The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-11-30

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| should feel stupid abdaulld iYcur
society renders it very pleasant, and you
arei il, all things tlieppposita of my
fears ,'>dl Il
''0h, thank you = q. s,as
She said it SO dryly, that I looked up
to catch tho hidden meaning Of her
words, but sho was rehdihg; aud her
face was calm as usual. esi7 Ieo,i iar
Tho next day Frdln elna,, I wasi
standing at the gate, wlIepi he came up
from the hotel, and after the greetings,
Fred brought his hand down on my
shoulder. ~
so, Ben, my bog, yhajumped from
the frying pan into the Gre, didn't you !?
lla f! ha! good joke. How do you like
her 2 =.
turned in astonishmtent, Like
whom? What do you ihean?
Why, Captain katesSof course
4 haven't seen Cap.sin Kate, thank
you I replied with diyuisy
what, don. Miss Catherinc Whiting
board here with her Step aunt, Mrs
Dearborne p i'' }" az
Il jumped at least three feet into the
air-'You don't meanHasI began, while
Fred interrupted coollysH .ql, ,,c.
'As jumpst, yoasre suecessist.
As stupid blockhcqd, you also excel.
Yes, Miss Whiting is Captain Kate,
But, Fred | said, belplessly, she is
so innocent and chiIdHke, land barely
pretty, and SO sweet andquict.
'All put on said.sEsed. shaking his
lead gravcly. She is a regular hirt.
and those are her arts; She's weaving
her. met around you, sec, successfully. ;
The emotions Of ny heart | should
find difficult to cxplIin. But l found
Miss Whiting in 'thes arbor, an hour
latter, after Fred left, and L Lifted my
hat with a flourish, land knclt at her
feet
'Ali honor 20 Captain Kate I said,
in mock humility. 3 e -
She closed her bdaR with almost
.yaSn ..-esa .s-s..l ...sis
you've found outs she said 'who
teld you 2. u.,..y.p
fred. And shall ask pardon for
remarks | make Yesterday 2
Certainly not, she said swcctly. You
had never seen me than q.
'And now | have proposition to
make l began. NVea'arc to spend
several weeks together here, ,fdhd report
calls you terrible firt-'
So it does you,'shc interrupted. !
heard oGyoub before, i left town
'VeryiifYcll,'g continued, the more
need of my proposition. 1t is this: Let
,us enter into league to havea emnd
I filtration; each Knowing there ris no
danger Of a broken heart on either side.
Thus We hhveipolhing to. fear, nothing
TO guard, anG cpn, be very happy
Bug what is the need 2 she asked
I n ~o- q hu,yu'i. hiuieaa hiuiea hb,tsoTe-uhy necdi
We now p ''' ''''''' 80 fn q it,r.cr
Because We can't help it ). aud ie is,
better 20 go about it with full under
standi'is thhn;t0be sly aboutit in the old
way. Thinking you harmless, Miss
Whiting, could hayc gone al SUMMER
aud never dreamed Of FITTING knowing
you to be Ciptaih Kate, shallsuspoat
you Of malicious intentions every move
sou make" EhorefnTo, !, lot us agree toa
Hrta'ion,' and all will be vel
4 agree she said archly, and here is
my hand upon it, She gave me her
hand-I remember thinking how soft
and shapcly it was-an! l raised it to
my lips. IS laa t.l-e 4.
Would your heart come with it 2 |
said, and, she laughed mcrrily.
Bravo a good beginning | see you
are no amateur!' she cried and so we
launched on the sea of fiirtatiou. H. 3
told Fred of ourarrangcment the
following day. l thought he looked
| pleased. : ''''' ''-- -" y'
'All right, old 'fcllew,' he said, ,,shak-
ing my hand heartily, 4 am glad to
know" you nare not my rival for | am in
earnest. want to marry Miss Whiting,
if can, and l didn't like to thing L
was fighting against you. You are
quite sure you arc in e;iriest?' 'n5P
quite surc,' answered. Go on, my
dear boy, with my blessing !; but don't
marry,her until | leave, and so spoi! our