Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-02-14

chased, utterly regardless of cost. He
i kept u fine carriage and horses, bought il
grand piano for his daughters, sent them
| to the5most fashionable schools, md had
them instructed i'll French, Italian and
lniusic. In short, they received d COM
lplete fashionable education, but of any
/ tslip8ietlgc5of practical atility;x they wes;s
l rs iiiiiloceiiti,ls q couple of pet Kittens.
,!ulia, the eldest nf the two daughters.
w.ls; Sc ivcntecn when her t;ltliers diell, and
liose two years Younger Pretty, inpnl-
l;sive, lsose Inns already been introduced
iGtllc rcaslcr Julia S,ls yery different.
Rose rcsenblc,l her iatIler,. but j Julia wps
IiliSc erinlotlier in looksmnd character.
/ He'd her father lived, She might have
IdTifted on the tide OF fashionable lifes
and never shown herself superior to the
silly bnttctil ltcswitli whom she .socatcd.
tsbPlutsutlow. and poverty seemodto elevate
saittlcnnoblc l,cr, to bring out the hidden
l5l,oMerand energy of her character.
~ hen Mrs. Snclton iliew that If her
Husband l!l debts We're paid, there would
he nothing lett for herself or children,
she .lobly declared that every creditor
should rlceivs his Just due, evenlif she
Iyha.l to sell lt;r wedding ring to raise the
nltG,ey. Every ytliiIg MRS sold; thespleil-
dollhouse, furAiturc and plarc, ls wcll US
the piano aud fine clrriagc of which
MIR. Shelton had been so proud. When,
nllwas over, and every creditor satisfied.
the f:lmily found themselves possessed OF,
i tritlc Over q hundred dollars in re,,dy
money, and II little ot their pllinest ,tur-,
iilttlrtc,----wortll, 3 perhaps, hundred dol
lprs more. h
In ,lccordanee withthc usual good for
tune tpf tlir sheroincs of stories, II rich
lonscrss!iallisl haze nlriir, one:Sof the
gir!isi.t this iunt.s:sr,, ssun,e, land wl,ic,
a,r. S'!slfosl had fowaed al.st5ponSidced
worthless, siiVnid have i,e4,l loun,i 10 be
! = z 81 s
lars. But, nntnrtinnsely, in real life
such things dc not often occur, as the
'Shelious ,suon,ii<covcrld.
Mrs. Shelton rented some rooms in nm
unl;..iion;i!,lc lart o.' the city, and did
pinin sewing. Julia accepted ii situation
rs French teacher in i. nr!ghbnrinr srnli-
:iary, and loar,!ci with her mother.
w!siic, koSe alternately nlourncd over
.ne!raicrc,i fortune. and learned To do
ilc plain sewing which She dctgs,cd.
BY d.nt of lard labor on the part OF
Julia and icr mother, they had lived very
loni.' r;':bIy lern lcw months, wien Mrs.
;Sle.tons health began tu lail, and she
vas onii:.Nsl 10 give up her sewing, lcav-
them cntircly dcpcndentupon wnu. Ju!i;.
Gn'! the little itusn coul, earn.
With this long nscxpi.unIion we Niil re-
sumo Diir story
After leaving home Rose walked on
lnietlv, until ut The gate ot'ihc seminary
building, she met her sister and turned
back with her, Julia Was !, girl WHO
would attract attention anywhere i'll
spite Of her plain dress. She WAS i.
brunette, with dark eyes and darker
hair, bur with !; clear complexion, red
lips, and Il slender, delicate form; and
there WAS II world of purpose and resolu-
ton shining out Of her tlnri; cvcs.
As they walked along, cliatting in
their merry way for even Roses momcn-
tary dlsconragcmcnt could not last while
with Jull;,-shc noticed II pockct-buo!l
lying upon the sidewalk, and picked it
up. size looked up and down the street,
but twas entirely deserted.
<. Dit'i''Ni ciicd itOSc, III ncr uSual
mpel,nous manner, 81 do hope ii is
stuffed full of gold and diamonds, and
that the owner will never come for It:
then how rich we would be-. We arc so
poor nov. y dcnr!o
Castles in the mir are easily built."
laughed julia. "l,nt, unfortunately thcy
arc not very profitable, so try and rt.-
strain yoir bursts ofcxultation and yo,lr
moans OF dcspair until We reach home,
where mother is doubtless anxiously
awaiting our return. | suppose some
one is now mourning thcloSs OF pocket
book but we will wait until wcgc home
before we examine the contents, to see
whether they are gold and diamonds. y"
20 mother! mother! Julnl has found
y pocket book! We walking down
Archcr Street, and it lay right on the
sidewalk before us. / tried l0 make bcr