Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-03
little Mrs. Jasper. feeling dc first that
the prQpsf thing would be to faint dead
away on the sitting 0AG0 With this

away on the sitting aa5of, With this
evidence Of ,perfdy looked in her, hand.
Visions OF having died in this state,
with her cruel and heartless husband
chahng her clay-cold hands, repentine
of his misdeeds, alas too late, and wet.
ting the %%hite futed frook they would,
of course, lay hes out with his ..es.rs,
passed through her mind with other
agreeable reflections, such as thhsi he
would lose the confidence of his fellow
men, and become ,prematurely bald.
But what was the use Of fainting, or
dying,P She was all alone in that dread
full house; the house maid had gone
home with the toothnehe, and the cook
had gone to the n-ssooer's for the
tomatoes to can, and il she came back
and found Rer mistress insensibIe, she
would perhaps douce her with nasty
cold water, or take the color out 3of her
new .m6shing gown with ammonia. ,ia
Flingblg the hateful letter fromaher
as IL it smelled of birthstone instead Of
hedy5smia, Mrs. Longworthy, who was
a practical little body, albeit O .trifle
romantic, got up from her uncomforta-
Bile position and wished, that jasper
Longworthy were there SO that She
might scl atch his eyes out. But he
should,see she was not to be trafnpled
sSn. Was she not O Wimbledon? And
were they not characterized by animal
courage and noted for spirit?
81 shall go back to mothers this very
night, and never look on his deceitful
face again. Brother Tom shall make
him repent of the way he has used me.
Susie indeed The prtfnl MINK calls
him her own darling I We'll, she can
have him now, I'm sure. And at this
dreadful signing over, mentally, of all
right to MIR. Jasper Longworthy, five
feet seven in his stockings, thinking of
his general appearance as If called on
to make ont q passport, Mrs. Jasper
staggered to her big soane-seat rocking
chair, fell into it, and burst into Ia yio-
lent fit of weeping, sobbing as If her
heart would break. &.
Hallool halloo'l" says big bass
voice in the sitting-room, and sure
enough there was brother Tom, in his
usual creaky boots, coming in unex-
pectedly to make Hattie the usual quar-
terly visit, just to see how things were.
What's the row, old girl, and
where's Jasper-not dead, Z hope"
Gin, d0na mention him, brother
Tom I wish I were dead, T do. I
can't bear to stay here, Tom. You must
take me back home Immediately we
must never look on his face again. A
fresh hSlst OF aobs and steara.
Z g Take you back home look
on his face again. Ii he has been
abusing my sister to this extent I'LL
break every bone in Mr.. Jasper Long
,worthy's unmanly carcass that's what
I'll do," aaid Tom, bluntly, and mean
ing every word of it, too.
emo; let him go, Tom. He'll get
his deserts" in a dramatic tone,
very touching. 'sHe never beat me,
you know, and I wouldn't kill him if
were YOU" Tom growled like a mastiff
and began opening cupboards reckless]y
and poking down spider webs as if Mr..
Longworthy was concealed in q pickle
closet.
Between sobs and tears TOMS abused
sister threw her things into a trunk, as
Tom had decided to take her home first
and go on an animated hunt for Long
worthy afterwards, whom he should pro-
csed to annihilate on sight. He had
already pitched Longworthy's tale-tell-
ing coat and waist coat into the back
yard, when that unsuspected gentleman,
having left by the train, arrived on the
scene in high state Of excitement and
Precipitation. =
Good gracious What's the mat
ter, Mrs. Longfellow Howdy, Tom"
"You're nice one, now aren't you,"
said Tom, promptly knocking Long
worthy down, portmanteau and all;
"now then, sir, explain yourself; what
does this mean 2"
"I'll be hanged if I know" said Mr..
Longworthy, picking himself up, with
very much the expression of man who
has suddenly broken in on lunatics. He
ought, in the absence of an argument,
have knocked brother Tom down, but
the fact of it was that Tom was q
,deuced big fellow, with muscles like
whip.cord, and it wouldn't do.
p stOnly to think sofi that erayat, too,
Mr.. Iongworthy. kOh, what d deiuded
woman have been; what would Won
care ior my wedding dress 80 long as
You had your own ever till death Susie.
Iknows oil about it,; look at that letter :;
Z have read every word of it. Gan you
face me after this ?"
Hero MIR. Longworthy had the bad
taste to laugh, long ard loud, an evil
dence that the humor of the place was
catching, since, no man in his sober
senses, who had just received black
eye from his wife's brother, would have
laughed like this.
'.This is too good, by George Come
here, Tom, III tell you what this is !;
it'ssno use to explain to Harriet, she
wouldn't Believe me. This letter was
sent to young Bigelow, our clerk, who
absconded with two thousand dollars
three days ago. The firm intercepted it,
or rather, with the sanction of the law,