.--'s study whence the quin
tette were TO proceed to the party
where if AGss--lost they were to cele.
brate the wedding, aud il she won, they
were to mingle with the guests without
remark
AT precisely 9 o'clock on tile evcntful
evening the players ana their frienG:
met in the Hon. Mr.. --=-s study
BY agreement of the parties themselves
they were 10 throw poker dice; aud t,
cut cards for the first throw. The gen
tleman cut Queen and the lady Jack
and now came the tug Of war. He wa.
cool calm and pale; she was statuesque
impcrious and collected. His lips were
compressed; hers were formed into al
extended arc, spanning the whole mouth