The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-03-02
Would burgcon tqa glorious tree,
AID bless my life elway
"NIay 1t no. be SO, 4hon2' -
Will you not plant the sced, r
And be my Love, and be my Wife,
And make me blessed indeed?
Y yALENTINE ,

DIR. Webber's Christian name happen
ed to be Valentine, and the auth 5rs of
this precious production never doubted
that Mary, connecting this fact with the
signature, would form her own conclu-
sious. But this little shaft missed its
mark, for Mary had no idea what the
"V." in DR.. Webhesg initials stood Cor,
and had never taken the trouble to in
quirc. So she ''fornied her own conclu-
sions" quite othorwise. than her friends
had hoped, and while poor Frank An
brey puzzled over his poem, was absorb.
ing hers with many becoming bushes
and dcwy dimplcs, and each grew daily
more certain of theiricorres pondent, aud
more and more conscious of each other,
which is an importaag6gst step in matters
of this kind. AUDI the, the time sped
on until the 22l, wllen,in honor of the
Father of his counsrygJnlia Laurence
was to give y large rArty.
In that quiet place, ihalf town, half
village, it was stillsthe custom for young
men to ask the pSisilcgc'sof escorting
young ladies to aud from Social enter
taiumcnts The sisSs ssaiI "ycs" or
"no," as it happeHed, Killed up their
company gowns, aud iaking. the arr pf
the favored cavalier, trotted blithely off
to their parties, altes the unauthorized
fashion of American girls aud though
the practice may soeids.a little odd to
cars conventional, must add that every
body concerned had good lime, and no
harm whatever came Of it. So the day
before Julias party, Mary Bliss, Sitting
up stairs hard Mt work ON the new dress
which must b. ii,dsbdasiu time, was trans.
fixed BY the affissISg q boauetof the
choice t tea-rcscs, s tgto and nligap-
aerrrs ricti eoariircr 4 azstefd. iii.issi9: isssii9
and note. containing these words:
"Will Miss Bliss allow; Dr. Aubrey
the pleasure of being her escort to NOR
row evening !"f-a ,4,# y
Would she. indeed! Was ever any
thing 50 charming But then, after
Mut yalcmtine-Of course So the little
word Of acceptance was written, and at
the appointed hour, white glovcl and
we'll wrapped up, wir'r her flowers in her
haud, Miss Bliss ,trippci dnwn her
fathers steps and took the doctors arm
The doctor never forgot hat walk, or
the feeling of the little glovcd fingers
on his arm. The night WAS brilliant
with full moon and hoar frost. and what
with the enchanting lights and shadows,
the czhiliration of the air, and the fact
that the pretty creature ut his sid had
hall con!cssc IA preference for hinl. hc
found hi,Dsclf warming into unusual
eioquence Aud Mary, too ever since
the arrival of the famous valentine Il lit
tie sense of p2$,cSsiiop had taken hold of
cr with regard to the doctor, n sense in.
eXpressIbiy dear to Il young girl She felt
free by his side, her tongue was un.
looscd, words came as easily and glec-
fully as if she had been alone with hei
mother. 1t was "a delicious walk To both
each hugging secretly their deiigltiu
mistake, which, mistake rs il was, led
them OH as skillIuliy MS asccr!aincl fact
could have done We ava often inl.h.
e.l for mucn pleasure TO The ignoranc,
which is bliss.
"What on earth is the matter with
Mary to.night?' whispered Emily to
julia, later ON in the evening SHE
hns been sitting behind the door halt
the time with Frank Aubrey, and when
DIR. Webbcr asked Ecr to dance, She
said she was too tired Thea he ask ed
ii he might take her in to supper, bu
she was cugaged, aud she las scarcely
spoken three words TO him. DO you
suppose she is mad about the valontinc?''
Il don't know replied Julia mu-
singly;; "bnt I'm going to fna cut" Sc
while the company gathered in the sup.
per-room were deep in the discussion OF
the excellent oysters, coffee, and home
made ice cream which made up the
staple Of the village entertainments, she
asked aloud, in sudden and general
manner; "By-tho-way, girls, who had
any valentines this year? Did you,
Alice Hatty, did you? Did you
Mary oh my, how she bushes
| know she had one !"
Mary, indeed, did blush like any rose
and when, looking up, she caught the
doctors eye fixed upon her, she biushrd
again harder than ever. Meantime
Julia ratified on
4 al IN II :.