The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-08-31
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 81, 1872. 1..7

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and she expresses hor appreciation in
words that would satisfy the ambitiop Of
the most exacting author. That-is why
t loveitoS| SIssaa aera Isbe sSlassly
throws off the little plain face, and
grevvs:& ssallyu.beautifal at such times,
asswered Rnlph, ,,while hismotherIgased,
really -tmased eat hisswords aud manner.
AT Length, after aamoment's pause, slIe
aoHd .iS i.gsx 10 .Hoses 3eq5k bas Eaiks',t A.
Ta6ds wdo sid,s' did not Understand you
Ralph, would be in doubt which of the
two you were in love-with. Let me ad-
wise you my Aon 70 be- saseEpi. Ailoen
might be foolish enough % misinterpret
your feelings aud actions, aud Ada
might withdraw her favor" eSKa
Ralph was about to answer, when a
sigh, rustic of dress caught his ear,
aud st ,fting up, he said = 'fss
ssaDo not worry her, I'llsdo what is
right. "S@ - '%% tss @ -.
He walked out oRthc conservatory
and looked around, but no one was
visible sEa His mother had started train
of thought that had been touched before,
and he wandered of from the house,
and threw, himself down, on q shady
mound to,commune withAhis own Heart
Yes, he must know himself. Did he
love Adaf q nd Aileen4whas of herr
Never for moment had he thought of
her, except as she was, his friend, his
confident she would not miaun derstatd
his kindness. His mothers counsel was
needless. Ada loved him, he felt sure !;
aud although he hid neverstold her sop
no had, certainly given her reason to be-
lieve he loved her. Yes, he must do
what was right-what Ada, hissmdtRer,
and the. world expected. Absorbed in
thought, he continued. Z > '>A$A
,aWish E.his dqteraiaa in he sou ght
Ada, told bis love, aud won her PROMISE
to be his. He believed himself happy,
but one thing marriug his- pleasure.
Could she love as aauother might {?
What if poverty, or danger Of aay kind
threatened, would she brave all for him. I"
AbA! the trial came socu. enough. A
dreaded disease. came upon him. Ser.
wants ,Hed frien-ls came not and when
he called for Ad !, to come aud cool his
ievered brow, tho doctor tried to soothe
him, aud hide the shameful truth. She
too had fed-umong the first
Oh, how he suffered No gentle
haad to Ss5oAc, no loving voice to
whisper words Of C, mfort Dying
alone and then his heart knew but Que
wish of earth-to see Aileen. Yet h e
breathedI it mot She must not come
near to him to breathe the fatal air.
Lying thinking of her he felt a soft little
hand pressed gently on his brow Che
wasswith, hirh kneelins BY his sileyx
'"Aiieen4 q Ailecha! darliag, ava J
away!" he cried. Do you know It's
death here ?" 81
& No, Ralph 'Tis life to bewith- -you,' y
she answered, pressing her alipsHtoshis
and inhaling his death bearing b-oath.
She stayed by him. elung to him.
Death was robbed of his tcrrors then.
'fhs last sound that fell on-his ear was
an agonizing cry from Ailaeu, as they
strove to draw her from him.
And Ralph Livingston spraug up
not from death, but his dream and
stood gazing bewildered at the scene be-
fore him. Ada aud Ailcen both stood
by; the first pale and trembling the
other pale too, but with look of de-
termination and courage On the
ground few PAGES from her ieet, lay
:. Ga, .ouo.nYus suuae, otuuneu Dy
the force with which she had thrown it
dewb
/ In a moment, Ralph, as ir by instinct,
knew all. And Ada in the same sweet
emotionless manner, told that they had
come to hunt for him, by his mothers
desire, aud found him sleeping. And
she had stoopel down to awaken him,
when she had discovered the dreadful
snake stealing round his neck She ran
away SO frightened. And Ailaen went
up, al houeh..she told her it would surely
bite her-and caught it close up BY the
head, drew it off aud dashed it to the
ground.
Ralph's dream flashed back to his
mind SO wildly then and be felt to-
ward Aileen as he had never before, and