Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-02-28

Miss Douglas appealeal. Ion on the pavement;
and 4 the tn baker, delivering loayess three
doors off, turned rounSdBtpiiw ulpSBp wonder and ap-
prove. e.--,. b ss
"Afay I put you urf said the General,
meekly, almost tinidif
How different the tone, and yet it was
the same voice that had heretofore rung
out SO firm and clear IN stress of mortal
danger, with itsjstir6isisgs order
"rhe light Brigade will advancer
"No, thank you, said Miss Douglas
coldly; "Tiger Tim does the heavy bust
ness. Now, Tim--olie---- two-threcp'
"Three" LANDED hesilightly in the sad
die, and the black kmare stood like u,
sheep. Ono turnio ofSheri foot, one kick
other habit-Miss Douglas wasestablish-
ed where she looke,lYther best, felt her
best, and liked best. to be in the world.
So She pattcd the black mares neck, n
cares her tavoritc acknowledged with
such abound as might have unseuted
Bellerofhon; and followed by Tim, on a
good-loal;ng chesnuts rode Off with her
;idmiring General othe Park.
Who is Miss Douglas? This was the
question cverybodyisked, and answered
too, for that matter,bnt not satisfactorily.
Blanche Douglas, such was the misnomer
of this hlack-browcd lady, had been in
London tOrtwo years, yet given no ac-
count OF l,or anteccdcnts, shown no vouch-
crs for her identity TO oss;qucstion
her, wils not a pleassss It undertaking, as
cert,l;l,. to their
cost. They called her "The Black
Douglas indeed, out of spite, till fem
ininc wit and genius of the brightest
lustrc gave her the nickname of Satan
ella, and us Satanella She was hence
forth knowhin all societies. iA'r
After that, people seemed more re-
assured, and discovered, or possibly in
vented torlcr, such histories rs they con-
sidered satisfactory 20 themselves. She
was the orphan, some said, Of spccula-
tive naval officer, who had married the
cousin ofa peer. Her father was drown
cd of 'Tentrift; her mother died of n
broken heart. The girl was brought up
in II wcstrountry sthool till She came Of
-age; she had II thousand Il year, and
lived near South Atdlcy.street With her
'aunt,a pcrspn of weak intellect, like
many'old women Of bothf sexes. She was
oddish herself, and rather bid style; but
there was no harm III her y"
This was tho gdd-naturcd version.
The ill-naturcd one has the above trav-'
csticd The father lad cut his throat;
I the mother ran away from him, and went
mad; and the vested %ntry school was a
French convent. '''i he aunt and tho
thousand 4 Year wcrI equally fabulous.
She was loud, bold, 1horsy, more than
queer, and where the money came from
that kept the little house near South
Audley-strcct and ciabled her to carry
on, goodncs; only kndv!
stili She held her dvn, and all the old
men fell in love with her. "NIy admir-
ers," shetold Mrs, fullcndcr, who told
me, "arc romantic-'ery, and rheumatic
also, y tairc rleurer. The combination,
my dear, is touchilg, but exceedingly
inconycnicnt."
Mrs. Cullcndcr firthcr. .lffirms that,
old Buxton would lavc married and
made her Il pccrcss, ad she but held up
her finger, and dcclali she saw Counsel
lor or Cramp go dSyn on his knees to
her, falling forward lon his hands, how
ever, before he coull get up again, and