The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-12-16
fpll;ressling in it as one does in aun-
beams amer long sHFosty or in aaihty aaadihaty
Nviands aftef a lone fist. The idea Of

'siands after long fiist. The idea Of
its being wrong or feprchensible in any
wayte gather these roses Of loyo aud
youth and pleasure, that we're biooaing
insher path, uever entered her sn,iad.
She was not false or tickle in reality,
she was only intensely fond of the OK
leifsment of being ppt upos. pedestal,
and being only worshiped ii the sight
of allmen,
There came day when it was reveal
edso her suddenly, SO suddenly that it
made Ter dizzy, and then She behaved
Ikea woman.
Spe mgTniH5e uncle nssphsew' and
I sTheo has been talking This morning
ing Of leaving us soon, before he goes,
dear, we must let him know what day
he is to come back and hail you as an
aunt. 1T cost Mr.. Bligh more than
slight effort to make this speech with
apparant ease, for during the last few
days he had net been Hind of sight.
But he succeeded in doing so, and only
he himself suspected the pain his own
words gave him. ~a0t,9 3IIs
IS 'Guingi! aThco going exclaimed
Miss. Dundee, lapsing from fun into
surprised solemnisy ina moment, and
laying her whip with frank caressiug
ses;ure on Theo'ssar as she spoke-
ooh, don't think OF going, Theo; can t
spare you've can't spare him, can.
wei t1aEll
The mems eye met for moment as
Madgo spoke, and in that moment each
read that the other knew all about it.
"a He lknows i love her, poor, Theo
.moaped inihis heart; aud He sees /
know it,,Mr. -Bligh thought, with not
rne Fhi, ier- pnin, And silence fell
on tlicm, and Id that silence Madge saw
things clearly at last.
To recognize the love Of one man in
the presence of another man who has a
right to feel jealous oft, is ito be in a
position of the gfeaest danger aud
ddllcacy and difficulty. Poor Madge
.fii6ched for tho iirrC .,nomeat when She
found herself Id 1t, but the next Instant
sho- recovered herself, and, with the
generosity Of woman, sought to put
them well with one another without
regard to herself
1T was selfish of me to say 1 wouldu't t
spare you, for it IN st be dull for, you
here; but the fact is, Theo has spoi't me,
just as my brothers do, and 1 have
fallen into the way Of ordering him
about as do them, forgetting he isn t
a brother
50 1t was torribly trying work for them
all, weighted with the discoveries they
had recently made about each other
II became insupportablc to Mr.. Bligh
after short time, aud SO he sauntered
out into the garden, and Theo and
Madge we're alone
Her spirit rose with her sense Of
danger, as does that Of all finely organi-
zed natures, and she turned to him
bright and brave at once, though he
had grown to be very dear to her, and
though she knew that he was suffering
horribly on her account. TT seems to
me- she said, that we're all very weak
and wrong to lot shadow settle over
the last visit you'll have with Us, until
Lam an old married woman, with house
hold cares on my shoulders, that will
crush down my love eff visits
This viii be my last visit with YOU
Miss Dundee
'Thcoo She threw such world of re-
proachiul tenderness into the tone in
which she uttered that one word, that
the man she addressed trembled yisibly.
ll. resolve, when spoken coldly and
harshiy, shocked and surprised her out
of the brightly prudential tone she had
fully Intended to adopt. Why had Mr.
Bligh gone away, lea wing them the prey
of this mischievous opportunity?
Yes for Heavens sake, don't speak
to me in that way, or you'll drive me
mad" and then he got up and went to
the window; and poor Madge saw that
his face had grown very pale, and that
an expression Of hopclcssncss lad settled
upon it. She could not bear it, He
had been so thoughtful for her always
so gentle, and devoted, and sympathetic
that she ielt as il she must comfort