The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-03-29
This ,ihis obssryants halfaister lwho

loved him dcArly) saw at the first glance
saw later with regret, Eos she became
certain that essic Vandesbnrgh would
mover love any one truly but herself,
that she might tolerate" man if he
had plenty of wealth-buL was heart,
less
Many and varied were the discussions
she had with Phil upon the topic, but
always with the same rssalt. He was
infatuated, completely SO, though he
could no. deny to himself that the girl
he was madly in love with was wanting
depth of mind. But when did msu Of
strong and ardent passions fail to bacome
the slave Of a beautiful woman, if sha
played her cards with fnesse-if she
was determined to win-going TO even
extreme measuros-asmost sacrificing
modrsty to do SO!
Such was the casewith Gc ssie Wander
burgh, and none than she know better how
to ensnarc the heart OF man when she
was determined to do $50, kand in Phil
Ellen she had fund so easy a ccnuue 8,
that she secretly sneercd at him and had
his position in society not been high :
lad he not been wealhy-sho would
have cast off rs an old gloYc, anr made
merry at his suferings, how she was
proud OF such lover and the more es
rccia!ly as it was great triumph over
the girls of the yillage ->all bnt plain
haige Skinner, who. bad IN reality
loved him long and teGdcrly-would
have given the very last drop eff her
blood to have saved him srom single
hour Of suffering. krt
Rut none, not even h;siTnick sighted
half sister, Kiuic Mcaltsa, had the
slightest suspicion otihiss Madge had
crushed DOWN the feeling with an iron
will and an iron hand ySssla have per
isi1Cd brnvcly NJ RIO stak o bei .rc a-x,s.d
oi confession could have been wrung
from her lips. OF ever winning the lose
OF Phil Elton, she had ut even the most
remote hope, aud lailiug in that she
would 90 down to the grave unwrd,
But n few months had passed and
yet Elton. though knowing but little of
the true character or antcccl.uts o.
Jesse Nanderburg, had won her promise
to beror his vile. and l.viyhcl pres
cn's upon her, enough, i; wnnld have
hc,n Thought, 10 have sat- ,li.l any wo
niAm : .:e':t. By wnys known only to !,
r"qrcr, hu1ovcr she was con>,an:l- yun.
! lny mcrc--was almost cold. ccr;.l!ly
! rc;tisll when he came to her with empty
! bands Aud how was it to end. II So
as lover, what would she be as a wifi ?
He avoided answering the question
even though it forced itsc,f upon him,
but dear ljule kittie Moul,on often
! shed te'yS over 1t, aud in the simp'ic.ty g
of her hear, toll her trouble t, MlI.e
skinner and that brave girl took MP
the burden, bowed beneath the wci.h,
Of the cross fn;e had placed upon her
~houl1rrs. aud d.d all she could to CON
fort aud console
What must be, must shc replied
choking down her emotol, let u, Ii ,pe
lie will b. happy
Happy? 0, de'r Madse, if he had
only loved you
Me. kittic? Oh heaven, you know
not what you are talking about Ans
thcn She checked her wild uitcrauce,
ard hastily euaeav"rrd t" turn The sub
lect Such picture VAS far too much
=, for even her to bear
But the loving girl clung to her, in
dieting torture of the dccprs, kind
though awithort knowin5 it, aud w!.i,r-
/ e,od "gain aud again:
if lie would only love you, dear
M,doc skinner used her wan. of
beauty ns an gument against such a
much horcd-ior consummaton, and as a
s:reen behind which to hide her true
feelings, aud yet when they separated.
their hearts had become far more cosel,
in'clwovcn than ever before, lhouyh III,
gulf between her and Phil Elton had
not in the slightest rrowcd.
And he remained still as deeply in
!ovc-no, infatuated were the better
term-with the beautiful Jessie, a.
hear! less a piece OF hnnnn stnlnnru =,