The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-02-16

ms ths truth, and YOU need not IooK SO desl
FYairipgly, really believe You think that
Repression signifies I'm going to fight, drink,
Insult the president, and get expelled but
INDEED Jessie YOU are mistaken, and now
lI'l tell yop something that will prove Tn
lih earnest. I ain't going TO See YOU again
ttill one yeaf Of tfial has proved me an alter.
Ted fellow There, now, You Know It. !"
throGghout the first Of this speech Jesse had
listened half fincredulously, but at its eohcluG
sion the tears started into her eyes as she
said. =. 9h ,-t IfFO-l -! ;. ~. r.-srs., y
nv ''But, Alfred, doyou think that spyivation
| Willihclpi iyouyanB a9WiIl il notiiose all pow-
FER after a very short time, aud shall effect
as much by my absence as by nv presence,
as small dis even that influence has been up
4 on you f'dnm' ~ag'HI capi qJy,,j ly al,
p" mo, Jessie, don't think you aorI ], know
how great great e pleasure your society is to me
and 1'mssrre i'll know. / cannot see you,u
thl have earned the right, and that it de-
pends solely on myself it will be short
| year before we meet again. have told Kate
lof my resolutions, and she laughed at ME,
saying, swe should dGhave'a worse report OF
| nae than ever she hadnoticed it was the in
vati;fble accomplishment TO all unusussh,y
good resolutions of mine for me TO leave you;
keep up good heart and see what o. 70 year
I'wilf bing.' Good by, @good-ty, land in
another instant he was gone. 's.islau ,-..i
7" Alfred Summerson was the son OF q rSn-
| aenian of fortune and family. Generous,
Nwanmhe earted, quicktwited, with, q soaree of
amusement that was inexaaHstible, good
sense, and faculty for all lle undertook, there
was nothing to prevent his being the best
liof scholars, except that unconqtterable love
| of fun, and the knowledge that he could
make up lost time by little extra app!!ea-
ton never; was put in practice, and in con-
sequence bis friends began to fear for Lis flu
ture, rp,,r-i. .,e..f.s.gr,, 81 ...... ...,.....
Jessie Grey was the only child ofa,widowed
mother, and the darling CT every Que. Gen
tie, and atfectionate, she loved the wild youth
who, had just left her, with her whole heart
her mother dreaded to allow the Young
people to think Of more than friendship, fear
ing that SummerSon would not make so
gentle.a soul AS 'Jessie's as happy asa more
settled mate might; and 50, although Sum
merson's mind was fully made up that Jessie
Grey was to be his wife, in time, and al
slough Jesse wore a little ring that had been
given as a ,ChrisiIpas present, but by a few
whispered words halflaughing, half serious,
had been endowed with 4 deeper meaning
there was no definite and settled understand,
ing. a. a., ......'. .... o.. ."
80; Jessiejwas q great favoritc with the Sum
mersons, who saw that. she had more in
tluence with Alfred than any who" hoped
she might bring him round right in the end.
BY them the match was earnestly desired as
soon as both parties should be Of suitable
age, and on hearing of Alfred's new resoIu-
ton, resolved to make q tour to Europe in
the year, as it would be good opportunity
TO fulfil the of7repeated promise made by
Summerson senior to the ladies Of his FAM
ly, and, Jessie and her mother. were to ac-
company them. .".... .'.'' ''' ~ D.. 7
-. Although Alfred was not to see Jessie, he
was not debaued the privilege of writing to
her, and her letters were always SO full of
encouragement that it gave the young stu
dent fresh energy and perseverance, every
time he received one. We'wiil not saw Il
was an easy thing for the wild, thourhtless
youth 10 become studious. II was very hard
TO refuse his old comrades invitations.
warmly urged (for Fred Summerson was the
life, of a party to join this and That scheme
of lawless fun, and perhaps be 'Sould not
have wjthstood all those manifold temptat
tons, ifit had not been for an older coIlepi-
'antwho took a great interest in Afred's en-
.deavors for amendment. Philip Walton was
nearly twenty years Of age, and this was
his lasttem at college. He was without
relations, wealth or position, yethecommand.
ed the respect of every one he came in con-
tact with By his dignity and generosity. lie
was lconsiaeSeda a distinction and that hel
should SHOW such iBrotherly interest In
t..wild Fred Sunmerson" was n SUI ject Of
,amazehett' to Alfred's former companions. 4
.7u But urging was not all Summerson had
to contend with; for finding that mode in
effsctnul to iiiove him, his young classmates
tried thnnts, and AHred's hot, proud nature
was sprely tried bdteven these failed, and
in time His tormehts gave over, declaring
,"SummcrSon had lost all his spirit and grown
shocking tame, meanspiritetl' and cowardIy.
and not worth spending their time oh.nIi q
But at comnencenient they sang another
tune when Alfred Sammeyson, received Ill @
highest prize, and the warm praise of his
friends, while to him the happy fsces 'of his
family, and the tear in Jessis's! ere, were
more than paymentfor his selfdeaia,.d He
intsodacea his friend Waltopto them, and
Mr. Sum,nersol diSfoyerinO the state of 1fsI