The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-17


health are spared me, | will repay you
for this
'You pm. entirely too much q, upon an
action that any man would have done.
But between us, Martin Peter- there is
the strongest possible bonds of friendship
and next to relationship
And you can soon slain even that
When you, Clark Wilbur, and my sister
Ettio are married we vii! indeed be
brothers as We have long been in heart.
But about the brave deed you bavo done
do not think snail ever forget or look
upon it in the same light manner you
would have me. 1t was at the risk Of
your own life that you saved me and
That too when your happy wedding day
was so near
Il wi b you would speak no more of it,!
and the brave man blushed at praise
e"cn more than at the mention of his
love. / tell you it was but little thing
NOT more th'n any other would have
done-than you would have done for me
and don't want you to mako 6 noun.
tain out of molehill, Mart
You are altogether too modest. but if
you won't let my lips give the praise you
richly deserve, those Of Ettie Shall do i,
with interest
'Thcre-,hcra Be qu..ct now You
are excited and nervous. | own it vas
something of danger VIC passed through
"a triAe --Lut nut SO much as ynu
would nave my share appear ijut You
need rest and il you must talk aLou, it.
wait until you have reco, cred your
strength and erlmnese, toto sleep If
you can. will come ana see you again
after little
but remember that if ever sn oppo,,
tqPity comes, viii give my lie for Y, u
as freely rs you would have done yours
tog me-
Lieht,as Wilbur would have made
athc matter appear he had in reality dar.
I'D very pluch in saving his friend
there had been great aud sudden
ircshct IN the rivcr-both were engaged
in raf.ins-lhc one had missed his ,6ot
lug ana g'ne down between the grinding
splintcring ,whirlng logs when the o.bev
!! had thrown himself boldly IL offered
himself to the alnsst certainty of a
borrlb'e death, aud at last dragged his
bruised and nearly drowned friend to IA
place oissafety,7a p4 a.t7 s.
Then shrinking from the applause Of
his class, who knew far better than any
! Tiers could possibly do, the risk he had
G run ae he bad carried Peters home. r.
httle Peters felt, very. proud of her
liver, us she listened sto her BROTHER
while propcd up with pillows ia an easy
chair he told her Of the danger
|;lh,.t Cla,k Wilbur had encountered in
rrstuing him fro IA what would have been
certain death.
b7fA Clark Wilbur had been successful
III stopping the words of praise of tn.
man he could not lo so with his sister
With the inpulsivencss o. her warm aud
true heart, aud for citing IN her excite
ment all the coyness of girlho d .Ettio
Peters ahrewi her arms around the neck
OF her lover when they net, and m de his
anylips and bronycd checks t. ril with
her. Kisses. And in vain he endcavorsd
10 mako light of his daring. Size you'd
uonc OF it, If love had before tr.nsfiI
urcd the strong g-nrncd ,rnan into an idol
Ire now becamea hero-one mat .iiie,s il,
her eyes 'naheartyaG
L would have done far more Erie
he said, 'ifAoniy For your sahe.E But
Mart in aud i have always bcenl Ike
'bfnthers.s lie would MT have, hcsited
had he Seen inc in like danger, nor would
the rest" ~ '' sia
9fH usht. she replied placing her little
hand orershisr rnnuth. L. will not hear
you take awaya single iota from tho
noble 'lce'l you have done AS Tor the
the rest, they are towards, and her red
lips curled scornfnlly Il know it all.
They stood trembling on tho bank While
you rushed insalone, and good heaven !.
II you'shoaid' lrtvo rlerished," aud .lher
brightblue eyes filled with tears as even
the thopght Of such d bitter calamity
drifted oynr bcr 'nn,,;d a els E sEG
s&5fs 'ffhlisb tTsiya ~. ,to,a