Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-06-24

sNo, VIII I TIL not: fight him ualess some
gentleman will take Misplace: 81. &.
He'll assassinate yop- take care. 4
/ Marquis smiled sadly and looked toward
THE twinkling light. 3
1 b q don know il I'd care, he said. You
lses Pm crossed IN love, W i'll i'll s.
III. THE LAST oETHE HEYEI.s 81 s.:
H On the morning after the scene which :
lust related, q certain Major Wordell; half
| gentleman, half village bully made his ap-
pearance at the Hall and delivered a mortal
challenge from Nh q Thornburg 70 Mr. gotes.
bury IS
refuse to meet Mr.. .rhornbargy replied
Marquis, haughtily
And why, Sir ?'sasked Major WordsH AN
Eaninsulting tone Indeed judging from his
eountenance, ,he had been fortifying hiisco
Iage with drink sand why do: you refuse, if
may ask $.
saw a certain shutting down Of the:eye.
lids, which With Marquis always indicated
fanger. -. ~ ~.
/ q refnse he said, CON the ground that
Nj. ThorpbuTg 10 q laekguard, and q de-.
tected cheat at eards. .,tsS g, ~ Il.
iW hat do you mean, Sir 2 said Major
Wordell ina clustering tone DoyeumeaD:
ltoinainuate that would bring q message
from blackguard No, Sir Nj. Thorn:
lburg told me to say that be- played fair and
that your act Was that Of q abafbarian, and q
agreed with him q ~
The words had hardl 3 passed the spsakers
Hips when Marquis threw himself on him.
Msjor " pldelI was powerful ulsmans hasne'
Bas match for Hafqu Before be- could
resist he Wss ;oanght up bodily and hurled
from the window 10 the, lawn beneath. ss 4
/ He rose brushing his coat and uttering
1.-The most horrible oatbs, bnt even in bis hot
|auger did not aeemyinclined to renew the
laeontest. Sinking bis clenched band wrath,
fully at the house; be. proceeded to where
his horse was tied, mounted and rode away
On the same evening Thornburg appeared
at the Hall and asked for Mr, Francis. The:
servant returned in q nom With the reply
that he was tnotat home. Thornburg there.
upon went away, uttering suppressed oaths.
This occurred at about four in sheafternoon,
when no one was at home save the young
ladies, Tom Francis, and myself. The rest
had ridden out before dinner, Marquis on
horseback bY himself. s
AT nine o. clock he had not returned, and
much speculation was caused by the event
/ remembered my own suggestion Of the
night before, and became terribly uneasy.-
AS the night drew on this suspense grew IN.
supportable, and induced the party to ride
with me upon the high.road;in the direction
which I knew Marquis had taken.a We had.
not proceeded mile before we saw by the
clear moonlight, q riderless horse grazing by
the roadside, at ahundred PAGES distant
we found the body of. Marquis, insensible,
and apparently dead. With that suppressed
breathing which indicates strong excitement
every one quickly dismouuted and fastened
to the spot. Raising the body We perceived
that the wounded man still breathed, and,
constructing q hasty litter, be was borne
back to the Hall. His wound was a deep
one on the head, and a surgeon, who mas
hastily sent fol, declared that he could never
recover. +. -. -
To describe my feelings at this announce.
ment would be impossible. When I saw
Marquis lying thus, with vacant look in his
large, clear eyea, his pillow clotted with
blood, the most heart-rending grief struggled
inmy breast with wild desire for vengeance.
This latter sentiment reached its climax at
| the surgeons intelligence, and hastily COM
municating to the restmy belief that Thorn
burg and Wordell had been engaged in the
assassination; I mounted, and, followed by
Ashton and Francis, galloped toward Thcrn-
burg's house. In an hour we drew up at
the gate, and without ceremony rushed in.
IL was too late The trembling servants as
sured us that their master and Major Wor.9
dell had set out at full gallop several hours
before, in which direction they knew wnot.
Pursuit was plainly impossible. Over
whelmed. with rage and despair, I returned
with my companions to the Hall. S 81
z Isbalfnot dwell at length upon the month
which then passed, The powerful constitu-
ton Of Marquis triumphed over the we'll:
nigh mortal blow, and he slowly revived
The moment finally arrived when he was
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