The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-01

Florioassd death sid sIartel, sbutI must
assAslisp aione happy life With Veyet,e,
5ins eatsadt r. wonla bc 6leasant
enough 70 know that mt oi,e's aa:as ~orla
be lionosed byposserity; but let me take
my pleasure out Of existence first S
But, Martei said Eyariste, sit Is not
:sn old agcs for tho most part, that lge can
makosa saerifce. Life has come to an
end BY fhatsime anyhow.D
"Sacaiiicei oldage death r. cxclaim-
cd Jules snhy Eyariste, you are worse
than the cure, with your gloomy idcas;
but happils they are only ideas after ALL
With all those fne sentiments, n,on ami,
a think know pretty we'll what will be
your fate- 5on win be a Jo,, ps,e dc Ia
mile. hike your father before you Do
you thiuksl did not observe Leonie Mi.
hhlIon'ssprcity blue eyes glancing your
# .Ea;t ell FL .hrougli bencdiction this eve-
ming And you love her, Evaristo
,youspecd not deny it,.
"a u Is 1dosnot wish to deny il, he answer
cd, quietly. .I do love her better than
aahy life. Still 1 think could give up
xsloYen with life, If / were chosen. by
Heaven TO ben MARTYR (.
cslsut if5eu are not chosen, which
docs netssem likely il. these common.
place times, yen will marry Lconie and
geck thc baby's cradle in due course,
willypp not r. said Jules, looking Mt
hun laugbingiy.
M Il dare say shall" J" he answercd,
bright smile, 'aud be thankful
enoughstl.at | was allowed to be happy
= e Aiin inelife, Instead of glorious in DEATH"
$50! we arc all three provided for,
~ sin1spite of the cure" said, Martci, ..ct
pas mo-, j must say = and after little
more conversation on indifferent sub
jects, the three fricuds separated, and
walked away to their different homes.
A few more during which the
birds still sung among the sunlit trees,
aud the grapes ripened on the vines, and
theihhabitants of Yaux Yilaine went to
and fro in happy security, aud talked of
the prospects of the harvest as the most
iitportant subject in tho world--and
thcn the pastoral quiet of even that
most peaceful. home was awfuly broken
by the stunning thunders ofthe great
war news, which nlllknew to be, in truth,
the death -knell of thousands upon thous.
andsof the bravest hearts in France.
4, Was there q spot in all that fair and
pleasant country, however secluded aud
i alemetes to; which the dreadful .tidings
failed to bring anguish aud terror, even
before d shot had been fired or n single
life sacrificed Surely not one; and
Naux Yilaine was no exception though.
for the first two months, The tide of war
rolled far away from its green fields aud
etrinluil homes. But there was scarce u
-, family who had not a relation with the
= ,artsy ;;snnd slay after day brought tidings
(which told of beloved faces that would
Essahe sccn no more of national disaster.
ss and s heroic self.devotion' that courtcd
death, utsfailel to retrieve the terrible
ey disgrace.S
jules Martcl. aud Eraristc had each
brother In the army but they them
. ssciyes, for various family reasons, had us
z kyet3becn held exempt, greatly to their in
tdignation and annoyance for even the
Especial ties which bound Martcl and
! tx Bvariste to the homes that held Vevettc
ii, aud Leonie, did not prevent them feel
saing quite as strobgly as Jules did, the
1SP burning desire to throw their young lives
i Unto the balance, and help to turn the
scales in favor Of their beautiful and un-
k fortunate France, in whose ultimate
!, : 1suceess and glory they could not cease to
in face of the worst reverses.
Z /, y y Still, though there was lamcntation
and disquiet in Yaux Vilaine, and many
r significant notice OF the church door
~ asking the faithful Of their charity, to
pray for the soul Of some brave soldier
ssslyiag in his last cold sleep Oh tho blood
: = .fs~,sselIed soil Of Woerth or Wissenbourg,
yet the ordinary life Of the villagers
y seht.or as much as usual; no one pre-
8 vented them from continuing their accus-
toned cmployments; the harvest and
'H vintage were gathered in with little
additional toll, because the numbers of
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