The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-02

her quite ready to, assist In his enter
prise; he therefore only rcquired.a q baud
tul of glit'ering silver pieces from his
master to gain the bet The bishop
gave him as much as he wished, and sat
down TO dinner with good hopes of the
wine tun. ...s..
Meanwhile Peter has taken his way
back to the fair Elizabeth; he shows her
the 'hil ing coins which almost covered
her little table, aud bargain is quick
~ struck between. them; Peter agree
ing to purchase for her GOTTA 90, it she
brought him what he wanted.
The following morning Elizabeth.
soon alter sunrise, went to cut grass at
II place which she knew Conrad must
pass with his hock AS soon as 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 Il thousau times over.
and If he had nothing to tell her oia
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, sYid Elizabeth The favorite ram
d the t6;r1|n0P had maanH'i Hiliillst qsr.esse d
between her and Conrad, aud now stood
eating from her hands If 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 bat 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 80 x =
take all til. fifty 5.lpn .ins t., m,. nnl;
that single ram you cannot have rLonk
now, said Elizabeth, you nm ar. all
"iSc. Hc Awaay with ynu anl your tiftv
shrep; even so snail a, ple,s ire as this
III 8 IL -tr q.
my love refuses nc! Truly he would
be a precious husband to me when ,h !
h"rnseymss'n was over! Away to yonr
sb'shho"pj let him feed his ram, and do
you leave me alone = =" ~ "a SDlA
They ,dispctcd thus a loonnge, while.
Conrad shed. tears in his is"au aug er, q and
Elizabeth at last confessed that she had
sold the ram for The house they had 81
Q ften wished to possess, and ddcd tha,
she must deliver hin, up that Vel very day,
cost what it might, as She had pledged
her word md could not Bear tho ID iilesa of
being called a liar, She then Il sh j
tears, lanrnting that this unhopel for
pleasure of being able to get house in
which she and Conrad might live con-
fortably with their children, should &c
thus blasted. She asked if shcelp, were
not every day dying If one were ever
lost-lf none were ever stolcn-ir the
wolfe never dtvourcd one, and SO on
at last love como uered Conrad prroomaised
her to deliver her the ram before noon noon
: and Elizabeth promised to boocomh,ec, comh,e, his
welded wife IN a month a" '''
nlE1lii Elizabeth at eth, walked quickly on to the
town, and Conrad gazcd wistlully after
her; the pleasure he felt in beinng; her
aSeePttesdl lover lover was not little damped
by the idea Of the interrogations which
be q must u nn'lerg. from his Kind n,,stcr, Ii,
| Nina whose service he had b,en hitherto
so comfortable, ana who was 50 So very
fond OF tho ram. I'''
y9lsg rs nov NSt. stood al alone @ n the field vhcrc
Esl''1zaa1bse'h bad been cutting grass, uw,itth
haisss eyes iiAe,i on Tic, ground .At las;
hs sl$y} ssgpft y. hit s,s' cro"k into lie eaf
p!lHiessdl his fae coat upon and his cap
s ahnye aySt, rits 1and began . Dialogue (Which
tEilssrpm Els sprcpps<to.n,ilIy interrupted By yhfs'
JmnoN'y"eamsspntp JnN N'"a snp With viii tie Gsurc thus con
struggled, which he mcnt should repre-
sea,t seant'it1IW tIW;. 7eqsq JiuEoo adif 81
~ co T1nd dJiso shS Hi, Gs,iRl,1. - f,. j.
'Go9|d Gi',|1s, eNyfinliI"g, my lotl bishop :.
Thank you, Conrad, where Is Harm p
~ llar;mi q; & NY lord bishop! why he islost !;
/ indeed, he has winlcrea so:nhcwhere.'
4 A. this moment, whlida Cto5inTr; waa ii ig
I 7inc,lg9 nu d'IY, nucd b.o5 yfgo daGs