The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-06

| e"iSeoh 10 the INSTITUTION, whlcn nad
not been removed from over ther chin
keyboard. But the grim old patriarch
seemed to srloE my Discomfort SO much
that 1 started up In disgust, and once
more sought the window. Hero they 60,
the merry crowd, laughing and chatter
ing, although every nose was in danger
of frostbite. s
-Four wedding coaches dashed past,
lest they be late for the church, but
also saw ono which went slowly along,
and it recalled the lines of very senti-
mental friend, who once wrote an "Ode.
to Christmas
|. "The wedding coach was busy, .r
And the hcaree was busy, too" -
was about TO moralize on this point,
whIHN Nthe.7porter, dressed inhis Sunday
suit, Knocked, 80. say there wss case in
yssss Haa 's to 'pe aea. aea
who requested dra;sght, and glad
was to get him out, lest he ight do ME
an Injury for persons in his state have
peculiar way of polishing orc of if
the chance presents itself.
There is never more drunken ness in
L-than on Christmas day not only
because 1t is day of rejoicing, but
because SO many take pledges not to
drink from given time till Christmas
day So | expected to have plenty of
cases about twelve O'Clock that night,
when friendship would have had time
to merge iYto hostility, with broken
heads rs the result
During the afternoon l had cases
dropping in of various sorts. But |
was called out to visit one person,
whose state was most pitiable. A female
lying on an old, dirty sack, weak aud
ill 'wu children playing about the floor
of the squalid room. Where was your
merry Christmas for that poor mother?
Her husband dead she too i'll to work
phthisis hurrying her away ere the year ?
went out. Two shillings a week, for
sooth, from The parish, aud ,his q smerry
5:lRassery iaeschiEdrcllA
will be sent tor thg Industrial schools a
aud their smother, qdiety reposiug ii ID
her peisR SeGn,I Viii shavo "a appy
New Year, and. .heyer fesl.sorrow more.
Once more in my sitting room. The
s''adcs of evening have deepcned; the
w'nd begins to sigh round the house,
down the chimney, and through the
Leyholes; so l have the gas lit the fire
stirred mp again, and order tea.
Just as 1 was beginning my evening
meal the door opened softly. then there
was pause, as if some one was examin.
ing me through the space formed by the
hinges.
'Come in! I cried.
a face appeared at the door, and the
eyes having examined the room general
ly, and me particularly, the remainder
of the body followed, and then saw
the form Of man l had twice met be-
fore.
Staring at me in wild IN amer he said,
How do2 Don't you know me? Don't
you remember me telling you that I
should come to tea some evening? your
man down stairs wasn't going to let Inc
in; but | gave him farthing rolled up
in paper, and said was most particu.
lar friend of yours. He will think 1
gave him sovereign
At this the being uttered series Of
horrid chuck les add rolled his eyes
about il host alarnriiiio, ri ,sla,!n manner. -
The first time met this person was
at an hotel, where he was caperiug about,
singing aud reciting, and then going
round the room with his hat for coppers.
was told by gentleman tha. he was Il
harmless lunatic
The second time met him was hur-
ryins along on business With the most
unfortunate want of forethought | nod
ed to him and passed on. In second
he was by my side and, tapping ne
spTtly with his foreGnger, cried:
'pq you know me, sit y
Yes, | answered, smiling, aud at.
tempting to walk away: but preventing
me, he said
What's my nameY
'Richey, l said, with a half frown
but his antics made me smile, for he
kept skipping about from one side OF me
TO the other.
You're medical man, L think then
siud he; and have seen YOU go into
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