The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-15

AMI tnd!ng rcmonStrancc unaTal!-
ing, there he went. The landlord
gave Fred, at my suggestion, his
best bedroom, "No. 2O"-I am par
ticular in mentioning the number.
"IIe shall have No. 90" said Down
bury. "Any friend of yours, Mas
ter Augustus, shall have the best
room l have to give as longs I'm
landlord"
Belle Bronson, because Of the
sudden arrival at her house Of
some country cousins, was obliged
to give up her room-hcr mothers
cottage being small one-and to
occupy for single night a room
at the hotel. We would cheer
fully have offered her guests ac-
commodation at our house, but wo
were in a similar predicamcnt.
An agricultural fair had brought
many strangers into the place, and
our own guests were so numerous
! that l had given up my room to
| two of them, and had intended
asking Fred Evans to let'mc pass
the night with him.
For this purpose | went to the
| hotel at late hour, and proceeded
at once to Frcd's room, but to my
surprise fund no one there. l
did not even notice that his trunk
was gone, or suspect the fact,
which afterwards became appa-
rent, that ::to oblige some lady
guests for this night only" as The
landlord expressed it, Fred had
consented to give up NO. 2O'' and
occupy u small room in the rear
of the building. The gas being
turned up took book to await
his return, and hearing at last
what appeared to be steps ap-
! preaching the room, and supposlns
! it to be Fred, in Q momcntary i'm
pulse to play joke upon him l
slipped under the bed: 4 large and
high one, intending TO initiate q
q cat as soor as he entered the
room. The door opened, and l
was on the point Of indulSlns in
my ventrioqual faculty by giving
4 long-drawn miew, when from my
hiLins-placc l bcheld Belle Bron-
son take quiet possession of the
apartment,
; Nv astoni>ilncnt Was so great,
and the sense of modification so
j intense, that | did :.ot, rs | should
have done, make myself lmmedl-
atclv known to her. Thus the
! opportunity for discovery and cN,
| PLANTATION was lost. | dare not
move q hair, but hoped sincerely
that some excuse might take her
ont of the room for a moment,
! and so facilitate my escape. She:
however, locked the dcGl'; removed
the key and, as | knew ty the
sound, prepared to retire, Finally
she knceled down beside the bed,
and cIasping her hands and bow
! ing her head $50 fearfully near to
mine that 7 could hear the soft
words in my very car,) she offered
up her evening prayer in man
ncr so full Of feeling, and with
such sweet accents Of womanIy
tenderness and devotion, that |
| felt as if she was an angel bending
over the vilcst of mortals. That
| prayer went to my heart; bat one
| portion of it went through it and
held it captive. Never shall l for
get my feelings Of surprise and
my deep emotions when 1 heard
her utter these words "BlcSs my
dear mother, sisters, and friends !;
| bless all around me-. and, 0 God
bless him | love, Augustus Ever
green, and shower down thy mer-
cies over him. Amen"
If breathcd short before, after
this my.breath seemed to desert
me entirely, and [ verify thought
that the beating Of my heart would
bctray me. Belle, pure as an an
rv! to me then, and white as a
snowflake, proceeded to turn of
the gas and to get into bed. What
thoughts rushed through my brain!
Above me lay Il young and unso-
phisticatcd girl wholly unconscious
that the one she loved lay so close
" to her, and who had for the
first time been made aware OF her
interest in him, by hearing words