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

her quite ready to assist in his enter
prise; he therefore only rcquired.a hand
full of glitsering 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 tho
wine tun.
Meanwhile Peter has taken his way
back to the fair Elizabeth; he shows her
he 'hl, ing coins which almost covered
her little table, aud bargain is quick
ly struck between them; Peter agree
ing to purchase for her GOTTA &c, il she
brought him what he wanted
The following morning Elizabeth.
soon alter sunrise, went to cut grass at
a place which she knew Conrad must
pass with his flock AS soon rs the
latter perceived her at distance, he
hcw, accompanied by Harm, tn meet hcr
sat down beside her, and repeated all
his former VOWS and protcstations Of
love-
But Eli abcth answered her lover
very c"ol!y rcmarking that she had
heard all that thou,au time, over.
and it he had nothing to tell her ora
l'ttle 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 sec whether
you really are serious in your love for
me-, said Elizabeth The favorite ram
d the 6nlh5P had meanwhile 4r.esse d
between her and Conrad, aud nov stood
eating from her hands 'IfI desire Won
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 set Harm to feed, there
w'uld he pretty disturbance. Take
the hest pet sheep in the VIII lie 40 K
take all tn. fifty Llpn ,irst, me-. nnl;
that single ram y"u cannot have Lonk
now, said Eliz beth, you N N ar. all
alike Away with you all your if,y
sheep; even SO SNAIL a, plers ire as this
| ~ vi
M love refuses ne Truly he would
be Il precious husband to me when th .
h"ncyn,on was over Away to yonr
bishop; let him feed his ram, and do
you leave me alone = " % ST.
They disputed thus long while
Conrad sled tears in his ang er. anG
Elizabeth at last confessed that she haG
sold the ram for the house they had 5,
otten wished to possess, and ddcJ tha,
she must deliver him up that very day
cost what it might, as she had pledged
her word md could not bear the ile, of
being called a liar She then sh Il
tears, lamrnting that this unhoped for
pleasure of being able to get house in
which she and Conrad might live con
fortably with their children, should oc
thus blasted. She asked if sheep wcr,
not every day dying If II one were ever
lost-if none were ever stolcn-ir the
wolfe never devourcd one. and SO on
at last love conquered Conrad promised
her to deliver her the ram before noon
and Elizabeth promised to become hi.
welded wife in a month
| + Elizabeth walked quickly on to the
town, aud Conrad gazcd wistlully alte,
her; the pleasure he felt in being her
accepted lover was not little damped
by the idea of the intcrrogations which
ne must undcrg' from his kind mostcr
| in whose service he had b.en hithcrtu
so c""'"'"hc, anu who was 50 very
fond OF tho ram. .''
llc now stood alone in the field where
lt''hzalhae;li had been cutting grass, Will,
his, eyes tAe,i on the ground. At las
he sHs'1l sHrnrk ii, crook into the earth,
4 placed places his coat upon it, aud his cap
al.ye a..!!s i, aud began a dialogue [whicl,
tiarmp .is % prcas o!nplly interrupted BY hi.
5n'oIy1smsnt7l NJ I1q yntl viii tie figure thus cor
strui,tel which he ment should repre-
sent ,l's l'islioppa ''tS9 E'"I6' ~ 9
siG IGoG!d i''!l., cHv!t,niT"g, =! my lotl bishop Z.
/ isThaank II IN you, Conr4d, where is Harm 2
y llar;m y; q ny lord bishop! why he is lost
indeed in, set he has w'nlcrca somewhere
4 ~ this moment, while, Conrml was til IS
4 speaking, Harm pressed through be