Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-11-12


ne "a and have the GO Courage 1q e to- 10 remain
Oh. shsn, The ~ go siisiBais1s sBasa ., her voice
trembled. dYes 90 quickly and taik
to me constantly. IwifI not 90 up, but
I must know about itSsS \ sa 81 5.
81 !sasend dad the rsssing fiish shs and;hld
infoTmed SMisssE. that fWaa busy as the
discovered drawers, when @ scream from
below startled Ime into nervousness.
II was from Miss r., 2. end instantly wda
7 'aT have s had saaoi Sd i fright i" she isiahaa,,
while the soft rose-like hue which
danced in her cheeks gave way TO ex-
treme pallor.
! Aa HaeR sPps6l ps 6lahs Whispered, vi.h a
finger to. her mouth. "I know I am
foolish, but distinctly heard-there /!
Did you not hear that 2-there"
It was even e ] heard I, footsteps.
The noise of-steps grew more distinct,
and fair head fell heavily upon .my
ehoulder.y g
sasometimes it happens that q bright,
courageous idea takes the place Of wan.
ing hanalanH faaffnl unnarfaintv- Dotin6
as pendulum to the giddy brain and
the shattered nerve. Such relief came
to my rescue, rendered as I was, hors
de combat, and Miss e. to support,
Angry as was, from the force OF cir.
ioumbtanoes, I laughed Il looking up
wildly then inquisitively, Miss p.
sprang from me, exolaiming "What
is 1T ithena Il was frightened, and you
are cruel to make light of it I"
AZ dilemma@I certainly was ain. Ap-
pearances were against me, but my
heart was mot hard. I had laughed
from thorough evaporation, for / Was
helpless, Gould ], have ,foated away
with my charge I could then return and
defy all the imps and goblins ever exor-
ghostly old she'll into utter ruins. III
was at this crisis that a large. woolly
head, with protrud ding eyes, aSdiaplay of
ivory, and breadth OF lip, Appeared at
the door.
"You black scoundred |" I yelled,
"do You, know how you have frightened
Miss E.?"
'..Gorry, massa | Use right see-..yn@ D
s'Never mind, Sam," interrupted
Miss E., "my wits have returned. I
am 80 glad It Is you" It was her favor
ite servant. nt.....--s..,-..z...-..s-,.
We were to hasten back to accom-
pany o party to Anemone Vale, q beau-
tiful spot beyond the town limits, I
was not sorry : neither, did Miss e. re.
gret. the change, snor the assurance
that the gob1ins Of the Redwood man
siou were not now likely 20 moleEt rus.
But did you find anything ?" ahe
eagerly asked. HWait and see /" sysa
my answer.
The breeze was fresh in Anemoae
Vale, lovely in its carpet of the soft
flower which gave il its name.
sThere is o taste OF mustiness about
it, and an ancient look" remarked my
friend, as he nnrolled manuscript I
handed him. IN
"Well, there might be-. replied his
sister. "It is snatched from the haunts
OF goblins-but let us hear,iti"
A piece OF paper fnttered to the
ground, as the pages were unrolled. 1t
S"November 10. 1870. Will this sheet
ever mold? It is p easant to hope
that it may be read when the writer lis
Incorporated with mold.1 Read my
story and learn to guard the heart and
control the passions. r. S.n,AG
Seating ourselves on bank OF wsiid
flowers the manuscript wab begun.
can eye for an eye. A tooth for a
,toott Holy. sd am an invalid, waiting
for 1ife's thread to snap. The present
iB mi2ture Of hope, memory, the fu-t
t,ire.. and reality. Hope results in dis
appointment !; memory in digsatisfacS
tion the future Id vague, while reality
is frniSion.i Imagination is false, for it
garnishes barren hills with verdure;
transit fornns a facs OF ngliness1to one of
beauty; makes miserly relative gem
erous donor; pictures yourself more
perfect than tho whispers OF conscience,
and causes the hopeful hetrrt sadness.
/ will not deal with AZ. q What I,write is
reality. It is hard to bid ndieu to the
old gables and tho arched gateway, in
doubt that one msy see them again, not
from, ageo not from the necessity OF a
long absence, but from the certainty
that you are chased by disease at which
physicians shake tlssir heads but mutter
hopes q VI IA Il. ~. n
"I had been upon the road several
days before nything ofiintefest aroused
me from my depression. Passing a
dwelling, whose neat appearance attract.
ed Amy attention, the notes of a pecu-
liarly plaintive song attracted me. I
fifst refined my horse and then, dis
mounting, followed q winding walk,
adorned on either side with simple
flowers, to the open door. [ had been
noticed and was met by a young man
who cordially bade me enter.
"tWe were singing song. learned
at sea, OF which my sister is quite fond,
but we shall%he glad for an interrup-