Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-28

"Lord Montressor, best and dearest frlend
do not seek to bind yourself to one who ca
give you nothing in return Try to thin
of the melancholy girl that you have pitie
and loved-only as shadow that fell for
moment across the sunshine of your path
and then passed away forever and SO fol-
get herp'
"Stella! have pledged my honor neve
to renew this suit, unless you reverse in m.
favor the sentence you have pronounced up
on it; but, inspired by the deep and death
less love I bear you, and 'hoping agains
hope,' T feel impelled to implore before leav
ing, you, that, in the event Of favorable
change of sentiment or purpose towards me
you will not hesitate to give me leave to re
turn. Stella, will you promise me so mucl
as that ?"
"Noblest friend that I have in the world
how gladly would promise, but I must not
Montressor. Were I to do so, you woult
feel bound to wait the changes of my mood
and SO, for a most undeserving love, nigh
miss, in some noble woman's affections, the
happiness in store for youp'
"Stella, will you raise your sweet mourn
full eyes to mine, one moment, that you may
read my soul while I speak,"
Estelle lifted her dark orbs to meet the
clear, pure, blue eyes bent with so much
love and candor upon hers, and read the
deep, unchanging truth of the constancy Of
his soul as he said
"Stella, in the presence of the heart.
searching God who sees and hears me, I as.
sure you that shall never love another wo-
man as I love you, and, therefore, of course,
can never wed another so that whether you
give me this slightest of hopes or not, am
equally and forever bound! Noao will you
promise, Stella? Remember, it is only to
let me know in case of change in your senti-
ments."
For an instant the light of an unutterable
love and JOY broke on her beautiful, dark
face, and her smiling lips parted to speak
when-as if a sudden memory and warning
had gripped her very heart-she uttered a
low, sharp cry, turned paler than before, and
then said
"No! no my Lord Stella cannot even
give you that She is poorer than the poor
est, in gifts to you! She can only pray that
you may forget her and be happy"
He looked profoundly disappointed and
troubled. But soon mastering his despon-
dency, he said hopefully
"Well, dearest Stella, although you reject
me without apparent reason, and refuse to
give me the slightest promise, or the most
distant hope, yet Ircpcat-should you in the
long future, change your purpose, and write
to me one word-'Come,' I will hasten to
lay at your feet an unchanged heart Good
bye God be with your and raising her
hand, he bowed over it, pressed it to his
lips, turned and left the room.
Some moments after Lady Morelle, who
came to seek and congratulate her daughter
upon what she imagined to be the only pos
sible result of the interview-found Estelle
lying in swoon upon the floor! 1t was fol-
lowed by long and terrible illness, termina-
ting in tediously protracted convalescence
The town season was at hand before Estelle
was able to re-enter society.
They went up to London, and once more
the "star of beauty" arose upon its world
And though the cloud upon her life settled
darker and heavier, day by day, she was
more followed, hattered and courted than
before.
Thus three years had passed away, when
one morning, while the family, then occupy
ing their town house in Berkly Square, were
seated at late breakfast, Sir Parke was en-
gagged in reading aloud from the London
Times, an account Of the saving of the
French Supple Duo D. Ay'ou-acrcchcd
off the coast of Algiers-EsteAe altered a
lO,o crg and sank .taiatiag from her seat.
This attack was not, as the other had been,
followed by illness; on the contrary, from
that day, the cloud seemed lifted from her
head, and even those who had most admir-
ed her face in its shadow, were enchanted to
see how brilliant was her beauty in its SUM-
shine! Her health and spirits daily improved,
yet in the midst of all this flowing tide of
new life, Estelle astonished her friends by
suddenly, in the height of the London sea-
son, retiring to her fathers country seat,
where she remained in strict seclusiou from
the world for eighteen months.
At the end of this period, Montressor,
who had never left England, or lost trace of
his beloved Stella, and who was now staying
at his castle in Dorsetshire, was one day
seated at breakfast when the morning mail
was brought him. Among score of let
ters the first that attracted his attention was
dainty white envelope superscribed in a
delicate handwriting. He took that up first
and opened tit contained but one word
"Cos1E."
The light of an efable joy broke over his
face! Oh! he had waited, patiently, hope
fully, years for that word, and at last he re-
ceived it Thanks to heaven in the first
instance! and then pushing all the other
letters unopened aside he sprung up, rang
for his valet, and ordered his valise packed
and horses put to the carriage.
In twenty more minutes he had reached
the railway station just as the cars were a.
bout to start, and in three hours he was at
Hyde Hall and standing in the presence of
Estelle she looking so beautiful and hap