Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-04
4 Capital Storg.
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
BY sYLvANUs COBB, JR.

him, and not be obeyed as father! Does
he think I'm going to give him my money
to spend in business, and take only ingratl-
tude in return? What can the young dog
be thinking of. Plague take the youngster
What business has he to 90 and fall in love
with poor piece of trash Tll-Ill hx
him I'll-but here comes the rascal =
the spurner of my counsels!
And as Captain Jerry Pleman thus spoke
he sank into great stuffed chair, and looked
daggers and twice he stamped his dumpy
foot vehemently to keep up his stern purpose.
He was round-billed, jolly faced, red
checked bachelor, just fve-and-forty. Most
of his life he had spent at sea, and had late
ly settled down ashore with an immense
fortune, for the purpose Of enjoying the rest
of his days after his own heart as he ex-
pressed it. His pate was just bald enough
to carry his jolly face high up over the brow,
but yet he had a goodly quantity of dark
curls clustering about bis short, fat neck
The only near relative he had in the lower
world was Jack Kendall, an only child of
his only sister Jerry Plemau had loved his
sister foudly, and when she died-she was
widow then-she left prayer upon the re-
cord that her brother would care for her Or
pban boy. For ten years he had provided
for his nephew, keeping him at one of the
best schools for while, and then paying his
way through college. But now that he had
settled down for home, he had Jack to come
and live with him.
sAh-you are here, are you growled the
uncle, looking up with very dag ger-like
expression.
Jack Kendall was twenty-three, somewhat
taller than his uncle, but with the same fam
ily look. lie was handsome, good natur-
ed, generous, affectionate fellow, and loved
his uncle Jerry with his whole soul.
Yes, uncle-Im here,' he replied, ta-
king seat, 'and I know you are glad to see
me-
sAse-I am glad, for I have something to
say to YOU the bachelor resumed, looking
some more daggers. 'Have you seen that
baggage again ?
baggage, uncle%
Baggage sir. I said baggage. Have you
seen her"
Her, uncle? Baggage e9-Her? Why
what do you mean?
you know very we'll what mean. mean
that piece of poverty-that hanger-on-that
that baggage-that-tbat gal'
sOh! You mean Lizzie Brown. The
girl that -
Thinks to catch you, and thus catch my
money p interrupted uncle Jerry, emphati-
cally.
1T is hardly fair to say that, uncle, seeing
that made all the advances myself
Nonsense! Don't you suppose know?
I say she set the trap for ye! But 1 won't
have it, If I'm to be a father to ye, you
must obey me. Now I've got choice. l
want ye to marry with Susan Garland
But she'sa widow, uncle
$50 much the better. She'll know how
to make home for ye'
sAnd she's older than Iby dozen years.
Just FIVE years. She's only twenty-eight.
It's all the better for that
But can't love her.
Cant love her. cried the uncle, looking
an immense number of very sharp-pointed
daggers.
Cant love Susan Garland Can't love
the woman who was the wife of the most
faithful friend I ever had i! Let me tell you,
sir. that when the old Gazelle was cast upon
the rocks of Barnegat, Bill Garland saved
nv life, and lost his own He died in these
arms, sir! We sat upon the cold wet rocks,
sir and the last words he ever said to me
were, BE kind to my poor Susan" And I
will be kind to her! the captain added,
wiping big tear from his cheek. 'I'll give
her a hushand-a-a-graceless husband,
perhaps-but with money enough to keep
her above want. You must marry her, sir
sBut suppose should refuse
sRefuse refuse your own uncle? You
dare not do it, sir I'd turn you out of doors
in an instant! I'd see you starve before I'd
give you another penny! Pd-Pd-take
away all I ever did give youv
sAh-you couldn't do that, uncle. The
education 1 have gained under your noble,
generous patronage, is mine of wealth of
which you cannot rob me ! and I would not
to-day exchange it for all the wealth you
ever possessed. can live by my own wits
sAha! You threaten me, do you? You
mean to rebel do you? You mean to DISC
hey me outright?
sYou do not understand me, uncle. You
surely would not force me to belle my own
heart. If you could know Lizzie Brown
Lizzie Eddlestick II don't want to
know her. | know Susan Garland, and
that's enough, I've had my plan fixed ever
since I came home. I promised Bill I'd
take care of her-and I must do it-and
how can I do it if you don't let me have her
for niece?'
why not have her for a wife? asked
Jack, quietly.
sWys!-M! Why you young rascal,
what do you mean? Me-marry Zounds,
do you think I'm crazy? I'm old enough
to be her fathern
sOnly seventeen years, uncle. Just e.
nough to give you character as husband
sSillance. william! Would YOU have me