Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-06-26

tsSSnSihocl Su'ciihocl 80 NJ senas 4of me anti ner
from Connecticut. She's an orphan gal,
md md soon asher school term was over.
EEvshe was tcachin', we know--she come,
lsfhislis their honsc:warnin',, and them's
the neighbors. sThcylall like Ike. i Ike's
as.good tcllow-a real good fellow though
say it. why what ails your dog?',
rhedog, left outside,swas bowling fear
igullly.'si'r asos118 f.mer grigail.a ,I,
Wantsto comein, perhaps said Ned;
sbut 1T mightn't be agreeable to the
sadies." y3gID mgt,s gr osy ,fi,iag
.ss Bring him in" said the old man /. but
llthe dog would not7come.a.iIIe stood be..
1 side apatch ofgrass in the garden, how,
ling woefully, and scratching and tearing,
with ialllhis might. Leave the spot. he
IsYould not, and the friends rs they saw
him, ana remembered the horse in the
fsahble, felttheblood clirdle in their veins.
T. "Whose horse is that Will, n white star
son the forehead and,a scar on his fore
leg, a handsome brown horse g with
| wonderful cyes?" whispered Henry to the
fold man. pY a b'a
l. "rhats my sons horse" said the old
I man. iz a faf4 Ii
Il "WFherc did ho buy it % asked the
!; other. f3t .,9 81.
1 "Doh't know" said the old man.
laughing childishly "Como to him with
the rest Of his good luck six months ago"
Again the dog outside began to howl.
Again the friends felt cold chilIs creep
oyer them. q
"Wherc are we to slccp?" asked Ed.
ward fthc old man. Eve don't want
supper; VIC need rest" 4.rfI,,
i '"1ll show you," said the old mat,.
1.-THE house will he full tonight, but
you'll not mind roughing it," And he
led the way to ali upper room where Il
rude bed WAS already spread I!
i "Just lie downashere, strangers" he
said. There's blanket, ifyou'rc cold,
and there's u candle Goodnight" +
And he left them But not to sleep.
The two men had sought solitude that
they might commune with each other.
Yet now they could only say, What docs
this mean ?" They had said it in rs many
ways dozen times, when Henry ", acci-
dent lifted his eyes to a peg In the rough
wall. On it hung something which
rl@etfcd his gaze with horror. Vet il
was an object quite common and inro.
cent in itscll-only pair of brown sad
dle-bag<, rather new in appearance, and
with the letters G. c. on the side.
Look" he cried. "Lyok, Edward"
The other ia turn stood t,u.c for
awhile, Then gaze spring toward the
per, tore the bags down and opened them.
Within they found garmcnt, they kncw
their friend had worn, an empty belt,
and the dngucrrotypc ola young Girl of
whom they had known hin 10 be very
ioHd. Ills horse in the stable, his saddle
bags and belt here, the dog bowling on
the turf without-what does it all
mcan?" cried Harry again. And Ned
answered, ave shall soon see" and
stf''le down into the great room where
the dancing WAS going on, and up to the
bridegroom, standing at the head Of n
! Virginia reel, with his brides hand in
| his own.
'stop IL bit" cric.l Ned, iuriousl;.. =
we have a. question 70 ask. Whose
horse is tliat i'll the stabc-the brown
one with a sta" or the iorcheady"
MINE" said the farmer turning dead.
ly white.
"And the saddle bags upstairs, marked
C.C.%
The farmer turned pnlcr.
Gentlemen" he said, "wait until
morning, and | will explain everything"
we choose to learn the truth for our
selves, said the young man icrcely.-
You had mysterious streak of luck
six months ago, | understand from the
old man there" said Harry Bray.
"No very mysterious said nc far
mcr. 81 vent to the diggil,gs and fell
in with 81 nugget. AS for the hcfse-f
found hin and tho sadtllc-bags too. 1t
| Won know TO whom thcy helopo hc'a