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


prise; he therefore only required 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 the
wine tun.
Meanwhile Peter has taken his way
back to the fair Elizabeth; he shows her
the shi!! ing coins which almost covered
her little table, aud bargain is quick
ly struck between, them; Peter agree
ing to purchase for her a GOTTA SO, it, she
brought him what he wanted.
| The following morning Elizabeth,
soon alter sunrise, went to cut grass at
n place which she knew Conrad must
pass with his flock AS soon as the
latter perceived her at distance, he
flew, accompanied by Harm to meet her,
sat down beside her, aud repeated all
his former VOWS and protcstations Of
love.
But Eli abcth answered her lover
very c"ully remarking that she had
heard all that thou,au times over.
and if he had hing to tell her Of
little cottage OF his own, he aircad;
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, sHid Elizabeth The favorite ram
4 dT the 1GrllnJp had meanN' liiQlat9 ii 9ps.esse d
!. between her and Conrad, aud now stood
eating from her hands If I desire YOU
: 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 &c: Harm to feed, there
would be pretty disturbance. Take
the bcs' pet sheep in the VIII lie ao X :
take all til, fifty btl,n,ins t, me. nn,
that single RAM you cannot have I.onk
now, said Eliz .beth, you m,n ar. all
alike Away with Jon nnl your if,v
sheep; even SO snail a. pIeas ire as this
M love refuses ne! Truly he would
be a precious husband to me when tn !,
h"'neymoon was over. Away to yonr
! sb'shhopj let him feed his ram aud dc
you leave me alone !! '''71 7S era
They disputed thus long while
Conrad SHED tears in his aug er. and
Elizabeth at last confessed that she had
sold the ram for the house they had 50
often wished to possess, and addcl thar
she must deliver him up that very day,,
cost what It might, as She had plc yel
her word and could not bear! tho iide, of
being called a liar. She then sh ii
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 sc
thus blasted. She asked if sheep were
not every day dying If ole were ever
lost-lt none were ever stolcn-if the
wolfe never devourcd one, and so on
At last love conquered Conrad promised
her to deliver her the ram before noon, oDoonn
and Elizabeth promised to becomnc, his
! welded wife in n month '" s''
+ Elizabeth walked quickly on to the
town, and Conrad gazcd wistlully after
her, the the pleasure he felt in being her
ACCEPTED lover was not a little dampe d
BY the idea Of the intcrrogations which
hc, must underg., from his Kind n,;'stcr, IL ter
ino whose service he had bocn' hitherto
so c"miolt"b!e, anu who Vas SO very
fond of tho ram, E""o
lle now. stood alone in the field where
EslI1zaaAbseili had been cutting grass, wwith
his Eyes fiAeI OF Tho. ground. At last
he struck Iii, crook into tie earth,
"a "a phced bis coat upon it, and his ca p
ahaye ass.g it, i, p"d began q Dialogue (Which
HEssrm as:onilIy interrupted By y'h;.1
5al3na 5maol3ynsmsy9ntl y9l with viii tie figure thus con
stnryu9i,iieL, which he nient should repre-
Kilt AZ. ,nE Ta4*q yinreo sd ai
aa3Gfn|1.o Go9|d eSy3ennl4"g,. u my lofI bishop! !!
1TIank you, Conrad, where Is Harm ?
y Ill1r;m, ny lora bishop! Wig he is lost
II At tits mpmcsnntt whlie9 CohTra,l l'waaa waaa III is
! speaking, Harm pressed through Be-
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