Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-11-17
DAY, NOVEMBER II, 1859.
that Julius would become more settled in mind,
md manly in life after the responsibilities of the

that Julius would become more settled IN mind,
and manly in lfe after the responsibilities of the
married state were brought to bear upon him.
Contrary to the expectations Of D'Vilton, Mil.
ton gave a decided, and afmos. angry refusal
but, of course, dared not give his reasons without
revealing his entire plot, and the great deception
which he had been practising upon D'Vilton.-
Here then was dilemma, as unexpected as it
was dangerous. Just here was smothered the
long asked reply to the all absorbing question :
WHO IS THE HEIR"
D'Vilton was euraged hishigh-toned spirit was
deeply insulted, that son Of hsshould be rejected
BY a man, moving even in Mlton's exalted sphere.
Why was o D'Vilton-whose long line of ances-
tors left halo upon the page Of history, and
whose very memory wSs an inspiration to the
world-why should one, bearing that proud name,
be objected to as O son .in-law TO Milton? Was
Elouise too exalted for his son Oh how the hot
blood boiled at the unbending heart, and bubbled
through the veins of Edward D'Vilton, when he
returned to his home, and communicated the gall
ing intelligence to Julius
Milton trembled as he paced his piazza. True,
he had never limited to Elouse and Julius, that
he was the father of both. Could he do so now
and if he did, what would be the consequences
And, yet what would the world think of his une1-
planned refusal of his daughter to the son and heir
of DVilton. Would it not provoke inquiry?-
There was but one course to pursue: he would re
veal the relationship to Julius; and self-nterest
would oblige him to keep the secret But days
and weeks passed by, and nothing was done. AT
last, julius, in one of his rambles in the country
met old Loo. She knew him, but he knew her not.
She told him that she was fortune-teller; and,
after some conversation, the young man offered
her one hundred pounds if she would procure a
m pstrate mr. M stor and influence him 10 perform
the marriage ceremony at the deserted House.
the next day or night. She consented. Elouise,
met julius in her fathers garden the next after
noon; took her to ride as usual; for, of course
Milton could not refuse him such favors without
at least an inferental insult-but instead Of re.
turning at nghtfall, the couple proceeded to the
deserted House." and, ala: !! were legally mar
ried there. In justice to old Loo, be it said, thai
she did not know who the young lady was, thai
Julius had married nor was she present when
the ceremony took place. The next morning, Ju'
lius handed note to old Loo, with request that
| it be forwarded to the newspaper office at Mayes
vile. Having other business there, she carried
| the note herself; and on the road she read it's
contents; and, to her CONSERVATION, she found II
to be marriage notice, in the following words
Married, at the building formerly known as
D'Vilton Hall, by the Rev. Thomas Perkins, or
Tuesday night, last, Julius D'Vilton, ESQ.,, ant
Elouise Milton, daughter of Rt. Rev. Claude Mil
ton, of hometown
The guilty and yet innocent couple concluded
to remain where they were, for q few days anG
when Loo handed James the paper some two days
after the marriage, the unfortunate pair ever
then making preparations to leave the cuuntry
for tour to America. Verify, where Ignorance
is bliss, tits folly to be WISE