The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-24

thing being said by Mrs Dalton abou t
it; | really don t rcmenlb or, my ,hou.h hts
are 50 taken up with my charities and
church matters
Then III speak to Mrs Dalton
Mercy, no, don't What is the use 2
In t:acng mp this slanlcr it is ncccs
sary thrt should sec all p,rtics q ood
morning Miss Mnoncy, I'll leave you
to tho contemplation Of your many
charities, and Miss Elwcll bowed and
departed.
oh. horril = sighed Miss Mooney:
Mrs. Dalton will be coming here and
making Il frighiul fuss, for She toll me
i'll con!ilcucc.
glad to see Miss Elwcll.
| am here simply t, ask you, Mrs.
Dato,, said Miss Elwcll, 'who you got
your information iron, that get intox
ic It'd privately
Mis- Daltou was dumb
i hope that you dill MT origin,tc so
drcndiui u report, Mrs. Dalton, SO vile
Il SANDER
TO tel you the Truth, Miss Elwell,
| heard it from my husban L
Your lusband!'
He told re in conf lvncc that y,u
hou I'll; the li1u,r in his store. But
rlc,Sc lon t me ,tio, it to him; he told
m. in cpn lcn.. AM tol Miss VI ,on:
cy in coniilcnce,
All. then [ must see Your husband
fr,y don't, Miss tlwcil; h.';i b, y.
ry angry with M; please dm't !
Exposula'i III was vain: nov that she
had got thu, far. she WI, no. y,,. t.,
tnrn blck. fu the store Of Mr.. Dalton
Miss E'wall proc.c led She found
him a.olc.
Mr.. Dalton, she s,il, w:s coming to
the poi"t at once, it is possible that
y"u "ri -ina,c cd report that 90: in,ox
icatcd privately 2
Mr.. Dalton looked Sh ,ckcI.
My dear la;ly, [ .ver set ab ut such
Il report; have never h.lrI su:a a ter
rbIe SANDER
Miss Is nj told it to me, and she
heard it from Mrs. Stark, anl Mrs
Stark Ii ard it from Mis-; Mo,uey aa,l
Miss Ain,nny ho ard it from Mrs. Dalton.
nn.i Mrs. Dalton says that she heard it
iron You,
Let me lhink, whit have I ever slid
to led 20 such sian Ter r.m.mb Der
tbs little circuni.ance. | mentioned
To my wife that you had been in the
store and purchased Il bottle of rum
Sic womde.rcl what you wnutcd with
rum. | lau.hin.ly said, TO drin!: Of
course She replied ,h,t If you drank
it must DC lone very privately. | re-
Piled, yes very psiya,rly.'
| New. sec what Il great mattrr lit
tic Gr. iiiniIcih;' and tbs WIS ALL
No, Iangiiinsly said to my wife,
Il tell you in strict con!i,iclc,.
Yes, she said that ynu toll her in
conf !cncc. and she hal told Miss Moon
cy in coat. !encc, in fact every laly told
it in confidence.
Secrets are generally told in coni
| dcncr, you know. let us walk up t.
the h"u,c and see my wife about this
matter
Together they walkc,l to the house;
Mrs. Dalton had soua, the servant said
to sec Miss Mooney. They proceeded
to Miss Moneys that lady had gone to
Mrs. Stark $ Mrs Stark house was
visited, but she had gone t, Mis- Bonds
There the four ladies' wcr. ioual III
Miss Bon $ parlor disputins in most
'rl;.httul manner ani each accusing the
vthAr 81 Il viol .tior OF coni l.n.o They
grew suddenly silent when Mr.. D,!ton
and his c1mpanlon appeared, a!th ,uyh
,icir red faces AMI agitatcd manner
showed the fierce worly blt,le th.y hid
been in Then .M. Dalton cxplanc,.
how the slanIcr had originated, ana the
ladies hung their heals in evident
shame. we certainly owe Hiss FL.
well an ampc apology, he concluded
'"nl ior one most humbl, be, her par
don. ncv,r dreamed that my lttlc
joke would be turned Into SO scriou, il
matter as this
We are all very sorry cch &c the
ladi s, smoothing their ruiii.l looks.
| accept your ap 'Iosic'' replied Mss
El%c!l, aud n3w let me make Il little
speech. The ram l purshaso was TO
the purpps; Of making son. bi,t>rs f,r
old -Ms. Blair, who is too poor to par
| chase he tonic she needs. Thus has
my good deeds been tie occasion OF
much evil speaking. In this matter
TWO things strike me iorciblc, one of
wEich is, that it is not safe to entrust t
secrets, even in confidence, to women;
another, that we are very sM lit TO believe
che Ill we hear of each other aud sill
swlitcr TO disseminate it. hope that