Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-06-09

My. nunt was for some days in a
narrowing stlte Of indccision rs TO
! whether she hal better have her
things invoiccd rs freight or to hire
car. BY virtue of the handsomest
figures | learned to make Mt CONNER
cial College. | proved to her it would
be cheapest to hire the car. I had to
go to her former place Of abode to see
about getting tha things ca route, and
had to meet them with carringc"
at our depot. | felt like u ol!ector
of antiquities just getting ali assort-
ment over from Egypt. shall ever
feel gateful to the small boys of our
village for their sclf.restraint on this
tempting occasion. I don't recollact
a single opprobrious epithct. They
treated my loads with respect to
which nothing but hoary hairs could
entitlc them.
There was cheese press, and I
don't know but IL idcr-mill; there was
something, With four tremendously
heavy legs, I alway believed to be
something in disguise ofa bedstend.
There were seven bandboxes (four
large and three slna.D, five feather
beds, seventeen comfortables, and n
great deal Of crockery which evident
ly came over in the May flower, but
had much better have put back to
land in the Specdwell.
I need not say that our residence
when furnished was neat but not
gaudy. | slept under "ris ng-sun"
bcd-quilt, and had round braided
mat TO put my feet on when got ont
in the morning. | sighed for my
former cozy quarters. but | remember
ell my nunt's valuation, and reasoned
t'at IFS she was my only living female
r.lativc on the fathers side, I must
Of necessity be her only Lying male
relative on the mothers side.
Soon after we we're dnmcsticated I
found that my aunt was subject to
mysterious .l attacks, which. .atLaeksgin.s.
EvaFlably seiz.d her in the night tim J,
and made it imperative that I should
run for the Il ctor Liability to these
attacks precludcd the possibility Of
my Icing away from home evenings,
except Sunday and Thursday even
ings, when was expected to sec my
nnnt 10 rrayer-mectings and attend
her home, though Evelina went off in
all opposite direction with another
tcl!o.. [ didn't know but Justice
both to myself aud Evelna demanded
that. | should have IL conversation
with my aunt, and set before her, in
language which even child might
understand, my views Of the duties
and privileges of an engaged man;
but | felt extremely doubtful Of her
sympathy, aud seventy five Thousand
was a good deal to risk.
We had one servant, whose wages
my aunt thought it right I should
pay, because, rs she said, if there was
no one but herself, She shouldn't Ike cp
a girl. Our cuisinc was managed with
strict regard to economy. We lived
largely upon soup, which consisted
principally Of broth. My aunt highly
esteemed marrowbones. I wonder if
it is generally known among physiolo-
gists how long healthy person can
snbsist OH persistently boiled mar
rowbonc?
For two or three years had been
in the habit Of smoking single cigar
at the close Of the day S labor. One
evening | Isitting on the piazza indulg.
ing in this luxury, when out came my
aunt
".Sam'ucl" cried she, "nye you
smohag"
es'in," very meckly.
"Well," said she, calmly but firm
ly none Of my money shall ever 20
up in cigar-smoke.' Then again,
GLOW much do you pny for cigars?"
"Tcn ccnts.'
"Now, sum'wel, l want you take
your pencil and calculate how much
fon cont, n Ia, LII