The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-02
" ..777 - \. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1874 =.

vASA Hui'S AcauJs W 6SoloG, III HiS euLcr
prise; he therefore only required. a hand
ful of glit'ering silver pieces from his
master to ,gai1, the bet, The bishop
gave him as much as he wished. and sat
down to dinner with good hopes of the
wine tun.
Meanwhile Peter has taken his way
back to the fair Elizabeth; he shows her
t he shil ing coins which almost covered
her little table, aud bargain is quick
~ struck between, them; Peter. agree
ing to purchase for her Gotta 90, il she
brought him what he wanted.
The following morning Elizabeth,
soon, after sunrise, went to cut grass at
n place which she knew Conrad must
pass with his flock AS soon rs the
latter perceived her at a distance, he
hcw, accompanied by Harm, to meet her,
sat down beside her, and repeated all
his former VOWS and protcstations of
love.
But Eli abcth answered her lover
very c"olly remarkiny that she had
heard all that thousau times over.
aud if he had nothing to tell her ora
little cottage OF his own, he already
knew her answer.
Conrad was about to take his leave
much detected, when half smiling
glance from Elizabeth induced him to
inquire why she was so cruel to him,
and what she wished him to do for her.
For the jokes sake let us see whether
you really are serious in your love for
me, said Elizabeth. The favorte ram
d. the bn|rJP had meanwhile p..esse d
between her aud Conrad, aud now stood
eating from her hands. 'IfI desire YOU
to give me your ram that may sell
him
Conrad's heart sunk within him.
Sadly lie replied Any thing in this
world but that if the bishop did not in
the evening get Harm to feed, there
w'uld be pretty disturbance. Take
, the best pet sheep in the VIII lie 40 k =
take all til. fifty brlpn ,inst, me-. nnl;
that single ram yon cannot have sLonk
now, said Eliz beth, You N N ar.all
alike Away with you anl yonr if.y
sheep; even SO Snail a, pcas ire as this
m. love refuses mc! Truly he would
q.
be n precious husband to me when ths,
h'"nneyn.on was, over! Away to your
bishop; let him feed his ram, and do
you leave me alone = 60
They disputed thus long while
Conrad shed tears in his aug er. and
Elizabeth at last confessed that she had
<old the ram for the house they had 50
often wished to possess, and addci that
she must deliver him up that very day,
cost what it might, as She had pied yed
her word and could not bear the iic, Of
being called a liar. She then sh il
tears, lamrnting that this unhopel for
pleasure Of being able to get h ouse in
which she and Conrad might live con,
iortably with their children, should :,e
thus blasted. She asked if sheep were
not every day dying If one were ever
lost-lf none were ever S, s,olcn-ii the
wolfe never devourcd one, and SO on
At las; love conquered Conrad promised
her to deliver her the ram before noon, noon
and Elizabeth promised to bccomu,c, his
wedded wife IN month. #f' 7df
Elizabeth walked quickly on to the
town, aud Conrad gazcd wistruly after
her; the pleasure he felt in being her
accepted llpver, was not little damped
by the idea Of lhe; intcrrogations which
! he. must un'erg5 from his kind nlastcr,
| IN, whose Service he had bocn hitherto
so c"r''"lt"blc, anu who vas soov SO very
fond OF tn, ram, E'"""
| III, s,g now stood alone in the field where
El1zahe;h had been cutting grass, With
hiiss. eyes tiAci on the ground. At las;
hc .s|rucks Iii, crook into .hes earth,
4 phlaced7 lis coat upon it, aud his cap Z p
! aahsye as!se II. i. ga"d bcspn dialogue (Which
Harm slsr qccppsspo!n.plly interrupted BY liz
dmnol,ylc.ms.ntO Y with tie Gsnrc thuss con con
strus.leJ, which he ment should repre-
seent senttsttlni lit Iiis,npp.h 7'7t9 I,osoo sdi' Vi
bs&G Gs9Ii ,SIi.r sssy.faa5iI"TT,' y. ~ 1qiy bishop
pThank you, Conrad, where il Harm 2
n IIlIar;m,, ny lord bishop! Why he Is lost !;
indeed he has : wIinni icrrea saogn,ecwhcrrc.'
i A. this moment While, Conr;rl Wis III IS