Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-17
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and, as he he had always, found the, young
man sociIable and interesting in eonyc.sssss
ton, he had encouraged his visits to his
farm house he had found Paul a, Will.
ling listener to his notions md f.yoriss'
stories and yl he'd lEs,t always treated him sl
civility. !, ~ = ,s -, ..;,s g,l5I
Eleanor ,was the idol Of her father and
would haye, been Q pettcdI and spoiled
child had it not been for her lovable traits
Of character The old, man jealolslS3
guarded her and had forbidden n,anya,
worthy Young nun the house, who had
had the temerity to make ,oyertures for.
her heart and hand, and the freedom Civ,
en, to Panl, Moore was, an episode in the.
| quiet village Of Glenwood, thatwas large.i
y commented Npon BY its gossiping ias
habitants. is.
But the veil that had SO long shadowed
the old mans eyes was one morning sud.
! denly removed, when rs he started for
the village he was overtaken by Paul
Moore who iii frank and manly way,
| had told him Of his love and affection for
Eleanor and requested his consent to their
union.
Had a thunderbolt fallen at the feet of
old John Wilson, his astonishmcnt would
not have been greater, his first impulse
had been to strike tile young man to tie
Garth, but after a moments reflection he
had lowered his knotty walking stick aud
had reli5ved his mind by a torrent; Of
words that were both unreasonable and
luncalled for He had forbidden the young
man ever to see Eleanor again, or to use
any means of communication with her.
He had threatened him with .vengeance
lif lie ever dared make any endeavor to
renew his attentions to her and had driven.
the young artist in despair from his n:ssss:s.
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Love, laughs at human restraints, and
1ehuniah hphds can fashion neither bolt nor
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bar Of strength and power 10 always hold
apart two hearts that love each other.
Notwithstanding the restraints placed
upon Eleanorby her ever watchful father,
she frequently cohtrived to meet her lover
and one morning there was vacant seat
ut the old fhmily break fast table. and u
! moresacant expression on the old mans
features wlicnhe le,,red That Talcanto,r. MAS
gone. His first feelings were Of anger,
Iyet as the thought came, to linn Of all the
happiuess size had brought him, Of her
kind words and her childish affection for
him, tear from dimcyc, tricklcd over
his turrowed face and fell upon his horny
hands. But the 9uld spirit came back
sagain, his. s.evil genius tri,mphcd, and with
an expression OF unchanged bic determine
ton, he brought his clcnehcd hands down
upon the sable with ., force that made it
| trcmble. .t a.. ,..,...,.
"Eleapor, is lost to US forever, she shall
! never come, home again ,eea
John, arc. you crazy said his an,ia-
bic little wife, vainly striving toquict tho
tempest in his breast, ''@'1 s'-
s'sally,," he returned, ~ can never for
give her. There's no use in your arguin
the matter, it only aggravates me. ii
rather have buried tho poorgirl than to
have had her gone off so,R and with ii
groan he started from his chaiis pulled his
old hat over his eyes, and, LETT Bthe room,
starting down the lane in thesunpleasant
state of mind in which we find him in the
commencement ofonr story.
He, walkeds slowly along until he
reached the bars opening into the high
way and seating hilnself upon
them, pulled out his jackknite, and
splitting bit of cedar from the bar post
commenced whiting. He glanced up
and down the road but could see nobody,
and he fell to thinking again. Hc saw
in memory, the face Of a fair and bcauti-
fnl child. His little Eleanor, the sound
OF whose voice, in her innocent child
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