Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-25

like manner as themselves, by the fidelity 0
slave. The vessel soon left the vicinity o
St. Domingo, and it was not until the yes
sci had been sailing some time, that Mr.
DeVere started from his weeping family ant
friends to hunt up Phillip, and bring him tt
receive their thanks and future protection
but after looking all through the ship, h'
was forced to come to the conclusion tina
Phillip was not on board. Then he bitterly
repented his negligence in not looking hin
up sooner; and upon joining his wife in the
cabin, they both knelt and offered up a prayer
to Almighty God that Phillip, their savior
and preserver from worse than death, might
not be killed by the reveugeful blacks upon
his return to the island; but that he might
live long, and that they might be allowed
the privilege of rewarding him at some future
time.
The ship touched at several places upon
its passage to Richmond, Virginia; and a
mong others, at a small trading port occu
pied by the Indians on the coast of Florida
where the captain stopped for several hours
Crowds of the dusky sons of the forest came
on board, for the purpose Of exchanging the
fruits which grow in such wild luxuriance
in that delightful country, for tobacco, beads
and other triAing articles, After leaving
this Indian village some little time, Mrs. De,
We're missed her eldest daughter, Isabel
Search was Immediately made, but the mis-,
sing child, the darling of her parents, could
no where be found. Various oonjectures
were formed by all on board, but the current
belief of almost the entire company was, that
the little girl was accidently drowned. Who
could paint the grief and heart-breaking ag-
ony of the bereaAd parents. She was their
first born-cradled in their arms while the
halo of romance yet shone bright about their
marriage life, and the golden cloud of hope
tinged the dim form of their future. She
was endeared to them by many ties and asso-
Citations; she was their fairest child, and a.
round her, clustered all her parents pride,
ambition, and hopes of future happiness,
when Isabel would not only be belle, but
the hope and stay of their DECLINING years.
It is true, they had two other daughters, but
they we're quite small, and not near so intel
ligent or sprightly looking as their more fa-
vored sister The vessel, finally, after a
very short passage, arrived at Richmond.
1t was we'll for Mr.. DeVere that he had
been brought up in mercantile house, for
now that he had to support his family by his
own exertions, it was easier for him. Wthaut
a4y capital, to become clerk, than anything
else, for he could not speak or read the En-
glish language correctly, and would have
found it hard to earn a support for his family
at anything else except clerking.
Mrs. DeVere employed governess to take
charge of her daughters manners. and edu-
cation, and Mr.. neVere received q large
salary as head clerk in wholesale house in
the city, and all would have been we'll with
the DeVere family if Isabel had only been
there; but her fate was enveloped in mys-
terry, and even the thought of her was pain
full to her afflicted parents.
One beautiful night, Mr.. DeYere pro-
vailed upon his wife to accompany him to
the Theatre, which had been such favorite
place of resort in other days, that her affec-
tionate husband thought it would amuse her
now, and cause her to forget her troubles for
a short time at least. She would not con-
sent to go, however, without her children,
and if they Neus, the glverness must so
too. So they all went. The theatre was
densly crowded, for the play was Othcllo,
and the actors good 1t was just at that
part in the ctragedy where the jealous husband
stands by the couch of his sleeping wife,
with the pillow in his hand, ready to qomni:
tha fatal deed. Every eye was fixed anxious
ly upon the staga-some even were weeping
when 10 there burst startling cry
"Fire! Fire!.' ~
\ sudden panic seized every person with
in the walls of the theatre. Mr.. DeTere,
with his wife, rushed towards the door; the
governess with child by each hand quickly
followed, but in the bIstle and confusion o.
the awful moment, parents and children,
husband and wife, were separated. Mrs
DeVere reaccd the street after being almost
stihcd with smoke and nearly crushed tc
death by the frcnzied crowd. She rushed
home, expecting taCsa enc loved already
there, where she was met at the door by Mr.
DeVere who eagerly inquired where tho
children we're? Neither of the excited
parents had seen the little girls since they
were all together near the door, and sad tt
tell, the eyes of that father and mQthe'
Ieyer again rested upon the loved counter
ances of either of their children upon earth
The agonized father rushed franticly bacl
to the theatre in search of the absen
daughters, where he was seriously injured
by some of the falling timbers, and wa
carried home lifeess. His wife received hi
inaulmate form, and thinking him dead
and that the last and only tie to this worlt
was severed, fell lifeless upon the floor
Although they were comparatively strangers
in strange land, they received every atten
tion. The agonized wife and mother wa
restored tG CONSCIOUSNESS, and The naugle'
body of Mr.. DeVcre was bound up and
gentlo opiate administered, and soon tn
suffering patient sank into gentle slumber
The composing draught which the physician
gave him was blsssed nepenthe producin!
oblivion and repose.