Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-10-09

baby quiet while the mother of the family
regalcd herself with drunken sleep.
SHE remembered him we'll enough, but
at first she scarcely noticed him. scarcely
raised her eyes, ,wlicn he parted. By-rnd.
byshoYevcr when it became habitual for
him to stand or walk beside her, to meet
her in her lonely ramblcs, to talk with
her rs no, one else had eyer talked, he
could see tho glad crimson flushing her
eyes at his approach, and yet, MS before,
he thought he was doing no harm.
People talked aud noticed that Trix
was beginning to take more pains with
her personal appearance, that her rags
an!l rents were becoming fewer, her luxu-
RANT hair was rescued from its former
state of picturesque dishevclment, that
even her face had lost its old look of
apathy, md flashed into shy, sweet ani-
nation. They, the little world Of gossip.
admired her none the mcrc forit. To tell
the truth, in circles where her name was
familiar, many and many n hard un-
wompnly thing was said Of her; bnt over
and above and apart from their ccnsurc,
TriS was happy.
On what basis her Happiness was found
ed she scarcely stopped to consider. Her
love for him rose as lawlcSs impulse of
her nature, deep, strong, tcrvent, never to-
be eradicatcd, nc7cr to lie separated from
her by either height or depth or any
living thing. She never dared to think,
he had any. feeling for her in return, I'M
her untaught, umtntored humility she was
satisfied to be with him, to watc!I him, to.
worship him. IS
- with passion wild, Il
As the Persian worslips tho glowing SUM-, s.
And Lindsay?' Well, as time, wore ,c,cT on,
and the stupidity Of the place became
more umitigatcd, his thoughts were con
ccntratcd on Trx. lie liked to see the
sudden lighting up of her face; the trcm-
ulous shyncss of her voice he liked to
hear; so she, poor child. became en-
tangled in the mcshcs q! lis daily life,
until 1t seemed as ii separation vas i'm
possible. Only seemed 50, however, for
it Was possible, as the proud mother that
shared his sccluson knew. Not only
possible but. probable, so she too,; no
pains to Illustrate the intimacy, and only
smiled when people told her of it.
"For You know, MY boy, l have every
confidence in you," she said, "and think
YOU love mc well enough to preserve my
shining fabric. | know that temptations
will bcsct young men, but you must put
them aside ms best you can; anything
rather than misalliancc."
Lind laughed, but rcti,lcncd, and there
and then with faultlcss ingenuity she
made her plans
"ion needn't fear any alliance for q
While" he answered, then sauntcrcd
down towards the shore, and Standing OH
a Jagged peak of rock, saw Dunnic bask-
ing beneath it--snw Trix sitting OH a
pile OF scawccd. the baby in her arms,
the grent woof of her hair tumbIing over
her shoulders, and the baby face that was
sheltered by her plant, graceful form.
"All asleep down thcrc?' lie called
out. and then the glory and the shadows
chased her face and eyes, and lie :ounl
Il place beside her or the sands. "Don't
you ever get tired of that fcllow?" he
asked, pointing TO her slumbering arm
full.
Trix laughed the shy laugh that was
so wondrously sweet. Eyes, I'm always
tired Of him, but there's nobody else to
mind him, SO me and Dannie have to do
it,"
Lind glanced ut Dannic's crippled
body, and felt one of his old thrills ut the
girls subtle generosity, at the innate re-
fincment that crept out Of her thoughts
and peryadcd the homely expressions of
her everyday life.
/ think that in TINT moment or on