Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-05-15
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ksePingl Straight on until the lights CLEAN =
sd ffaPl titfally tbropgh, the wet foljega ..si,
was Tninopg M nous 3D. olds place. with vii halflhle the
windows al drawn to one sides as if the
foundation bad settled, and the pillars Of
a rude porch nearly rotted away, ~ ia,
a Wy WOMAN answered my tfsllow travel;
lsrs sla'se1 knock Ny companion whispered
q word or two, TO her, and she, turned to
me with smooth, voluble words of vel
2onfs aiAah ga al ,edT ,G4T Ios,iH
She regretted ,tbe.poyerty4 Of their aesr
c@olnmodptiops;, com but I was welcome to
them, such as they were, ~, = ,,jsn:g,ao.
syyheFe lIgsH is- 1snncS""d demanded qlavlsael my
guide, aas,...j.,,. L., h., ~,
IBIS, ls Inns not pot come ip YET" .i9.,1r,a -,
81 sat down on q wooden bench beside
the fire, and ate q few mouthfpls Of bread.
lsh should tld like like. to retire as soon es rosr
siFb1tle,g for my lweariness vas excessive. a.
ssrtainlytSSu The woman ws4mlla!n ,ta started 1T up
with alaerity. $50, ,.,,;,t.,
."pWhere SyIh| re are. YOU going to put hinis"
asked my guide; ;.,,.,;l.,l, ..d a .,.,.,il.
"Up chamber, ~. IA, ;, ;
.s,i'ltl sP'pt him in Isaac's room,pir ..! 4, !.7E,
dNo."
It's the most comfortable" I'M 80.
81 tell you no!'. dziIa :
But here | interrupted the whispered
colloqpy. J,,q 1. ~ = -
- / sam not particularI don't care
where syyoosp lodge me, only max hasts!',T'
SO Twas conducted up, n steep ladder
that stood in the corner of the room, into
an apartment cciled with sloping beams
andyentilated by one small window,
where a, cot bcdstcad, crowded against
the board partition, and pine table,
with two or three chairs, f.rmed the sole
attempts. at furniture. s-3tf
The woman set the light--an oil lamp
On the, table. ~
Anything more can get you, sir?"
aNothing, thank you"
80 hope you'll sleep well, sir. When
shall | calfyou?"
cat four o'clock in the morning, if you
please. ] must walk over to R--sta-
ton in, time. for the seven, o'clock ex-
press"
"IlFbe sure to call you, sir" !,
She withdrew, leaving me alone in the
gloomy little apartment. Isat down and
looked around me with no very agrcea-
bic sensation.
II will sit down and write to Alice.
/ thought. "That will soothe my nerves
and quiet me, perhaps" d
descended the ladder. The fire still
glowcd redly on the the hearth beneath /;
my companion and the woman sat beside
it, talking in low .one, and n third per.
son SIT at the table, cnting-a short,
stout, Jvillainous looking enlan, I'M n red
flannel shirt and muddy trowsers. *
l asked for,writing materials, and re-
turned to my room, to write to my wife.
"Myjdarling alice" eat :,
Ipaused and laid down my pen as +
iconcluded the words, half smiling to
think what she wouldisay could she know:
OF my strange quarters. =. :
Notyumil both sheets were covered did
/ lay aside emy pen and prepare for slumas
Der. 'As Ifclded my paper. I happened
to glance towards the couch. Isi lse )
Was it the gleam Of a human eye OBJ.
serving me through the board partition T
or was it but ny own fancy? There was
a crack there. but only blank darkness
beyond yet I could have sworn that
something had sparkled balefully at me.
| took ont my watch-it was one
O'Clock. 1t was scarcely worth while for
me to undress for three hours sleep. I
would lie down in my cl,thcs and snatch
what sleep could. So, plucing my va.
lise close to the hend of my bed, and bar
.ricading the lockless door with two chairs
extinguished the light and lay down.
At first / was very wakful, but grad
unlly soft drowsiness seemed to steal
over me like q misty mantle, until, all of
sudden, some startling electric thrill