The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-10

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| 'HCJ rrad sta dis --oI
n q did stand ten year,
" nEo an old Hon,
house in tho middle OF lnrgo garlcn.
which wns surrounded on all sides by
high wall, also Of stone. It was the
: pride of the owner, Miss Gwynnc.
Ono night, in tine early spring oi
thu ycnr, there wt tn ba II wedding
at Cmd-y-Glyn a wcliing in humble
life, but anticipated with grcut CLEO
hy the invited guests, among whom
were Miss Gwynnc's servants. the
cunchmmn and his wife (who was also
c"ok) and Viva, their daughter, cm.
p,rycd nS II mrid.0f-al- work.
Knowing the disappointment Il
wonll bc to them il they were denied
the pleasure of attending the wcddinp.
she had declined tho cuachmnn's offer
to remain with her, allowing his wife
and daughter to go, md lnnghingIy
assured him that with her fathers gun
for company she feared nothing.
Miss Gwynnc retired at an early
hour, having looked up the house.
Sho lay for some time gazing
through the window Mt the twinkling
stars, lost i'll quiet rctrospection.
| will let Miss Gwynne tell the rest
oi tho story in her own way, repeating
ns well rs | can from memory the
words rs / heard them from her lips
ten years ago.
cannot tell II / dozed or not. but I
was conscious of the moon shining
dimly through tho clouds, and I won
dcrcd how long L had lain there.
Reaching out for my watch, which ley
on tho table, | was Mortified to feel
my wrist grnspcd and held by firm
hand
To say | was frightened would ha
less correct than to say was astound,
cd, Tor T have always been a woman OF
steady nerve, and the present occasion
called for its use.
Tho moon had retired behind
heavy curtain Of clouds, and the moon
was in complete darkness, hut from
the drnprry Mt my bedside issued a
VOICE, nnl Mt the same time the
pyth"n-likc grasp on my wrist relaxed.
~ beg to apologize, madame" said
this voice; ~ have chosen II bungling
manner OF awakening you foreign to
my custom. Pardon me, and do not
hc alarmed. merely wish to relieve
You of any snprriluous silver, jewelry
or bank notes vOu do not absolutely
need. But ms tn" vandalism of break
in locks IL ont "E my line, | will re-
uurs, You To arise and show mo where
such things ARE kept
by the time he had finished this
speech | waS myself again.
Every we'll " said. "I'll get M and
show YOU: but, ns it Is embarrassing
I" dress III your presence, will you
s,'r uul !utn the hpll nnI close the
'""t Hhii" put On my clothing?'
thrrr N8S 4 NnI ru>tIIn of the cur
tlin| nt the bedside, and the sound of
footsteps oh the carpet, and immedi-
nt"iy nftrrwnri the door closed
give minutes. madame, is all can
E'N YOU, remarked the burglar, as
h' appeared.
took me (nitcr lighting the can
di"j two minutes to slip on
warm skirt, and blue flannel
wrapper over it; then, sticking
my feet into II pair of down slippers,
had still time to snatch a roll
OF bills amounting to one hundred
pounds, and pin them deftly to the
lining of the canopy above my four
post bed.
Then throwing open the door I stood
on the sill facing my visitor, and threw
the glare of the lighted candle full
upon him, as he lolled IN n careless,
easy attitude against the pannisters.
l had been prepared for burglar
but l had looked for one attired ac-
cording to the traditions Of my ances-
tors. But here was a gentlemanly,
mildfeatured individual, such as l
should have expected to find filing the
position of professor of Latin-per-
haps Of theology-in Oxford Univer-
slty.
There was no appearance Of jimmy.
OF tools of any kind. Evidently here
was type Of criminal with which his
III MADAM lads nmnacHnnsainrtsesd, cHns rss,.
with ihe grace of Il French courtier.
''you are punctuality itself. And how
charming no hysterics-no distress
Ill ~..anes Allow me" He took the
can, from my hand, and holding it
aiu.. preceded me down the great
oa>,I. stairs, talking iiucntly all the
wnilc, hut pau>im@ tt very other step
to glance over his shoulder at me with
COO r',t sh po!itcncs>.
" "~h to assure you, he rHmnrked.
"t. am no "rdinory hnus"-hr" GER
Du ,,tcy is with NJ" profession,
th' IA not the ON" Il conicss) chosen
for Inc by nv parents. | saw, ut AL