The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-11-16

of procedure, speaking, of eoufse, with
reference TO jurisprudenoe--ahem lin
point of fact, man can't marry his
great grandfather ss's
'He's mad ! she cried, making for The
door.
Il see that you are on the track
closely-whereas if it werc considered
trigonometrically, x plus Y would be
equal to A--to-to bisected paralelo-
grnmic hypothensusev
Hes certainly a lunatic ] must go
for Mr.. Gringo.' ~
With shrek, the lrdy fed irofEsthe
room, and poor Flutter fell on the sofa
exhausted.
What have I done p he groanod
Ruined myself, all owing TO my accurse,'
stupidity! Yet wouldn't it have been
moro stupid to have stood stiila said
nothing? That confounded dog, too
Well he shan't defeat mo / aya deter.
mined. III subdue him, ifitcost me
not only another pair Of coat tails,
but even whole coat
He rose and went to the window. An
ecstatic vision burst upon kis 81 .ht
Glancing into the garden, he beheld
beautiful young lady of seventeen, ripe
as the roses around her, daintily water
ing them. Who could il be 4 He would
instantly find out. To attract he atteu-
ton, he adopted ac ingenionsan highly
romantic plan:
He began shouting and baking at the
savage Carlo: Still she wouldn't look
up. Felix was disconcerted; but not to
be conquered, he barkcd and snarled
more furiously than ever. And yet it
was ineffective. Now, if the young man
had two strong points, they were
perseverance and fertility ofinvention.
He perceived on the table beside him
silver salver, which he resolved to
rattle against the window as sort of
accompaniment to his o}n person a
canine performances in IrtAc way of
vocalism. He turned.to Sa;ze this, and
5eheId, to EiS dlssSAsSs, OF isago,
his ugly niece aud a crowd Of ssrgants,
standing in the doorway. observing him
attentively. But, at tho instant they
saw his movement, they we've all taken
with visible trepidation, aud pre-.
cipitateIy fed. Felix couldn't under
stand it Were they making fool Of
him? Angrily he strobe to the window
again, and sought another sight of the
beautiful tenant of the garden but she
was gene.
Felix, said timid voice in his rear ;
dear Eel,x. come here
Turning in the direction Of the sound,
he perceived that the fugitives had reap
peared. Mr.. Gringo approached him
cautiously.
Poor fellow !! said the old gentleman,
soothingly don't excite yourself now
be calmp
Calm i exclaimed Felix. win you
please explain the meaning of this extra.
ordinary conduct Mr. Gringo!'
Quiet now! be very still, Felix.
While you're gentle, there'll be no dan
ger OF fit you know. We have a pain
full duty to perform, bu, you must sub
NIT.
Submit i submit to whatl You've
been lunching!'
Poor, poor Flutter Little did 1 an.
ticipate su,- misfortune ! Bat there
no time to les ,,'
Il know '.tat's the matter with him,
Thought Felix. 'He's going to quarrel
with me about my conduct to his neioo
l must say something ardent to her.
He approached die angular and long
lady, and bending iow, exclaimed,
aendsrJ:
Dear madame,s your most devoted
slave
But to his astonishment she merely
smiled, and, patting him on the back, an.
swerea in soothing tone:
Poor Mir. Flutter. don't excite your.
self nowl Keep quiet?'
What does she mean by that 2 he
gasped. Then, in n more ardent voice
than ever, he resumad:
Lady, must beg your pardon on NY
bonded knee for my absurd deportm eat
but few moments since. IL was-ah--
but the effect Of too sudden view Of
your superabundant charms 7
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