The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-02-24

uIS Do!O dilA ou HoiHduiy, VI IA W.
should condemn, try to find some
| palliatioa for the act-look in
your glass and find it there. Oh
! if you can return my fervent love,
how happy, how blessed shall be
You vii! DO 50, won't you?
Your own,
MARIA.
"P. s.: On, dear! I had almost
forgotten 20 DO the very thing for
which l send this. Won't you
meet me on Thursday evening, at
seven o'clock, in Union Square? l
shall be dressed in 4 white trock,
a white nclerine, and q straw bon
net trim med with green ribbon.
When / sc> you, I will cross over
to the SpingIer Institute, and turn
! down Fourteenth street. Be sure
/ and come. H."
! This was dispatched by the city
post, and the conspirators took
! care 70 be with Timkins when it
arrived. We saw him read It, and
as he put it into mis- pocket, a self:
! satisfied smile assured us that be
would DC at the trysting-place.
! The next evening was the one
appointed, and we were in Union
Square Watching the denouement.
Timi;ins was there exactly at the
hour, most elaborately toiletcd,
! and stationed himself nearly op-
posite the Institute, attentively
regarding every female. and eager
ly watching for the white dress,
white pelerinc, and straw bonnet
with green ribbons.
But minute after minute passed;
a quarter Of an hour; half an hour
elapsed, and still she came not! Tim
kins became fdgety; took the note
from his pocket and read it again
was sure that he was right-re-
placed it, and again watched. But
az the end Of the hour he gave it
up, and stopping an omnibus,
jumped in and proceeded down
town.
The next day appeared among
the "Persouap' advertisements in
the Herald the following:
"MARIA: l was there at seven,
but waited in vain. Will be at
the same place Saturday, at the
same hour"
We had no other intention at
the outset than to have a good
laugh at Timkins, by exposing
the trick that we had played on
him bat since it had gone so far,
and he appeared to be so much
in earnest. we determined to re-
main Silent and watch the affair.
We were little prepared, however,
for the result that really did take
place.
We were on the watch again on
Saturday evening, and sure
enough, Timkins was there scan
ming every female closely who
wore a white dress, but none took
the direction intimated. But,
about half.past seven lady ap-
preached, and, to our astonish.
mcut, actually wo1e white dress,
% w.iite pe;erine, and a straw bon
net, but a black veil was thrown
over it, and we could not distin-
guish the color Of the ribbon with
which it was trimmed.
This was certainly very remark
able, a strange coincidence but
judge Of our astonishmeut when
she left the park and actually
crossed to the Spingler Institute !!
We began to think that, like
Frankensticn, VIC had created q
human being, aGA not only so, but
had dressed her il our imaginary
attire!
What could it mean! We look
ed al each other in blank amaze.
mont, and before We had partially
recovered from our astonishment,
both the lady and Timkins had dis,
appeared. Had she really turned
down Fourteenth street, and had he
followed her, as Of course he would
feel perfectly justified in doing?
We hurried to the corner, and
it was really so! Timkins was
close behind the lady, but had eTi-
IDENTIFY not yet addressed her, and,
no doubt, wondered that under
the circumstances, she gave him
no encouragement. She, however,
still proceeded down Fourteenth,
and they had reached a fence that
!ncloscd some unoccupied lots,
when he sidled up to her and
spoke, but was evidently repulsed.
But, nothing daunted, he persist
ed in his attentions, and, in q short
| time, the conversation became
mutual, and they walked on, ap-
parent!y in pleasant companion-
ship. Sue dismissed him at the
corner OF Main Street, and they
went away in opposite directions.
We followed the lady, however,
aud Saw i'er enter very elegant
mansion.
Va I-nr,t our own oonnco1 ofo,,