The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-05
OUR AINlsTER,s MARRIAGE.
by MINNIE MARY LEE.


ond in position at the M-Ladies
Seminary She was, however, head and
front, Genernlissimo in fact, of thai,
institution. Not one of the d0zon teach
ers and assistants dared make u move
without the appreciation of MISS Wilmer
Not that this lady was the superior of
all in years and wisdom. Not that she
was harsh or tyranncal; nor that she
was unnecessarily fnult,finding and
marosc. Not at all On the contrary.
she was naturally amiable aud beloved
But she was one of those born to rule.
She bore about with her that conlman.
| ding yet winning presence that captivat
es the heart through Difference of love
SheWas good 10 King, If not hanisome
Her features were delicate, with Ger.
tln st'itnrss. may, aweetness of expires
sion, that utterly failed however, in the
mastery over certain determined line.
OF contour AMI muscle, that said very
plainly. upon that usually placid flee =
Non Dtrr, rt mon e7roit'
Her perceptions we're intui,ively quick
Keen her sense of right and wrong; and
her regard For justice inhexibls. Thes.
qualities rendered her peculiarly fitted
Tor the Office she held, ,hat of Mentor to
the hundred young ladies, which she
hrd naturally falhn into asda fro h4r
original dignity of Professor of H:yhe.
Mathematics
Were there an Infringement of rules.
the whole unrully congregation o GIRL,
were sdmmeEed tn the Hal. and Mis-
Wilmer appointed To lecture them Had
y nightly rollec ins by hook or bv
c Uok,s bceu smupglc.l into the model
Institution. 7 happened that Mis-.
Wilulerd o vered he law breakers, aud
Miss w Wilnier administrated rebukcs and
punishment. If ones light at ten cello. X
had been hidden Temporarily uud.r Il
ushel, iustcad of b,in. snu!i'ed into tn
arkness ufpbcdiencc the spi it rap ping ;
Gu the door were at once Known to be
the knusklss ofiEsliEs Wilmer, aad her
lsUnriftiaif voice weald r;urinuF ilTmIy
Young dies lighisseut INSTANTLY. You
will be reported in4.the morning before
the whole !seho,l. 4 ma se.ond reuur
renee, your parents millrcceivc notice to
rcn. owe Spa from this Institution Had
any other Of. tlic twelve teacher, sp, K "a
this reprnnaud, it VT uld ha, gone into
one ear and out Of The uflicr. But Miss
v liner having spoken it. made it quite
different She at least, was rot in the
habit of ea'ingIhcr own words.
Tie M---Ladies Scinirtaiy was n
Baptist school Everybody that hid
anyth ;ng to do with it must be Baptist
even the muttor and stcwaidrss. If.
though necessity Catholic Irish giri>
~e1e employed in the kitchen their
places were filled soon as possible hy
meml ers of the essential faith
The First Baptist Church Of tho city
war next door to the Seminary buildings.
1t MIS- cause of great grief when or l.rs
were left forlany particular student to
intend any othcr pla' Of worship Such
one was looked upon us hcrctical aud
hcahenish.
Ir Edward Cilcy WAS the pastor o!
this Baptist church. He WAS Regarded
with considerable interest by the girls
of tho Seminary inasmuch as it was
kno Sn that lie WAS enga.al to marry
Miss Wilmer. Every new girl Iha,
came to school, after having been to hcar
the sermon Of Mr.. Cilley upon her tirs,
8 Il bath, would be surround.d b. brvy
of young Sunday d:srs, all eager To tell
her that sue need not st her cap for the
handsome young minister, for he is en-
gagged to marry Miss Wilmer, older thu
| lhsu self. Then the st"ry would go on
ow Mr., Cilloy and Miss Wilmer Hal
grown up together from childhooi.--hc
| q poor boy,and she the daughter of a
dressmnkcr-how they had struggled for
an education She, by her mothers as>is-
tncc having far outstriPped him, aud
gone to teaching, while he was put in
fthe preparatory; how she had dies ed
poorly and iive,i chsaply giving her
esl nings to help Edward through h $
div ming course and how he mad been
settled down two years over this churcl,
and they were note married yet, 10 the
I l..a, I'll. - Il ~; s.nf e a.,,.l .I,,r I.