The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-10-26

and good, and if he had mo grace oflper-,
son he was intelisent,andsr6fined. She5
oregrettedtnow all 'he SHY !, girlsli tricks
she had played upon him, aud remember
ing howeinyariably polite he had always
been to her,riooked back upon her, be-, !,
thavior with remorse. 81 9'ador9 ~ iruu
That horrid Mr. cBarncsn Il troubled
the snuirc's family no more1 .Ifhe ever
met them, he passed them with polite
bow. .Fnnn thought he had gonp
entirely out Of her life, aud while She
would not own she cared for him,at all
she thought of hin great deal.
Since "that horrid Mr.. Barnes, had
boon dismissed. Fannie had chang
aud the cha,fgsA was-visble to alhthe
family. Not that she moped or was b'uc
She laughed, and sang, and danced, rs
much ms ever but all her ehildishness
and kitten like friskin6ss' was gone, aud
in its place came slight, touch of
womanlnoss and dignity Infinitely more
charming; at least, Mr.. Barnes, watch
her from distance, thought so.,. lie
had not eitensshers upe NoJppwer on
earth could make him no that until she
gave herself to some ono else all yet
considering her. personal appearance and
advantages, ana lis o#a hcn!4!iaes5,,
awkwardness, aud age it isAstfange that
the man. did not despair. II seemed as
if he7rknew he had The power to make
her love him in spite ofrall, if he had
the chance. 1t camc at last. d.
Mrs. McAllister and her eldest
daughter sailed for Europe, with party
of Friends, leaving Fannie to keep house
Fannie was delight cd with housekeeping
and she and her father hadu very merry
time of it for a few days Then he was
taken sick, he grew rapidly worse, and
Fannie, at first astonshed at the queer
things he said found that he was
delirious. The doctor came, examined
his patient, and said Fannie, lnay
as we'll tell you the truth-your father
has the small-pox." II
'ss Vow, Fduuic- was noftai, ,,and busiGitsss
that, she was woman, and trembled to
hear her father had that most louthsome
disease; but she had no idea of leaving
her father to the care of hired nurses,
and asked for the doctors directions
with n compssure that showed taat she
could command herself very we'll
doctor, who is sickin in that house 2"
Doctor Ives turned as he was stepping
into his buggy, aud saw that horrid
Mr.. Barnes p
"Oh is. that you Mr. Barnes Why
the squire's sick got the small -pox, and
nobody to take care of HIM but Fannie,
poor little thing. do not believe l eau
get nurse for HIM before tomorrow !"
lis that soYs' Then L will go aud do
what l can until the nurse comes"
That's good fellow. No one will
SO near Fannie when they hear what
disease it is. It's dcuced hard but it's
tho way of the world, and l tell you,
Barnes, before you go, that it's very
bad case - 8 -
II do not mind I have nothing to
lose; and cveryth ing to gain," he added
under his breath
Wei, goodbye" aud the doctor
drove off q
Nlr. Barnes walkel up Squire Nc.
Ailisters steps, and rang the bell. He
told the girl, who did not know him,
that he wanted to see Miss Fan ME
few minutes very particularly, and Fan
ME, telling the girl to remain with her
father, reluctantly went down to tho
parlor. There stoad "that horrid Mr..
Barnes" She held out her haud, and
burst into tears, but as he took her hand
in hia, she hastily withdrew it, saying,
"YouA must not stay here, Mr.. Barues !"
"Mis Fannie" said Mr., Barnes, "the
doctor told me all about your fathor,
and L mean to help you take care of
him. / have seen many cases of small
pox and know just what to do"
"Oh! he is sick, SO sick !" sobbed
poor Fannie, "and don't know what
| to do"
COZ course you don't poor ohifdy
Mr.. Barnes longed to take Fannie in
his arms, and comfort her. Fannie will
you trust your father to me?"
Fannie looked up, she had never seen
that horrid Mr.. Barnes" look so WE'LL
There Vas somethiu0 so tapa,r -, b;s