Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-05-29
his dark eyes glistened with moisturs,l

his dark eyes glistened with moisture
Could it be that he who appeared so j,
noble, was one who awoke the melody OF
an innocent heart that his ear might feast q
on the sounds Of its breaking strings. ma
Nay, there was som, thing in tlat open iieiil
brow, SO high and full of intellec1-ani,Gfi
expression about the fnely-cliselcda. il
mouth, and misty tenderness brooding i'm
his eyes that forbid the supposition
giSfLilly,"he said, II thought when YOU Z '..,
learned to love me, you also Learned! to
trust me- And told You LONG aso 'tliatsse,
the contract made by titlier. incmyfin4w II
fancy was hateful to !lrne-that, it: WAS. !,
likewise to the lady, and thus ourlepg .,ge7, /,
ment was forever canceled. !, Put if it
will satisfy you be fey that do llct de- 's'
sire the fortune which might Nave bsefir
mine, will say, that 1 never cbuid,Ii nj
never under any circumstances wh;ttasertsni
seek the hand of the heiress of fhfsu5'stttiu MOI,
The little white hand was PLACED; oyer
his handsome mouth, and the frightened
girl interrupted his words. '''HFf91i
d -. y i. a -. ~. +,
Hush, dear Clarence, for licavjn'sior
sake hush vowing to avoid doing itfstsd,
what you are about to be guilty y.9of ~
Yes, Clarence Montfort you h:lye sought
Lilly Clark Morton, the heiress OF Mount
Hope rs your bride. Can you forgive, g
me, dear Clarence, for the d,ccpptt:o5nnif
have practiced OH you. AS you known
my heart revolted from the contract
made by our parents. My mother and I,
friends all expostulated with me, insisting,
that would receive you, could not f;,il
to become charmed with you, but fsared
even were it to terminals as they pre-
dicted, that you on your part would seek
me for my fortune, and not for any merit,
of my own. just at this crisis, i received
an invitation from my friend, Mrs Col.
ton, to visit her in this remote spot. .Aa
idea at once suggested itself to me.
would contide in my friend ,aln nd .sells her
aid in an innocent deception. would s
visit
ed with Clarence Mont fors, .sirs {5Ss,i-.
tons governess, thus having an. .opportu-.
nifty of judging of your. worth and
character. But believe, me, Clarence, I
never designed to win your heart, or
dreamed of this happy termination of
our acquaintance. Can you, will you
forgive my deception?" m -
The lovely, blushng girl. watched the !.
manly face of her lover, not a shade of
triumph marred its exquisite serenity ut
the announcement that the fortune of the
Mount Hope estate would yet be his. I,l
calm tones he rcplicdi:i ed,a,f g.
Lilly, my hearts own drrling, il was
neither the humble governess, nor the,
heiress | sought, but the woman deem
ed worthy of my choice I loved yIou
yesterday in your then si,pposet1ioverty.
and l love you the same to-day; scircnn-
stances never can, or never will aterny
esteem for you. Ut ,6.
.G*5
When the fruits were ga,s,ly sin their
painted robes of scarlet, and yellow le;sy, s.
and long flakes of pur.l bloom n..dae,
over crimson berries and golden-hsarted
asters, in the stately home of the NIor-
toms Clarence Morttort and sweet Iiliy
Morton, stood in thcso moonlight rays,
on the time honored varstndala,a and re-
deemed the pledge tbeirF there .ha.t
spoken for them eighteen year,. hciorc---
and they were willing vows of fi;tll, ,,and
love to last through lite-;and in their
hearts they added, beyond dca.R.d aF
l s. 4. L.
To CLEAN PANT The Goachmakcrs'
Journal recommends housewives to save
themselves trouble hy alnntintr i,n f.I