Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-04-24
NUMBER 10

to-day. | am SO lonely, and would
feel SO much better ifmy darling An
nie could be with me. I have a a,thous-
aud things to tell you-too much to
put in the small compass of letter
BY the way, it is reported here TINT
Nr. Robert go IS, now + citizen
Of your city, I learn that he Lett lis
hong E!t nj e,! under mysteriSus circuinytanees.
and that tho inembsrs 81 His imra sdi-
ate. family haye. rel .nigh. discarded
him. lie grew to, shoE a regular de-
bapchee before abandoning his home.
and associated Will no no one one but: drunk.
ards and gamblers. 4 It ,is a PITY for
his family are nice, people, ianJ I
know it must have cost his 5itllSr
many bitter tear to GBe, ;croomnpclIadby
his sons conduct to turn him out Of
doors. Tie yS9fung ladies jt5f 81 --... =: y I,
cut his acquaintance long ago ago, and lie
Vas thus lssft withopt.th pare f female llll;
society. Before lie abandoned t,iiimn-
sci Ito Tie wicked Influences Of Ills pre-
sent habi's, lie sopigl,t ana 4 Won 9nIth Tie
heart Of most 'esteemab1e young
lady Of this place, and even Went So
far rs rs to have the nnptia1 day: :. az
pointed: He showed her letters ana
notes to lis friends, and after making
public AL her secrets. and gI9rying il
lis conquest, Betrayed her confidence
i'll the most heartlcss manner..1| She is
nov now ieaftP Pr b,rrokeenI and us; raflg No 10.
man, willie the DESTROYER Of ber peace
Of mind is roaming lo;, b about tie tie World,
doubtless hunting for some one else Of
our sex .4o-slecciye.wI- hope, ,nonco OF
my acquaintinccs wilrnot permit such
q perfdous wretch to make advances
to them. Warn all the young ladies
you know to beware of his tempting
and ~. Il fascinating e manners. Hs sesks
tos conquer woman only to leave her
betrayed and hcartbrokcn. n s,
lalI eRo1igh dr y IenE
going to pay mo that promised visit7
There are SO many. handsome young
men her, now. + hud call last even
ing from Mr. -------, and spent an
hour or two very pleasantly indeed:
Ma says you must come soon, as she
has sweetheart selected for you. 9'.'-
Write soon. Your loving
MAGGIE.
There is nothing remark able in the
above letters except the coolncss .iis-
played by Maggie in abusing her
late lover. He had grown j sick
perhaps other insipid and supercilious
manners, and very properly conclu-
dcd to give her chanc, to nc ,use him
with want of sincerity. Tins: sho
did to Roberts satisfaction, and mors,
voluntarily set hin, q. liberty. But SOP
the turn she takes OF him. AS soon
as she heard that he was dead in love
with her "dear friend Annie" she adj
/ . !
dressed that nnsuspccting creature 4
letter rcplete with hidden malignity.
yet seemingly full Of good advice.
Maggie knew when she was writing
to Annie that her old sweetheart Was
crazy to marry her, but with true wo-
man shrewdness she Affected ignorsney
of thefact, and preached long lecture
to Annie on the wickedness Of peer
Robert. And she succeeded in az
complishing her wish namely, to in.
duce Annie to shun Robert. BE
sought in vain to have the cause of
his mysterious dismissal from her list
ofadmirers explained, but up to this
day does not know how he was ont
generated. Of course what Maggie
charged against him wns false, bit is
suited her purpose Young men
should get written 6ismisals from
young ladies whom they design to
break off with, lest they be fooled like
wise. Both girls have since married.
while Robert is lcftto solve the cnig.
nlatical conduct Of Maggie. iFs9st
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