The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-28

- T1Yfge II if cfde6cS to De FelaVeo
n this story. Mr.. Burns fell from
honor, perhaps unjustly, and the Gomez
of '43 is known to this oay ~ 'n
| Dutch Fork, as Mark Meyers, just as
the one of 1852 is distinguished oy tne
name of Halley's.
Tbe same Sunday on which Marx
Mover related his adventure, young
man and young woman were riding TO-
wards her home from st. johns churen'
latter the services were concluded
| Although it was cold day, and tney
| had several miles to 60, their shlVerlng
horses were reined into slow walk
The Young man in his general appear
once was natures model. He was; tau
70 the utmost of six feet; and his saxon
hlne ewes though they sometimes nasn-
ed with Indignation oftener oeameo
with generosity. His ungloved nano
I and swarthy visage showed tnat nus
E bar5ry was his occupation. His name
; was Abram Priester.
e The dansel was fair to look upon.
No veil concealed her face. The rim
It of her bonnet with the red ribbon tieo
e under her chin encircled a smooth fore
| head shaded by the blackest halr' anu
6 cheeks over which bushes were con-
g tinually sporting with the smiles tna'
l nlaved around her mouth. There was
n fire in her dark eye and ready pout
a. lurking about her lips that gave warn
II ing of a will to brave much parental
a onnosition in favor of a lover. An
Yetta Elfins was the girl for Aoran
a Priester! He had often said so, ano
at vowed to overcome every obstacle op
rs. nosed to his gaining her hand. Ther'
," were difficulties, but not with 1etta
us Her parents, infatuated with the pc
ed dantry Of Samuel Burns, lntlmate'
ok their Willingness that he should MARI:
ey their daughter, by forbidding his rlVa
els Abram Priester, to enter their mouse
'ht Yetta was not equivocal in MAXIM
TO known her preference. she oar5e
de from her eyes flashes of warning "nlcl
vat if thew had not increased her beaut
to degree irresstibly fascinating
rk, would, perhaps, have repulsed the peo'
eff gogue, but, as it happened she 81
all chanted the poor fellow more ana mo
DDS cv her manifestations of displeasur
did He had the good will of the Old 1oi
A. a on his side, and he resolved to win b
nto by importantly.
de All, Samuel burns, Samuel Burr
]. I YOU are a rock in the current OF tr
sses love, and I will have to blast you!
de 1t may we'll be supposed that
ace, conversation of the lovers, as they ro
1t from church, was painfully interestll
'rter When they approached as near to
but Films as Abram could venture, tn
to- paused in the road, and continued
t of little while longer the conversat
MIN that had been so absorbing to u
got feelings up to the moment when u
S so must part for the present.
: sot uT wonder watts got into de
live man." began Abram Priester' dat
X O. won't let me go into his house"
opels "Wv, Abram," answered re
con- srou snow,-or you ought to kn
!, as it's becase he don't want you
d tell marry me-"
IT, "But I will marry you, Yetta," C
come Abram passionately. II will have
Yetta, confound me eff I don't"
warn "Wen, goodness, sakes alive Abr
ously don't cuss and swear bout it after
n, in sort of a foshion,-and dat, too, "
IS the ridin' away from hearin' preae'
into Jess have a leetle patience, ana
oeared may have me. Pm sure eff it com
Meyer de wust we kin run away and git
,ough. ried. I'clare, Abranl, I don't be
sights you have ever fought bout dat"
frozen "Yetta," replied Abram, "you k
- tears very we'll dat have always live
ed the obedience to my parents. Before
V the twenty-one years old, and got to b
hurch- own master, never did anythin'