The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-05-11
0la Margery,s Prophecy.



!! s.IS s....s !. { s.a. .I.s.s :, d.
nonsense said Frsdsrioas Lovel, draw
ING her pretty. slight Ggars up TO its
fall ketshs 10 oEa ~ ssgefy Lals, Who
ioree1A thss sheS voa!a seana face to
fsee slish dsath befose The ssar. came opt
thas night Frederick was proud, and
always treated the poor haaghtiiy and
9U0 3asS .isassssa, g. q rIss.s,s. .ooi i.
Il fsispS,. Mary iwhiss, of 10 a. Wild spot,
.Ns9 sketch, ipstesd Of vaiting 70 welcome
shoN lover Charles Holden, who was
cStbihg 70 ses che seaside that evening.
,a,sI "a, ;. ~ Nssla Wild aud lonely spot, shut in
b. cavernous canopy of gray, solemn
-. tl,,,a sliasa rocks, made musical by the rush
s4 ,kaonpdlroar of fcontehding tides-aso isolated
.ard Igsani. that Mary White almost
:, {. shasadsted as abe stood .witha it's solemn
SAe sanctuary si
"Oh, Freddie, amt you afraid!"
n Ipvel, bright and fearless as
5 Naiad, glanced up from her seat 90 the
n Prpjectlng TpcK s#8A
NJ ksdIass wsiss was va ashamed 10 j.
more.
The girls, getting engaged in their
sketchiug, soon forgot all the external
surroundings Of Nature, and it was not
nefT Until yhSsua, coyly hiding away behind
ssaiss'a;. 81, q e cloud vi, withdrew
Ia ssSss, as'sl = wsiss ssss ,s% 'ssi sss
shook out her draperies. -
"Why, Freddie, it must be long past
aNR' R''. e ss1ss ssl..s ssfr T = ii p:,.a,..
mechanically "Just touch more
There! really dothmk have done
aspleudid afternoons work p
'isut, Freddie,"-and Mary White
drew nearer, involuntarily. to her com
psnion,-"the water is running in front
Of the rocks" r ,-fx
...sSothins I'd earth b, b,u, the tide" said
Miee .bevel carelessly, I'm not afraid
ofWesting the sole of my feet"
She rose, and advanced towards the
%ars1' door Of sthe miniature cavern yet even
upon her dauntess cheek the roses grew
sslIw aPale. as she copprehended the true hor-
Yors of their situation
The waters, rising faster than she
had deemed possible, had shut them in
their coffin, narrow bar of sand walled
fsH fseby'steep imaeses Of rock; their sepuchre,
the thundersous pillows, which broke
Nit8 threstsnipgt sounds, against the
feet Of tho ancient cliffs. Retreat was
impossible; the water already knee
deep ever the path they must cross, and
rising with fearful velocity, aud the
very nature of their retreat forbade all
possibilisg of con,municptiou with ths
outer Wsfld.l VI = 81
Mary White ciunS, pale and fearful
% Frederica.s arm. 4
-YgGs, issBred1ie Freddie" she gaspcd
brea,hlessy, "what shall we do?"
,s.lAnde Frederica gathered the slight,
trembling creature to her breast feeling
that .she, was responsible for the early
doom darkening over that bright, young
bead. For ip one ipstant it all came to
rheE the ayaiting-tbet death, wrapping
them; round with cleaning chrysoli,e
arms, the moment of mortal agony-the
'.sssa endsrof all:r And Charles Holden--hiu
whom she had evaded with such Girlish
=. ooquctry, little thinking that she should
never look upon him more.
e4xsl Vary, SIDE whispered 'Mary, we
9 fspspt lepst kpeel down ~ and)pray. Oh,
bbTS darling, God islas.uear to.u.s here,
as if Si Ee lay ay among among our soft pillows st
homo 20 ~ H''"
AS tho two young girls sank down
ss' aamohg the white, fringy creepiues OF
the foam AZ their feet, IFredcrica's eyes,
axed wistfully upon the heavens, saw
SS=S1 the eiiver lance of tbe Evaniuy Star