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$9 Pj$R ANllUM, "On we movk indissoiajivia' Ft km; God and natiki: kid tiik samk." ?{ IX ADVANCE Vol 1. ORANOEBVRG, SOUTH CAROLfXA, WEDNESDAY, AI*I1II? 24, 1872. INTo. 11 I?'published every WEDNESDAY, iv" at O?A5OK0URU, C. it, SOUTH CAROLINA bt ?BVWARS) & BEARD. tSMtCRirrioH bates: (f? a rtMt Ib adranco?$1 for rix mnnth?. JO* PRHfTINU in all Its dcpai intents, needy tXMHtod. Give im a onll. IAS SHE FALSE ? ,ycin IIKSKIIAW IIADKX. Mnlomn I'pton. Poor he lias not yet tiuupierwl thBt posseted Iii to last 111 (he trouble with hire, Char ley fashed the beautiful girl who was tanning on Charles Ashby'* arm, as bo fcer proudly through the Xatfoifog but his mis di?pesitlo??jealous, be Ttm jglri W admires more than any atfctrgir! in die world was the beauty of | the reception laat night, and of c ourse lead to accept i5o:ne attention* from other gentlemen. I've not a particle id patienti ?Ith him. He should ha 10 per fect lOufidcnoe iu the woman he seeks to win for bio wife. I cannot understand eueka rtate of feeling. 1 am nlwavs ?-^^ irW m V Jady-love receive* the ?''''niftagi ?he m? truly deserves," Faid ??eWw.ga^.iagfondly on his lovely com panion. "?Think you. Charley. I trust I shall ever be worthy of your confidence. Hut yon have lever been tried yet. I p'fy auvanr who le?-!? an Malomu?" "I do not. Fool -h fellow! I'venevvi been tired, you say. 1 know it love. Ihn nothing in the world could make m? jealous of anyone. I have sneh jierfoct faith iu you Agnen, tluv uot'ii g but yoi r own word* could make no- douot you.' Age** smiUd sweetly; but shaking her prettv head, looked doubting, it eahJ: "Charier, vou think vou know voursell Suit Indeed you have never had anything to try your feeling*. You have had me always urur you, with no interference ?wer since you first loved me. My mourn ing for dfsr father has kept me out of the gayettfw of the world for two seasons. Just Mippnse you should ever see some ?!and.innie, worthy young man very de voted to me, and I receiving his atten tion, would you not then feel a little un ea*y T" "No, no. Nothing but your own words could make me doubt your love," ans wered Charley earnestly. And indeed he proved quite conclusively the truth of his words: for the next season Agnes again appeared in festive scenes, where ehe was universally admired, and Char ley might more than once have found oeeasion to make himself miserable, if be had been like many of his frionds. Hut he was truly a reasonable, sensible, loyal fellow, and Agnes Marvin fully appre ciated his noble nature. "Have I been sufficiently tried now, Agnes, to be permitted to repeat my declaration about jealousy ?" asked Char ley, after the last part)' of the season. "Yes, indeed, y ni are atrue man. You love, and trust your love/' answered Agnes, placing her hand in his, which Charley gallantly carried to his lips. "The right time and person have not turned up yet, perhaps," chimed in Agnes' brother. "Oli, welli before another winter camp aign cornea, 1 shall have my bird in my own bowel? and shall not fear her Hying from me then. So, unless Mr. Wright comes forth pretty soon, he will not be in time tu make me uneasy," Charley said laughingly. "lie may he found among the moun tains this summer, Charley. Those re tired country resorts are just the best places in the world for a flirtation. You had better follow your bird in her flight, my hoy. Let me see! When do you start Agnes?" "Mother bus determined to leave quite early?the first of June, likely. She can not stand the heat, it weakens her so much. You have premised to conic in duly, Charley. 1 hardly think there will lie any one to get up a flirtation with so early in the season. 1'robably wo shall be the only guests for a month or more." "Well, Charley, 1 shall be back and forward, und 1 will keep you advised a* to the inurements. You may depend on ino," said young Marvin. "All right, Tom. Thank you," Char ley laughingly Mtiid, as he moved off with Agnes'o.- a walk. The spring moot Iis flew rapidly by, and with the first days of summer Mrs. Mar vin and Agnes sought their ret rent among the mountains. Tom escorted them ; and after seeing them coinfoi tahly fixed, returned home, and rejtorted it the "dullest place en earth." Wearirrpais^ could go to his Judy-love. Thou the sea son was fully advanced, ami many guests were at the Mountain House; but among them none that Charley could, possibly feel the 1 art uneasiness about. Indeed he quite regretted that there was no gentleman whoso company would be at til desirable to either Agnes or her mo ther in his iib.-i nee. 1 Iowever, h's Was ???oll rclicwd on that subject, by the :n r vtl of an acquaintance ol Mrs. Marvin's whom she introduced to Charley as her I a'eenud friend, Dr. Cameron. The doctor was a renntrkubly handsome man ?if about tony, and of ver} charming ad dncHfl. He immediately became a univer sal favorite When Cliar'ey's time fir leaving came, ho was really glad to he able to place! Agnes and her mother under the doctor's charge. A few weeks after his return to his city home, Charley was accosted by an ac quaintance who had just left, the moun tain resort, with the remark: "Look here, Cpton! You better take a trip hack to the mountains, and be look I ing after Miss Marvin. There isagontlc I man up there who is very devoted, and he seems to be consoling that lady very effectually for your absence." Charley laughed, and said ho tlitl not feel at all uneasy. And when his informer mentioned Doctor Cameron as the dan gerous person, he was quitu amused. The itlea of the doctor rivalling him was really absurd. He was quite old enough for Agnes' father; and really, if Charley had been of a jealous nature, ho would not likely have thought one ho much older than himself a very formidable rival. Ho hud promised Agnes to come up again for n few days previous to their return, and accompany them home. The day before he loft to fulfil his pro mise, Tom Marvin came back; and call ing on Charley, repeated the current, re port that "the Doctor was very much pleased with Agnes." "You better look to him Charley. Ho may be a dangerous fellow for your penco of mind. He is very agreeable to both ?-?-Mi . ~~m^m^^mmmmmmmwmm?mm*,mmaammma"m.!"???? Agne; and nioth-r, X cam sec plain enough." When Charley reached his love, she welcomed him as cordially as ever. But there wat no denying lue fact '.hat the Doctor was more 'attentive than Charley thought necessary. ? Besides, one thing he soon noticed ; there was some thing about Agnes and the Doctor that was not perfectlv open and (dear to Charley?something that was concealed from him. Once when be went, unan nounced into Mrs. Marvin's private par lor, he found the Doctor leaning over Agnes' chair, and looking very intent ly, if not lovingly, into her face. She' blushed and turned away quickly, to welcome Charity's cHtrance, hue in a very embarrassed manner. Many times he bad seen tl.C Doctor call Agnes aside, and -peak in an under tone to her. Charley began to feel a little hurt* if not jealous. Besides he.thought: "If they are so much together when I am present, they surely ; must very well have gi?en rise to the reports I have beard." Still be wa* too prnutl to question or reproach Agnes; tmt ho could not help being a little cool to her. Oac day, at the dinner-table, an oc currence quite reniatiablc served to make Charley feel .-are that Agnes was no longer true to him, if be bad doubted it until then. They were seated, tile Doctor and him Hi no Pent courses of Tnedinner na'l ne?n removed, and they wen; tarrying over the dessert, when the Doctor passed to Agnes an almond, saying: "Kn* a philopcna with me, MissAgnes, please? If I am the" fortunate one, I shull?V hire he had finished hi-- remark, Agues glanced fiom one o> the other gentle man, while her face was suffused with a rosy flush, which receding, left her very pale. She ar >. e quickly, and left t ?e table. 1 o-Mor Cameron immediately fol lowed. There were but few person:; pre sent at the ti nc, and ibis lit: 1 ? incident passed unnoticed, save by those interest ed. Mrs. Marvin looked very much an noyed, but offered no cxplanatioii. Charley's mind was wavering between which was the better course to adopt: to go charge Agues with deceiving him, and give her back her broken promise, or to go call the Doctor out, ami demand an explanation. He had-pretty well made up his mind t > the latter, and was leav ing the table for that purpose, when he remembered his oft-repeated declaration that, "unless .'Vom her own lips he heard that she had changed, he would not doubt her." So ho determined Jo wait und see tho result, at h ast a few days longer. But that evening hi- doubt was a cer tainty, No longer need ho wait ; her own words told that. He had gone into the reception room, and thrown himself down on a sofa near the window. It was twilight; the lamp- had not been lighted, and no one occupied tho room but himself. He had been there but a short time, when he heard footsteps com ing. A moment after, Mrs. Marvin and Agnes came to lite room, and were I about entering, when Agios said: "Don't go in. Let its sit out here a w hile, it is so pleasant." And they sealed themselves just under the window by which Charley was. Mrs. Marvin askod : "What are you worrying about, Agnes? The loss of?" "Hush, mamma. Vou may be beard," I was tho warning reply. "I am not worry ing, but 1 cannot get quite used to the new one yet. How strango Charley must have thought my conduct to-day !" "Why don't yuu tell him, Agues, and hnvc it nil'your mind ? He will know it some time." "Of course ho will, mamma. I hate so much to tell him! Ho you know I re.iliy believe he is growing jealous of the Doctor; ho has been very distant to the for a couple of days past. How shall I toll him?" asked Agues in a troubled tone. "If you do not, 1 shall,and end this mat ter. 1 do not suppose it is a matter, of vital "mportunce to him whether your?" . "Jlnsli-?h?" whispered the anxious Agios. "True or false," continued her mother. "1 wonder where Dr. Cameron is? I wish he would consent to live in town. I know he would make a fortune in a short time, he is so skillful. We must persuade him"? "Curse him!" bitterly exclaimed Charley, and a little scream from Agne? foilowing the words which had escaped the Hps of the sorely tried man, told him that , having exposetl his presence, it Was the best time and place to charge the false girl with perlidy. In a moment more ho was facing her. With compressed lips and Hashing eyes, ha stood gazing on her. "Why, Charley ! Heavens! how you frightened me! What is the matter with you ?" asked Agues, really treniliS of her lover. "From your own lips I have heard ?ll. Of the (dtl mid the now, the true and false. Oh, girl! And I have hud such perfect faith in you! Here, take back your ring!" And turning, he walked off a few step-; when Mrs. Marvin, recover ing her surprise, followed quickly after him, drew him into her own parlor, closed the door, ami said : "Now, my boy, what do you mean? Ah, I know this has all come out of Agues not telliii.g you the truth at once. Well, well, I must do it now. You know?" "J know, Matlam, that the woman 1 believed true is false!" "No, no! Agnes false? Never, my hoy. It is her?her? O dear! 1 wish she would come and tell you herself!" "No matter, Madam. I have heard already your words ami hers while sitting under the window." "No, no ! Indeed you mi*understood. Agnes is not false?only one of her teeth !" . Just at that moment Agnes came in, and in words scarcely intelligible for the merry hui?h that was continually rippl ing forth, she told htm she had broken out of her front teeth, which, having been filled, was very frail; that Doctor Came ron was ti dentist, and had replaced it with a new one; that he was Hxing it that morning when he came in ami found the Doctor leaning over her chair. And that day, at the dinner-table, while eating th3 almond, she had knocked out and nearly swallowed the false one. That was the secret of all that hu 1 given linn so much uneasiness. "I really was very much worried about telling you, Charley. I did not know but you would feel bad that your lady love had a false tooth !" continued Agnes. "A false tooth make me feel bad! No, not if every tooth in your head w is false, so that your heart is true, and you are my own love still," said Charley, catching her in his arms. "And you doubted mc, Charley ! How con hl you, after all your declaration* against jealousy, too!" "Whin u man is tried as I have been, and has heard his hive telling of the old and new, true and false, he may be well excused for thinking she was talking of the hive and lover, and not of a tooth," answered Charley, looking u little em bar ra B.*d. "Now you, will have u little more pa tience with Malchin Upton, in a word, you will have a sympathizing heart for .colons men?eh, Charley ?" asked Agues playfully. "I don't know about that. Hut I will always say, after this, that a person docs not know how ho will act until the time of trial co.ncs, ami counsel that we shall never censure the weakness of another until our own strength has hecu well proved." s CIITIAS. A Watch Word?Tick. A Nod Fellow?Morpheus. To relieve Cold in the Head.?Blow the organ. Somebody says thnt every con! of wood given to the poor is re-cord-^! above. "Out id'Night, out of Mind," im the'wag said when hi1 saw a blind lunatic. A noble heart, like the sun, shows its greatest countenance in its lowest cstut-'. On week days you buy your music by <? the sheet. Oft Sundays you have it by llLC-choir,_svv> Pen makers are a had lot. They make people steel pen-, and then they shy they do write. The young lady singer, who thought .-he could muke her voice clearer by straining it, made a great mistuke. Narrow Souls.?It is with narrow soulcd people as with narrow-necked bot tles?the hws they have in them, tho more noise they muke in pouring it out. A hen-pecked husband, who hud mar ried his wife because she win handsome, declared that "a thing of heui ty was a jaw forever." ( "humus.?Sixty quart? ofstrawberries, from Charleston, S. C were Helling oh Wednesday, in Now York, at two dollars and fitly cents per quart. These are tho tirst of tho season. Nkatnesb. In its essence and purely for its own sake: says Hall's Journal of Health, neatness is found in few. Many a man is neat tor appearance sake; there is an in stinctive feeling that there is power in i'. When a man consults a physician or a lawyer for the first time, or comes to rent a house or borrow money, he will come in his best dress; a lady will call n her carriage. A man who means business ai d honesty comes as he is, just as you will find him in bis store, his shop, bis counting-house. The most accomplished gamblers dress well; the most enterprising swindlers are faultlessly clothed; hut countless multitudes arc but whitewashed sepulchres. Mauy den't care as long as it will not be seen. Washington All ston the great artist, the accomplished gentleman suddenly left his friend stand ing at the door of a splendid Hosten mansion as tliey were about entering for a party, because he just remembered that he had a bole in his stocking. It could not be seen or known, but the very . knowledge of its existence made him |V?el that he wus less a man than he ought to be; gave him a feeling of inferiority. When you seo a neat, tidy, cleanly, cheerful dwelling thero you will find a joyous loving happy family.