The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-29
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION
..Will Won please explain yourselves


will you please explain yourselves
gentlemen I asked, trying to smile.
eyes, I will, answered the big one.
putting great stress on the twill. -
Certainly" growled the corpulent
gentleman with smile.
"Come this way YOU rascal, SAID
the tall one. drawing NE along with
him,
His companion followed US out back
OF the station, where we were out OF
sight and hearing Of the resi- OF I.
"Now," said the tall gentleman. turn
irc and confronting me. "Il Introduce
myself. I am Captain Augustus Boyn-
ton. This gentleman is my father,
John Boynton, Do you know us now?
"Well, really" I replied, wondering
in nv own mind what the deuce was
coming Greatly don't know anything
more about you than what you've just
told"
"Hush ~ said tic captain, and he
! bent down and Kissed in my ear Il am
Carrie Boynton's brother"
"And am Ler father" grow!ed John
Boynton, -,
'Ah, really, do yon say So" I could
not help smiling, tie whole affair seem
ed so Iudicrous. Give M regards to
Carrie
cha you laugh at US, do you, VIZ.
lain," cried the captain. 'Look ere,
said he lowering lis voice to horrld
whisper; look at these"
T did look, for Just then he drew from
the pocket Of his brown overcoat hand
some case, and, opening it, displayed a
pair of splendeG silver-mounted duelllnG
pistols.
"Take your choice. "
4 cold tremor ran through my frame.
Was I to be murdered?
"Choose quick, urged the captain.
s'Sir," said I, in tremulous voice.
while the cold drops of PRECIPITATION
stood out on my brow, ''there must be
some mistake. I'm book-keeper tor
Brown & Co., dealers in hides and tai
low. MY father was Norton NcDougal,
my mother was Mary McDougal my
grandfather was
"Confound your grandfather Either
marry my sister as you promised to do
month ago, or take one Of these pistols
and"
30. help!"
Dry up, you whelp!'' and the cap
tain clapped his hand over My mouth.
ssChoose,' said the captain, giving me
a kick with his boot.
:sI'll nIar-naarry her.
'All right.
And the captain smiled grimly as he
returned the pistol to the case.
The elder Mr.. Boyaton went after the
izrs15 ne he 'St FstIfHsG hGsafn>I lad ceased tc
/ The captain helpedlsule. L., 49, 49,
kaatea l,otwecn tho ss
! fson, L rode away. There were plenty o
people on the street, but I was warned
not to shout, if knew what was health,
for me.
I We rode at smart trot forabout two
miles, I should think, and then the cap
tain drew rein before large, two-story
white house, that stood noar the road
surrounded by high white fence
There was gravel walk up to the frcnt
door, and several large cherry trees
stood in the front yard.
''He.e we are, said the captain, get.
ting down, and motioning me to follow.
The door opened just as we reached
lit, and who should fall into nay ,t-ns but
the indentical young lady who had made
such strong impression upon my heart
the night of the lecture in ".
80, John! I knew you would be
true" she cried aud the captain snick-
cred as he led the way into the parlor.
But once there I succeeded in conrin-
cling Miss Eoyntcn that I was not Nc
! Dougal Her father apologized, SO did
the captain, and the upshot.of it all was
that I consented to stop over night
with them, and T am happy to state
that I passed q very pleasant evening
indeed.
81 learned, toe, that this J. McDou-
gal, for whom I had been taken, was a
gentleman Of wealth and leisure, with
only one fault, and that was promising
to marry every pretty woman he became
acquainted with. Then I told my story,
and both Mr.. Boynton and the captain
seemed pleased, and so did Carrie, es-
pecially when I offered to stand in Nc
Douglas shoes. And-well, my dear
reader, I did about month afterwards.
We had a great wedding, and Clara
Segard was one Of the bridesmaids, and
Henry Bower was groomsman And
am well satisfied that McDougal took
the up train instead Of the down.
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