The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-10-14

"No, stree! Terrible cold Friday last
winter, weri't there %
lawful! was you out any 2"
"Out! | rather guess / was in the
spruce swamp driving old Buck aud
Broad all doyL-Golly! how tho frost
stood on 'em w b - 4 t - - Z
eyes, think its likely"
A dead silence. AT last, said Joshua
with desperate effort at sociability-
"Going far 2"
"To Grayburg."
"You haint! So be 1, quite contin.
gency haint it?" and both giggled
They were beginning to get better ac.
quainted.
Joshua took his hand away from his
watch and put il around the buck of the
seat.
"Going to stay there long, Miss 2"
"a week, l guess. BE you 2" PHI
about as long, as you," responded
Joshua, letting his hand rest on the
back of her Highland shawl; and feeling
very much rs no did when Deacon Jep-
ners caught him robbing his pet pear
tree. The young lady drew back
"Law Joa mustn't do SO, sir. 1t
haint proper"
"I'd like to know what's to hinder ?"
cried Joshua boldly.
"Folks will see us !" simpered the
young lady.
"Who kcers !" cried Joshua, "1'm
twenty one years old, and got father 5
watch in my pocket and ten dollars be-
sides ]" and forgetting that he had de-
posted it in his hat, he felt for it in his
pocket. 1t was gone!
Jerusalem?" roared Joshua, SPRING
ing to his feet in terrible disnay--"
taiut there! it's gone! I've been robb-
ed I. somebody's committed arson on my
person and pocket" lie glarcd at the
oumg lady by his side, who from some
cause was getting MS excited as himself,
feeling first in her pocket and then in
her rcsticule.
ou'yc got i'll" thunlerod ,hc--sI
lIsniigllt have ki:oswed you warn't respect.
tablesl I've heered norm say hundred
times that no decent woman ever wore
one of them waterfalls. You got it
while was hugging of you 1 haint
any biziness to hug another gal when
I'm Keeping company with Peggy Ann
ScrigSins! Ten dollars gonc--ten dollars
that father got for the brindley calf and
the cubtail sheep! Hand it over, or By
scissors, I'll search ye if ye be wo.
mani"
The young 'ady sprang up-her face
red, her eyes blazing-she, too had read
the papers, and had heard of pickpock-
cts.
An angry man is fearful sight, but
can't begin to compare with an angry
woman. And this one was raging. She
brandished her parasol in one hand and
her reticule in the other.
"You've stolen my portemonnaie !'
cried she. you've took tie advantage
of an innocent, unprotected female, and
played the part of a pickpocket mean
the pick of part-pocket! I've read
about such as you in the BungciHe Ga
zette! | might have knowed you was
one I've heern say they allus have red
noses I'll have you arrested on the
spot Conductor here here This
white eyed rascal has got my portcmon-
naie and Joe's :;linnerature, and he
hugged me! and he's got my pocket
handkerchief and all the turnovers that
marin put in for my dinner, and my
pockets clean gone oh, dear! / wish
I'd stuid at home
/ Don't believe a word she saws ~
! cried Joshua, "She's the one that's been
stealing She picked my pocket Of
everything but fathers watch and a six
cent plug of tobacco! Somebody search
her! Dear suz I'm ashamed of N.Y.
self i! | was SO sarting could cut my
own fodder, and look out my P's and
Q's How do wish marin was here
Shed know just what to do! I'll see if
cant do soinetliing!' and Joshua be-
gan to Glib over the back of the seat
into the aisle.
The girl seized him by the coat tails
"No you don't" screamed she "not
by long chalk You think YOU'RE n