The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-20
: letter, hut it never reached me-

I PeVer saw Twas fnsvpr given to
ane never knew that il mad been
Written till this moment 7
Miss Parke 7
He stood Il moment, lost in utter
tistOnishment. Then certain looks, and
words. and tones on the part of auother
lady, during the pust ten years, flashed
suddenly across his memory. A hot
flush rose to his brow. He took step
forward, and caught the fair hand that
was not drawn away NTTAq -
'Evangeline, I asss Sitk slL - J aIIhioush
the treachcry of an artful aud designing
woman, | have suffered miseribly For ten
long years. Will you not reward me
now? IF that letter was before you,
what would be your nnswery Tell me,
dearest I'iove you as fondly as ever
Ard you?',
She looked ut him with her heart iu
her eyes.
= ANSWER ME !" he urged.
81 rcallys,siiak 4 should have to Sly
: yes," sbellmfhiated / N ASE%E
SsAnd the next moment, she hid her
happy, fearful face upon his breast.
Mrs. Hartland. looking discrcetly into
the conservatory. at this critical moment
-discreetly retired the next, unseen
She was the life and soul of the party
that evening. and kept her guests away
from the door of the conservatory ms
xealously as if the plague had been lurk
ing there.
But when the reconciled lovers, came
out into the common world once o,icu- more,
she stole up behind her stately sister,
aud whispered, with sousy smile; 81
knew how ii would bci'
Esapgelinc kissed her by way of reply.
And The Rev. Abel and his wife arc
among, the ,happiest Of msrtsls.
= ! =
"Rawhides."
A correspondent writing to the
Augusta Constitufionaiist says:
i, have been to Texas
There is u good deal in. Texas (os
land.)
Texas has more dirt ihIpropcrtion to
rts area than any State know.
Potatoes will grow on Texan g~r
ment as readily rs on any soil in the
world. There are, however. good
D'any pafches that arc Not cultivated.
medium sized Texan cnrries about
hanisal"esda sdarningS County in his,shirt
Then l faitered myself that was a,up
to snuff" Lefnre l went to Texas; but,
give mo Texan grindstone tn put a
mans nose in the sin,illitudc of carv-
ing knife every tinc. | was on it."
and ought to know.
They call Texans "Rawhdes," out
that way; and they touc he'd ME on the
raw where the hide was off MANY time.
They can hide away more spirits in a
raw state shan uny people given So suck
lug through straw. They say "Wont
you lariat a lew head ~ when they
mean to smile with you in friendly
manner.
No Is light tnarching oyder for
.lex"" fWVope5 and was, once upon
time. etroddeh tuSbv j p,,ir Of l4,s. in
tripping, fantas,ical manner that made
me see stars
Everything is under cloud there.
and bears decidedly sombre appear
auee. The land looks as if it had gone
i"'v mourning under Davis adm,nistra
ton u IL on hl.ek cha. ..h3-r=-l-a:.,h
make a white mark on it, and the
bhckest fseefH ever saw was one inter
viewed in looking, elass'ihe day after
| struck the orbit of thcH.oac Star.
They are an exceedingly we'll read
people oct that way especially about
the noses "a 1AI I
| lost cast directly after I reached
there, from the fact that | could no.
describe George Wnshington's personal
appearance from actual observation. His
little trick With Bradaock, up in the
North, was q recent matter for most
entlrasiastie comment and criticism.
They seemed TO be extensively as
tonished beeayse / did not seem to be
more up II tifd news "a Ssss dagG I left