The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-12


Mr.. Russell said nothing, but looked
cxpcctant.
You see, sir, continued the porter,
more couidcntially, Mr. Bygravc's S
most intimate friend is painter, i
gentleman that paints Scripture sub
lec's, and that's engaged ut present, rs
heard, on Il picture Of the man that
Tell among thieves and AIr. Bygravc,
take it, has gone to pay his friend II
visit
Mr.. FuSscll thanked The communica.
tive porter, and dnp,rtcd withoic lcav-
ing any message. For the only message
he could think Of was, Tell him he was
villain and the porter was hardly the
proper person to deliver it.
When Mr.. Fnssrll reached his home
in the country town where he pra cticcl
his profession, he sought the earliest
opportunity OF being clo5ctcl with his
wic. In the conference that Gus ,el
both wero utterly puzzled How
Bygravc should have bch,vc "a, he lil
was incomnrehenSbIc. And vet, while
appearing to have fed from ana Tilted
their daughter, the young man hal
really proposed.
Nobody, howcvc-, would have guessed
that he had, to julgc from Ncliy's be
havior. y face as pale rs II lily, nights
devoid OF rest, and pillows wet with
tears followed in.mcla,ely upon the
announcement made. to her th,, 81 .rAvr
had zone away; gone, without wor
or letter; gone, alter the significant
speeches he ha! made. sccrc'l lv in he.
own car, and openly a2iorc her ranily
gone, not to return tot cith.c III Ii,
at the least gore, lcavinga rclrcSt be
hind that letters should not be Forward
ed and not leaving any address tn which
they conl. be forwarded Then, ap
rnrcrt'y, came the stage Of wnuauly
pride nai just resentment. ilnr heart
was Scared iudclibli bu; her face re
covered its bloom an'l It's brightness
And Twi!c;; became lie ACCEPT ii lover.
Twelve months rolled away, aud she b..
came Mrs. Twi!lctt. The happy honey
moon YVES yer; she returned to her
native tvwn to Il snug little house On It's
0utskir,s; ), anl in the very Iirst wosk oi
her return, n; sha satin her bnndoir
waiting for her husband to coae lloae,
SIS: .lls.... sstssss .ss
l;ish,r's. The envelope W IS large, blu,
Que, aud bore an nj lrcss which nc
counts for its having b zen ,cnt TO II r
iathcr's-Mi>s Eleln>r E'usscll Sh.
smiled as she broke open The ever b /;
the snila was succeeded by frov, Il
u start when she perceived inside the
cover Il second letter This sacoui let
ter was Llood red, and, as she loo, Ell at
the handwriting, SIC trr,n5;c excetl
ugly, and s.notlinrcl cry c,:ap. Ii II
white lips.
1t may b, remembered thlt o, ia /,
night ol Il certain lst Of April, ) -,
Alr AMI NJ $. Fussell had c)nso ) ,;iD i
about the propriety OF bringing Mr.
Dy@'avc t. propose; whereas ,'lr. By
grave, it was remarked at the time, Ii d
already proposed. Well, at dusk on
that same lst Of April II raw country
lad might have been observed il F!c !;
street with Il letter in his hand, and
staring and gaping nquirin.Iy ab,u,
| him. At last Slca;n Of intelligence
and satisfaction lit up his face, and h.
moved hastily toward an iron pillar box
which stood by the road side, and nca,
which some miSchicvous young Arabs
Of the London streets were play,ns.
Want Il letter box! Here you are,
my boy; shove it in at that hole at tn,
top said onc Of them. in the IN st
friendly an insinna,ing accents, to the
country lad
'Oi know rcpliel the country lal
with a look Of superior ,owl,i. q m |
experience, as he carefully dropped the
letter IN Mt the suy scstcl hole, AM
walked OF with an air OF sa;is!acsi,n
Oh! you april fool shouted the
Arabs after him; but he either didn't
know what tEcy meant, or believe in
its being impossible That any boy VIII 1t
ever would initinsu the law which for
bids the making off, pril fools after
twelve O'Clock ut noon. At any cate, he
went his way regardless Of scolf,s
oh, dear on, dear screamed tic
treacherously friendly Arabs, l.u.hins
rs If heir very sides would burst; he )
bin and gone and put his love letter 10
tho dust-bin; that he have
As the country lad passed one Of the
arch ways hat lead from Fleet street to
the Temple, l'c was brought to su dd.n
stand still by s.cntorlan shout.
Thomas ! cried u voice that made the
country lad jump.
Here OF be, Muster Bygrcayc,,
answered Thomas, with .us ut his
front hair, and a broad grin ut he
gentleman who hld called t. htm