The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-10-26
sThat Horrid Mr.. Barnes"

up his mind to marry again. 1 do not
meFtion This as being a very surprising
fact; for who that has once known the
love OF woman has not felt as if the sun.
moan and stars were made for his own
particular benefit; and who that has
once lived in heaven would not return
thither But Mr.. Barnes was neither
good looking nor rich; in fact, uot to
hnince matters, he was plain poor, and
instead of falling in love with piaiu
kind girl who might take compassion
OH him, be fixed his eye on enc of the
rrhest, .gayest, and prettiest girls in the
village Fannie. the youngest daughter
of Squire McAlls,er. She was about
eighteen, just out of school and as wild
as young colt. Imagine, her astonish-
emapt when she found Mr.. Barnes was
making love to her. "That horrid Mr..
Barnes has been here three times this
iiineek,l" s he said to her sister, 'i;asd he
dared to squeeze my hand to night [!
What an old fool-old enough, to be my
grandiather!" o.,s
"a lie is only forty. should not be
surprised if you married him afte. all,
Fan SO dou't be angry with him for
pressing your hand. The next time he
comes he wilItkiss you,7 said her sister
provokingly. ;q.
Fannie walked out her room in speech.
less Indignation. There was no doubt
that MIR. Barnes was in love. lie came
often aud staid long. 1t seemed her
late to meet him whenever she left the
house He sent her presents, which
she returned, books, which she never
read, and invitations which she never
accepted. i'll short, us Fan said, ''he made
her lite burden to her.
81 cant stand this any longer" said
Fan one day. "I'll play such trick up.
on him that he'll ncver come again -,
So she poured some molasses in his hat,
as j. stood on the hall table one evening;
the she called him back when he ha a
opened the front door 70 go homie ana
had the satisiacRon q seeing the streams
of molasscs running down his shoulders
and over his best black coat Her mer
ry peal of laughter was all that was
needed to complete his discontinue, an
he rushed from the house casting upon
her look ;ofreproaeh.
Fan thought she had got rid of him
now and she received her father's re-
buke with q good deal of composure
but the next week brought that horriid
Mr.. Barnes" back again. What was
she to do? She did'everything she
could. She made carica,ures Of him,
and circulated them aulongyher friends;
she treated him to doughhats filed with
cotton; made fun of him iu every way
that the brain OF froiicsonie schoolgirl.
could devise and still he never waycrcd
in his allegiance.
There is no help for you, Fannie.
You huve to become Mrs. Ba. mes, No.
two-you cannot get rid Of him in any
other way" said Miss McAllister. r
Fannie was to much subIued for
anger. II really amafraid SO, said she,
with tears in her eyes, at would not be
SO bad il there was the least thing at
tractive about him. And he is always
SO kind and SO quietly determined that
II am afraid be will make me like him
in spite of all. "@'2 -
"What's that you say, Fannie ?" and
rising suddenly, Miss McAllis,er took
both her sisters hands "Look straight
into my eyes. Fannie / was only joking.
You must have known that never sup
posed that anything in heaven or on
earth, or the waters under the earth
would induce you to marry 'that horrld
Mr.. Barnes A pretty match indeed,
for McAllister a nice son iu.law for
our father How grateful, how land
some, how distinguished What pleasure
you would have in introducing your
husband, with his yellow hair aud
shutting &aik; how proud you would
be Of bim--how you would glory in him!
Oh, envy you your husband p
"Mary how can you $50 on so z" said
Fannie, wrenching her hand away from
her sisters g,asp. Have not l said I
hate him.2 Don't show my dislike to
him in every possible wayi
"Oh, yes; but you allowed the
possibility of loving at last; you know
you did ! Papa would rather see yon