Newspapers / The Sunny South (Elmira, … / April 15, 1877, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Sunny South (Elmira, N.Y. & Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE SUNNY SOUTH. But such is the perversity of the female sex. that they often tritie with noble emotions, when their hearts whisper how they wrong their better nature', it was very sweet to know that Harold loved her; and she could rely upon his constancy enough to feel certain that his love would bear a great deal, and never change. But she would so like to tease him—just a lit tle. So, wiih r woman's usual quickness of ac tion, she thought of a plan, which would be so much more uncommon than to say ‘'yes,” like anybody else did under similar circum stances.' Without stopping to think, the spirit of mischief having again taken possession of her, she tan nimbly down the steep, sandy de clivity. only looking back long enough to call to him, “I am yours, if you can catch me, Harold. The man / will accept must do some thing to prove his love; and you should con gratulate yourself upon winning so easily.” “Edith—ate; Edith, stop—come back. Does she not know that she will never keep her footing at that rate?” Without a moment's thought of accepting her reckless challenge, but only of saving her from what he saw would happen. Harold sprang after her,—not with as much agility, but with more caution than she displayed, and gaining ground as fast as she did, though she was some distance ahead of hun, What he foresaw would, did take place. When nearly at the bottom of the hill, her foot slipped, and (town she rolled, the momen tum being so great as not to allow her to stop, until she "felt the cold waters kiss. Before her head had disappeared under the waves, Harold was in the water, and had fair ly won Ins prize. “Foolish little Edith. Have I not ca^/you? You are mine now; but I would rather have you speak the words I wish you to say. Had Edith repented of her rashness? Her answer.—just such an answer as a woman might make, when she ku0.,•.»■ that H^ U oat of danger, proved that. ■■Oh, my dress! just mined by my silly freak. How foolish 1 was; wasn’t I. Harold?” He had brought her to Shore, and held the limp figur ■ in his arms, ; efusing to release her, until she said what he wished to hear. Edith concluded that she bail leased him long enough. Besides, it wasn t ;/tf/Zagrecable to be kept standing with the wafer dripping from her hair and dress; for Harold was so headstrong, he wouldn't wait till they reached the bouse. “Yes, I love you. dear Harold. You have won, and if you care at all for the wilful girl, whose life, probably, you have saved,—she is yours.” II ii-old seemed, perfectly satisfied with his prize; for several months afterward, when he led his blushing Edith to the altar, he did not look like one who had repented of his bargain He often tells bis friends, that the best fish he ever caught, was at Mrs. Castleton’s picnic. THE END. A Familiar Experience.—When you see a voting man sitting in a parlor, with the ugliest six year-old boy that ever frightened himself in the mirror, clambering over bis knees, mus sing his white vest, kicking bis shins, feeling in his pockets for nickles, bombarding him from time to time with various bits of light furniture and bijouterie, calling him names at the top of his fiendish lungs, and yelling in cessantly for him to come outside in the yard and play, while the unresisting victim smiles all the time like the cover of a comic almanac, you may safely bet although there isn’t the sign of a girl apparent in the radius of ten thousand miles, you can bet your bottom dollar that howling boy has a sister who is primping in a room not twenty feet away, and that the young man doesn’t come there just for the fun of playing with her brother. ADI ED T/SEMEN7\ PP/E SUNNY SOU7'D, a paper for Boys and Giris; is issued by the ll'ilmingion Amateur Pub Eshing Company, on the first and fifteenth of each month, She subscription price of the publication (which must be paid in advance) is One Year 1.00 Six Months 60 7/irc Months. . 30 Postage prepaid. . Idverlisements will be inserted at reasonable fates. Communications and contributions in the way of original stones, essays, poetry, etc., are solicited for publication, subject to the approval of the management. Pejc tie a com nt a nicotian s will not be returiud. Ill communications to this paper must be accom panied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily /or publication, but as a guaran tee of good faith. The >urmy someth. BERNARD P. RYAN Editor. INO. W. COBB Sec’y. and Theas, J NO. C. CANTWELL, Associate Editor. WILMINGTO^^ REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS. “FIDELIA," “ZIP,”“C. F. UNO," “TOI TA." ;O: Accepted Contributions.—- APRIL ShoERS. A SSOCI ATE. With this issue Mr. Jn*>. C. Cantwell be v.. ’ ' U siiur vUihe Si dirty South. Mr. Cant well (under a f titious name,) has foi- some lime been a contributor to these columns, and his sketches always seemed to please, be ing full of life, and fully equal to any of th. articles that we have seen in other amateui publications. He will do all in his power to please our many readers. :O: N. C. AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION. The Newborn "Boys Courier," says: — Below will be found a list of those who approve m the p ac of holding an Amateur Press As-ota,,- tion at Goldsboro, and are certain of atteiidng. in case Ine con venlion should be held. — We hope by nexi month to have as many mon names, and if the amateurs of the State will lake an interest in this enterprise we have. : doubt but that it will prove a grand success.— Those who approve of the plan as piesenhd last month, will apprise us of the fact oy post al, and (heir names will be added to the roll We bead the list with the proposer of ih plan:—E. A. Oldham, Geo. M. Carr, W. B. Southerland, R. A. Richardson, C- R. Thomas. Jr, Jas. AI. Howard, Wilson, N. C. Rose Hill, ” >> »> ,, Newbern, ” The idea of holding this convention is a good one, and we will lend the Enterprise our hearty support. A month or so ago it was thought of hold ing a joint convention of the stales.of Virgin ia and North Carolina; but now, as we are to have a convention of our own, we think that the proposition of holding a joint convention should be abandoned. To swell the list of those in faAor of holding a state convention we add the following names. John W. Cobb, J. Dickson Nutt, Jno. C. Cant well, Bernard P. Ryan. A mil t cue de nx. - The N. C. Amateur has enlarged. Wont the amateurs please give Truax a rest? -The Elmira Enterprise is our best exchange; it is a hard matter to tell which is our worst, there are so many very, very poor ones. - We have received the first copy of 7he "Per- / Nr," a little four pp., 5x6 paper published at Carrolton, l a. It is a puzzle paper. — Eke Centennial, from Hoosick Falls, N. Y. is one of our best exchanges. - An Amateur’s Trip to Wilmington. ^Eotide, writing from Aiken, S. C., to the A'ide Awake, an amateur paper published in New York City, describing his trip through the Southern cities and stales has this to say of Wilmington;—At Wilmington we spent a day and night very pleasantly. It has a good hotel kept by Col. Davis who does all in his power to make his guestsat home. During the night they got up a severe rain, thunder and wind storm for our sole benefit and tore the tin roof off of part of the hotel. We rode a bout the town, that contains some very hand some residences and good public buildings. We visited Hilton a few miles distant, on the Cape Fear River, also the Cemetery in which there is handsome tribute to the Con federate Soldiers killed in the war. 0 APRIL SHOWERS. BY “XELA E. MAHDLO.” Glistening gems of Heaven.—welcome, Welcome to this earth of ours, Bring toy perfumed treasures with thee, And watf them gently 'mong the flowers. Fill each tiny cell with sweetness, Moisten every autumn leaf, Cause the trees to bud and blossom, Do not make thy visit 1 r.ef; Rain thy dewy gems in torrents Down upon the ripening grain, Send the brooklet spakling onward, Sprinkle vell the dusty lane; Live thy days without a rnu mur. Do some good each passing hour, When thou art gone then we'll remember Thy ever welcome—april shower. :0: PHILLIPE; O K, THE BOY BANDIT. BY .m'lUD. [CONTINUED.] .Allie took the letter, and opening it she read: Dear Alice; When you awaken you will be far from the place which has been your home for many years; but it is so no longer. You will find yourself in a place in which your every wish, save one, shall be law. The one thing which shall be denied you is per mission to leave the cave. Then do not give me cause to appear as your jailor. For two years I have endeavored to place in this naturally beautiful retreat every thing that the heart could wish for. In the wardrobes yau will find clothing of the finest material, which money could buy; in the di amond chamber which adjoins your bed-room, you shall be free from the intrusion of any one, even myself. Save by your permission, no one shall enter its threshold. Adjoining that room, is your bath-room; as you see, I have brought your own maid.
The Sunny South (Elmira, N.Y. & Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 15, 1877, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75