The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-08-31
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BY rnAsoEsInlEisa1RpA nlEisa BADEN.
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most favored children; young, in good
iSsaltb, lhandsons, ana ssfy IFiSE As
Falphyvas the -oplys clilI'sf q yidow-
ed mother, and the LAST hsentative
of an old and proud race. He was a
universal fav5rite. - 50 3 " &Ssd9I
| Mrs. Livingston.skuew the time was
con'ippsEvhsn her son would . snarsysaad
SO she thought to anticipa te his choice
|3by selecting wife for him; fearing his
heart might settie onf one not t agreeable
ltoIRer sbetelej Jealous ''of every prstty
girilin town, aud feared thssm save one
right at sliomes aBus shen Aileeu was
not beautiful, aud /, !, Of course, she had no
idea off the girl Rho was. friendiess, a
dependent on ;heF 6Jdnty, as one to con.
ueet, seyeu in.fhought, with hersson. i
No, Aileen. poor child WIS not to be
feared. She waited on Ralph j; read ito
him; learned difficult songsFsthat he
might easily catch the air., and sing
them to other girls listened to his
eulogies on the beauty, grace and sweet
ness of Lilly, Rose, or Violet, which
ever he. chanced to be the best pleased
with at the time. - 49,
Before Aileen knew aRalph's nature
so well, she would steal away to her
room and weep as if her loving little
heart would breuk-wlry, she would
never acknowledge evou itosherself-
whep. he would talk to her. Of the girl he
admired SO much But after a time
Aileen could listen oad Smile, for She
feltn fsiasaheart kpes slnot the mighty
power, ,..,..s 49,, aa
Ada Whiting, the daughter Of her
dearest iriead,,S was the choice ,of iJTs.
Lisipsstal,, and SO she set herself about
TO have, it as she wisheds Fortuue
favored her just thea. Mrs. .Whiting;s
'iiealtll being very faeblc,v heatf4phy-
-sieiasss advised a winter South a.aAAI ID
was much. aa.rse to goiag, aud 80 it
WA AZ, easy task fSt Mrs. livingston 70
persuade MIR. aad MraaWhitiugtc leave
their daughter to her Tive and care.
And so the beautiful Ada became one
of Mrs. Livingston's family.
Ada was beautiful, truly; perfect in
form and features, with a shower of
golden ringlets; complexion fair, aud
as delicately tiuted aa- the pearly sea
shell ; eyes as blue ne the summer sky
ianguishing eyes, that ever glowed with.
the same soft sswectl light.ies
Never were tw0women mare lissimi-
lar then Ada Whiting and Aileen Wild.
And when Mrs, Livingston saw them
standing together she thought how
much Ada's beauty was enhanced by
the contrast, forsAilleen vas q pale. sal.
low little thug, when no one had ever
thought pretty, and. beside the fair
beauty that Mrs. Livingston had deter
mined should be her daughter, the poor
praYes9esse appeared very plain looking.
But Aileeh had eyes, that would ,hav e
wcn for any woman that had little
tset; and with vthe aid ofart, the reputa-
Lion. of "a beauty-eycs SO large aud d TX,
with world of love and passion glow
ing a way down in her oepths.
Mrs, Livingston was we'll satisfied
with ihe prospect Of affairs. She had
but little doubt Of the final success of
her plan.
There was one thing, however, thar
Mrs. Lein9sion lid nnt' H. -.-a ~.
the neeessity Of warning Ralph against
1t. 1t was this, that when he would
'ntend to read tor the entertainment OF
Ada aud his mother, lie would iuvari-
ably ask, Where is Aileen ?" aud wait
until she was sent for aud Came.
"Why do you do so, Ralph ?" Mrs.
Livingstone asked Ada will think you
.rnther rasure attentive to. .Aileen than il
necessary, under the circumstances. In
fact, it looks as il yOu read more particu
lurly for &ileen'S benefit. And last
uieht ) noticed. and So must Ada, tAut
you commenced your reading with only
one auditor, aud that neither your
mother nor her guest"
! "Did [ !? Well, lnotber, really / was
Very r6miss but. Well, tho truth is,
.sileen not only appreciates the subject,
bal shows it. ada hears all sentiments,
no matter how varied, with tho same
sweet expression of eye aud tongue.
Why, tnosher; the most glowing descrip.
tions, passionate aud pathetic appeals
that. ever flowed from Inspired poets
Il r..l a.