Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-06


you at my house. You see it yonder,'
he said, pointing to plantation resi-
dcnce dimly visible in the distant
plain; 'and until then, good day.
Bertha added her invitation, and
uncle 'pd pgisscs7sweree sse9anssriding : out
Knuving sby Sexpesrience the hospi-
tally gf Iaei'iSisa a pkhtsra of the
higher class, and certain that the
invitation was intended for actual ac-
ccptunce, the tourists decided upon the
morrow.
On that same morrow, towards
afternoon, Bertha Fcnsllaw sat in her
room, thinking Of Jerrold Gray. She
had dfcamed ofhim during the night,
and She was wondering why. 1t was
fot because Of a.deaEth of,youpg men
among the circls .6fhsH uaidt:.ntccss.
And al the regiomla,ew the> e>preatts
hcircss. She was acquainted with all
the old men and women in The coun-
try, md thcir numerous complaints.
She was god mother to halfthe babies.
The young planters Of all the adjoin.
ing counties were in love with her,
and proposed to her at regular inter
walls. But Bertha was romantic. She
was very happy as she was. and if she
did marry, he must be more of n. hero,
to win her, than any she had seen.
" Had Jerrold Gray seen theprctty
hciress, and known that lie w,.s the
subject Of her thoughts, he might
have heen more hattercd, but scarcely
more i'll love than he really was. Her
room was arranged with all The simple
taste Of wcll-brcd girl. Her hang
ing boo k-shelvfs were well filled with
their rdwIof ppetF, ,theiri row Of useful
! @,rks, The ,ieat iittle WRITING table,
with its gilt ;nkstand, and its pretty,
costly nick-nacks, stood in the Window
and above it hung the cage Of her pet
canary. There--wasa piano too, and
n wclltfillcd music-stantl.
Upon al the room. was the impress
and evidence of womanly taste and
heatpcss; nothing was prim, but every
thing was properly arranged. Above
all, neither i'll books, pictures, music,
nor OIL the dressing table in the
adjoining room, was there the small
scst sign Of 'lastness,' that almost ON
nipot mt drawback to the charms Of
the young ladies Of the present day.
But none Of these things interested
Our heroine just now, and in the mid.
adle Of her rcvcrie she heard the A.
rival of the tourists, and the voice Of
her uncle welcoming them. Hastily
finishing her toilet, she went down to
the sitting-room, where she found the
gentlemen in conversation. =; Perhnps
it was natural .en6pghE 'that tile t&o
Younger members Of the qnintct
gravitatcd towards each other, and
we're soon in an easy converse. Later,
Bertha showed him the gardens, etc.
The call proved SO pleasant, and all
were so pleased with the congcnial
Imtercourse, that the tourists complied
with the planters urgent invitation to
spend n week at his house.
The week was spent agrecably to
ALT was week Of clysium to .Jcr-
rold and Bertha.
'Jerrold, said George Burton, one
Of the party, you afS geflsngg:despcr-
atcly i'll love with this Southern
beauty
a.ri.es,' was the frank reply; 4 love
her as bad .aeyer dreaped,I could
~lovcn woman.srS H.s 4 c. Il 81 Il.
9u'Ahd does she return your sudden
passion
III Yes, am certain ofthat.'
Then you have spoken to her about
itY
No, and shall not do so. She is
rich nm poor. l will never marry
under such conditions
The week en'lcla epdrthc guests
were about to bid ati;ea tosthcir,ge,,crj
o"s host. Bertha showed no special
signs Of emotion, butas ,Jcrrold was
nhnnt lon yinu Lnr cLo .n;.l