The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-15
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will tell me at once in what manner you
insu!tcd me, and for what purpose you
seek my forgiveness. l do not remcm.
Der to have ever been insdlted By you.
IF you are aware of any such ltesent as
having transpired, you viii please .o.tell
me as, in such u case; it must haze been
one offered by you which I did not OBJ
serve"
"Do not remember, Miss Boyer ~
eagerly exclaimed Arthur, tsWhy, did
you not stopsmc abruptly on last evening
when ] dared to tell you "a truth, and
declared If ever 1 attempted such a
thing again, that the penalty should be
n forfeiture of your society. Was not
that alone enough to lead me to believe
that had insulted you; that had Of
Tended either your dignity, your posi-
tion, your personal beauty, or yous idea
of rigid etiquette, by my prcsump-
tion2 Hence the note that 1 penned
you this morning, and hence my ap-
pearance here. And I am in earnest,
Miss Boyer, when ask your forgive
ness. Iam going away toni hit, and
shall never feel happy again if have
to leave here under the impression
that I was the means of rendering
unhappy q single moment in the life
of one SO fair. If ii was your dignity
that insultcd, L have repentcd the sin !;
if it was your position in life I promise
never again to presume, in such man
ner, to one SO lofty; and if it was your
beauty, l besecch an absolution
on the ground that it is irrcsista-
BILE, and that ioec is no thing of the
will" . eaF
"Mr. Ainston,' returned Eliza, iii you
are really in earnest, tho surprise which
1ynur pornzcuuesg lIe a.lS. ssiis : ~ :
more than ,equalled by your present ut
tcrances. But to shorten this inter
view Eliza continued, II will say that
you did not Insult ne. / only spoke to
you in the manner [ did, because ]
dce:ned you presumptnous, and that !
might avoid shower of empty compli-
ments. My heart sickens at the idea oi
BALLROOM declarations, aud hence my
conduct towards you. l trust this ex.
PLANTATION will satisfy you"
,"Perfectly," rejoincl Arthur. Il
thauk you Tor it. And need l tell you
1t almost tempts me to repeat the pre-
sumption here under your own roof
Oh! Miss Eliza" (here Arthur dropped
all formalityS ''if you do not believe in
the sincerity of ballroom declarations of
love; if it was because of your hatred
for these that you refused to hear me la t
night, oh ! win you, can you disregard
and disbelicve one uttered under your
own roof? Will you not believe ME
when | tell you that love you as have
never loved before when declare that
in you | have found the visioncd queen
Of my most exaggerated dreams of beau
ty and intelligence Believe me, Eliza,
without your love in return for the scnti-
mcnt with which your dear charms in.
spirc me, my future will be dreary,
unhappy blank. Oh. turn not from me,
nv dear Annrnet g :,
my judge this is no ballroom declara-
tion, no impulse OF moment it is q
declaration Of the heart, confession Of
deep and earnest love, and cntrcat you
to spurn it not"
"Mr. Ainston," Eliza replied, some
what excited at Arthur's unexpected
confession, "if l did not know you to be
gentleman of intelligence, I should
think that the purport OF your visit here,
was to insult me but as l believe it is
for an honest purpose, [ win not foign
the affectation which would lead me to