Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-13
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BY TONY PASTOR.
CHAPTER l.
A STRANGE INCIDENT.

handsome young gentleman and a
beautiful girl, one bright afternoon few
years ago, we're stroling along Fifth avenue
They were both youthful, and their dress
and bearing proclaimed that thoy belonged
to the higher and cultivated society.
It was pleasant October day, and the
balmy atmosphere and cloudless sky had
cnticod out great throng of pvomenaC ers,
who, with happy faces, merry voices, and
elegant dresses, moved gaily along to SOC
and be seen.
The pair toward whom we havo directed
our readers attention, werc the observed of
all observers; and involuntarily, one and
another of the passers by would exclaim
soto voce:
"What beautiful coupled"
Beautiful they were. Tho youth could
not have been more than three and twenty,
aud yet every line of his handsome face
bespoke noble and generous manliness,
while his tall and graceful form betrayed,
despite his faultless attire, a stature dis
tinguished by wonderful strength and
agility.
The youths companion could not have
been more than eighteen, and the loveliness
OF her face was such as TO attraot the glance
Of any beholdcr.
Her hair eyes, complexion and features
Terc faultless, and IN every respect she was
o beautiful typo of tho rarest American
beauty.
The lovely couple had just passed the
Union Club building, when two sets of
promenaders met, and break became nec-
essary to permit the downward and inward
bound to proceed
For moment tho young lady was scpa-
rated from her companion. aud when she
joined him again after having forced her
way through the gaiy dressed people. the
smile had vanished from her face aud the
color from her cheeks.
Hor face was palo, and look of terror
cleaned from her eyes, which moment
before had beamed with happiness.
inc youth at her side noticed the change,
and 10 low, excited tones he exclaimed:
"Heaycue!' Lucy, arc you ill?"
mo mo frank, but received such fright!''
"What frightened you, sis?"
"Just at tho moment I was separatcd
from you, young man, with the darkest
strangcst face, stepped directly in front oi
me, and leaning forward, fixed upon me m
lnsoent glance, with the blaokest and forccst
pair OF eyes ever saw!"
Inc youth camc to dead halt, his ewes
mashed with anger, and red flush n,ontiod
MS checks, as through his quiyoring lips
came the command: ''p'
moment" ~" ~
:; Where arc you going?" asked the cir
IN an anxious tone.
"Neyer mind: you m o,,. mil, ou..,.
you ~ q moment;" and ho made ste,
Daekward, but his compan ion laid her littl,'
g'ovod hand upon his arm and exclaimed
WY you great champion, l suppos,
sou arc gong back 10 p, lnish that boo,
stranger with tho black oyo 81" r''
~ am, certainly" was Il le renlv
80 gu Will DO no such tn ing. Wbv. 70,
siliy man, tho poor fellow !, not responsibl
Aor MS dark face and force black eyes!'
"But you said he looked down insolontl
in your face" :.
Again the girl laughed M erriv as sho an
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"Woll, suppose that ho could claim tha
l was equally insolent, for { hero was some
lng 10 his appearance that iyited nv paz
on his face. Come along! Doar mo. who
q goose have made Of mys,| ,lf! There wa
nothing in the whole affair to cause mo
second thought" IN \
Y. as AZ tne young lady spoke q rapid, earn
est manner, sho gently tugg d on tho arr
OF leroompanion. 1.
Reluctantly the latter allc we'd himself !
De drawn along, but there ron ,ained u frow
upon bis face. 5