The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-03-08

| raliol miSht De supported, ana tred
started for the rctreshmeht room
We had been married just three days,
and the glamour Of the honey was
upon everything-,he atmosphere was
raTilied beyond that breathed by every
mortal-the earth gorifed with new
beuuty-the heuvens with now
light. We ate BOT bread aud beef steak !,
but some ambrosial dish uutasted before
aud drank golden nectar, ethcrializcd
with hot coffee pots.
watched Fred from the car window
until he dissap ppeared in the refreshment
room What spteudd fellow he was.
Such eyes-such n,ind-such teeth
such heart - such general combiua
'ion of periectious ! How charming
how delightful; how altogether i.expres
sibc it was to belong to him forever,
never To be separated more when whiz!
clang. Horrors The train was off again
eff, with Fred still discussing boned
turkey in the eating saloon aud his faith.
iul wife lolelcssly fuiesccnt in tho la
dies car off, suhdeTiHg at the rate of
thirty miles an hour these whom law and
Gospel both declared only death should
part.
What's the matter, mum 2 asked the
the conductor, noti,ingg my excite
mcnt,
'1hore-there's gentleman left be.
hid, srasped.
IL there mum J WAS the stoical re-
p'y'-'Bless my soul that's nothing
newt
Three ladies turned around to stare
ut nc, and there was an unmistukablc
litter beneath the heavy moustach of u
gent cnan opposite.
Sorry. mum, hut it can't be helped.
III gents will stop ut bar-rnoms to wet
their Whistles We can't wait for en-
a bar.room Fred in a bar roou,
we,ting his whistle? What did the
odi"us man mean? triel to crush him
with look but WASN'T equal to it
Fred-MY FRED-iu bar room?
| You needn't he alarmed. said an,
I'D gentleman kindly, there will be
nother acconn odatiun at eight
AT eighl?' aud it was now Just past
-Four. | sunk back up the cushion
IN quiet desperation. What was to be
come of me-
With the entire abnesation peculiar
to the early phuscs of the huneymo
had put little velvet porternonaie
handkerchief aud vinaigrette in Freds
breast pocket-not that hadn't pock
ct of my own but there was such a
delightful novelty in feeling that now
had right to his.
Was there ever such confding bride
loft in such u plight. Without hus
baud and without a cent and-nnt the
least mistotunate to one inclined 10 the
feminine weakness of tears-witho, t
even pocket h,a ikerch;ef.
Tickets, num-
The conductor was again making his
ounds.
IL haven't ticket, I stammered n
bewildcrment.
Two thirty then if you please, mum
as far as Baltimore
Ticket, sir.
'Two-rhirty, as quick as you can, mum
times short
'But my-my husband has my ,icket,
l ialtercd, He Was lett at the station,
you know
Beg pardon mum, but our orders are
strict. That snrt of dodge has played
out entirely on this line? Two thirty,
mum if you please. Will refund at the
Office, when ticket is presented
The wau suspected me, actually sus
peoted ME-Fred's wife? OhY dear,
dear? How utterly lonely aud unpro.
tect' felt after the strong trust and
sweet reliance that had been mine.
+ 4 Invent any money" l said in a
faint voice. You'll have to be put out
some where, l supp 'se,' added with do
sp,iring iesgation.
ALLOW me, madam-the mousta, n
gentl ,man was up pocket book in hand
--'let me arrange this matter for YOU
until We reach Baltimore. Your hus-