Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-09-02

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my hotel, where l will enter into
dcvout prayer 10 God that tile un-
welcome source Of your trouble may
be removed, and that your wontcd
chccriulness Of disposition, and hope
lu!ncss of the future, may be speedily
restored to you. To-morrow morning
shall call for you early; be prcpar-
cd, and we will spend Il day in the
country. 1t will cxhilcratc and
strcngth you. One kiss now, and
shall bid you goodnight"
Goodnight, dear Tom! You arc
SO good to me-" ialtcrcd Anna.
Goodnight, my love! May
Heavens most watchful angel hover
over your couch tonight"
Tom Carlton wcndcd his way to
his room at the hotel in dreamy 81
icncc, while Anna stood n.otionlcss in
the large elegantly furnished parlor
where her lover had left her; and it
WAS not until she caught !. glimpse Of
her strange cxprcssionlcss face in the
mirror that she bcthought herself,
and retired to her room.
That the reader may understand
the characters Of this short sketch
more perfectly, the chronicler will
state that Tom Carlton was n native
Of Virginia, II young man tolcrably
prcposscssing in personal appearance,
and possessed Of some brilliancy Of
mind. Anna Lancr was resident
Of the "Land Of Flowers" and resided
with her father in --. Carlton
met her shortly after the war in
ncighboring State, and soon found
himself IL slave to her beauty and
mental accomplishments. 1t was the
Old story Of love at first sight. They
had not been III each others society
long before theirs were
1.-Two souls with hui i single thought.
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Carlton made an Offering. ofhis love
10 Anna I.ancir. The Offering w:,s ac-
ccptcd ~; an unlookel for bon, and
taken into .Anna's heart in the place
Of her own jcwclcle,! luxe, which had
gone cut in It's nadcnly purity and
tender simplicity 10 the bosom Of
Tom Carlton. a fair exchange was
no robbery, and theirs was fair even
10 precision and particularity. 1t
was thought for thought, love for love
and heart ior heart. Thenceioward
they were to live in each others
thoughts, and study each others
comforts. Days and weeks and
months were spent by these two
lovcrs together; and when Tom Carl
ton was finally called home, the leave
taking between them was full Of
sighs, and tears and lovers oaths.
They were engaged and were to be
married as soon rs Carlton could pro-
cure the old mans consent, and pre-
pare himself for the responsibilities Of
y married life. Ic wrote to her often
and earnestly, and would receive re-
Sponscs from her breathing undying
devotion ard fidelity. In the lapse
Of four years he found himself i'll
IL aposition to bring on the consumma-
ton Of the grandcst dream Of his life
to 90 and tell Anna he would soon
be ready to marry. lie wrote to her
that he would pay her a visi. pre-
paratory 10 the final one, when he
should claim her at the marriage
altar.
1t was while on this visit That the
scene which is described in the begin
ming Of this sketch took place. Tom
Carlton had gone on a visit to his
bctrothcd, and was about to take leave
OF her when she told him Of her pre-.
sentiment, that they should never be
husband and wife. lie had been
spending u week with her, and had
obtained her fathers consent to their
marriage. anna desired tho engage
mcnt consummntcd ut once. Carlton
found himself SO circumstanccd that