The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-06-04
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= A pleasant evening to you, gentlemen
Col. White, pray how do you do 2"
"Quite well, quite well, I thank you,
Judge. Permit me to introduce yod to my
daughter. Judge K, Miss White"
And with low, deferential courtesy,
the lady greeted the gentleman, and seating
herself beside him with MANY an art, and
for while she did attempt to amuse, please.
and insinuate herself into the good .graces
Of the promising young Judge. But her ef:
forts were In vain, her arrows were aimed
against heart of steel, and the countenance
of the judge the while wore contemptuous
and sneerng expression that baff1ed all her
arts and penetration"
Heavens, what a face how lovely, how
angelic But methinks | should know that
countenance !" exclaimed the Judge, as he
caught the beautiful black eyes of lovely
lady in II distant corner of the room, rive,ed
full upon him. ... ..
".Who the young lady in the black vel.
vet mantilla ha ha that's my protege
she is an orphan, her parent was ,naifre
de hotel in Salem, Virginia; so being left
alone, | took her under my charge, and right
useful find her: she answers both for a
companion and maid. l would not have
brought her here, but she seems so sad and
melancholy, that pa would make me bring
her, thinking it might somewhat revive her
dropping spirits"
1t is, II is, the pure, the gentle Augusta
How fortunate Pray, Miss White, excuse
me-but know you will when l inform
you that am only printer "-the poor
mechanic you scorned, Tilted and derided
many years ago in the little village of Salem"
and rising unceremoniously, the young Judge
hastily crossed the room, leaving the haugh.
ty girl covered with confusion and shame
TO weep over her folly.
" 1t was the lovely Augusta, and with
beating heart, eyes sparkling with joy, and
countenance suffused with Bushes, the fair
being welcomed the happy aud excited
young man." .. 49,.
Much as Miss White suffered by the
gnawing of conscience, much as she up.
braided herself, much as she grieved and
sorrowed over her past conduct, her sore
disappointment, her punishment, yet in a
few weeks after, when the admired Judge
K led the happy and envied Angus
ia to the altar, she could but acknowledge
that her punishment was just that it was
merited."
Judge K and his lady lived hap.
PLY, prosperously, and contentedly together
ever since; but Emma White, unhappy girl,
is still spinster-an old maid"
/" So, now, Lizzie, my story is ended--all
but She denouement."
"Denouement ?'
" Yes, for you must know, your dear
father is the hero; and | the heroine; he
the "base-born mechanic" the poor prin.
ter" and |, tbs " hostess daughter"
Pardon, pardon, mother |" and as the
young miss threw herself into the mothers
arms, she vowed never to be proud or self
ish again"
"And you will go TO Mrs. Downer's this
eveningr '.-
"Oh, that / will, mother, with pleasure"
The company began loudly to applaud
Gov. -, as he concluded his remi-
niscence, when he bid them cease, as he had
finished all but the denouement."
"What is it what is it 2" rang round the
circle. Why, nothing more nor less than
that the hero Of my story has just entered
this room," replied the Governor, as he
pointed to his distinguished and astonished
friend amid the plaudits Of the assembly.
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