Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-03-26

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arsaoi laan.i f. / apd 80 g sgaoa. IRsia won
derltoifne tbat ,Grpgstar never Io.yedd you.1
,e"oh,rhedida cried Della He was myl
third loyeEii yid4id sdIrsqs sa k5idu al
4 aaHalp 1 caught her in. my arms as I'VE.
stond .bn, the,sardy shore, and pressed herr
t0niy bbsom.jay i!iu Guti,na1 dinoc ,ad,
,aa0hI Delia,iifyou love me, name the
dhyaa.lielsz Kill I, I ied.=":- -s.r,ould break
my heart to lose, YOU; and here your arg,
surrounded BY three Of your old lovers,
who aTei Gndoubtefhysssaitingi tcsnatcH
yn,pframzmy arms at thqGfrstdayomble
oppertupity.r Nameths dey,,dearllingg, nlg, and
Ilet it beseopY, the suspense will be terri
bllee, ble,tillstI Until can m call you really truly my
ownaeAn, now tooMelltI knowathe, cause,
of ,Fir90g stars ehiotion, which ;he vanity
tried tolconceal, whey I told him you had
pfomiscd to be nine Maine the day." :
sia.WilI next Thursday do, Cornelius ~
she askedsin hefio musical voice, wbilets
tender blush sqfused her beautiful coun-
tenance as she timidiys raised her dove
like eyes ,to MY face. ",.p lgr.'- I, =, ! .i
sist'Yes, Thursday will do. 1 think can
survive a, ,week,"I answered. 81 III
"Wc will be married here, then, in my
little parlor at the hotel" - g.
es. s@gbsq& LsdI nog, aosl al,3
s5H And if you have no objection, Lshould
Hike to have few friends present. "ss';g 81
tisI have already invited Grogstar,Ha Y
saSl !. s2a ~ s=ss5 gii beE.ssfl - sssla.i 5sti
-,"Yes, aud should like, to have MIR.
Bluggs md MI. ogglestons there" ,g
DO you think they will be able TO
ssari t, my dear? Won't i.ibe too much
bt.thcir delicate organizations?" bar
a.TIhey will bearlup formy sake" said
..Then let them come" answered,
turning my eyes toward the hotel. But
sriiie
DIVER Bluggs, Noegestone and Grogstnr,
all sented at The latter's window, each
man holding n large telescope indhis
hands, and each telescope being pointed
directly at Mrs. Frogshum,and myself. =
"Dclia," said | as the cold pcrspiration
broke out all aronno my nosc--"Dclia,
we arc watched" ~ ri
"Thcy always do Just so,", she answer
ed. ",rhey watched Mr.. Frogsham the
same way, but they don't mean anything
wrong." 9 q
"Oh! they don't ell? But won't trust
them, My dear, They may have formed
a conspiracy to snatch you from my arms
/ don't tlikcthc expression ofNogglestonc's
eyes, and there isa sinister curl to Bluggs
nose. No, let US return to the hotel i'm
mediatcly. Until We are married l shall
not feel secure. l hardly dare trust you
out Of my sight" ,..,, t'. I, Is
Dear reader, c;as::,;;:cs:.!ii;:sgef over the
next few days Lthe lasto my single life.l
They werertoo fullof-anxietyfand vague
terror that something awful was about to
happen, j hardly dared leave Della alone
for single moment, and never retired
to rest until satisfied by the snorings Of
IuS uSSS, 1NoSS 'SStohej nHu roioSStui, IT.
1 listened atltheir doors, that they were
wrapped intsnnsber. +zi'ta ~, ee1' ,os~g.i
s, But, Thursday, came at last Several Of
ofmy friends from London came down
in tic morning train, and with them the
Rev Mr. Alderberg, who was to ofhciate
atthe wedding. Quite aonuhiber of
Delias friends and relatives came also,
50 there wasla a. pretty slittie company
rgathercd d in oNIrs. Frogsham's ], ,parlor
when the brideand bridegroom entered
the room and stood UP before the clergy
man tolbe Joined in the holy bonds Of
matrimony. '''@ j,'1 'a &, '.a'..,13a' e ..1 ~
Ispeak ofthe bridegroom, youewill
observe, as well, as if he we're not
myself. This is owing to the fact Of my
having obtained most of the particulars
of the-the-p performance from another
fperson. AS for myself, was in n semi.
unconscious state for tho greater part of
the day. Too much happiness, no matter
in what form | take it, is sure to fly to
my head and that was what was the mat