The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-03-23

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down comfortably to supper, + |. is this: BIZ
when you pext come 70 eur eur y llase you
will of course see me and my wife, and
you will take up your residence with Us
in preference 70 any other ,persen's.
You will say nothing, however, Of the
present transaction, neither to her nor,
to any one else;i oYoq, will not seem
afraid Of Inc, as indeed : y6lp 9l lnee need not be,
but will be merry, and reckon confident
" on being repaid the sum with WHICH,
you now accommodate me-
All this the peddler promisedsEF,i!2
Now, exclaimed the young man,
give me your hand; we are friends let
US sit,dowu to supper. Afterwards you
can reckon me out the money; we viii
keep up good fire, aud chat by it all
night, and in the morning VIC will separ-
ate, each to farsue'his on way .'i' t'i' F.
In the morning, as they were about to
bid each other adieu the Surlinian took
out his dagger, and cutting off one Of
the buttons from his coat, hunde'l it to
the Frenchman, saying, Take that, ahd
keep it till l restore you your money.
! Observe it is Of silver, aud has been
handed down in my family for many
I'gener@tious. I would not pnrt with it
for all you possess and when intend
to repay you the hundred dollars, this is
the course i shall pursue: will say
lfhave lost my button, aud will offer a
hundred dollars to any one who shall
briag it to me. YOU will present your
self; you will produce the button, and +,
as in honor bound, will give you the
sum agreed on. Do we part friends"
The peddler, who, notwithstanding his
loss, could not be but amused by the
strange character and ideas of the Sardi-
niau, gave his hand, and they parted
friends "
Next year he passed the same way
again, and sure enough found his friend
married to very pretty woman, who
bad already brought him son. He
seemed very happy, but coming up TO
the Freuchman, he. said, Now have
lost u button;- am not rich enough to
buy ono to replace it; may be more
lucky next year
The peddler understood; and after
having been made very welcome at his
house, went his way
A second aud third year he returned,
and every time found young son or
daushter added to the family. At length,
pleased with his reception, with the con-
stant hospitality shawn him, with the
pleasant. wife I'D cheerful increasing
fanily-he took the Sarliniau aside,
and presenting him his button, said
ALLOW me to restore you this article OF
yours which have found
'No, no, replied his host, keep it an
other year; BY that time L shall be able,
to redeem it, and at the same time to
spend very merry evening with you.
Come this way next winter, and you
shall see.'
The months rolled round; the pedIler,
as regular as the season, came again; aud
the Sardinian invited him to supper All
the children had been sent to bed, and he
and his wife only remained with their
guest.
Agatha, said he to her, do you know
that it is to your friend here that you
are Indebted for a husbandY' h
| His wife looked surprised.
Il beg your pardon. dear Agatha said
ne; that is not what oughtto have said
| mean [ M indebted to him for wife,
as it was he who supplied me with a
hundred dollars, without which your
father would have refuse1 you to me-
oh how heartily thank you'll ex-
claimed the wife; FIR h, is good hus.
band and good father
But | robbed him., said the husband.
He then related the whole circumstance
remarking at the conclusion, Il intrust
my secret to you, Agatha, because my
honor is as dear to you as NY life. Here
friend, exclaimed he, placing a bag on
the table, here are your hundred dollars
so now restore me my button, which you
have doubtless kept carefully
Yes, here it is! exclaimed the FRENCH
man, taking it from his purse; and now
we are even, except that owe yoq very
much, for the constant hospitality you
have shown me
Nay replied the husband; 'it is to
you that | an Indebted for my wife and
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