The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-05


>coutei by most of TIE girls and iudig-
rantly disbelieYed. What! Mr.. Ciil1y
'ho stood up there in the pulpit from
sunday to Sunday, preaching the Cos
pei saying such eloquent things about
being good and doing ri. .,ht, aud M ,kins
such !"l-;, pious praysrs; aud then going
and br' ing h $ Wofu to our cxcelien
Miss Win r. 1t was ton ncr, dibc
Too nronSt.pusly opos"d to ull that child
lsh fifth in human nature-:hat still
more exalted faith in the chosen minister
Of God
There came summers Sunday when
Mr.. Cilley's place in the pulpit was
supple d by a stranger. Our pastor, it
was said. had gone to the White Noun
aims Tor the benefit of his hesh lie
might be absent two or three weeks
perhn ps month.
For the bencft of his health, sneered
Carrie Briggs. ln look cd the picture
Of health 1t is Miss Wilmer. who
needs to take trip. Why didn't lie
marry her, and take her along | won
der if she furnished him money.
should ti'iuk he would be ashamed t.
hohl up his head until he had paid her
back eyey cent should think it
wou fret aud iutter bm like i ease OF
amer"
1t was Carrie Briggs The high minded
West lud'an who spoke her true til III sht
upon every occasion.
1t wns the fourth morning after the
departure Of MIR Ciilcy The great hall
bell rang; an VI usuii call..fu Sahhata
m"rni < Preparations were hlrried
nd the girls GlIc in oao after anotl,er.
less orderly than usual, full Of CURIOSITY
rs t what this summons might mean
Mass " imer was not Mt tho desk.
In her place was Miss Wrthnrspo,n.
tho o. ia, an at present still nominal
spare mailen lady oil fl ty years, whose
Dire s WAS usually Of deep Lluc.
sometimes dotted over with green sprigs
crimson roses, nr yellow moons, whosl
face was ple efsaa; to loik upoa sh. Ia
suohsn loNiag suslso, such ross check
sacs- a's,;,.; ,si,,,--z-!ss -.st..s.-
hazel eyes We Al! loved Miss Wether.
srnon; she could ncyer deny us anything
she could not say mob At she would
send Us to Hiss W.itn,r, which cane
10 be another form of rrfu-al
On til morning she stopd ut her pcs,
unusually stately and stern. Her checks
glowcl with deeper red. and her lirs
rssaycd to sp'ak, without at frst emit
ting any sound. At length, by srca,
effort at sclf-control, she said:
y oung ! dis: lie teachers Of tli,
Institution will this morning aud here
after attend NJ, Green's church, second
Baptist. II is our wish that all the
pupils do the same
'As, however, you have mos,
Jou unexpired terms oil pew
rent, at the FIRST B.ptis;, We sh II nor
lolbii your aucndlnca there at pres mt
But AS soon s' possible we desire and
request that our pu lis follow he *
ampics Of til ir instructors. and secure
pcws at Mr.. Green's. AS To the reason
Tor such course, am gricvcd to say
=" aud Miss Wethcrspoon's lips Guivcr
ed, aud her 80; { trcnblrd -"th. t .hr
pn>ter of the First Baptist has proved
himself unworthy the high regard III
which we held him, aud is no longer
deserving our esteem ur respect. Th"s
who accompany II, to Mr., Green's, VII
al l.e nlpolptcd hour, take ihrir pace,
in the Second Hall where tic. will hc
net by the teachers. You arc excused"
You may be sure i, WIS not more
'han hnlf minute before he mystery
oi this bonlsheil was unravel.od
And Oh, lhe an,,thcus as OF those
hundred school girls against Mr. Cillcy
How h ears must have burned The
wicked, ungratcrul man To 20 and
marry another woman, and leave poor
Mis- Wilmer in the lurch aithoul
a, n,urh ue en- inu u ward NIL H.. =.