The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-15

will tell me at once in what manner you
insulted me, and for what purpose you
seek my forgiveness. / do not remcm.
Der to have ever beon insulted by you.
IF you are aware of any such event as
having transpired, you will please to tell
me as, in such case, it must have been
one offered by you which did not OBJ
serve"
"Do not remember, Miss Boyer ~
cagerly exclaimed Arthur, "Why, did
you not stopsme abruptly gu last evening
when / dared to tell you a truth, and
declared if ever 1 attempted such a
thing again, that the penalty should be
a forfeiture of your society. Was no.
that alone enough to lead me to believe
that had insultcd you that / had Of
tended either your dignity, your posi-
tion, your personal beauty, or your idea
of a rigid etiquette, by my prcsump-
ton? Hence the note that I penned
yoa this morning, and hence my ap-
pcarance here And l am in earnest
Miss Boyer, when I ask your forgive
ness. am going away toni hit, and
shall never feel happy again if l have
to leave here under the impression
that was the means of rendering
unhappy single moment in the life
of one SO fair. IF ii was your dignity
that [ insultcd, have repentcd the sin (;
if it was your position in life, 1 promise
never again to presume, in such man.
ner, to one so lofty; and if it was your
beauty, bcseech IN absolution
on the ground that it is irrcsista-
bic, and that iorc is no thing of The
will"
"Mr. Ainston,' returned Eliza, 'if you
are really in earnest, the surprise which
your potn Cuussu me ''iis--- :
more than equalled by your present ut
tcrances. But to shorten this inter
view" Eliza continued, II will say that
you did not insult me. only spoke to
you in the manner l did, because
deemed you presumptuous, and that
might avoid shower of empty compli-
ments. My heart sickens at the idea OF
ballroom declarations, and hence my
conduct towards you l trtsst this ex.
PLANTATION will satisfy you"
"Perfcctly," noincl Arthur Il
thauk you tor it, And need l tell yoa
it almost telnpts me to repeat the pre-
sumption here under your own rcof
Oh Miss Eliza" (here Arthur dropped
all forrnaltyS ''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 I
night. oh {. will you, can you disregard
and disnelicye 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 visioned 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 d""r. d""~n". c;;-, =. :: ,,Uu "a;
my judge this is no ballroom declara-
ton, no impulse of moment it is a
declaration of the heart, a confession of
deep and earnest love, and ontrcat you
to spurn it not"
"Mr. Ainston," Eliza replied, some
what excited at Arthurs unexpected
confession, 'if did not know you to be
gentleman of Intelligence, l 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 foigu
the atfectation which would lead me to