The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-10

said this; but she was silent for u few
moments. She then said firmly, but
with strange, suppressed energy
| "He might have nice place. md
plenty in it of the best as long as he
lived, if he would only once spako the
: word; but he didn't spake it vet. md
now [ suppose he never will. We'll let
him go; I'd die sooner than I'd tell
| him |"
Passion was i'll her co'lntenancc and
| resolution in her manner as she said
this; and, without another word, or even
n motion of farewell to me, she suddenly
left the room.
could not but sec exactly how mat
ters stood; but | did not know how to
remedy the case unless by revealing The
young lady's feelings to the OBJ of her
| affections. L resolved, on my next inter
view with Patsy, to try if could give
him hint as to how matters really were.
| made inquiries, accordingly, about the
girl, and found that her father was owner
of some eight or nine acres uf land, ON
which ho had comfortable house; that
he was comparatively y rich, and had saved
some money. and was. on the whole. we'll
to-do i'll the world. he had only one child,
Catherine. Her mother had died soon
after her birth, and he, having been
much attached to his wife, had never
married again. Catherine, accordingly,
was sole mistress of tho establishment.
Her father dearly loved her, anb in some
respects she was II spoilt child. But she
also dearly loved her father; and though
wayward and qnick-tcmpcrcd toward
others, she was always kind and gentle
toward him. She felt he had no female
companion but herself; and that perhaps
it was partly for her sake in after lG.-
when his grief for his wife had worn off
he had not married another, lest nc
should bring in one who must necessarily
bcput OVrrhrr i'll the house. Accordingly.
with the quick wit of her race-mninlv
on her fathers account, and in repay
mont of his self denial and partly on her
own account, lest he should become lone
| some and supcrSCdc hcr-Shc did her Mt
most to render her father happy; and
when this is truly done toward man,
what woman can ever fail?
But Catherine soon began to have other
OBJECTS, hopes, and aspirations besides
those of attending on i.cr father. She
never neglected him or his household for
moment, and the latter was wcll-known
as a model OF EcatncSs, comfort and thrift;
nut, rs she grew up to womanhood, and
nor beauty and engaging qualities be-
camc developed, she naturally attracted
many suitors amongst the young men of
the district. She was considered in the
country rs an hcircss of some wealth
| and happy would the "boy" be con-
| bldrred who could secure her affections
| and her farm.
Amongst the wanderers after Catherine
Patsy used sometimes to come But he
| dld not care TO bC SO often with her as
| Others. The fact wGS, Patsy was not {,
marrying man. He found his course of
ne 40 pleasant rs bachelor that he
had Just then no inclination to change
1t. lie wnS known to have 'nicc
little place of his own" and Patsy Dru-
IDENTITY kept his own counsel about not
having paid any rent, and the consc-
Qucnt accumulation of arrears. lie WAS
handsome, and always pleasant; and like
many bachelor i'll high life, under not
! very dlSsimlar financial circumstances
he was capital dincr-out in his own
more humble way; and he lived most
| loyouSly ON the fruits of his good looks.
| Under these peculiar circumstances, and
inr prlVnt" reasons besides, which Patsy
dld not choose to disclose, he had no de-
"lfc whatever to lay siege to tho allrc-
| tons OF the hCircSs but cOmtcntcd him.
|
| tomas would secure him welcome whcn-
ever any amusement was on foot at CATH
crimes hospitnl'lo home.
But it sometimes happens that those
who show least attention TO an hyirrss
attract her particular attention; and
catherine, being naturally of Il quick and
| jealous nature, became quito anuoyc1 at
the easy way III which the chief beau
| amongst the young men of tho country
| treated her. She set herself ACCORDINGLY
to wln him. I'm undertaking Il task of
the klnd-which in the first iustancc WIGS
done purely from piquc-shc soon be-
ramo Interested beyond what she had
| originally intended; and observing fine
better manner, quiet department, and
admitted good looks Of Patsy NIcDrmuot
she was unintcntion0lly cuught bv the
very man whom she had Intended to
capture. Patsy saw all this, and knew
It quite as well, or far better, than she
"ld. With all his apparently careless
habits, he was slwcwd and thoughirul
fellow; and, III truth, he was rather
afraid that Catherine would he too mnuy
| for Hnm If he wcro bound to her in mat
rlmonlal links. He admitted the beauty
and attractions both of her person and
her place; but her temper was high.
and her wit quick, SO that--os Patsy ac-
llnowlcdgcd~-" he would he afcarcd of
his life to ve.t her" And accordingly,
though he perfectly saw, from her man
ncr toward him, how matters really
stood, yet he kept n respectful distance
always going there accompanied by
| others, and taking caro- to avoid any
thing which could lead to n disclosure of
Yer feelings.
Affairs were IN this state when my IN
tcrviow with Patsy occurred; and, if the
truth must be told, / believe his rcadi-
ness to give ~ his place and cmigratc
was accelerated by an underlined feeling
which came over him occasionally, thai
if he stayed long in the country he would
have to marry Catherine whether he
liked 1t or not as every one told him
she was such q sclf-willed girl that
EaiX she'd marry any man she pleased,
and do what she liked with hira after.
ward !"
Under these discouroging circum-
stances Patsy thOurht ulrIIonCc tho