Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-06-26
O1sANGEBURG..g, SO oUzr1I Bzi 1Iai, CAR OLHN2SE.


sAd nss sooh. siher school term was oyer,
sheswas tcachin', ye know-she come
This Is their houssswarn1ins,Ea and them's,
the neighbors.a aaPheyiall like Ike., aIkes
Il good fellow-a real good fellow though,
q saE'its fa0hY what ails your dog?',ad7
The dog, aeft.outside.&was bowling fear;
fillS-..tx'T -st.oaraq b9msG pf.igolioa od,
Wantsto comein perhnrssS', said Ned;
sptitalait ,mightn'tl be agreeableI to the,
adies.M .lsyoiD 7ainiJ7oEE ..fssT ,lidtfI
Bring him in,H said.theSoldfman !; but,
|theTdog ouldlnotrcohie.ssiHe. stood be.
|side apatcip of grassin7the garden, how,
ing ~oefally,and acfntching and tearing
With ali9lis might. Lcavea the spot fhe,
|sgould riot, and the friends as they sew,
i5hin, AHA remembered the horse in othe
felt theblood c,lrdle,ih theirveins.
IS hose horse is that with a, white star.
s.on the forehcatl and, a scar ronl his fore
/ leg, leg, a handsome brown horse with
wonderful Icyes?" whispered Henry to the
Eold man. ts's19I esll Suo Y11aa bnn y3I,
s. "That's my sons horse,'' said theieold
Emai. asS1Nh yiansaw "a ,,.3is.gn lfaf. I'd
i eWhere did lio buyit 2" asked the
,Tother. ,29d 9fai aa,i.- e.ll 7gflr .lr,s4f ~
aDon't know" said the old man.,
Laughing childishly "coh,e tol,ih with
the rest Of his good luck six inoiitlis ago. n
|, Again the dog outside began to howl,
Again the friends felt cold chills creep.
lover them I3oa2l ofl ~ ut97 III, i,
"'Nhere are we to sicep?" asked Ed
Iiward of the old man. We don't want
supper; 1--WE need rest.ns rs4nsril,7,
'"l'll;'tshows you,''s said the old mat,.,
IfThc house will be full Tonight, but
you.ii'not mind roughing it." And he
led the way to ali upper ROOM where "a
tssudc bed was alrcadyispread. Slsl3
"Just lie downaahere, strangers" he
sasd.. 50 ID There's blanket ifyou'yc colda
and'there's a7candlc. Goodnight @r r
And he left them. But not to sleep.
The two men,had sought solitude that
they might commune with each other.
Yet now they could only shy, What docs
this mean Z" They had said it in as many
ways dozen times, when Henry hy acci-
dent lifted his eyes TO a peg In the rough
wall. On it hung something which
rl#cttcd his gazc will, horror. Yet it
WAS IN object quite common and nro.
cent in itscll;-only pair of brown sad
dle-bagS, rather new in appearance, and
with the letters c., c. on the side.
"Look! he cried "i4ok, E.lward!"
The other in tnrn stood biutc for
awhile, lheh gave Il spring toward the
peg, tore the bags down and opened them.
Within they found garments they kncw
their friend had worn, an empty belt,
and the dnguerrotypc ola young Girl of
whom they had known him to be very
ioild. "iiis horse in the stable, his saddle
bags and belt here, the dog bowling on
the turf witlout-what does it all
mcan?" cried Harry again. And Ned
answered, eve sball soon sec" and
sDo"S GOWN INTO the great room where
the dancing was going on, and mp to tho
bridegroom, standing at the head of
Virginia reel, with his brides hand in
his own.
"Stop a bit" cricI Ned, furiouslr.-
I'VE have question to ask Whose
horse Is that in tho stable-the brown
one with star. on the forehead 2"
MINE" said the farmer turning dead
ly white. m
"And the saddle bags upstairs, marked
C.C.@
The farmer turned paler.
Gentlemen" he said, "wait until
morning, and will explain everything"
I eve choose to learn the truth for our
sclvcs," said the young man iicreey.-
."1ou had mysterious streak of luck
slS months ago, | understand from the
old man there" said Harry Bray.
mot very mysterious" said thc far
mer. 81 vent to the diggings and fell
in witt, & nugget. AS iorr Tor tic tic hosse--!
fcuud II tS, o,l t1,o ,,1<llo H., "a