The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-06-23


ded the solemn procession that bore his re-
mans over. hill and valley, to the old church
in which his ancestors were laid--Once after
that ] called on the family, and then avoid
ed them. ] cannot tell you what was the
Cause of the aversion I had to entering that
house. or approaching the influence Of that
matcbless girl l believe that / feared the
magic of her beauty, and was impressed with
my own unworthiness to love her or be be-
loved by her. i knew her associates were
Of the noble, the educated, the refined, aud
that 1 was none Of these. What, then, could
/ l expect but misery, if I yielded to the charm
of that exquisite beauty, or graces which i
knew wTe in her soul a ti.'s
A year passed, and / was a very boy in
my continued thoughts Of her. persuaded
myself thousand times that did not love
her, and thousand times determined to
prove it by entering her presence At length
threw myself into the vortex of London So
cicty, and was lost in the whirlpool
One evening, at a crowded assembly, i
was standing near the window in recess,
talking with lady, when / felt a strange
thrill. cannot describe it to you, but its
effect was yisibleEto my companion, who in
stantIy said ,-. -sg; s.E.
s"You are unwell, Mr.. Stewart, are YOU
not Your face became suddenly flashed,
and your hand trembled so as to shake the
curtain" ,,js.y srss s@5f. IS. ssJsl-
1t was inexplicable to myself, but / was
startled at the announcement of Mr.. and Miss
Sinclair. turned and saw she was entering
on her brothers arm, more beautiful than
ever. How escaped, did not know, but
did so. a.f,,sF s,rs.. "a. 1850
Thrice afterwards was warned of her
presence IN this mysterious way, till believ-
ed there was some link between us two, of
an unknown butpowerful character. Ihaye
since learned to believe the communion of
spirit with spirit, sometimes without material
intervention. -E 49,
heard of her frequently now as engaged
to marry a Mr.. Waller, man whom i knew
well, and was ready to do honor as worthy
of her love. When at length I saw, as /
supposed, very satisfactory evidence of the
truth of the rumor, left London, and met
them no more. The same rumor followed
me in letters, and yet was mad enough to
dream of Mary Sinclair, until months after /
awoke to the sense of what fool had been
Convinced of this, went on board dmyyacht
about midsummer, and four weeks never set
foot on shore.
One sultry day, when pitch was frying on
the deck, in the hot sun, we rolled heavily
in the Bay of Biscay, and passed the after
noon under a sail on the larboard quarter
deck. Towards evening, fancied storm
was brewing, and having made all ready for
it, smoked on the taffrail till midnight, and
then turned in. Will You believe Inc, / felt
that strange thrill through my veins as
lay in my hammock, and awoke with il fif-
teen minutes before the watch on deck called
suddenly to the man at the helm, Port
port your helm a sail on the lee bow.
Steady Sc" ,s &. .5
was on deck in an instant, and saw that
a stiff breeze was blowing, and small
schooner showing no lights, had crossed our
fore-foot within a pistol shot, and was now
bearing up to the northwest. The sky was
cloudy and dark, but the breeze was very
steady, and went below again, and after
endeayoring to account for the emotion
had felt in any reasonabiesway, at length
fell asleep, and the rocking of my vessel, as
| she flew before the wind, gave just motion
enough to my hammock 10 lull me into a
sound slumber. But i dreamed all night of
Mary Sinclair. Idreamed of her, but it was
in unpleasant dreams. / saw her standing
on the deck of the Foam, and as / would
fancy at times that my arms were around her
Fher head lay on my shoulder; and then by
the strange mutations of dreams, it was not
I, but Waller, that was holding her, and I
was chained to post, looking at them; and
4 she would kiss him, and again the kiss would
be burning on my lins The morning found
me wide wake, reasoning myself out Of my
/ fancies. BY noon 1 had enough to do. The
! ocean was reused. A tempest was out on
the sea, and the Foam went before it., !, ~.
Night came down gloomily. The very
4 blackness Of darkness was ON the water as we
flew before the terrible blsst Twas on deck
lashed to the wheel, by which I stood, with
ia knife ready within reach TO cnt the lashing
if necessary. We had not a rag of sail on
! her, and yet she moved more like bird
than o boat, from wave to wave. Again and
again, blue wave went over US, but she
i came up ike a duck and shook Of the water
/ and dashed on. Now she staggered as a
4 blow was ON the weather bow, that might
have STAYED man of war, but kept gallant
i iy on; and now she rolled heavily and slow
lily, but never abated the swift flight towards
shore. IL was midnight when the wind was
highest. The hoyling of the cordage was
demoniacaL Now o scream, now q shrek,
4 now n wall and uow a LAUGH az r,ockine