The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-10

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have always felt they needed just such
lessons to perfect their characters.
For few months matters went on
well Horton made model husb,nd.
while tie novelty lasted, but bef,re tho
season was over. his old habits began to
assert themselves,
All this time he had never undertaken
to air his flirting proPensties till one
day brilliant widow from New Orle ms
appeared in society Frank got himself
introduced at Mrs. Starr's grand party
and she was soou spinning around in his
arms to the music the bAn1 was mlkiny,
enough to make one dizzy to see.
Frank leaned over the window and
talked and she listened to his pr, tty
speeches and looked into his face with
her dusky eyes, till she fairly turned
his head. Daisy took it very quietly,
talking pleasantly to every one, but new,
er losing sight Of the pair the whole
evening When they went home, Frank
expected lecture and was prepared to
be as firm as rock. in defense of his
rights; butto his surprise, Daisy neither
poutcd, nor scoldcd. but chattoI pleas
an'ly on all the evonts of The evening,
including the pretty widow. whose name
she neither avoided no forced into no.
tice.
Frank advanced rapidly in the good
graccs OF the widow and they plungoi
lnto Irritation which made the bslIr>t
trcmbia for Daisy, who, if she cared.
never showed it ia her manner, ill at
leng'h the widow began to think her u
mere child, but she was soon to feel
that she had been playing with edge
tools, for what >hp had bcgua as Hirta.
tion had become real to h,r-she was
riI''i :rl etIrGsrrtr7r.s xstaIIa rIAI1I
she intended
Wti.c they were resting b.twee,
danrcs, ut one of the parties, Frank
asked her if she would be- ut Mrs
o>hnrne s reception, tbs next week.
4 rather think n",, though | may
change ny mind, said she.
Il will call aud see TO morrow. and If
you d" not so, | will not, sail Frank.
'Oh, no; an engaged to morrow to
,rn III I,
will absorb the whole day but if 60
will send you a bouquet OF tea roses
Nazt day Tom, the colorcd waiter,
was allowed Il h lilIy, and when the
roses came, Daisy herself rccclvcl them.
Frank was absent and she did not tell
him. That evening he asked his chum
to escort Daisy to the reception, as he
wanted TO go to meeting of some socie
ty to which he belonged, (re,.ly to call
upon the widnm).
Daisy was dressed charmingly. and
never looked like dove tknn now when
she contemplated such vcnom,us sting
to tho widow. Her glossy hair coa,ain.
ed only one decoration, beautiful ten
rose, another ut her throat, an Il cluster
ut her belt, completed her adornments
at which the wi low stared in blank
amazement and rage while Daisy greeted
her more cordially ti.an usual
"FfAnk said Your bs.uttfIl ross-
were zoo swee, to be wasted en- married
man like himself, and as he preferred u
stupid evening At his club, he insisted
should wear anl thank you Tor th,m. as
my share of the pleasure you h,vc eon.
turred upon us ynur preference,
Daisy said his iu her sweet, childish
way, in II low voice, but it WI, he ,rd
distinctly by the whole group, who stood
apart to sec the effect OF Daisys. polite
words on the widow. Ter black eye.
blazed With fury, an,l shc tried t, STAN
hcr out sentence, but give up in d,s-
pair, Daisy smile swcsily on the
people abou her, and pissed on. seem
ingly unconscious Of the storm she h,d
raised in the widow breast.
The widow avoided Frank ever after
wards, and would allow no explanation
aud soon departed for other scenes.
Frank found plnacsa for hi,
wounded bride in renewing hisacluain
tance with an old flame, Miss Mabel
Clifford, who had just returned from
Europe. This time he threw himself
into the affair with perfect rocklcss.cs
OF consequences Everybody wondered